Biscayne Boulevard, the main drag running through downtown Miami, was desolate. Only a few police cars could be seen here and there, particularly at the entrance to the city’s port.The National Hurricane Center says Irma’s projected path is continuing to shift to the west, just a few crucial miles, that should keep its eye just off Florida’s west coast on a track to hit St. Petersburg, not Miami or even Tampa.As Hurricane Irma nears Key West, it’s expected to break several historical records — including the first time the U.S. has been struck by two Category 4 hurricanes in the same year, following Hurricane Harvey in Texas, the Weather Channel reports.Almost horizontal sheets of rain were whipping Sunday morning throughout downtown Miami, where branches and downed trees lined the streets and sidewalks.
The National Weather Service issued an extreme wind warning for the lower Florida Keys in Monroe County on Sunday morning, until 9:15 a.m. Eastern Time as it was approached by the eyewall of Hurricane Irma — the ring of tall thunderstorms that produce heavy rains and usually the strongest winds
The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says the storm’s northern eyewall reached the lower Florida Keys on Sunday morning. The eyewall is a band of clouds surrounding the center of the storm that has intense winds and strong rain.The National Weather Service issued an extreme wind warning for the lower Florida Keys in Monroe County on Sunday morning, until 9:15 a.m. Eastern Time as it was approached by the eyewall of Hurricane Irma — the ring of tall thunderstorms that produce heavy rains and usually the strongest winds.
A re-strengthened Hurricane Irma is continuing to move toward the western Florida Keys.
The hurricane regained Category 4 status late Saturday with maximum sustained winds near 130 mph. It was centered about 55 miles southeast of Key West as of 4 a.m. local time on Sunday.
Biscayne Boulevard, the main drag running through downtown Miami, was desolate. Only a few police cars could be seen here and there, particularly at the entrance to the city’s port.The National Hurricane Center says Irma’s projected path is continuing to shift to the west, just a few crucial miles, that should keep its eye just off Florida’s west coast on a track to hit St. Petersburg, not Miami or even Tampa.As Hurricane Irma nears Key West, it’s expected to break several historical records — including the first time the U.S. has been struck by two Category 4 hurricanes in the same year, following Hurricane Harvey in Texas, the Weather Channel reports.Almost horizontal sheets of rain were whipping Sunday morning throughout downtown Miami, where branches and downed trees lined the streets and sidewalks.
- The National Weather Service issued an
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