Hurricane Irma

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Irma Regains Category 4, Bears Down on South Fla.

Winds at 130mph as massive storm shifts slightly west, throwing forecasters curveball

(Newser) - Hurricane Irma regained strength as it closed in on the Florida Keys early Sunday and forecasters monitored a crucial shift in its trajectory—just a few miles to the west—that could keep its ferocious eye off the southwest Florida coast and over warm Gulf water. The hurricane re-strengthened to...

First Hurricane-Force Wind Reaches Florida

Irma remains a Category 3 and headed toward Tampa area

(Newser) - Irma is getting closer to Florida: As of about 11pm Eastern, the hurricane was roughly 90 miles southeast of Key West, per the AP . More than 170,000 homes and businesses in Florida already have lost power, and more than half of those outages were in the Miami-Dade area, where...

Stranger Gives Last Generator to Crying Woman at Lowe's

An act of kindness before Hurricane Irma hits

(Newser) - As Florida prepares for what is shaping up to be the worst hurricane in the state's history, an Orlando woman has found herself the beneficiary of a little unexpected kindness from a stranger. On Thursday, Pam Brekke drove 30 miles to a Lowe's after she heard the store...

Hurricane Irma Looks Like It's Headed for Tampa

The storm is likely to be a Category 4 when it hits western Florida

(Newser) - As Hurricane Irma moves away from Cuba and into the Florida Straits, the National Hurricane Center says it's looking more and more like the eye of the storm will bypass Miami and instead hit the Keys and the Tampa Bay area on Sunday, AP reports. Authorities now believe the...

Amid Florida Exodus, FEMA Busts Some Myths

Misinformation is flying about everything from pets to home inspections

(Newser) - Given that Florida is in the midst of a massive evacuation ahead of Hurricane Irma, it's not surprising that false rumors and misinformation are flying. FEMA has heard so many it is clearing up several, including:
  • Pets: Yes, emergency shelters must accept pets and service animals of evacuees. No,
...

Photos Emerge of Irma's Destruction in Caribbean

St. Martin, St. Barts, St. Thomas, Barbuda, and Anguilla were among the places hit

(Newser) - With Hurricane Irma on its way toward Florida , islands in the Caribbean began to assess the damage. Many residents and tourists were left reeling after the storm ravaged some of the world's most exclusive tropical playgrounds, known for their turquoise waters and lush green vegetation. Among them: St. Martin,...

Irma Slams Cuba; Millions Ordered to Leave Florida

Hurricane currently a Category 4 with 155mph winds

(Newser) - Florida is next: Hurricane Irma continued to batter Cuba early Saturday as it powered its way toward the US. In fact, South Florida already has begun to feel the outer bands, reports the Miami Herald . As of 5am Eastern, Irma was 245 miles southeast of Miami's coast and moving...

Irma's Predicted March Through Florida Is Unusual, Dangerous

Hurricane predicted to go straight up the state to the Georgia border

(Newser) - Current predictions show Hurricane Irma moving straight up Florida from the Keys to the Georgia border "like a giant buzzsaw," USA Today reports. And that's not normal and could be devastating. Historically, hurricanes have approached the state at an angle. And the two recorded Category 5 hurricanes...

Trump Warns of Irma, Backs Fundraising of Predecessors

'Be safe and get out of its way,' he says of hurricane

(Newser) - President Trump is telling Americans to follow the advice of government and law enforcement officials and get out of the path of Hurricane Irma, which could hit Florida late Saturday or early Sunday before making its way to Georgia. "Nothing is more important than the safety and security of...

Irma Worry: Hemingway Home, Its Caretaker, and Lots of Cats

Mariel Hemingway urges 72-year-old to flee Key West before it's too late

(Newser) - While Hurricane Irma's exact landfall and path is up in the air, one thing seems like a sure bet: Florida's Key West is going to get blasted. Key West happens to be the site of Ernest Hemingway's old home, which is why granddaughter Mariel Hemingway is making...

Couple Married 75 Years Now Famous Due to Hurricanes

Harvey and Irma Schluter have the same first names as the 2 recent hurricanes

(Newser) - Some longtime married couples become famous for visiting Cracker Barrels ; others make headlines because they share names with back-to-back hurricanes. The latter is the case for Harvey and Irma Schluter, who've been wed for 75 years and were surprised to see Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma threatening to wreak...

Downgraded But Deadly, Irma Leaves Trail of Destruction

Florida making final preparations

(Newser) - Hurricane Irma continued to leave a trail of destruction behind it in the Caribbean early Friday, slamming into the Turks and Caicos Islands, where communication was cut off and widespread damage feared. The storm was later downgraded from a Category 5 storm to a Category 4 storm with maximum winds...

Scientists Have Never Seen 3 Hurricanes Line Up Like This

Irma, Jose, Katia pose unprecedented triple threat

(Newser) - Scientists say it's a triple threat like nothing they've observed before: three hurricanes lined up in the Atlantic basin, all poised to make landfall on the same day. Irma, Jose, and Katia are all churning in the area, with Irma expected to hit the Bahamas as a Category...

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Cops Shoot Suspect at Miami Airport

Shooting slowed things down as people tried to leave before Irma

(Newser) - Police say they're investigating an officer-involved shooting Thursday night at the Miami airport that shut down a terminal as people looked to leave Florida ahead of Hurricane Irma. Miami-Dade Police said in a tweet that the situation involved a single suspect and is under control. WPLG reports that the...

Irma Prompts Largest Ever Evacuation of Miami-Dade County

Meanwhile, the impact of the Category 5 hurricane depends on a right turn

(Newser) - "If you live in any evacuation zones and you're still at home, LEAVE!" the AP quotes Florida Gov. Rick Scott as saying. "We can't save you once the storm hits." With Hurricane Irma continuing its path toward Florida, Miami-Dade County expanded evacuation orders Thursday...

A 1935 Florida Hurricane 'Sandblasted' People to Death

Inside the Great Labor Day Hurricane

(Newser) - The strongest landfall in US history was the Great Labor Day Hurricane, whose 185mph winds walloped Florida's Upper Keys in 1935. The Sun Sentinel in August 2015 took a look back at the deadly storm on its 80th anniversary, opening with this ominous line: It "was so powerful...

Billionaire's Wine Cellar Keeps Him Safe Amid Irma

'Very, very fortunately it held firm,' writes Richard Branson from Caribbean

(Newser) - He promised to ride out Hurricane Irma on his private island in the Caribbean, and billionaire Richard Branson did just that. In a blog post , Branson said he and his crew made it through the night safely on Necker Island, his 74-acre retreat in the British Virgin Islands. "We...

All Eyes on Irma: Who's Keeping Tabs

What you need to know to stay in the know

(Newser) - Expect Hurricane Irma to dominate the news cycle over the next few days—meaning it may be difficult to sort through the deluge to find the specific, accurate info you need. The New York Times notes that the proliferation of news, especially on social media, can offer "misleading ... individual...

Teen Surfer Sought Irma's Waves. It Cost Him His Life

Zander Venezia drowned in dangerous conditions in Barbados

(Newser) - A young professional surfer is dead after venturing into waves generated by Hurricane Irma. Zander Venezia, 16, was surfing on the east coast of Barbados on Tuesday when he ran into trouble with a closeout set—a wave that breaks all at once so that a surfer doesn't have...

6 Smartest Things to Do Before Irma Hits

Bryan Norcross is an expert, especially when it comes to Florida hurricanes

(Newser) - The last Category 5 hurricane to hit Florida was Hurricane Andrew, and Bryan Norcross emerged from it as a South Florida hero. As the Washington Post reported last month in a look back on the storm's 25th anniversary, the meteorologist offered advice to South Floridians for 23 consecutive hours...

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