The Latest on Irma: Irma a Category 2 Hurricane
Irma continues up the Florida peninsula as a category 2 hurricane.
At the 11 p.m. EDT update, the National Hurricane Center said that Irma showed signs of weakening, having maximum sustained winds of 100 miles per hour. It had a minimum central pressure of 952 mb and was moving north at 14 mph.
IRMA LATEST – As of the 11pm ET advisory, here's the location of Hurricane #Irma. Coverage continues LIVE on WeatherNation #flwx pic.twitter.com/L2QoDZIu4a
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LATEST TRACK – #Irma expected to continue to weaken as it moves to the NW toward Georgia #flwx #gawx pic.twitter.com/QKPmDKXlPM
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Irma made a second landfall on Marco Island around 3 p.m. EDT Sunday as a category 3 hurricane.
The northern eyewall of #Irma is beginning to hit Marco Island, FL. #Naples had a gust to 102 mph recently pic.twitter.com/F2hGgIfDFk
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IN THE EYE – Check out this live look from the eye of Hurricane #Irma in Marco Island, FL #flwx pic.twitter.com/eDmu0Ga4Y5
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Earlier Sunday morning, Irma officially made its first landfall in Florida on Cudjoe Key at 9:10 a.m. EDT Sunday as a category 4 hurricane.
#IRMA MAKE OFFICIAL LANDFALL AT 9:10 AM EST. in Cudjoe Key, FL. pic.twitter.com/uJQkeCn4Xi
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Storm surge flooding continues to be a huge threat for those living in central and south Florida. A Storm Surge Warning is already in effect for the Florida Keys. The biggest threat for storm surge flooding remains along the southwest coast of Florida. The National Hurricane Center expects 10 to 20 feet of inundation above ground level.
STORM SURGE CAN BE DEADLY: KNOW YOUR ZONE. #IRMA pic.twitter.com/j9S7AHmsIU
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HEAVY RAIN and FLOODING possible if not likely across much of the Southeast. #IRMA pic.twitter.com/tdipJZDbSR
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Tropical alerts have continued to extend northward.
TROPICAL ALERTS: Now extend up into Tennessee! #IRMA pic.twitter.com/5dMnE0MI8U
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Irma made landfall on Cuba Friday night as a category 5 hurricane. WeatherNation talked with Hurricane Hunters as they were flying through Irma and described that the storm had strengthened as it was approaching Cuba.
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