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Florida allowed some residents to return on Tuesday to areas hammered by Hurricane Irma's high winds and storm surge, while the death toll rose in the second major hurricane to hit the United States this year. Irma, which had rampaged through the Caribbean as one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes on record, was downgraded to a tropical depression on Monday.
As the remnants of Hurricane Irma trail off into Georgia, millions of Floridians are left with a scene all too familiar to many of us - massive power outages, downed trees and signs, and flooded homes.
Even as the latest models show Hurricane Irma tracking West, the Upstate is taking no chances with the storm and preparations for a worst case scenario are well underway. At Blue Ridge Electric, Manager of Government and Community Relations Zach Hinton spoke about the potential for power outages and downed lines within their service area.
Chris Sweat stood in the middle of Beach Drive early Monday afternoon on high ground, looking down at the Atlantic Ocean surging over the section of College Drive he calls home. But Sweat had already managed to move his prized Jeep Wrangler, with its Dukes of Hazzard paint job, to higher ground.
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr.'s bill to speed up cell phone tower repairs after a hurricane or other disaster received a major endorsement Sunday when Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said he would work towards passage his chamber. Schumer, D-N.Y., said the recent hurricanes emphasized the need for residents hit by such storms to have cell service restored as soon as possible.
Hurricane Irma roared through the Florida Keys yesterday with punishing 130mph winds and began pushing its way north, knocking out power to more than 1.69 million people across the state and leaving at least three people dead in the state, including a sheriff's deputy. The nearly 400-mile-wide storm was expected to make a slow, ruinous march up Florida's west coast, straight toward the heavily populated Tampa-St Petersburg area by this morning.
Never seen anything like this in the modern record #Irma #Jose #Katia We've had hurricanes in Florida forever. And the question is, 'What do we do about the fact that we have built expensive structures, real estate and population centers, near those vulnerable areas? hrough the harsh design of fate, Florida was dealt the unfortunate circumstances of bearing the brunt of not one but two hurricanes, and it appears more dark clouds are poised to visit the Sunshine State I think the Caribbean countries face rising oceans and they face increase in the severity of hurricanes.
President Donald Trump said Sunday that "we may have been a little bit lucky" after Hurricane Irma veered from its original course and headed along Florida's west coast, instead of east. He said that path might be less destructive.
President Donald Trump said "we may have been a little bit lucky" after Hurricane Irma veered from its original course and headed along Florida's west coast, instead of east. The president said Irma will "cost a lot of money" but that he is most concerned at this point with saving lives.
A 2 p.m. ET advisory on Sunday from the National Hurricane Center downgraded the storm to a Category 3, which it said was about 35 miles east of Naples, Florida, with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph. The storm was moving at 12 mph.
Hurricane Irma roared through the Florida Keys on Sunday with punishing 130mph winds and began pushing its way north, knocking out power to more than 1.5 million people across the state and collapsing a construction crane over the Miami skyline. The nearly 400-mile-wide storm is expected to make a slow, ruinous march up Florida's west coast, straight toward the heavily populated Tampa-St Petersburg area by Monday morning.
As Hurricane Irma pummels Florida, and armchair scientists blame global warming, a reminder from Reason Science Correspondent Ronald Bailey that data does not yet support the hypothesis of stronger hurricanes. After having pulverized islands such as St. Martin and Cuba, Hurricane Irma is now pummeling South Florida.
You can find photos, videos and other articles about one of the strongest hurricanes ever seen in the Atlantic in our Hurricane Irma page . Hurricane Irma hit the Florida Keys this morning.
U.S. President Donald Trump signed a bill late o Sept. 8 extending the government debt limit for three months and providing about $15 billion in hurricane-related aid, bringing his surprising deal with Democratic congressional leaders this week to completion.
Hurricane Irma made landfall at 9:10 a.m. ET at Cudjoe Key, Florida, as a Category 4 storm packing maximum sustained winds of 130 mph, the National Hurricane Center said. The eye of Hurricane Irma slammed into the Florida Keys as the calamitous storm snapped palm trees and threatened to devastate much of the state.
The final scheduled flight from Tallahassee International Airport will leave Sunday evening ahead of Hurricane Irma, which is starting to rip its way up the state of Florida. The Category 4 storm made landfall in the Florida Keys early Sunday, still far from the capital city in the state's panhandle.
President Donald Trump gestures towards reporters as he walks with first lady Melania Trump to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House Friday in Washington.
Three people killed as eye of Irma SLAMS into Florida: Brunt of the deadly category 4 hurricane lashes the Lower Keys with 130mph winds as 600,000 are left without power Ex-husband, 44, of Texas realtor, 37, who disappeared just before Hurricane Harvey is charged with MURDER: Police find mother's body in the woods two weeks after she went missing on her way to his house to pick up their children 'He drove the car through the front of our house': People reveal the WORST house guests they've ever had to stay in shocking confessions 'I have some bold conditions': Man with room for rent says it's only on offer to women keen to be 'roommates with benefits' - so is it too far, or fair enough? What evacuation order? Man in Key West is wiped out by a giant wave while snapping a photo at the US's southernmost point as people ignore Irma threat to pose for SELFIES 'They failed us in the worst and ... (more)
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