Has hurricane irma hit florida?

While Hurricane Irma is no longer expected to hit Miami directly, the storm will bring “life-threatening winds” to the area, National Hurricane Center spokesman Dennis Feltgen told the AP. At least 76,000 people in Florida had already lost power as of Saturday evening as effects from the hurricane already began, the AP reported. read more

Hurricane Irma's strong winds and outer rain bands hit the Florida Keys on Saturday as the Category 3 storm pushed toward the state amid dire warnings. Hurricane Irma's strong winds and outer rain bands hit the Florida Keys on Saturday as the Category 3 storm pushed toward the state amid dire warnings. read more

"It has become more likely that Irma will make landfall in southern Florida as a dangerous major hurricane, and bring life-threatening storm surge and wind impacts to much of the state," the National Hurricane Center said Thursday. read more

Now that Hurricane Irma is closer to Florida’s coast, where exactly the storm will hit has gotten slightly clearer. Experts are now predicting that the hurricane will hit the southwest area including the Florida Keys and Tampa rather than the Miami area as was initially thought. read more

R uth Bolton, the aunt of two young British women who were on the island of Barbuda when it was hit by Hurricane Irma, has called on the billionaire philanthropist to help her contact her nieces. Branson's private island, Necker, was hit Hurricane Irma but he rode out the storm in his wine cellar. read more

September 9: She hits Cuba flooding Havana with winds of 150 mph and 29 feet waves. She was downgraded to a Category 3 but was projected to regain strength before hitting Florida. September 10: Irma was reclassified a Category 4 hurricane as it hit Cudjoe Key, 20 miles north of Key West, and then Naples. read more