Up the coast and when it gets here, ginger said the biggest concern is the storm surge, thats the case here. I talked to the mayor earlier. He told me the same thing. 10 to 15 feet storm surge well inland. 10 to 15 feet of salt water moving at incredible force both in the beginning of the hurricane and sweeping back behind it. The winds picking up already. We saw a giant tree go down next to us and debris everywhere and once the winds reach about 100 Miles Per Hour, gusts up to 125 as we just saw in that map t model that just came out. Thats going to be sustained for quite some time and theyre expecting considerable damage. I want to head back to amy robach in south florida in miami. Amy, you had 100 mile per hour winds in south florida as well . Reporter we are in the worst of it right now. It is certainly strong winds here, up to 82 Miles Per Hour gusting now. Hurricane forced winds here in downtown miami. I wanted to point out that the streets are starting to flood. I heard ginger m
David muir, amy robach and our Abc News Team spread out across the storm zone. A special edition of gma starts now. And good morning, america. Florida has never seen a storm like this. That is naples. That is drone footage of naples. The destruction there yesterday. Right now the storm hitting jacksonville and expecting a powerful storm surge there. At one point sunday the entire state was covered by this storm. Such a massive force. Now making its way toward atlanta where theyre facing a Tropical Storm warning. And we are now just starting to see images from the areas hardest hit being the keys. It hit there first and hit there hard. Hurricane irma has claimed five lives in florida, 27 across the caribbean. It was a category 4 storm when it first made landfall in florida shortly after 9 00 a. M. Yesterday with wind gusts topping 140 miles an hour. This morning more than 5 million customers without power in the state. World news tonight anchor david muir is leading our coverage on the
David muir, amy robach and our Abc News Team spread out across the storm zone. A special edition of gma starts right now. And good morning, america. We are live for our viewers in the west. That is our drone footage of naples, florida, this morning. Look at that devastation. It has been a tough morning for so many in florida. Irma has been downgraded to a Tropical Storm, and not a hurricane. It has led a path of destruction across there. They are seeing record storm surge, and you see that water. At one point, the entire state of florida was covered by the storm. Such a massive force, and now its barrelling toward atlanta, and they are facing a Tropical Storm warning there. We are now just starting so see images from the areas hardest hit, that being the florida keys. Heres what we know right now. Irma has claimed at least five lives in florida, 27 across the caribbean. It was a category 4 storm when it made landfall in florida, wind gusts topping 140 miles an hour. This morning, more
Storm and has more from accuweather. Hurricane harvey is maximum sustained 130 Miles Per Hour. Its slowed its Forward Motion moving at eight Miles Per Hour at last report. Rockford Emergency Management texas with people trapped inside. This storm will sit there for days. I want to show you wind gusts from the center. Galveston reporting 40 Miles Per Hour. Cant report from the station because the power has been shutdown but we have storm trackers reporting maximum wind gusts 140 Miles Per Hour making landful near rockford right now. This is the first to hit texas since karla in 1961. Once it moves inland, it will stall along the coast. What that means, the storm surge of six to 12 feet continues for days. We are looking at epic amounts of rain falling from the sky, some areas 30inches of rain, a years worth of rain in a matter of days. Well talk about this storm system for a long time because it will likely effect the area well into next week. We have the local forecast later on. Jim .
Storm and has more from accuweather. Hurricane harvey is maximum sustained 130 Miles Per Hour. Its slowed its Forward Motion moving at eight Miles Per Hour at last report. Rockford Emergency Management texas with people trapped inside. This storm will sit there for days. I want to show you wind gusts from the center. Galveston reporting 40 Miles Per Hour. Cant report from the station because the power has been shutdown but we have storm trackers reporting maximum wind gusts 140 Miles Per Hour making landful near rockford right now. This is the first to hit texas since karla in 1961. Once it moves inland, it will stall along the coast. What that means, the storm surge of six to 12 feet continues for days. We are looking at epic amounts of rain falling from the sky, some areas 30inches of rain, a years worth of rain in a matter of days. Well talk about this storm system for a long time because it will likely effect the area well into next week. We have the local forecast later on. Jim .