Stephanie ramos live in miami with the latest on whats happening right now. Stephanie. Reporter Hurricane Irma is now a Tropical Storm but left a trail of damage across south florida. As the sun rose, the first glimpse at the devastation. The monster storm made landfall not once but twice. First in the keys, then tearing up floridas west coast coming ashore on marco island. This mother daughter and granddaughter from naples rushing to safety just in time. Pandemonium. We were very nervous, very scared. Reporter in naples gusts topping 142 miles an hour. There was a giant vacuum sucking everything out. Reporter as Hurricane Irma came roaring in Storm Chasers unable to stand. The entire state soaked and battered. In miami a storm surge taking over the streets. In the keys, boats on the roads, cars buried, houses barely standing. Now more than 12 Million People estimated to be without power across the state. Most along the states east coast. The forecast track tax the center then into geo
Tornado Warnings Issued for south florida. For more and on our local weather, lets turn it over to rosemary. Lets take a look at where oma irma is at the moment, stretching in toward areas over georgia. It will continue its northwestern projection through the next two days. Right now moving northwest at 17 miles an hour, and the wind is near the eyewall reported at 60 miles an hour. We are seei the wind ing in and around the air with lord up still breezy. Daytona beach reporting wind gusting at 36. We have atlanta reporting wind gusting up to 56 miles an hour with savannah at 43 miles an hour. That is in store for this area today as we continue to see this moving out of the area, brushing alabama into tuesday. It will get weaker as it moves northwest toward wednesday. At home we have active whether we are looking at with the possibility today and tomorrow as we look at your local forecast coming up. 200 people from the bay area are in place to help florida now that the worst of irma ha
Cloudy in most spots. We have showers in the western portion of the region. Berks county the western part of the county picking up a light shower and southwestern Chester County may be getting in a couple of minutes. New castle county delaware will pick up a spritz. Most of that will fall a part and most of the precipitation holding off until later tonight. 67 in allentown 69 in trenton. 67 in wilmington. Its humid out there this morning, the dewpoints are in the 60s well into the 60s in most neighborhoods starting out human today than yesterday, anything over 60 indicates humidity you tend to feel. We have fog here and there, its been fluctuating a bit over by toms river and allentown and lancaster have patchy fog, as we roll through the day its warm and muggy. 77 degrees by noon. High of 80 this afternoon by 3 00 p. M. At times there will be a shower may be a 0 thundershower or thunderstorm, if we see that its likely after 2 00 p. M. , 3 00 p. M. And extending into the evening hours.
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And the number of great whites swimming in one of americas most popular tourist spots. The new warning this summer. And good evening. Im tom llamas in for david, and we begin with that breaking news tonight. The severe tornado threat as we come on the air. Six states on alert, and the images are just coming in. This tornado touching down in stewart, iowa in the center of the state. Dark clouds covering the sky. Take a look. This twister forms in southwest iowa. Tornado sirens blaring, giving warning that were getting reports of intense damage already. Abcs senior meteorologist, rob marciano starts us off tonight. We have been under enhanced risk all day, but the storms have exploded in the last hour or two. The dangers unfolding. South of des moines, west of i45, and just east of minneapolis. We have seen severe storms that have brought some damage across Pierce County as you mentioned. These tornado watches are up until 12ik tonight. From lincoln to kansas city, and chicago and detroi