This is to mom nan we get used. Travelers with specialized insurance area, not necessarily subject to what is going on in this state. Dan leonard, senior meteorologist looking at what were looking at. Dan, the briefing, everything coming up, the president is alerted how prepared the state and States Affected will be. A lot depend how long irma sticks around, right . Obviously and exactly where the landfall is. We dont talk about the specific landfall point. We dont focus too much on that. In irmas case that is important, ill tell you why. If landfall is key largo or so, that drives a big storm surge up biscayne bay into the greater miami area. Miami is normally protected by the barrier island, miami beach, right . When symptoms come in the east like they typically do, you get a breakwater effect and cuts down on storm surge. With the storm coming from the south, you dont have that. It could be much worse situation in miami with a storm of this magnitude had it come into the east. That
This storm is wider than our entire state and is expected to cause major and life threatening impacts from coast to coast. President trump i ask everyone in the storms path to be vigilant and to heed all recommendations from government officials. Do not put yourself or your familys life at risk. Get out of the house. Get yourself in the right spot the window is closing rapidly. W. You can rebuild your home you cant rebuild your life. Theres nowhere to run. The water comes up, thats the end. Liz and that is a monster storm, youre seeing right in front of florida about to come on board this weekend. Airlines scrambling and roads filling as hundreds of thousands of residents and visitors rush to get out of florida ahead of irma. The hurricane is now slated to hit the state in just 36 hours with miami in the direct path of this monster storm, and the trajectory that could include, could include georgia and south carolina. Tonight, we have Fox Team Coverage of the impending storm from where
Families. They can check in online or directly with the consulate. You can go directly to the web page in the internet from the Civil Protection system. And also you can get into the [ nonenglish language ] web page and, of course, the Mexican Consulate is here to help you. This devastating earthquake comes as mexican emergency officials are already preparing for hurricane katia. The cat2 storm is expected to make landfall along the gulf coast of mexico tomorrow. People had a short time to get to safety in mexico. It has an earthquake Warning System and this latest quake proves it works. So why doesnt california have one . Ktvus tom vacar joins us now with why were behind places like mexico and japan in Early Warning detection systems. Tom. Reporter its a nationwide system in mexico. Even a few seconds can help people avoid panic, get out of harms way, and function with some warning. Earthquake alarms in mexico city sounded more than a minute before the shaking from a massive 8. 2 magn
Another hurricane. We open with your world in 90 seconds. We are running out of time. Floridans told to stay safe as irma closes in. It is going to be a west coast system. And its going to cover basically the withhold state of florida. Were already feeling it with only 24 hours or so before it actually makes landfall. 5. 6 million floridans have been asked to leave their homes to evacuatevacuate. It was mostly the most stressful system. There are at least 61 deaths blamed on that earthquake that rocked mexico. 8. 1 quake, the most powerful to hit mexico in a century. Troy gentry of the duo Montgomery Gentry is one of two killed in a Helicopter Crash in new jersey. Don williams has died after a short illness, named the gentle giant of country music. Williams was 68. I gave some High School Student in washington, d. C. , wont soon forget. Stop by to give encouragement. Rafael nadal roars into the u. S. Open final. And all that matters. And taylor to center. The throw home inside the park
130 Miles Per Hour. This is the worst that the storm has to offer as far as its winds. Storm surge is a whole other story. You dont have to be around the eye for that. The story continues to be the within and rain. Its difficult at times to stan because these are Hurricane Force gusts. Tropical storm conditions they will go on all day long. That water five, ten, possibly 15 feet, a wall of water more than twice my height coming from here. Knowing whats coming it is spooky how quiet it is. Tampa hasnt been hit by a major hurricane in nearly 100 years. Let me show you what the roads look lying. For the most part its empty and thats what police want. At this point again this is the final minute. We want people to stay put, stay sheltered and stay safe. Im charlie rose with Nishonte King and norah odonnell. Hurricane irma is hammering the keys and south florida. The eye of the storm is hitting the southern keys. Thousands of people fled the chain of islands but others stayed behind. The st