I just had a briefing with the national hurrine center in all flida counties. Monroe county has reported that water is going over u. S. 1. Hurricane irma made landfall in the florida keys at 9 10 a. M. As a category 4 storm. The i of thipowerful storm is w 80 miles south of naples and approaching the naplesfour miles area and will in naplesfort myers area. Irma will continue to make its way up floridas west cst, impaing highly populated communities andeaving destruction in its wake. On the east coast, extreme her forceorce hurricane wind gusts. Nortwest photo will begin to feel the impact late tonight and early monday. Florida ands the the keys have had up to 12 inches of rain. Across the state, we c see an additional eight to 15 inches of rain. The vast majority of floridas under a hurricane warning. Millions of floridians are being impacted by this storm. Is serious there threat of significant stern surge storm surge flooding. To 15 feet of impact above ground level in southwest flor
In almost 90 years. President obama a ives in havana tomorrow and plans to use an historic speech on cuban tv to highlight greater economic freedoms for cubans. The president is scheduled to meet raul castro, meet with cuban dissidents and attend a baseball game. But president obama isnt the only one going to cuba for the next few days. Many travelers here in south florida also heading to the island nation around the same time as the commander in chief. Most have one thing in common. They say they welcome the changes between the u. S. And cuba and hope president obamas trip will bring more changes and communication between the two nations. And in our next halfhour of news, nbc 6 will bring you more on what people think about the president s historic visit. There are reminders of this first familys visit just about everywhere you look. Vendors areooking to cash in by selling shirts, buttons, and other items with the president s face on them. Showing the president and first ady in humoro
Gov. Desantis good afternoon, the last time i was here it was better, today we are surveying and incredible amount of flood. And i know the images on Fort Myers Beach are the ones everyone sees on tv, and those are catastrophic, but this is a massive storm that had massive water dumped all over the state, the interior of the state all the way to the east coast of florida, so here, we came in, i saw some via air, and we were able to drive around and see some of the water. It was significant. I was able to meet with the resident whose entire home was underwater. We were sensitive about not just the areas on the news all the time, but all the other areas throughout florida, so this whole thing here, this emergency vehicle, we dispatched to hardy county before the hurricane even hit, because they are having problems with their eoc, so we wanted to make sure they had the ability to conduct Emergency Operations should the need arise. It was interesting. Sunday, i dont think hardy was even in
Flooding we are seeing, and i know the images on Fort Myers Beach are the ones everyone sees on tv, and those are catastrophic, but this is a massive storm that had massive water dumps all over the state, the interior of the state all the way to the east coast of florida, so here, we came in, i saw some via air, and we were able to drive around and see some of the water. It was significant. I was able to meet with the resident whose entire home was underwater. We were sensitive about not just the areas on the news all the time, but all the other areas throughout florida, so this whole thing here, this emergency vehicle, we dispatched before the hurricane even hit, because they are having problems with their eoc, so we wanted to make sure they had the ability to conduct Emergency Operations should the need arise. It was interesting. Sunday, i dont think hardy was even in the cone, then it shifted. Bottom line is, you had this here. You had a lot of great people on the scene helping, and
Family. [inaudible] abby Hurricane Irma an hour away now from the eye of the storm making landfall on the west coast now bracing. Hundreds of thousands of the entire mayor. Sustained winds of 130 Miles Per Hour and could reach 15 feet in some areas. Others are forced to stay behind. Team coverage this morning. Pete with Griff Jenkins on the ground right now. Reporter in naples the wind is terrible. Its about 25 come in maybe 30 miles, but it coming and key west which is just minutes away from a direct impact with 130mile per hour winds are near to the west coast. They are hunkered down. Officials here describing it as a worstCase Scenario because you will have high wind combined with storm surge. The mayor telling me the biggest concern is storm surge. The west coast of florida will take the water row. Just behind me to bring it back in. Upwards of 15 feet above ground level search starts hitting here, it is going to absolutely flood everything and you do not want to be there. Thats wh