Makes landfall on the u. S. Mainland. Some hunkering down ready to ride out this storm at home. It is very serious. Is the miami skyline in jeopardy . And floridas southwest coast bracing for what could be a catastrophic storm surge. The frightening projections, plus, states of emergency all the way up to virginia. Our david muir and amy robach on the ground leading our Team Coverage with all you need to know. And good morning, everybody. Lets get right to the breaking news. Hurricane irma bearing down on florida. Theyre calling it the big one. Look at the satellite imagery. It is a massive, massive category 4. It is extremely powerful and extremely dangerous. Now, that view is the true from space but this is the the view from an air force reserve plane that flew right over the eye of the storm. As we come on the air, things are changing furiously including where its headed. Here are the major headlines. The track shifted significantly further west. The eye wall is now forecast to hit
Greenbu greenberg. Tonight the number of people in florida ordered to evacuate topped 6 million as we get a better picture of when and where the potentially catastrophic hurricane will hit. Heres what we know right now. Ir irma is expected to strengthen before it makes landfall in florida, but the state is already feeling the impact of the hurricanes power. 32,000 people are already without power. The storm surge can be anywhere between 5 and 15 feet, enough to completely cover cars and houses. More than 50,000 people in florida have already taken to shelters and there are even more shelters opening up. Nbc 10 National Correspondent Sarah Rosario has the latest. Reporter the onslaught has begun. What youre seeing there are the outer bands of irma. Reporter heavy rain and winds already lashing the miami area. Even with the brunt of the hurricane, a full day away in the florida keys, water lapping up on the only way in or out. The storm is here. Hurricane irma is now impacting our state.
Come on, boots. Others hunkering down. Even in Car Dealerships as they try to ride out this storm. This is the first time the sheriff ever came down our street. To order you out . Yeah. Cities in the path boarded up. The governor warning people to be on guard. This is clearly a lifethreatening situation. The storm surge comes after the strongest winds. More than 1,000 americans rescued from st. Martin, now sharinging their stories. Some abandoned by hotel staff, facing armed robbers. Our david muir and amy robach on the ground in florida. Leading our Team Coverage. This is a special edition of Good Morning America. Hurricane irma, monster storm. Good morning, everyone. As we come on the air, Hurricane Irma is bearing down on the state of florida as a massive category 4 storm. Youre looking at live pictures out of miami. The situation is deteriorating. The situation is worse down south. The storm is making a hit on the florida keys. Look at the fresh images. This is the satellite imager
Strong winds thrashed boats around violently in miami like they were childrens toys. Stephanie ramos in miami with the latest on irma. Reporter Hurricane Irma is roaring into florida. Were seeing some side way rain, you can see behind me the trees being pushed and slammed by very strong and intense winds and this is just the beginning. The day florida has been anticipating is here. My gosh. Wow. Reporter in south florida, trees are down, streets are flooding. You can really start to feel the wind and rain coming down. Im getting blown away here. You know what . Were going to send it back to you, its getting a little dangerous the state put on notice. This is not a storm to mess with. I can hear the how long, i can just he imagine the amount devastation thats taking place. Reporter the storm tearing itself away from northern coast and head towards key west before moving up the states west coast im pretty emotional. Just had to console a coworker who is pretty devastated hes going to los
The full extent of the damage until they can assess the chain of island after road and bridges are inspected. Jacksonville experiencing the flooding it has seen in 100 years. Steve harrigan in naples tonight with our report. Reporter more than 24 hours after Hurricane Irma made landfall as a massive category 4 storm. Million homes and businesses in florida are without power. Thats half the state. Naples feeling the brunt of the storm with regard gusts of 142 miles per hour. This has got to be the walleye. I think we are seeing over 100. Reporter also weathering the storm. She owns a soap company. Irma ripped the roof off her store. Jacksonville dealing with historic flooding. The st. Johns river rising and turning downtown roads into streams. The what for levels exceeding an alltime record set in 194 from hurricane dora. National guard is assisting with high water rescues. Its bad now but it will get worse. Reporter this dire warning from the sheriff urging people to get out now. If yo