You for safe travels and we are so grateful for the information you bring us. Fly safe. Thank you, maam. Have a great one. Forecasters upping storm surge predictions as Hurricane Irma is closing in. Southwest florida, places like ft. Myers can expect 10 to 15 feet storm surge. Tampa looking somewhere 5 to 8 feet. This latest advisory shows the storm weakening slightly, however, it is expected to gain some of that strength back because it is going to move off the coast of cuba and back to the warm open waters of that strait. The winds right now sustained 125 Miles Per Hour. The center of this storm is about 175 miles south of key west. Ke speaking of key west, lets take a look there. We have definitely seen an increase in the palm frons swaying there and the keys, that is target number one for Hurricane Irma. Landfall is expected there sometime overnight. You can see for yourself the wind is already howling. Again, everyone, this is just the bare beginning here. At the bottom of the hou
Islands, killing 23 people. The destructive high winds and the storm surge pounding cuba today and of course the state of florida is now stranger to hurricanes. 40 of hurricanes hitting the u. S. Between 1851 and 2010, they slammed into floridas coast. Thats 114 hurricanes in 160 years. But its this storm, this storm irma, its the strongest seen in florida in 13 years. Now, officials predict millions will potentially be without power here for weeks after irma strikes. Once the storm starts, Law Enforcement cannot save you. Were already seeing this water pick up considerably. We dont know where to go. You go to tampa . Well, tampas getting hit hard. We dont know where to go. So here, i think, was a safe place to stay. Dont think that, oh, okay, if i live on the eastern side of florida, im home free. Youre not. This is a big deal. Any minute now, we expect to hear from President Trump and his full cabinet after they receive a full briefing, they are at camp david, and theyve been followi
Likely going to take its first landfall over the florida keys, where that is to be determine preponderance of the evidence we have to the wait to find out how quickly that storm makes the sharp turn to the north to tell where its going to go. Its likely to go along places like naples, fort myers, into tampa and then move all inward and push into the states like georgia, alabama and tennessee. It will reintensify back to a category 4 storm. Look at how warm the water is in this region, upper 80s, that is the perfect fuel for a storm like this to be able to intensify, thats what we expect it to do before it makes landfall. Weve been hearing a lot of this. What is the timing for a lot of the citys in florida. Lets look at tampa, Tropical Storm winds will have arrived in some of these areas by tomorrow afternoon. Hurricane force winds in tampa by tomorrow evening. Rainfall could be looking at 6 to 8 inches of rain and the storm surge 5 to 8 feet. Now we move to naples, farther south, Tropi
And now irma is taking dead aim at florida. Patti irma is once again a category four storm with 131mile per hour winds, torrential rains have lifethreatening storms. More than 6 million floridians in the coastal area in the forecast is growing further. Is not only a dangerous storm. Weve already seen this time its taken months already. It will take more if we are not prepared. Please take it seriously. Patti now for the latest on the storm, adam klotz at the fox news extreme weather center. What is the latest . Reporter we are continuing to track this very large storm, beginning to get closer and closer to the florida keys. Three hours from landfall, but the outer band really beginning to lift up on the keys and portions of south florida. The miami area has a couple of these bands packing some very powerful winds as well. Youll start to see the storm surge on the eastern side of the state. The southeastern side of the state became the pilot. This is the wind, the motion of the rain is
Now have to get attorneys. It tells you the special counsel is spending some serious time on a giant question, was the president of the unite involved in an effort to somehow mislead not only the American People but to he knows its an active investigation, to mislead investigation, to mislead investigators. Captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com this is a major development. Were going to continue to follow it. Our special coverage of Hurricane Irma, this monster storm heading towards the United States continues right now with brianna keilar. Hi there, im brianna, and were beginning with the breaking news on deadly Hurricane Irma. Right now, floridians are facing the reality of the catastrophic storm bearing down on them with the warning, do not wait to get out. Thats the roof. The roof is about to come. Yep, there it is. The roof just went, jeff. No storm on record anywhere on the globe has maintained winds at 185 Miles Per Hour for as long as irma. The bahamas just ordered the evacuation o