Governor rick scott warning residents not to think its over. Stephanie ramos is in miami and has more. Reporter the rain is coming down, were feeling the strong winds and this is just the beginning. The day florida has been anticipating is here. My god. Very scary. Wow. Reporter in south florida, trees are down, streets flooding. Weve seen high waves and these this rough surf rolling in. Reporter the state put on notice, this is not a storm to mess with. I cant believe its scared to death. Reporter storm tearing itself away from cubas northern coast and headed towards key west before moving up the west coast its one of the biggest concerns here in florida. The water could rise significantly, even lifting a boat this size on to land. Remember, in southwest florida, the storm surge comes after the strongest winds, do not think the storm is over when the wind slows down. Reporter the power is out to hundreds of thousands of customers, and more than 75,000 people have flocked to shelters.
People as barrelled through the caribbean and puerto rico. Were waiting for an update from the governor, rick scott and we will bring you as it begins. We know more than 6 Million People were evacuated from florida. It includes roughly 1 3rd of the states population. Not everyone was able to or chose to get out. Take a look how Hurricane Irma looks on radar, in some area, the rain and winds so strong, emergency crews are no longer able to respond to sfts calls. Were going to take you live. This is a live picture in West Palm Beach. This is actually inside of a News Conference were waiting on the governor to give us a briefing on the storm so far and as he steps to the podium well bring it live. In Fort Lauderdale, a Tornado Warning was issued. Take a look at this video. Appears to show a tornado forming, residents have been urged to stay inside and to hunker down. A man riding out the storm in key largo captured this piece of video as the strong winds ripped off a piece of the roof. Di
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