the hour, hurricane irma is making its way north through the state of florida. the storm is less than 40 miles from tampa. one of the more densely populated areas that is expected to experience deaf stating hurricane-force winds. irma has been downgraded officially to category 1 status with sustained winds of 85 miles an hour but gusts up to 120 miles an hour. a curfew has been issued for the city of tampa. so, projections for storm surges have been reduced in some of the cities like st. petersburg, which is located in tampa bay, now expected to see surging of 2 to 4 feet. this all coming as tropical force winds are approaching the border between georgia and florida. florida power and light, which offers energy services to millions of floridans is reporting more than 3.6 million homes have been left without power in the state. jamie of wtvj is joining me from tampa. you have been rocking and rolling all night there. sure sounds windy, jamie.