90 Miles Per Hour wind gusts to miami and enough rain to flood some of the areas roadways. Its just not safe to go outside. You could step in a puddle or step in, you know, a very light patch of water and it could be completely electrified with a live power line and it will kill you. Reporter millions are without power and now neighboring states are bracing for the storm. Stay in place. Make sure theres a secure place as much as you can do so and stay off the roads. Reporter georgia declaring a state of emergency for all 159 counties. Heavy rains expected throughout areas of the state monday including in Metro Atlanta where many schools and businesses are closed. An in alabama, officials also prepping for the wrath of irma. This is an all hands on deck event. Reporter Hurricane Irma spent a record three days as a category five and is the strongest Atlantic Basin hurricane ever recorded outside of the gulf of mexico and the caribbean sea. Were here in naples where this is what people wo
A big sigh of relief for so many people that this storm didnt leave the kind of catastrophic damage that was expected in places like this. But irma is still leaving its mark. Today flooding in charleston, savannah and breaking records in jacksonville. What was Hurricane Irma now moving north. While floridians statewide start to assess the destruction left by this giant storm. We got a lot of damage, a lot of cleanup. Reporter neighborhoods like this one in naples under water homes, airplanes and the front of this Senior Living center torn apart. Its unbelievable. Reporter trees uprooted, this one in bradenton taking part of a house with it. Its an incredible sight. Reporter the first image from the keys where irma made its initial u. S. Landfall as a category four yesterday morning now coming in showing houses barely standing, cars buried beneath sand with bridges closed, residents who evacuated are now trying unsuccessfully to get back. Very anxious and we all just want to go home and
In. Reporter the chief says it was too late that the boys ages five and the others months old had passed away before help arrived. The likely cause. Possibly drowning. Reporter the chief says the suspect is mother is the suspect. Theyre not looking for anyone at this point. As the Investigation Continues to figure out why this tragedy happened many thoughts and prayers from this neighborhood are being sent out. It makes me so sad because theyre so many little kids that run around this neighborhood. Reporter and even some reflection by some as they watch this terrible ordeal unfold. For my community im just saying like we all have to stick together at some point. If you see someone going through something, ask thiemia their how their day is going because of things like this you never know. Reporter another live look here you can see investigators packing up all those bags of evidence. At this point no word on who the mother of these children are but again, just a fiveyearold and a month
As we head towards the shore. Now, the visibility tells us how heavy the snow is. We have some fairly heavy snow in hazelton, but reading is in good shape. Pottstown, coatesville, quakertown, doylestown, visibilities are decent in most of pennsylvania. Philadelphia international, 1 1 2 miles. 2 1 2 in northeast philly. 2 miles in atlantic city. So, we have seen some accumulation in parts of the area. That will continue only for another couple of hours. Because as the sun goes down, these snow showers will start to fall apart. Then we just worry about the refreezing as the sun goes down and the temperatures go down as well. Ill be back talking about another chance of some snow coming up in a few minutes. Maybe you heard that today, the sounds of spinning tires echoing across neighborhoods in the Lehigh Valley. The deep freeze making it tough for people to dig out from the biggest snowfall this season. Randy gyllenhaal is live for us in allentown. The streets there seem surrounded by tho
The city is asking owners to keep an eye out for ice that has been accumulating. The storm is over, but this falling ice can be dangerous so they want to make sure everyone is safe. Back out here on the ground, a Philadelphia Police officer is patrolling here. Just making sure everybody is following the order and caution to stay off the sidewalks and stay awayed from the falling ice. Im rosemary connors, nbc 10 news. This is a common scene in the lehigh valley, struggling to dig out of this snow. Randy gyllenhaal is helping drivers get going in the snow for the second straight day. Hes live tonight in allentown. Driving there has not gotten much easier, has it, as the snow refreezes. Reporter we are seeing cars getting stuck and school buses will have a tough time getting down the narrow streets. Were learning that both allentown and bethlehem Public Schools will be closed tomorrow for a Third Straight day. Its tough to get around anywhere in the lehigh valley. We even some flakes fall