Hurricane Irma Makes Landfall As Florida Braces For Destruction: Live Feed
by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
Sep 9, 2017
Update 4 (11:17am): According to the latest update from the National Hurricane Center, Category 4 Hurricane Irma is now “headed for the southwest Florida coast” as winds continue to pick up speed in all of South Florida. Irma continues to be armed with 130 mph winds as its large eye passes north of the Keys. Storm surge is forecast for 10 to 15 feet in southwestern Florida.
Hurricane-force winds are continuing throughout southern Florida, including the Keys. The hurricane center warns that winds affecting upper floors of high-rise building will be much stronger than at ground level. The hurricane center also emphasizes that Irma will bring life-threatening wind to much of Florida regardless of the exact track of its center.
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Update 3 (11:10am) : According to the National Weather Service, a crane – one of two-dozen in the city – has collapsed in Miami as strong wind from Hurricane Irma blows in. The weather service’s Miami office tweeted that one of its employees witnessed the crane boom and counterweight collapse in downtown Miami. The employee captured video of the collapse.
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