7/13/2023 0 Comments Irma hurricane track liveThe NHC said in its 8pm EDT update: “A few tornadoes are possible this evening and tonight over south Florida, expanding northward into central Florida on Sunday.” Heavy squalls with embedded tornados are sweeping across the south of Florida ahead of the landfall of Hurricane Irma The storm had maximum sustained winds of 125 miles per hour (205 kilometres per hour), the center said. The high-speed wind gusts, which struck the Florida Keys, were confirmed by National Hurricane Center. Near–hurricane strength winds have been reported in Florida Keys as Irma makes its way towards the mainland US. The NHC added: “The combination of a life-threatening storm surge and large breaking waves will raise water levels above normal tide levels”. In a statement the National Hurricane Center warned regularly dry areas in the Florida Keys and the state’s west coast would be flooded by the surge as Irma edges closer to the continental US. The deadly weather phenomenon was expected to pick up speed as it travels from Cuba to Florida.Ī life threatening storm surge is expected in Florida despite the colossal weather phenomenon “taking its time” moving away from Cuba. "Irma is forecast to restrengthen a little more while it moves through the Straits of Florida and remain a powerful hurricane as it approaches the Florida Keys and the west coast of Florida." "Irma is now a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. The NHC said: "Reports from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that maximum sustained winds have increased to near 130 mph (210 km/h) with higher gusts. Hurricane Irma has been upgraded to a category 4 storm.
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