MIAMI — The fierce eye of Hurricane Irma roared ashore in Florida on Sunday morning, bringing the full intensity of the storm to bear on the lower Florida Keys before beginning what forecasters say could be a painful journey up the state’s western coastline.
After days of alarming warnings forced millions from their homes and shut down daily life across a wide swath of the southeastern United States, Irma breached the Florida coast on Sunday morning, making landfall just after 9 a.m. at Cudjoe Key.
Irma had already made its presence known across South Florida, causing more than a million power outages and lashing major population centers with rain and wind. The danger is only just beginning, forecasters warn, because the storm will grind along Florida’s Gulf Coast on Sunday and could make a second landfall later in the day. – READ MORE
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7:30 pm ET –
BREAKING: Crews in Palm Beach county trying to rescue 67 people after roof collapsed at apartment building pic.twitter.com/TnizXWzUL3
— Ashley Homrich (@AshleyWSBTV) September 10, 2017
6:00 pm ET –
.@PalmBayPD Sgt. Steve Shytle, left, finally convinced hold -out resident Al Dunn, 93, to evacuate from his mobile home after tornado struck pic.twitter.com/QWzGIXx3gr
— Red Huber (@RedHuber) September 10, 2017
We are #safe it looks like the worst have passed thru #brickell #irma #FPL trucks ready we haven't lose power estamos bien y a salvo pic.twitter.com/FFfn9HakzY
— Montserrat Franco (@montserratfranc) September 10, 2017
https://twitter.com/Mati_0320/status/906994651701420032
River that once was a street- just off Collins &41st #MiamiBeach#HurricaneIrma @WPLGLocal10 pic.twitter.com/FPLiM2jEfW
— Glenna Milberg (@GlennaWPLG) September 10, 2017
Peacock Park in Coconut Grove taking a beating by #HurrcaneIrma @wsvn pic.twitter.com/EJReRm2g5C
— Brian Entin (@BrianEntin) September 10, 2017
Driver of this car hit #Irma standing water, lost control, crashed into railing on U.S. 19 service road near Sunset Point. No injuries. pic.twitter.com/8u2CLM4Hde
— @myclearwaterPD (@myclearwaterPD) September 10, 2017
https://twitter.com/JessWasHerex3/status/906981531146756097
There's a plus side to hurricanes. I now have water front property. pic.twitter.com/AYQp9cShd5
— Bacon Bits Tirado (@BaconTirado) September 10, 2017
FORT MYERS: Widespread floodings in #ftmyers #Florida #Irma pic.twitter.com/ZWa00XDaUl
— Severin Jahn (@severin_jahn) September 10, 2017
Heavy wind in the 600 Block of #StPete. @StPetePD keeping us safe. Curfew starting now. #IrmaHurricane #Irma2017 #hurricaneirma2017 pic.twitter.com/dviXJQF24L
— Benjamin J. Kirby (@bkirby816) September 10, 2017
Just outside my hotel room in #Naples .. pic.twitter.com/fotwk2ZUYp
— Michelle Kingston (@MKingstonNews) September 10, 2017
Hurricane Irma in West Palm Beach. Transformer explosion #HurricaineIrma @WPTV @CBS12 pic.twitter.com/PylumzfTUb
— Alicata (@alicata) September 10, 2017
Road washout at River Heights section of #IndianRiverDrive #Cocoa #hurricaneirma2017 #BrevardCounty #florida #SpaceCoast #IrmaHurricane pic.twitter.com/YOO5Pvcq63
— Indian River Drive Homes For Sale (@indianriverdriv) September 10, 2017
2:30 pm ET –
BREAKING NEWS: DANGER! Another crane has collapsed on NE 30th St and is dangling from an unfinished high rise tower. @NBC6 #HurricaneIrma pic.twitter.com/LBNM895wKX
— Michael Spears (@MichaelKIRO7) September 10, 2017
Breaking: Crane down from 40th floor. 31st and Biscayne #irma pic.twitter.com/x4gJI2Hy2V
— Lincoln O'Barry (@LincolnOBarry) September 10, 2017
Small fires at the end of NE Palm Ave from downed power line #Irma #TCWeather pic.twitter.com/OagvrXPd0o
— Emily Bohatch (@emilybohatch) September 10, 2017
.@PalmBayPD officer Dustin Terkoski walks through debris from a 2nd story roof after a possible tornado touched down in Palm Bay pic.twitter.com/M73ScNGHsK
— Red Huber (@RedHuber) September 10, 2017
Not our home but on the island next to ours pic.twitter.com/cdf99NnqR6
— tropical depression (@raymarieyo) September 10, 2017
Hurricane Irma from the terminal at MIA. @wsvn @WPLGLocal10 @nbc6 @CBSMiami pic.twitter.com/5zAag8edwN
— Carlos Perea (@carlosperea92) September 10, 2017
North Naples 2:05 pm. #Irma pic.twitter.com/G2tp2oVOzp
— Bradley Rothman (@BradRothman2) September 10, 2017
@JimCantore @nbc-2 Royal Harbor in Naples pic.twitter.com/VEzsTqj3s9
— Kelley G. Price (@GatoKgp) September 10, 2017
https://twitter.com/aida_yacob/status/906942017900564480
Moderate winds along bayfront in Sarasota and already road debris. Please stay off roads unless absolutely necessary pic.twitter.com/jesAHiNjmc
— Tom Harmer (@TomHarmerLBK) September 10, 2017
***Fast-moving tornado just reported at Fort Lauderdale International Airport moving NW crossing I-595!** #Irma
— NWS Miami (@NWSMiami) September 10, 2017
Flooding is starting to take place on the I-4. There is NO reason for you guys to be out here. pic.twitter.com/8IBiP5eJKA
— FHP Orlando (@FHPOrlando) September 10, 2017
Avenida Menéndez in downtown St. Augustine ahead of #Irma @ActionNewsJax @WOKVNews pic.twitter.com/1apmUAJ5aw
— Lorena Inclán (@LorenaANjax) September 10, 2017
LATEST POWER OUTAGE NUMBERS | More than 250,000 customers without power in Palm Beach County, well over a million in Florida
— Jennifer Tintner (@JenniferTintner) September 10, 2017
Never seen the C-9 canal in North Miami Beach this high. Storm surge + high tide pushing inland. #Irma @nbc6 pic.twitter.com/THaJDe5ygC
— Ari Odzer (@ariodzernbc6) September 10, 2017
know that looting is not acceptable in #FtLauderdale even during the height of #IRMA2017 we will arrest @FTLCityNews @FLPD411 @JackSeiler pic.twitter.com/w1aFQKJIve
— Lee Feldman (@leefeldman) September 10, 2017
More looting in Ft Lauderdale during #IRMA. Watch as these ppl steal shoes from the Foot Locker on Sunrise Blvd. #pathetic @WPLGLocal10 pic.twitter.com/WmUbLli2KR
— Sanela Sabovic (@SanelaSabovic) September 10, 2017
Así esta la zona de #Brickell en #Miami #HuracánIrma #HurracaineIrma pic.twitter.com/wypop9fm4y @TeLoCuentoNews
— Mauricio Orellana (@MauriOrellanaSV) September 10, 2017
so it begins pic.twitter.com/SIUYj3UT06
— sam (@samcabral136) September 10, 2017
@WPTV @SteveWeagleWPTV woodfield country club Boca Raton pic.twitter.com/kzXO7tVJ8U
— Madeline Tabin (@topspinbabe) September 10, 2017
#BREAKING Local 10 cameras catch looters breaking into stores in Fort Lauderdale during #Irma https://t.co/45ESxKpUdk pic.twitter.com/tjCH1iqhH8
— WPLG Local 10 News (@WPLGLocal10) September 10, 2017
People are taking advantage of the hurricane and looting stores. This @CVSHealth in Miami had smashed glass; a suspected thief was inside. pic.twitter.com/t7lZT96UUI
— Madeleine Wright (@MWrightWPLG) September 10, 2017
Whoaa pic.twitter.com/spPmAHUFTV
— Emperor (@gabriel1294) September 10, 2017
There will be no looting here in Flagler Beach!!!! pic.twitter.com/ob0n3PAyV8
— Scott Fox (@KEYSCANE) September 10, 2017
Traffic still flowing over intracoastal bridge on Beach Blvd that leads to & from #JaxBeach BUT it *could* close any minute. @wjxt4 pic.twitter.com/QvZOgLbOBp
— Elizabeth Campbell (@ElizCampbellTV) September 10, 2017
According to @keysweekly: Snake Creek Bridge in Tavernier and other bridges are down. #HurrcaneIrma #FloridaKeys https://t.co/H8j2aXoWpg
— Jason Beede (@therealBeede) September 10, 2017
1:30 pm ET –
Incredible footage of #hurricaneIrma ripping off a roof of a building in Brickell, FL from TPG reader Fabio Lopes. Stay safe everyone! pic.twitter.com/azHFxdLpQB
— The Points Guy (@thepointsguy) September 10, 2017
1900 block NW 2nd St – tree uprooted water main also knocking over power line. #Irma #hurricaneirma pic.twitter.com/dqTCtnnnar
— Boynton Beach Police (@BBPD) September 10, 2017
Unusual source of flooding at Landon Ave. & San Marco Blvd. at 1:20 p.m. – the river a block away bubbling up pic.twitter.com/9Qm9j79161
— Dan Scanlan (@scanlan_dan) September 10, 2017
https://twitter.com/maxwellamazing/status/906921754374950913
This is what it looks like right now at my hospital… #HurricaneIrma pic.twitter.com/g3eOGjJ41K
— Jessilyn Morales (@JessilynMorales) September 10, 2017
Looting has started in Sunrise, #FortLauderdale. These ppl have no shame
— Niika (@niikaology_xo) September 10, 2017
President @realDonaldTrump, @FLOTUS, @VP, @SecondLady & @Cabinet receiving #Irma briefing via @FEMA, @DHSgov teleconference from Camp David. pic.twitter.com/pc5gfH5Z7c
— Dan Scavino Jr. (@Scavino45) September 10, 2017
https://twitter.com/apantazi/status/906928341835542528
https://twitter.com/AndrewJoran/status/906928091687251969
Getting a bit windy here in Florida City. Power out, AT&T out, signs and trees going down. On generator power here @CBSMiami #HurricaineIrma pic.twitter.com/SxybdZj4bT
— ｄａｖｉｄ ｓｕｔｔａ (@SuttaCBSMiami) September 10, 2017
https://twitter.com/Scavino45/status/906926605762809862
Storm surge flooding continuing to worsen along the #Miami River. Approaching 3 ft in some spots #irma #HurricaineIrma #flwx #Irma2017 pic.twitter.com/j3B2LEBPRl
— Todd Kimberlain (@ToddKimberlain) September 10, 2017
https://twitter.com/PRntheCity/status/906926135942029312
https://twitter.com/WalterLippman1/status/906925506939015168
1230pm update. Winds increasing in strength. Some signs are torn to pieces. #HurricaneIrma is slowly getting closer to #Miami #mia. pic.twitter.com/foVd6ajc0A
— Peter Krajewski (@VoodooMediaTV) September 10, 2017
1pm: Shingles coming off buildings. #Irma #Naples pic.twitter.com/GDjWziFajm
— Dylan Federico (@DylanFedericoWx) September 10, 2017
https://twitter.com/Luisaaafer_/status/906922917124087808
Fort Pierce, en este momento pic.twitter.com/91Y7jJuz7Q
— Nathalye Iglesias (@natychurch) September 10, 2017
Miami Beach high rise. #hurricaneirma @WFTVWeather pic.twitter.com/7lozwHf7sg
— Jorge Estevez (@JEstevezWFTV) September 10, 2017
https://twitter.com/mhduff61/status/906919446392053760
Tornado activity in Palm Bay. A roof blew off a home and at least six mobile homes were destroyed pic.twitter.com/rnQ9DM9SWD
— Christal Hayes (@Journo_Christal) September 10, 2017
Tornado damage in Palm Bay #irma #HurricaneIrma pic.twitter.com/RhYYxd4gcv
— Craig Bailey (@cbphoto1) September 10, 2017
Brickell, Miami is flooded. This is the street to my building… #HurrcaneIrma @cgtnamerica pic.twitter.com/Xi8nWSaTQb
— Nitza Soledad Perez (@NitzaSoledad) September 10, 2017
#HurricaneIrma – Bridges are closed with SUSTAINED winds not gusts. Please do not put people in a panic. We will put out when that happens.
— Jax Sheriff's Office (@JSOPIO) September 10, 2017
12:30 pm ET (Sunday 9/10/17):
The streets of Brickell look like rivers right now. #Miami #Irma pic.twitter.com/NCVtuetohp
— Nathan Crooks (@nmcrooks) September 10, 2017
#Brickell Ave looks like an ocean. Rivers of water taking over Miami's financial district. Unprecedented flooding. #hurricaneIrma #irma pic.twitter.com/ngm9fo1b2x
— marina portnaya (@portnayanyc) September 10, 2017
Pictures coming in of damage being reported in Northwest @MiamiDadeCounty #hurricaneirma is still packing strong winds and rain. pic.twitter.com/0ufW13RKMQ
— Chair Esteban Bovo (@CommBovo) September 10, 2017
#Hurricane #Irma from the 11th floor facing N.W. the canal will overflow soon. Was 3-4 feet less yesterday. #NBC6 pic.twitter.com/SiS3aisF2b
— Josh G. (@Joshg333) September 10, 2017
https://twitter.com/SlaveTrolls/status/906910784172695554
AHORA: Así está Brickell, el centro financiero de Miami, que ya comienza a sentir los efectos del #hurricaneirma2017 pic.twitter.com/48xJqbrCOS
— Sebastián Valdés (@sebaltera) September 10, 2017
POWER LINE EXPLOSION – happened while @AndrewRuizWPTV reported from Boca Raton. Fire OUT, Andrew OK. Damage from #HurricaneIrma #irma pic.twitter.com/lRUGRIEEV3
— Mike Trim WPTV (@MikeTrimWPTV) September 10, 2017
This is NE 30th street in Miami right now.
Biscayne Bay waters have surged over the seawall, flooding the street. #HurricaneIrma @NBC6 pic.twitter.com/ru6xiTcPnn
— Michael Spears (@MichaelKIRO7) September 10, 2017
#HurricaneIrma definitely broke a window in this room at JW Marriott in #brickell. You can see the curtains flying out. pic.twitter.com/ObwiUHSFtx
— Golden Lady Wallace (@MissKlept) September 10, 2017
viewer cell phone video taken from JW Marriott Marquis Miami@WSVN #miami #HurricaneIrma #stormsurge #jwmarriott pic.twitter.com/smcmTjSQfk
— Ann Keil (@ann_keil) September 10, 2017
Downtown miami #irma @CNNEE @CNN @cnnbrk @cnnireport @CNNweather @cnni @andersoncooper @patriciajaniot @RequenaCNN @soyfdelrincon pic.twitter.com/bWf4iwhszs
— #SOSVenezuela (@elrealJM) September 10, 2017
@nbc6 Top of the crane that flew close to @AAarena #HurricaneIrma pic.twitter.com/yqtD2nZ6dV
— Andrea C. Vasquez (@andycvee) September 10, 2017
Trees down in #BoyntonBeach 45mph gusts & #debris everywhere. Been sneaking out b/w bands 2document our neighborhood #FEMAphotographer #IRMA pic.twitter.com/Fof5y9uKjv
— ✯Cozmik Photography✯ (@CozmikShot) September 10, 2017
Saturday 9/9/17:
Boats swaying in the wind, eerie whistling noise at Dinner Key Marina in Coconut Grove @nbc6 pic.twitter.com/BQ2yTlgDcF
— Adam Kuperstein (@Adam4NY) September 10, 2017
Irma now making turn to the northwest, based on the latest NHC advisory. Irma was located 90 miles southeast of Key West 11 pm Saturday.
— NWS Jacksonville (@NWSJacksonville) September 10, 2017
The U.S. Coast Guard, FEMA and all Federal and State brave people are ready. Here comes Irma. God bless everyone!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 10, 2017
No activity on the airfield tonight. We're bracing for hurricane force winds in the early morning. Please stay safe. #HurricaneIrma pic.twitter.com/ACAMRa7VTN
— Miami Int'l Airport (@iflymia) September 10, 2017
We have opened more than 390 shelters throughout Florida. Please visit https://t.co/WzvanUJgAb for a list of open shelters in your area.
— Rick Scott (@FLGovScott) September 10, 2017
#BREAKING tornado coming ashore then breaks up as it moves off the ocean onto land here in #FortLauderdale @CBSMiami pic.twitter.com/Brv3ETfGbu
— Mike LaCrosse (@MikeLaCrosseWBZ) September 9, 2017
Price gouging in Orlando. Atrocious people. @pambondi #irma pic.twitter.com/Sag6AYLUPO
— Kristen Hewitt (@kristenhewitt) September 9, 2017