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Hurricane Irma: This monster storm is perfect in the most alarming ways
(Note: This post will be updated throughout the day as more forecast information becomes available.) Hurricane Irma became one of the strongest hurricanes on record in the Atlantic basin on ...
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Storm, now Category 3, closes in on Naples
MIAMI — The state of Florida is in the full throes of Hurricane Irma ... storm is expected to hit the Tampa area later tonight, possibly in the overnight hours. DeMaria cautioned that the storm ...
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National Hurricane Center's headquarters is in Irma's path—but it's built to take a hit
One of the overlooked storylines of the Hurricane Irma preparation is the ... The NHC HQ Credit: Google Maps Adding to the protection from a direct storm hit: the fortified walls are 10-inches ...
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Their hurricane shelter? A two-bedroom, fourth-floor condo in Tampa
TAMPA — Isabella Sumner has lived in Tampa for two years, but she has never experienced a hurricane before Irma. For nearly ... and her family safe from a storm surge and that the windows ...
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Hurricane Irma forces the evacuation of 6.4 million people in Florida
“You need to leave — not tonight, not in an hour, right now,” Gov. Rick Scott warned residents in the evacuation zones ahead of the storm’s predicted arrival. Because the storm is 565 to ...