You can track storm surge measurements here. Jacksonville (coast): 8.5 feet (Current: Dropping now at 5 feet) Tampa: 4 feet (Current: Holding steady at 4 feet) Naples recorded tides that were 7 feet above normal. West side: Storm surge warnings remain in effect north of Anna Maria Island to the panhandle, including Tampa Bay.Įast side: Warnings extend from Flagler/Volusia County line Florida to the South Santee River in South Carolina. It’s unclear if Irma played a role.Ĭuba: 10 dead, including two bus riders crushed by a falling fourth-floor balcony. Two police officers died Sunday morning in Hardee county, southeast of Tampa Bay, when their individual vehicles crashed into each other. The whole state may experience a gasoline shortage due to people rushing to buy fuel before the storm arrived. Officials in the area expect flooding in northeast Florida to continue for several days. The Jacksonville Transportation Authority posted this video of downtown flooding. North Florida: Jacksonville, especially downtown, experienced record flooding.
Though coastal damage is widespread - just look at this beach house and these condos - the destruction will likely be less severe than initially expected. A few urban road remain impassable due to fallen trees.Ī massive sinkhole near an apartment building in Orange County, Florida swallowed air-conditioning units and a concrete slab. Secondary roads washed out, and beach structures - marinas, docks, boardwalks, and piers - were moderately damaged. In Tampa Bay, officials report damage to several buildings, especially along the coast. Hialeah Hospital almost ran out of fuel for its backup generator. Three cranes - two in Miami, one in Fort Lauderdale, were toppled by Irma’s winds. Miami and Fort Lauderdale airports remain closed.
Travel into Miami Beach is banned until Tuesday. The hurricane-proof outer facade of Marlins Park roof appears to have been ripped off. Roofs blown off at Marco Island, where second landfall occurred. Peninsula: Miami-Dade and Broward schools are closed indefinitely, and the Miami-Dade schools chief said the Red Cross never showed up to manage shelters. Roads remain closed to the public, and resident are angry that they cannot return home. Summary of damage from the Associated Press and Miami Herald.įlorida Keys: The Navy is deploying an aircraft carrier to assist in the recovery. Tropical storm warnings discontinued south of Suwanee river, Florida remain in effect for panhandle, south Georgia and coastal South Carolina.Īpproximately 6.7 million power outages reported across Florida. Tropical storm force winds extend outward 415 miles.
Current location: Just outside Quitman, Georgia. Irma remains a tropical storm with 60-mile-per hour winds. Update: PBS NewsHour science producer Nsikan Akpan shares his notes on the latest from the National Weather Service:
MARIA HURRICANE TRACK UPDATE
The map is interactive and will update as the forecast changes.įollow our complete coverage of Hurricane Irma here, along with our updates on Facebook and Twitter. This map displays live data generated by the National Hurricane Center, which is currently tracking the paths of the three named storms swirling in the Western Hemisphere: Irma, Katia and Jose.
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