They suspect they may find fatalities.
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Irma was a Category 1 hurricane Monday morning with 75 miles per hour sustained winds. With flood levels going past Hurricane Dora’s record of 4.1 feet in 1964, Irma dethroned the record-holder after water reached 5.03 feet in Jacksonville, Florida, the National Weather Service reported Monday.
There are roughly 7 million residential customers in the state.
A flooded street is seen in the Brickell area of downtown as Hurricane Irma passes through Miami.
Category 2 Hurricane Irma touched down in Florida Sunday, battering the southwestern part of the state with sustained winds of 110 miles per hour and severe flooding. More than 100,000 customers were without power in Georgia and over 80,000 in SC.
The Keys are linked by 42 bridges that have to be checked for safety before motorists can be allowed in, officials said.
Powerful winds from Hurricane Irma battered Florida with forecasters warning of risky strom surges that will lead to massive flooding across the U.S. state, media reports said.
His worry was that he would have to go through about 25 more trees in order to get home.
“We’re asking folks to be patient and remain sheltered in place”, said St. Augustine Fire Chief Carlos Aviles. Long says that in some cases water begins to rise and people get trapped.
“They normally don’t unless it is going to be a Category 3 or higher”, he said.
A truck is seen on its side after being blown over as Hurricane Irma passed through on September 10, 2017 in Miami, Florida. Scott has called up and sent out 7,000 National Guardsmen across the state, some of whom have been dispatched to the more than 400 shelters that have been set up.
There is also a STORM SURGE WARNING in effect for Coastal Dixie, Coastal Taylor, Coastal Jefferson, and Coastal Wakulla counties in Florida with 4-6′ possible. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING has been issued for counties further west.
In Riviera Beach, on Florida’s east coast, winds partially ripped roofs off two apartment buildings, forcing rescuers to evacuate about 50 people from the complex, according to CNN.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper also declared a state of emergency for all 100 counties in his state ahead of Irma.
“I don’t want to lose any life after this storm”, Scott added. But he acknowledged that may not happen soon.
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“Hurricanes are awful events no matter how you cut it”, Emanuel said. “You’ve got to be patient”.
