Irma’s eye leaves Florida, enters Georgia

“I don’t think I saw one trailer park where nearly everything wasn’t overturned”, Scott said.

At least 7 million homes and businesses were left without power in the southeastern United States-mostly in Florida, Reuters reported, citing state and local utilities. Across the Caribbean, more than 30 people were killed by Irma, including 10 in Cuba, state authorities announced on Monday.

At 11 a.m., Irma’s tropical storm force winds – those above 39 mph – extended out from its center (or eye) an astonishing 415 miles.

Most Keys residents evacuated from the low-lying tourist archipelago, known for its fishing, scuba diving and boating, before Irma struck.

According to ABC News, seven people have died in Florida due to the storm. Those looking for shelters can call 211 for more information.

Washington, Sep 11 (Prensa Latina) Hurricane Irma fell today to category 1 and its sustained maximum winds dropped to 120 kilometers per hour as it moves along the northwestern coast of the USA state of Florida.

Irma could produce an additional 1-3 inches of rain in parts of South and North Carolina. “The floodwaters are not going to recede today”.

PITTMAN: I want to keep my food, you know, frozen and, what’s in the refrigerator, keep it cold so that my food don’t ruin.

Around the Tampa-St. Petersburg area, where Irma rolled through early Monday, damage appeared modest. Now contrast that with what we saw rolling in through the day on Monday.

A USA aircraft carrier and other Navy ships have been sent to assist, according to the AP. They want line and vegetation crew to help remove debris in the way.

He said teams were assessing the storm’s impact on the bridges that link the keys, which may not be safe to cross.

“We have very serious, significant river flooding along the banks of the St. Johns River. A t-shirt, anything white”, the office said on its Facebook page. “We’re ready to deploy what is effectively an army”.

Thousands of people are without power here in Central Georgia after the beginning of the tropical storm sweeping the area.

The NHC statement added that while heavy rain was expected to continue across south-eastern states, all storm surge and tropical storm warnings had been discontinued. Seas were rising with storm surges as far north as Charleston, South Carolina. The worst of Irma’s remnants were expected to veer into Alabama, Mississippi and western Tennessee by then.

A damaged boat is seen at the Dinner Key marina after Hurricane Irma passed through the area, Sep. According to USA Today, Jose is now a Category 2 storm with sustained winds of 105 miles per hour.