Dramatic Videos Show Hurricane Winds And Water Pummeling Florida
Dramatic video taken in South Florida on Sunday shows some of the first effects of Hurricane Irma, as the Category 4 storm barrels into the state’s west coast.
The storm made landfall on Cudjoe Key, in Monroe County, just after 9 a.m. More than a million people in Florida are already without power amid rising floodwaters, downed branches and power lines, and flying debris.
Videos posted to social media showed floodwaters overtaking streets and pummeling trees in the Keys.
He was checking the wind measurements out of the eyewall as #HurricaneIrma ravaged down in Florida Keys. pic.twitter.com/ek52kTu2Yg
— Joint Cyclone Center (@JointCyclone) September 10, 2017
Surge coming up ! #KeyWest #irma pic.twitter.com/iQBGH7yrif
— Mike Theiss (@MikeTheiss) September 10, 2017
This is what it looks like at Dinner Key Marina in #CoconutGrove @wsvn #Irma pic.twitter.com/mH8LN8BdoE
— Lorena Estrada (@EstradaLorena) September 10, 2017
NBC NEWS: North bound lane of U.S. Route 1 in Florida Keys is impassable as Hurricane #Irma makes landfall pic.twitter.com/XZnj8gHVlJ
— Josh Caplan (@joshdcaplan) September 10, 2017
In Miami-Dade County, northeast of the Keys, powerful winds were throwing branches and other debris into streets as boats tossed in the waves. The Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office reported seeing downed power lines. A crane toppled onto a building in downtown Miami.
This is Miami right now. #HurricaneIrma pic.twitter.com/bhVqJ1bmCP
— Ryan Fournier (@RyanAFournier) September 10, 2017
Conditions have worsened in the past hour #MidtownMiami #Edgewater #hurricaneirma @WPLGLocal10 pic.twitter.com/mXW1iiNygz
— Christian De La Rosa (@ChristianWplg) September 10, 2017
ALERT: You are not able to enter Sunny Isles on A1A power pole has fallen. Lines are across the road at 186 St. #HurricaneIrma #DontDrive pic.twitter.com/QSzOjy7t9K
— Derek Shore (@DerekShore) September 10, 2017
Boats thrash in the water in Biscayne Bay as Hurricane #Irma brings heavy gusts and storm surges to Florida https://t.co/4HVBAE5Txm pic.twitter.com/YGsYvl1d70
— ABC News (@ABC) September 10, 2017
Winds picking up. #HurricanIrma pic.twitter.com/asrU47x8SP
— Sebastian Murdock (@SebastianMurdoc) September 10, 2017
Curfew is in effect. Please stay off the road - debris is accumulating. We've encountered power lines down yet, sight-seekers are still out. pic.twitter.com/EGBDk0e35e
— PBSO (@PBCountySheriff) September 10, 2017
#BREAKING Construction crane collapses onto building in downtown Miami https://t.co/m2VteCqTPM pic.twitter.com/HwIdNEtifw
— WPLG Local 10 News (@WPLGLocal10) September 10, 2017
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