Hurricane Irma will be moving through our area Sunday night.
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- CLOSINGS: Latest school, college closings | Travel closures
- SANDBAG LOCATIONS: Tampa area sandbags
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- PDF: Pinellas County evacuation map
- CHECKLIST: Hurricane preparedness checklist
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- ALSO BELOW: Timestamped updates on Irma
- NOTE: With Hurricane Irma approaching, all Spectrum wifi hotspots will be open across the state so that Floridians can stay connected with families, friends and important emergency services that will help them get prepared and reach emergency personnel if needed.
It’s finally -- slowly -- starting it’s northwest movement. It’s been wobbling, looking more like westward movements mixed with slight northward movements. That’s normal for these big hurricanes.
Since Irma pulled away from Cuba and over some warmer water, the 2 am advisory shows an increase in winds to 130 mph.
Bring your preparations to an end and get ready to stay inside. There will be major power outages and it will take a while to get things back up and moving after Irma moves by.
If you should lose power but still have wifi access or cell phone data you will be able to watch Bay News 9:
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Even though there will be major power outages Bay News 9 has plans to continue broadcasting through the week, with the expectation that our backup generators can keep us going. Viewers have access to the Spectrum TV app, and live streaming via Baynews9.com. Radio station partners will be simulcasting.
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Remember that the spaghetti model plot does not indicate the strength of a system or even development at all. It only predicts where this broad area of low pressure is expected to go.