Powerful Hurricane Irma made landfall in mainland Florida near Naples on Sept. 10 — the statistical peak of hurricane season.

Latest Forecast

5 a.m. Monday, Sept. 11

Hurricane Irma continues to weaken as the center moves along the northwestern coast of the Florida peninsula.

The Category 1 storm has winds of 75 mph and is about 35 miles east-southeast of Cedar Key, Florida.  

Hurricane Irma is moving north-northwest at 18 mph, and that motion will continue through Tuesday.

The track takes Irma near the northwestern coast of the peninsula, then crosses the eastern Florida panhandle into southern Georgia this afternoon. Then the storm moves through southwestern Georgia and eastern Alabama tonight and Tuesday.

Hurricane force winds extend outward to about 60 miles from the center and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 415 miles from the center. The minimum pressure is at 965 mb.

Dangerous threats of rising water along the east coast have warranted storm surge alerts due to the danger of life-threatening inundation from rising water moving inland from the coastline.

Those within these areas should take all necessary actions to protect life and property from rising water and the potential for other dangerous conditions, and follow evacuation and other instructions from local officials.

HURRICANE WARNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE:

  • Orange, Sumter, Seminole, Brevard, Osceola, Lake, Volusia, Flagler, Marion counties

A Flood Watch is also in effect for much of the area through Monday night.

Remember, hurricanes produce more than wind. Hazards include storm surge flooding, inland flooding, isolated tornadoes, rough ocean conditions and beach erosion.

Although winds have eased since the peak of 185 mph a few days ago, Irma will already go in the record books as the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic basin outside of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico.

In addition to Irma, News 13 is also tracking Hurricane Jose, which has warranted watches and warnings for the northern Leeward Islands, where Irma hit just last week. It has no threat to Florida at this time.

It is the time to have hurricane preparedness plans and checklists in place with the peak of hurricane season being today Sept. 10; the season goes through Nov. 30.​

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