The consequences of Irma and flooding in Florida. Chronicle

According to information National Hurricane Center, Irma continues its devastating journey through South Florida. Watch out for live hurricanes here to register:.

on September 11

17.00

The National Hurricane Center reports that Irma's epicenter is now 85 km east of Tallahassee in Florida. The wind speed at the epicenter is about 95 km/h or 26,3 m/s. At speeds of about 28 km/h, Irma is moving into southeastern Georgia and is expected to affect eastern Alabama on Tuesday.

16.30

Irma became the cause of the worst 100 flood in Jacksonville: the historic maximum of the water rise set in 1864 was already overcome, and the water level in some areas in the central part of the city reached the 1,2 meter.

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Already today you can file official claims for damage to personal property and business by Irma. If the hurricane damaged your property, take confirming pictures and file a damage claim. here.

15.00

In Atlanta, for the first time in the history of the city announced a warning about a tropical storm. One of the largest US airports, an important transportation hub, announced partial closure. Delta was the first to cancel flights; more than 800 flights were canceled.

14.00

Residents begin to return from the shelters to their homes. There is no information about large-scale destruction; only fallen trees are reported.

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13.30

Users of social networks publish videos that could not lay out earlier because of interruptions in electricity.

13:00

The National Meteorological Service has issued a tornado warning for Charleston, South Carolina. Warning is valid until 1 o'clock in the morning local time.

11:50

The National Hurricane Center just released an updated projection of Irma that shows the storm approaching the Florida-Georgia border. “Irma continues to weaken as it moves across extreme northern Florida,” the center said.

Photo: Instagram / apile14

Photo: Instagram / apile14

11:00

Miami Mayor Thomas Regalado said that about 72% of the city is de-energized, but officials have a recovery plan. According to Regalado, the biggest problem is with the roads, adding that thousands of trees were felled.

10:00 On Monday, at the busiest airport in Atlanta, Georgia, the order of 900 flights due to the Irma storm was canceled. These cancellations account for about a third of the airport’s daily schedule.

In addition, the airline Delta told customers who are going to fly to Atlanta on Monday and Tuesday, to change its route. The airline will not charge for cancellation.

Southwest Airlines says it will operate on a reduced schedule on Monday in Atlanta and Birmingham. The airline hopes to normalize operations at these airports on Tuesday.

08:50 The Florida Governor encourages people not to return to their homes until they are told.

08:30 Hurricane Irma weakened to a tropical storm with gusts of wind up to 112 km / h. It is expected that it will weaken further, as it continues to move further inland.

07:30 Hurricane Irma weakened to the 1 category and is located in 80 km from the Tampa Bay area with a population of about three million. In the south of the state at least three people have already died. Now in the forecasts - the flood, which has already begun in Miami.

The hurricane is losing strength, with maximum sustained wind speeds of up to 140 km/h.

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According to the National Hurricane Center, although the elemental strength is waning, it should be wary at least until the end of Monday.

7:00 The National Hurricane Center also warns of the threat of tornadoes in northeastern Florida, southeastern Georgia and South Carolina, which lasts until Tuesday morning.

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- Craig Pekios (@SuperbeastCraig) September 11, 2017

6:30 Hurricane Irma became the most powerful tropical hurricane on the Atlantic coast of the USA in a decade and caused tremendous destruction on the territory of several island states of the Caribbean:

• Cuba: the victims are not reported, although the government recalled significant losses. There is no electricity in Havana.

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• St. Maarten and St. Barthelemy: 60% of all homes on the island of St. Maarten, which is divided between France and the Netherlands into two parts, uninhabitable, said the French government. On the French part of the island nine people died, seven people were missing. On the Dutch territory of the island four people died.
• Turks and Caicos , British overseas territory: significant destruction.
• Antigua and Barbuda: 95% of the buildings of this small island are destroyed; Prime Minister Gaston Brown said the recovery would cost 100 000 000 dollars. Killed one person.
• Anguilla: significant destruction, one person died
• Puerto Rico: More than six thousand inhabitants of this American territory are hiding in shelters and many are left without electricity. At least three people died.
• British Virgin Islands: five people died, serious destruction.

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• US Virgin Islands: four people died, severely damaged infrastructure

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6:00 What is known about hurricanes Jose and Katya?

Hurricane Jose, which followed Hurricane Irma, is a Category 190 hurricane with wind speeds reaching XNUMX km/h along its perimeter. It initially threatened the same areas hit by Hurricane Irma, but has now veered north toward the open ocean.

Hurricane Katya, which originated in the Gulf of Mexico, has the first category of a tropical storm. He hit the Mexican state of Veracruz on Friday evening, and then turned into a tropical anticyclone.

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Hurricane Irma has weakened to a Category 50 hurricane but continues to move inland. Its speed just after midnight is about XNUMX meters per second. Several people have already died in the south of the state. Now the forecast is for flooding, which has already begun in Miami.

How the hurricane was approaching Florida and what it swept away on its way, leaving disastrous consequences - read in the chronicle ForumDaily: Florida catastrophic hurricane Irma: data and forecasts

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