Hurricane Irma Pushes Toward Puerto Rico, With Florida In Its Sights
"Irma is a potentially catastrophic Category 5 hurricane" powered by 185-mph winds, the National Hurricane Center says. It made its first landfall on Barbuda early Wednesday.
Hurricane Irma, the strongest storm ever recorded in the Atlantic outside of the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico, is bearing down on the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. The storm maintained its 185-mph winds after making its first landfall on Barbuda early Wednesday.
"Irma is a potentially catastrophic Category 5 hurricane and will bring life-threatening wind, storm surge, and rainfall hazards" to areas it affects, . The agency urges the completion of any emergency preparations and evacuations in the
