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    Hurricane Irma Update: Floridians' Window To Evacuate Is Closing As Irma Bears Down

    Storm surge of up to 15 feet over parts of Florida remained one of the biggest concerns Saturday. "This will cover your house," Gov. Rick Scott warned. "You will not survive."
    by Amy Held Sep 09, 2017 5 minutes
    The outer bands of Hurricane Irma descend on Miami on Saturday. It is expected to make landfall as a Category 3 storm. / Joe Raedle / Getty Images

    Updated 4:00 p.m. ET

    After battering Cuba on Saturday morning, the eye of Hurricane Irma had its sights set on Florida as a Category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph that were predicted only to gain in strength, according to the National Hurricane Center.

    Florida braces for direct hit

    "The storm is here," Florida Gov. Rick Scott said at a 9:30 a.m. press conference Saturday.

    "Southeast Florida is already experiencing tropical storm force winds, and nearly 25,000 people have already lost power," Scott said. "This is a deadly storm, and our state has never seen anything like it. Millions of Floridians will see major hurricane impacts with deadly storm surge and life-threatening winds."

    On Saturday afternoon, Irma was lingering over the northern coast of Cuba, about 145 miles southeast of Key West, Fla., and the National Hurricane Center.

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