Hurricane Irma

Hurricane Irma made landfall on the Florida Keys with sustained winds of 130 mph and then churned up Florida's west coast, after taking a deadly toll as it ravaged the Caribbean.

In this photo, a tree in For Lauderdale, Florida, is toppled by winds produced by Irma on Sept. 10, 2017.

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Miami flooding

A car is seen in a flooded street as Hurricane Irma passes through Miami, Florida, on Sept. 10, 2017 in Miami, Florida. 

St. Martin damage

Hurricane Irma ripped the roofs off buildings on Sint Maarten, the Dutch part of the island of St. Martin in the Caribbean, Sept. 6, 2017.  Extensive damage was also reported on the French side of the island.

Waves crash over a seawall in Miami

Waves crash over a seawall at the mouth of the Miami River from Biscayne Bay, Fla., as Hurricane Irma passes by, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017, in Miami.

Scenes at Anglins Fishing Pier

Mark Depenbrock and his daughter Chloe Depenbrock brace against tropical storm strength winds on the beach near Anglins Fishing Pier as Hurricane Irma hits the Fort Lauderdale, Florida, area on Sept. 10, 2017.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Hurricane Irma made landfall on the Florida Keys with sustained winds of 130 mph after battering islands in the Caribbean.

In this photo, police patrol in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as rain and strong winds from Hurricane Irma batter the island on Sept. 6, 2017.

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Abandoned car in Irma's storm surge

A car sits abandoned in storm surge along North Fort Lauderdale Beach Boulevard as Hurricane Irma hits the southern part of the state, Sept. 10, 2017 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Storm and fire damage

A photo taken on Sept. 6, 2017 shows smoke rising from a fire near debris and damaged buildings in Marigot, on the French side of the island of St. Martin, after the passage of Hurricane Irma. 

Irma's destruction

View of the aftermath of Hurricane Irma on Sint Maarten, the Dutch side of the Caribbean island of St. Martin, on Sept. 7, 2017. 

Fajardo, Puerto Rico

Hurricane Irma pummeled Fajardo, Puerto Rico, with strong wind and rain on Sept. 6, 2017.

Puerto Rico flooding

A rescue team from the local emergency management agency inspects flooded areas after the passing of Hurricane Irma on Sept. 6, 2017 in Fajardo, Puerto Rico.

Antigua flooding

Fooding from Hurricane Irma blocks a road on the island of Antigua, Sept. 6, 2017.

Marigot, St. Martin

A woman stands near damaged homes in Marigot, on the French side of the Caribbean island of St. Martin, on Sept. 6, 2017, after it was hit by Hurricane Irma. 

Harbor damage

Debris and a boat washed up onto shore in Marigot, on the French side of the Caribbean island of St. Martin, after it was hit by Hurricane Irma. France, the Netherlands and Britain sent water, emergency rations and rescue teams to their stricken territories in the Caribbean affected the storm.

Fajardo, Puerto Rico

A street is flooded by Hurricane Irma on Sept. 6, 2017 in Fajardo, Puerto Rico.

Miami crane collapse

A high-rise crane at a Miami, Florida, construction site collapsed from the winds of Hurricane Irma on Sept. 10, 2017.

St. Martin

A man walks amid the damage in the Grand Case area of St. Martin, Sept. 7, 2017. The Caribbean island, shared by French and Dutch territories, was hard-hit by Hurricane Irma, and international aid efforts were complicated by damage to local airports and harbors.

Sint Maarten flooding

Cars submerged in flooding from Hurricane Irma on Sint Maarten, the Dutch side of the Caribbean island of St. Martin, on Sept. 7, 2017. 

Sint Maarten damage

A view of the aftermath of Hurricane Irma is seen in Sint Maarten, the Dutch part of the island of St. Martin in the Caribbean, Sept. 7, 2017.

St. Martin evacuees

An elderly woman from St. Martin rests in a shelter after being evacuated to the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe on Sept. 10, 2017, following hurricane Irma.

Barbuda

Nearly every building on Barbuda was damaged when Hurricane Irma crossed almost directly over the island early Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017, and about 60 percent of its roughly 1,400 residents were left homeless according to Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne.

Fort Myers, Florida

Palm trees blow in the wind as Hurricane Irma arrives into southwest Florida on Sept. 10, 2017 in Fort Myers, Florida. 

Flooding in Dominican Republic

A man looks out to the flooded street as Hurricane Irma moves off the northern coast of the Dominican Republic, in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, Sept. 7, 2017.

St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

A flooded neighborhood on St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands after Hurricane Irma tore through the Caribbean, Sept. 6, 2017.

St. Martin devastation

Two men look for belongings in the rubble of their restaurant on Sept. 10, 2017 on a beach in Orient Bay on the French side of the Caribbean island of St. Martin after it was devastated by Hurricane Irma.

St. Martin evacuees

A member of the French Red Cross comforts a woman who was evacuated from the island of St. Martin after it was ravaged by Hurricane Irma, upon her arrival on Sept. 9, 2017 at the Pole Caraibes international airport on the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe. 

Hotel Mercure in St. Martin

This combination of panoramic photos taken on Sept. 6, 2017 shows the Hotel Mercure in Marigot, on the French side of the Caribbean island of St. Martin, during and after the passage of Hurricane Irma.

Downed trees

A woman stands near trees downed by Hurricane Irma in Bonita Springs, Florida, on Sept. 11, 2017.

Sint Maarten flooding

Damage and flooding from Hurricane Irma on Sint Maarten, the Dutch part of the island of St. Martin in the Caribbean, Sept. 7, 2017.

Boats tossed ashore

A photo taken on Sept. 7, 2017 shows boats wrecked and tossed ashore by Hurricane Irma in Marigot, on the French side of the island of St. Martin in the northeast Caribbean.

Palm trees sway in the wind

Palm trees sway in the wind prior to the arrival of the Hurricane Irma in Caibarien, Cuba, Sept. 8, 2017.

Standing in the storm

A man stands in the wind and rain as Hurricane Irma's effects began to be felt in Luquillo, Puerto Rico, Sept. 6, 2017.

Dominican Republic

A woman stands in the rain as Hurricane Irma moves off from the northern coast of the Dominican Republic, in Nagua, Dominican Republic, Sept. 7, 2017.

Irma rain and wind

A camera on Maho Beach shows Hurricane Irma blasting the Caribbean island of St. Martin on Sept. 6, 2017.

St. Martin damage

View of the aftermath of Hurricane Irma on Sint Maarten, the Dutch side of the island of St. Martin in the Caribbean, Sept. 6, 2017. 

Category 5

Hurricane Irma swirls over Puerto Rico, with its eye just to the northeast, in this NOAA satellite image from the National Hurricane Center from Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 6, 2017. The storm had maximum sustained winds of 185 mph.

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Receding seawater

Residents walk out into the seabed exposed by extreme receding water in Tampa Bay ahead of Hurricane Irma on Sept. 10, 2017 in Tampa, Florida. The hurricane sucked water away from the shore before pushing it back as storm surge.

Cuba flooding

People wade through a flooded street in Havana, Cuba, on Sept. 10, 2017 after Hurricane Irma battered the island the day before, knocking down power lines, uprooting trees and ripping the roofs off homes as it headed towards Florida. 

Havana

A man walks through a puddle as Hurricane Irma turns toward the Florida Keys on Sept. 9, 2017, in Havana, Cuba, 

Miami flooding

A fallen tree lies atop a car on Sept. 10, 2017 in a flooded neighborhood of Miami, Florida, in the wake of Hurricane Irma.

Puerto Rico flooding

A rescue team from the local emergency management agency inspects flooded areas after the passing of Hurricane Irma on Sept. 6, 2017 in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. 

Caibarien, Cuba

A man walks against heavy winds after the passage of Hurricane Irma, at Caibarien, Villa Clara province, 330km east of Havana, Cuba, on Sept. 9, 2017.

Lakeland, Florida

Rain from Hurricane Irma pelts an apartment destroyed by a fallen tree in the early morning hours on Sept. 11, 2017 in Lakeland, Florida. 

Damage in Fort Lauderdale

A dolphin statue at the Anglins Fishing Pier lies toppled by Hurricane Irma, Sept. 10, 2017 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. 

Damaged home on St. Martin

People sit outside a damaged home on the Caribbean island of St. Martin on Sept. 7, 2017, after it was slammed by Hurricane Irma.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

A woman runs through the rain in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as Hurricane Irma slammed across islands in the northern Caribbean on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017.

St. Martin flooding

This image captured from amateur video shows cars partially submerged in floodwaters on the island of St. Martin as Hurricane Irma battered the Caribbean on Sept. 6, 2017.

Cuba damage

View of damage from Hurricane Irma in the Cojimar neighborhood of Havana, Cuba, Sept. 10, 2017. 

St. Martin damage

A damaged building and overturned van on the French side of the Caribbean island of St. Martin after it was hit by Hurricane Irma, Sept. 7, 2017. 

Waves crash in Havana

Waves crash against the seafront boulevard El Malecon ahead of the passing of Hurricane Irma, in Havana, Cuba, Sept. 9, 2017.

Returning home

Residents begin to clean up the debris and damage to their neighborhood caused by Hurricane Irma on Sept. 11, 2017 in Fort Meade, Florida.

Power lines down

Locals walk past a fallen power pole in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, as Hurricane Irma moves off the northern coast of the island, Sept. 7, 2017.

St. John's palm trees

Hurricane Irma whips up strong wind on St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Sept. 6, 2017.

Storm shelter

Yanina Lopez and her children sit on folding beds at an emergency center in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, as Hurricane Irma approaches on Sept. 6, 2017. 

St. Martin damage

Boats and debris in a flooded harbor on the Caribbean island of St. Martin as Hurricane Irma hit, Sept. 6, 2017.

Cuba damage

People pick through rubble after the passage of Hurricane Irma in Havana, Cuba, on Sept. 10, 2017. 

Miami damage

Buildings in Miami with roofs blown off by Hurricane Irma on Sept. 10, 2017.

St. Martin damage

Aerial view of the aftermath of Hurricane Irma on Sint Maarten, the Dutch side of the island of St. Martin in the Caribbean, Sept. 6, 2017. 

Barbuda

Nearly every building on Barbuda was damaged when Hurricane Irma crossed almost directly over the island early Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017, and about 60 percent of its roughly 1,400 residents were left homeless according to Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne.

Puerto Rico seawall

Waves crash against the seawall in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, as Hurricane Irma slammed across islands in the northern Caribbean on Sept. 6, 2017.

Georgia flooding

Tybee Island, Georgia, resident Joe Murphy stands in knee-deep water from Irma, which was a tropical storm when it reached the area Monday, Sept., 11, 2017.

Monitoring the storm

A member of the Emergency Operations Committee monitors the trajectory of Hurricane Irma in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on Sept. 5, 2017.

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Trees down

Search and rescue crew members clears a fallen tree over a road in Fajardo as Hurricane Irma hits Puerto Rico on Sept. 6,2017.

Bonita Springs, Florida

Jerry Darnell stands in front of his house amid flooding from Hurricane Irma on Sept. 9, 2017 in Bonita Springs, Florida.

St. Martin damage

Damage from Hurricane Irma is seen on Sint Maarten, the Dutch part of the island of St. Martin island in the Caribbean, Sept. 6, 2017. Extensive damage was also reported on the French side of the island.

A boat adrift

Waves battle a stranded boat as Hurricane Irma hit Fajardo, Puerto Rico, on Sept. 6, 2017.

Storm damage

A man removes debris from a car following high winds from Hurricane Irma in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sept. 6, 2017.

Airport crowds

Passengers wait to board planes at Pole Caraibes international airport in Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe, which re-opened on Sept. 6, 2017, after Hurricane Irma hit the island. 

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Fajardo, Puerto Rico

Palm trees buckle under winds and rain as Hurricane Irma blew into Fajardo, Puerto Rico, Sept. 6, 2017.

Florida Keys evacuate

Motorists head north on US 1 from Key Largo, Florida, on Sept. 6, 2017, in anticipation of Hurricane Irma. Keys officials announced a mandatory evacuation Wednesday for visitors, with residents being told to leave the next day.

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Boarding up

People board up their windows as part of preparations for arrival of Hurricane Irma on Sept. 5, 2017 in Marigot, on the Caribbean island of St. Martin. 

Puerto Rico surf

A woman looks at heavy surf as Hurricane Irma approaches Puerto Rico in Luquillo, on Sept. 6, 2017. Irma was expected to reach the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico by nightfall.

Civil Defense

Members of the Civil Defense prepare their gear ahead of Hurricane Irma in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Sept. 5, 2017.

Puerto Rico preps

Men cover the windows of a car parts store in preparation for Hurricane Irma in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sept. 5, 2017.

Calm before the storm

Windows of a car dealer in Marigot, on the Caribbean island of St. Martin, are protected by tape and sandbags on Sept. 4, 2017 ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Irma.

Dry docks

Workers put boats on dry docks in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as Hurricane Irma barrels towards the Caribbean on Sept. 4, 2017.

Satellite map

Satellite imagery shows Hurricane Irma approaching Puerto Rico on Sept. 6, 2017.

Sandbags

Residents work together to fill sandbags for each other at Bobby Hicks Park in Tampa, Florida, ahead of Hurricane Irma on Sept. 5, 2017.

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Key West

Workers put plywood up to protect businesses in Key West, Florida, on Sept. 6, 2017, ahead of Hurricane Irma. A mandatory evacuation order for tourists in the Florida Keys went into effect Wednesday morning.

Evacuations

Cars sit in traffic as they evacuate north on Overseas Highway in the Florida Keys on Sept. 5, 2017 in Islamorada, Florida. 

Florida warning

A sign on a business in Miami reads, "Be Prepared Go Away Irma," as people brace for the arrival of the hurricane, Sept. 6, 2017.

Stocking up

This Costco store in North Miami ran out of water as people shopped to prepare for Hurricane Irma on Sept. 5, 2017.

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Lucky?

Noel Garcia (left) and Mike Ehlis put plywood over windows of Noel's business as they prepare for Hurricane Irma on Sept. 6, 2017 in Miami, Florida. 

Sold out

This Publix supermarket in Merritt Island, Florida, sold out of bottled water as residents prepared for Hurricane Irma, Sept. 6, 2017.

Propane supplies

In preparation for Hurricane Irma, residents of Boca Raton, Florida, line up for propane, Sept. 6, 2017.

Long lines

Some people waited up to 8 hours to shop and check out at a Costco in North Miami, Florida, in preparation for Hurricane Irma, Sept. 5, 2017.

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