MARATHON , FL - SEPTEMBER 08: A Gas station is closed in the FLorida Keys on September 8, 2017 in Marathon Florida . The entire Florida Keys are under a mandatory evacuation notice as Hurricane Irma approaches the low-lying chain of islands south of Miami. (Photo by Marc Serota/Getty Images)
Florida Begins Preparing For Hurricane Irma
HOMESTEAD, FL - SEPTEMBER 08: People fill bags with sand as they prepare for the approaching Hurricane Irma on September 8, 2017 in Homestead, Florida. Current tracks for Hurricane Irma shows that it will hit south Florida this weekend. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Florida Begins Preparing For Hurricane Irma
MIAMI BEACH, FL - SEPTEMBER 08: A message reading "Will open after Irma" is written on plywood being used to cover the windows of a building as people prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Irma on September 8, 2017 in Miami Beach, Florida. Florida appears to be in the path of the Hurricane which may come ashore at category 4. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Florida Begins Preparing For Hurricane Irma
ISLAMORADA, FL - SEPTEMBER 07: A woman at the Founders Park Marina continues to prepare for Hurricane Irma in Islamorada, Florida on September 7, 2017.The marina is all but empty now except for a few main stays who refuse to leave. Over 25,000 people have evacuated the Florida Keys ahead of Hurricane Irma a powerful storm churning in the Atlantic and expected to make landfall this weekend. (Photo by Marc Serota/Getty Images)
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A man rides his scooter past boarded up stores in preparation of Hurricane Irma in Miami Beach, Florida, September 8, 2017.
Florida Governor Rick Scott warned that all of the state's 20 million inhabitants should be prepared to evacuate as Hurricane Irma bears down for a direct hit on the southern US state. / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
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People load up a car with supplies at the Sea Esta mobil home park during preparations for Hurricane Irma in Hallandale, Florida on September 8, 2017.
Florida Governor Rick Scott warned that all of the state's 20 million inhabitants should be prepared to evacuate as Hurricane Irma bears down for a direct hit on the southern US state. / AFP PHOTO / Michele Eve Sandberg (Photo credit should read MICHELE EVE SANDBERG/AFP/Getty Images)
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A car drives past an emergency sign as preparations are underway for the arrival of Hurricane Irma, September 7, 2017 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful Atlantic storms on record, cut a deadly swath through a string of small Caribbean islands and was on a collision course with Puerto Rico and potentially south Florida. / AFP PHOTO / Michele Eve Sandberg (Photo credit should read MICHELE EVE SANDBERG/AFP/Getty Images)
Florida Begins Preparing For Hurricane Irma
ISLAMORADA, FL - SEPTEMBER 08: The Islamorada Brewing Company sits vacant and boarded up in the Florida Keys on September 8, 2017 in Islamorada, Florida The entire Florida Keys are under a mandatory evacuation notice as Hurricane Irma approaches the low-lying chain of islands south of Miami. (Photo by Marc Serota/Getty Images)
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People enter a boarded McDonald's Restuarant as preparations are underway for the arrival of Hurricane Irma, September 7, 2017 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with the entire state under the Hurricane Zone.
Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful Atlantic storms on record, cut a deadly swath through a string of small Caribbean islands and was on a collision course with Puerto Rico and potentially south Florida. / AFP PHOTO / Michele Eve Sandberg (Photo credit should read MICHELE EVE SANDBERG/AFP/Getty Images)
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Boarded up stores are seen in preparation of Hurricane Irma in Miami Beach, Florida, September 8, 2017.
Florida Governor Rick Scott warned that all of the state's 20 million inhabitants should be prepared to evacuate as Hurricane Irma bears down for a direct hit on the southern US state. / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
Florida Prepares For Major Hit By Hurricane Irma
BRADENTON, FL - SEPTEMBER 08: With his niece Lanae Corley looking on, Kurt Vetter works to install plywood over his home's windows as residents prepare their homes ahead of Hurricane Irma on September 08, 2017 in Bradenton, Florida. Florida appears to be in the path of the hurricane which may come ashore at category 4. (Photo by Brian Blanco/Getty Images)
Florida Begins Preparing For Hurricane Irma
MIAMI BEACH, FL - SEPTEMBER 07: Workers board up a hotel as a women walks past pushing a store manikin as the city prepares for the approaching Hurricane Irma on September 7, 2017 in Miami Beach, Florida. Current tracks for Hurricane Irma shows that it could hit south Florida this weekend. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Florida Begins Preparing For Hurricane Irma
MIAMI BEACH, FL - SEPTEMBER 08: A message reading "You Don't Scare Us Irma" is written on plywood being used to cover the windows of a building as people prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Irma on September 8, 2017 in Miami Beach, Florida. Florida appears to be in the path of the Hurricane which may come ashore at category 4. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Florida Begins Preparing For Hurricane Irma
MIAMI BEACH, FL - SEPTEMBER 07: Shelves that once held bottled water are empty as the city prepares for the approaching Hurricane Irma on September 7, 2017 in Miami Beach, Florida. Current tracks for Hurricane Irma shows that it could hit south Florida this weekend. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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A man fills up gas containers at a Costco Gas Station during preparations for Hurricane Irma in Miami, Florida, September 7, 2017.
Miami orders people living in popular beach areas to evacuate as Hurricane Irma closes in, amid fuel shortages and traffic bottlenecks that threaten to complicate a mass exodus from the Sunshine State. / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
Florida Begins Preparing For Hurricane Irma
MIAMI BEACH, FL - SEPTEMBER 07: Park officials fill sand bags for residents who are preparing for approaching Hurricane Irma on September 7, 2016 in Miami Beach, Florida. Current tracks for Hurricane Irma shows that it could hit south Florida this weekend. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Florida Begins Preparing For Hurricane Irma
MIAMI, FL - SEPTEMBER 06: A sign in a business reads, 'Go Home Irma Youre Drunk,' as people prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Irma on September 6, 2017 in Miami, Florida. It's still too early to know where the direct impact of the hurricane will take place but the state of Florida is in the area of possible landfall. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Florida Begins Preparing For Hurricane Irma
MIAMI, FL - SEPTEMBER 06: People wait in line to purchase plywood at The Home Depot as they prepare for Hurricane Irma on September 6, 2017 in Miami, Florida. It's still too early to know where the direct impact of the hurricane will take place but the state of Florida is in the area of possible landfall. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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