Hurricane Irma elevated to Category 4 storm, threatens to hit Florida

By Josh Siegel

Published September 4, 2017 9:17pm ET

Hurricane Irma elevated to Category 4 storm, threatens to hit Florida — The National Hurricane Center has elevated Hurricane Irma to a Category 4 storm with winds as high as 150 miles per hour in the next 24 hours. There is an “increasing chance” Irma will hit South Florida and the Florida Keys later this week and weekend, the hurricane center said in a 5 p.m. advisory. […]

The National Hurricane Center has elevated Hurricane Irma to a Category 4 storm with winds as high as 150 miles per hour in the next 24 hours.

There is an “increasing chance” Irma will hit South Florida and the Florida Keys later this week and weekend, the hurricane center said in a 5 p.m. advisory.

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