Tag: Florida

As of 5 p.m. Eastern, Irma has 155 miles-per-hour sustained winds, just below the 157 mph threshold for a Category 5 storm. (NASA/NOAA GOES Project via AP)

‘Nowhere in the Florida Keys will be safe’ warns National Weather Service

Daniel Chaitin · September 8, 2017 10:53 pm

In this image made from video, neighbors clear debris from the road in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands on Thursday. Hurricane Irma weakened slightly Thursday with sustained winds of 175 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm had 185 mph winds for a more than 24-hour period, making it the strongest storm ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean. The storm was expected to arrive in Cuba by Friday. It could hit the Florida mainland by late Saturday, according to hurricane center models. (AP Photo/Ian Brown)

Energy and Environment

Miami faces dirty side of Hurricane Irma

Daniel Chaitin · September 8, 2017 9:51 pm

Afternoon Links: Tribe’s Streak Continues, and Rupert Tarsey’s Silver Hammer

Jim Swift · September 8, 2017 8:12 pm

The Navy has ordered the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln to get underway on Friday, along with two amphibious ships and a destroyer, in order to help with relief operations as Florida prepares for the weekend arrival of Hurricane Irma. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

National Security

Navy dispatches aircraft carrier, more amphibious ships for Hurricane Irma relief

David Brown · September 8, 2017 6:49 pm

The move to waive the Jones Act for Florida comes after the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday extended a previous 38-state fuel emissions waiver another 11 days in advance of Irma. Florida is also grappling with major fuel shortages. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Energy and Environment

Trump administration waives Jones Act to get more fuel to Florida ports

Josh Siegel · September 8, 2017 6:33 pm

Hurricane Irma devastated the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, as well as other Caribbean islands, when it hit as a category 5 storm earlier this week. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Trump Florida properties close ahead of Hurricane Irma

Melissa Quinn · September 8, 2017 5:54 pm

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has encouraged more than half a million residents of the state's coastline to evacuate their homes before Irma hits the continental U.S. late Saturday night. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Trump signs Hurricane Irma disaster declaration for Georgia

Gabby Morrongiello · September 8, 2017 5:49 pm

Florida Gov. Rick Scott has sounded the alarm about the dangerous Category 5 storm expected to strike this weekend, telling people they need to "leave now." (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Florida Gov. Rick Scott: ‘All Floridians should be prepared to evacuate’

Melissa Quinn · September 8, 2017 5:36 pm

So the senator and all of Florida are right to enjoy the loss handed to their AFC East rivals. After all, catastrophe is imminent for Florida: Jay Cutler is the Dolphin's starting quarterback. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Beltway Confidential

At Hurricane Irma press conference, Marco Rubio burns New England Patriots

Philip Wegmann · September 8, 2017 5:00 pm

The storm is now heading toward Florida and is expected to make landfall late Saturday night into Sunday morning. (NOAA via AP)

Trump warns Americans of ‘historic, destructive’ Hurricane Irma

Melissa Quinn · September 8, 2017 4:27 pm

President Trump assured people that the federal government stands ready to respond to Hurricane Irma as it bears down on Florida. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Trump: Feds are ready to respond to ‘epic’ Hurricane Irma

Anna Giaritelli · September 8, 2017 12:47 pm

Hurricane Irma is on course to hit Florida head-on, from tip to top, in the forecast from the National Hurricane Center late Thursday evening. (Screen shot, courtesy of the National Hurricane Center)

Energy and Environment

Hurricane Irma swallows Florida in latest forecast from National Hurricane Center

Daniel Chaitin · September 8, 2017 5:43 am