Hurricane Irma's eye wall hits Florida Keys

 Hurricane Irma's eye wall made landfall in the Florida Keys on Sunday morning as a Category 4 storm, the National Hurricane Center said.

The NHC said in its 8 a.m. advisory the Category 4 storm's center was about 20 miles east-southeast of Key West and 110 miles south of Naples. The storm had 130 mph wind speeds and was moving northwest at 8 mph.
 

In its update, the Cuban government discontinued hurricane warnings for Ciego de Avila, Sancti Spiritus and Villa Clara provinces, though advisories were still in effect for Matanzas and La Habana provinces.

A hurricane warning remained in effect for Fernandina Beach south around the Florida peninsula to Indian Pass, the Florida Keys, Lake Okeechobee, Florida Bay, Andros Island, Bimini and Grand Bahama. A hurricane watch was in effect for north of Fernandina Beach to Edisto Beach, S.C.
 [upi.com]
 10/9/17
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