Social media gives insight into Hurricane Irma's fury
As Hurricane Irma raked the Florida Keys on Sunday and moves north, early signs of the storm's power were on display on social media.
David Sutta of CBS Miami shared video on Twitter that showed some of the damage in Key Largo, including a steel sign bent in half. Sutta tweeted that the storm had knocked down signs and trees, but that mobile homes appeared to be intact.
Damage near key largo. Steel sign bent in half. @CBSMiami #hurricaneirma pic.twitter.com/Zed1bxgS7X
— ｄａｖｉｄ ｓｕｔｔａ (@SuttaCBSMiami) September 10, 2017
One Twitter user shared video of a power line sparking in Boca Raton, Florida. Another video taken from the St. Petersburg waterfront showed the storm pulling away water from Tampa Bay.
Creepy site - water in Tampa Bay is already being sucked out. This is view from downtown St. Pete waterfront. #HurricaneIrma pic.twitter.com/4hqRDSrDsh
— Jason Beisel (@JasonBeisel) September 10, 2017
Another appeared to show low water levels from Key Largo.
#keylargo #irma #irmaupdates #bayisbonedry #unreal #nps #evergladesnationalpark
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Irma was downgraded to a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph after it swept through Naples, Florida, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory.
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Joey Flechas of The Miami Herald shared video of the storm's powerful gusts in the Brickell neighborhood.
"These winds are punishing and water is rising," he tweeted.
These winds are punishing and water is rising. The view in Brickell. #HurricaneIrma pic.twitter.com/c0OKy5D9gR
— Joey Flechas (@joeflech) September 10, 2017