WEATHER
Hurricane Irma
Hurricane Irma preys on Florida and the U.S.
![Destroyed trailers wait to be cleaned up at the Sunshine Key RV Resort where residents are still not allowed on Sept. 16, 2017 in Marathon, Florida. Many places in the Keys still lack water, electricity or mobile phone service and residents are still not permitted to go further south than Islamorada. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has reported that 25-percent of all homes in the Florida Keys were destroyed and 65-percent sustained major damage when they took a direct hit from Hurricane Irma.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/a8dc613684f38b5a05aaffda40b1ca6db85fe821/c=0-183-3595-2214/local/-/media/2017/09/17/USATODAY/USATODAY/636412583692093278-GTY-848083494.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Destroyed trailers wait to be cleaned up at the Sunshine Key RV Resort where residents are still not allowed on Sept. 16, 2017 in Marathon, Florida. Many places in the Keys still lack water, electricity or mobile phone service and residents are still not permitted to go further south than Islamorada. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has reported that 25-percent of all homes in the Florida Keys were destroyed and 65-percent sustained major damage when they took a direct hit from Hurricane Irma.
Angel Valentin, Getty Images![A man looks out at the ocean from The Southernmost Point marker in Key West on Sept. 16, 2017 in Key West, Florida. Many places in the Keys still lack water, electricity or mobile phone service and residents are still not permitted to go further south than Islamorada.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/e1dd4b25bcde27bc2b23c5814f01e5d4869869de/c=0-308-3593-2338/local/-/media/2017/09/17/USATODAY/USATODAY/636412583535936277-GTY-848105370.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A man looks out at the ocean from The Southernmost Point marker in Key West on Sept. 16, 2017 in Key West, Florida. Many places in the Keys still lack water, electricity or mobile phone service and residents are still not permitted to go further south than Islamorada.
Angel Valentin, Getty ImagesTim Thompson, Minister of the Marathon Church of Christ, clears debris in front of the house he rents next to his church after arriving from Homestead where he and his wife Kathy evacuated to before Hurricane Irma made landfall on Sept. 16, 2017 in Marathon, Florida. Many places in the Keys still lack water, electricity or mobile phone service and residents are still not permitted to go further south than Islamorada.
Angel Valentin, Getty ImagesThe congregation of St. Peter Catholic Church lead by Rev. Jets Medina holds a mass under a pavillion after their church was damaged by hurricane Irma on Sept. 17, 2017 in Big Pine Key, Florida.
Joe Raedle, Getty ImagesGeorge Bueno and others in the congregation of St. Peter Catholic Church lead by Rev. Jets Medina pray during a mass held under a pavillion after their church was damaged by hurricane Irma on Sept. 17, 2017 in Big Pine Key, Florida.
Joe Raedle, Getty Images"You hungry?" Kaiden Carey, 8, asks his sister Kailana Carey, 3, while opening a meal ready to eat (MRE) for her at the Dr. Carrie D. Robinson Center in Fort Myers, Florida. The siblings also received hot meals. Kaiden says they came to the center because his family, who lives in Southward Village, has little food and no power as a result of Hurricane Irma. Society restaurant of Fort Myers provided the hot meals.
Kinfay Moroti, The New-Press-USA TODAY NETWORKRyan O'Brien walks towards his devastated home on Big Pine Key as he tries to clean up after Hurricane Irma hit the Big Pine Key the area destroying most of the homes in the community.
Kelly Jordan, USA TODAYA Key Deer feeds among rubble on Big Pine Key after Hurricane Irma hit the area destroying most of the homes in the community.
Kelly Jordan, USA TODAYDarwin Trabacco spends time with his pet chicken, Frankie as he takes a break after cleaning up around his family home on Big Pine Key after Hurricane Irma hit the area destroying most of the homes in the community.
Kelly Jordan, USA TODAYAerial view of Everglades City, Fl. six days after Hurricane Irma.
Nicole Raucheisen, Naples Daily News Via USA TODAY NETWORKAerial view of Immokalee, Fl. six days after Hurricane Irma.
Nicole Raucheisen, Naples Daily News Via USA TODAY NETWORKAerial view of Imperial Bonita Estates, a mobile home park, in Bonita Springs, Fl.
Nicole Raucheisen, Naples Daily News Via USA TODAY NETWORKAerial view of Imperial Bonita Estates, a mobile home park, in Bonita Springs on Sept. 16, 2017, six days after Hurricane Irma.
Nicole Raucheisen, Naples Daily News Via USA TODAY NETWORKAerial view of Immokalee six days after Hurricane Irma.
Nicole Raucheisen, Naples Daily News Via USA TODAY NETWORKAerial view of Immokalee and destroyed mobile homes.
Nicole Raucheisen, Naples Daily News Via USA TODAY NETWORKA home in Immokalee sits destroyed six days after Hurricane Irma.
Nicole Raucheisen, Naples Daily News Via USA TODAY NETWORKCars make their way down flooded East Terry Street in Bonita Springs.
Nicole Raucheisen, Naples Daily News Via USA TODAY NETWORKFlooded Quinn Street area in Bonita Springs.
Nicole Raucheisen, Naples Daily News Via USA TODAY NETWORKStephanie Matejcik gets a hug from one of her neighbors as she moves her belongings out of her home at the Sea Breeze Resort in Islamorada, Fla., after Hurricane Irma brought high winds and flooding to the area destroying most of the homes in the community.
Kelly Jordan, USA TODAYAaron Winship goes fishing, Friday, at Bathtub Beach in Stuart, Fla.. In the background stands a house that Hurricane Irma caused severe beach erosion.
Scott Clause, USATODAY NetworkCongressman Mario Díaz-Balart steps foot in a home affected by Hurricane Irma on Friday in Everglades City, five days after Hurricane Irma hit.
Katie Klann, Naples Daily NewsLiza Wells registers with the Federal Emergency Management Agency as her son, Zander, tries to hand her sunscreen, Friday, in Everglades City, Fla.
Katie Klann, Naples Daily NewsGisselle Reynolds, Director of Constituent Services for Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart, walks down the road with FEMA representative, Annette Johnson in Everglades City, five days after Hurricane Irma.
Katie Klann, Naples Daily NewsWendy Crocker leans on her car in disbelief after she surveyed the remains of the home she shares with her boyfriend Tom Neville at the Sea Breeze Resort in Islamorada, Fla.
Kelly Jordan, USA TODAYTracy Hanlon checks the water level, Friday, at her flooded home on Pawley Avenue in Bonita Springs, Fla. The water did not rise to the second story of the bi-level home.
Nicole Raucheisen, Naples Daily NewsPedro Castellano helps local residents load their belongings from their flooded home onto a boat on Chapman Avenue in Bonita Springs on Friday. Castellano drove down from St. Petersburg to help residents impacted by Hurricane Irma.
Nicole Raucheisen, Naples Daily NewsDon Manley sits for a quick break after helping residents load their belongings onto his boat along the flooded Quinn Street area in Bonita Springs on Friday. Manley has been ferrying residents to their flooded homes since Tuesday.
Nicole Raucheisen, Naples Daily NewsFish swim along the bottom of a flooded Pawley Avenue in Bonita Springs, Friday.
Nicole Raucheisen/Naples Daily NewsAn American Flag waves where a home in the Sea Breeze Resort in Islamorada, Fla, used to stand before it was destroyed when Hurricane Irma,
Kelly Jordan, USA TODAYDarren Iorio tries to salvage as much as he can from his home at the Sea Breeze Resort in Islamorada, Fla. on Friday.
Kelly Jordan, USA TODAYResidents of Sea Breeze Resort in survey the damage to the homes in the mobile home community.
Kelly Jordan, USAA home built under the current building codes to protect against hurricanes is still standing in the Sea Breeze Resort in Islamorada, Fla., as others are ripped completely apart after Hurricane Irma brought high winds and flooding.
Kelly Jordan, USA TODAYFamily photos lie on Cristina Lopez's couch while water still stands in her home on Pawley Avenue in Bonita Springs, Friday.
Nicole Raucheisen, Naples Daily NewsLouis Sarangi and Carlos Hernandez and direct a boat carrying their new generator to their home in Bonita Springs, Fla. four days after Hurricane Irma hit their neighborhood, Sept. 14, 2017,
Nicole Raucheisen, Naples Daily News Vai The USA TOSome of the many sunken fishing boats at Postcard Inn Beach Resort & Marina in Islamorda, Fla. following hurricane Irma, Sep 14, 2017.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYFlood waters touch the bottom of a mailbox along the Quinn Street area in Bonita Springs, Fla, Sept. 14, 2017.
Nicole Raucheisen, Naples Daily News Vai The USA TODAY NetworkSteven Dobkins owner of Keys Marine Towing and Salvage in Key Largo, Fla. , works to clear the marina so he can launch his boats to retrieve other damaged boats, Sept. 14, 2017.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYPedro Gonzalez and Cornelia Leon grab belongings from their flooded house on in Bonita Springs, Fla four days after Hurricane Irma.
Nicole Raucheisen, Naples Daily News Vai The USA TODAY Networkhis is Bud N' Mary's Marina damaged By Hurricane Irma, in Islamorada, Fla. Sept. 14, 2017.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYJacob Daffin starts to throw out items from his grandmother's shed in Everglades City, Fla. after Hurricane Irma.
Katie Klann, Naples Daily NewsA man rides his bike by a trailer that was destroyed by Hurricane Irma in Immokalee, Fla.
Dorothy Edwards, Naples Daily NewsPresident Donald Trump arrives at Southwest International Airport in Fort Myers, Fla. The President will visit areas that were damaged by Hurricane Irma.
Kinfay Moroti, The News-PressA man sweeps a garage out after Hurricane Irma flooded it in Jacksonville, Fla.
Mike DeSisti, Milwaukee Journal SentinelA pile of rubble sits in the center of Naples Estates in Naples, Fla.
Luke Franke, Naples Daily NewsAndris Flores, 8, plays in front of his family's trailer that was destroyed by Hurricane Irma in Immokalee, Fla. Eustolia Flores and her four children set up a tent outside of their trailer to sleep in until their neighbor purchases a generator. The family is staying with neighbors in their trailer next door.
Dorothy Edwards, Naples Daily NewsA mobile home in Oak Park in Alva. Fla. that was heavily damaged by Hurricane Irma.
Andrew West, The News-PressRay Yarbrough picks up the pieces of his damaged home in Oak Park in Alva, Fla.
Andrew West, The News-PressRobby Daffin sorts through family photos that were damaged by flood waters and sludge in Everglades City, Fla. after Hurricane Irma. "I didn't know these were in there," said Daffin.
Katie Klann, Naples Daily NewsLisa Marteeny sweeps sludge from one room to another as her husband Lee sits on the front porch in Everglades City, Fla.
Katie Klann, Naples Daily NewsDamaged boats litter the canals in Marathon, Fla. after hurricane Irma swept through the Florida Keys, Sept. 14, 2017.
Rodney White, Michael Zamora/, The Register Via The USA TODAY NetworkYvonne Trebilcock, 70, wades through her flooded yard in front of her home along the Santa Fe River in LaCrosse, Alachua County, Fla. Sept. 14, 2017. "It's never ever been that high," she said referring to the water level that was within a few feet of reaching her home, which is without water or electricity thanks to hurricane Irma last weekend. Trebilcock, who lives at the home with her husband said she gets flooding occasionally, but never to the extent that Irma brought.
Mike De Sisti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Via The USA TODAY NertworkA damaged boat barn can be seen in Marathon, Fla. after hurricane Irma swept through the Florida Keys, Sept. 14, 2017.
Rodney White, Michael Zamora, The Register Via The USA TODAY NetworkMarty Walton an underground lineman with JEA electric, stands near his truck as the sun sets where he and his crew were working to restore electricity on San Marco Blvd. in Jacksonville, Fla. Sept. 13, 2017, after Hurricane Irma.
Mike De Sisti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Via The USA TODAY NertworkMarj Phinizy sits on her doorstep in Jacksonville, Fla. on after Hurricane Irma left her with flooding and a large amount of debris, Sept. 13, 2017.
Mike De Sisti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Via The USA TODAY NertworkAlex Rivero checks out storm damage in the Long Key Outdoor Resorts neighborhood following the passage of Hurricane Irma in Long Key, Fla. Sept. 12, 2017.
Trevor Hughes, USA TODAYCampers litter the ground in an RV park in the Florida Keys.
Rodney White And Michael Zamora, The Des Moines Register Via USA TODAY NETWORKHurricane Irma damage on Cudjoe Key, Fla.
Rodney White And Michael Zamora, The Des Moines Register Via USA TODAY NETWORKHurricane Irma damage on Upper Sugarloaf Key, Fla.
Rodney White And Michael Zamora, The Des Moines Register Via USA TODAY NETWORKAdam Goode gets extra gas after waiting nearly two hours at LoveÕs in North Fort Myers, Fla.
Amanda Inscore, News-Press Via USA TODAY NETWORKBoaters pass by an overturned vessel in Key West, Fla.
Rodney White And Michael Zamora, The Des Moines Register Via USA TODAY NETWORKNancy Daffin holds her hand over her mouth as she walks through her destroyed home on Plantation Island in Everglades City, Fla. "I don't know what I'm going to do," Daffin said.
Katie Klann, Naples Daily NewsRobby Daffin consoles his mother, Nancy Daffin, as she returns to her destroyed home on Plantation Island for the first time after Hurricane Irma in Everglades City, Fla.
Katie Klann, Naples Daily NewsCrystal Holler waits for her clothes to dry in the garage of her neighbor's home in Chokoloskee, Fla. "All of my clothes came flying out of the house," said Holler. She returned home to find her clothing covered in mud in her yard.
Katie Klann, Naples Daily NewsDave Stroshein helps his wife Linda through the flood water and debris at Citrus Park in Bonita Springs, Fla. The Stroshein's came back to check on their home for the first time since the storm, which was luckily still standing.
Nicole Raucheisen, Naples Daily NewsA boat dips into the canal as houses in Cudjoe Key, Fla. show damage from Hurricane Irma on Sept. 13, 2017.
Rodney White And Michael Zamora, The Des Moines Register, Via USA TODAY NETWORKDave Stroshein inspects the flooding in his shed at Citrus Park in Bonita Springs, Fla. on Sept. 13, 2017 after Hurricane Irma.
Nicole Raucheisen, Naples Daily News, USA TODAY NETWORKWater surrounds many of the homes like these in North Fort Myers after Hurricane Irma on Sept. 13, 2017.
Craig Bailey, Florida Today, USA TODAY NETWORKPeople pick up food and water from Collier County and Meals of Hope outside of Immokalee High School in Immokalee, Fla. on Sept. 13, 2017.
Dorothy Edwards, Naples Daily News, Via USA TODAY NETWORKPeople wait in line for food and water from the Collier County and Meals of Hope outside of Immokalee High School in Immokalee, Fla. on Sept. 13, 2017.
Dorothy Edwards, Naples Daily News, USA TODAY NETWORKCrews from Xtreme Powerline Construction from Port Huron, Michigan work on downed power lines in Rockledge, Fla. on Sept. 13, 2017 in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma.
Tim Shortt, Florida Today, USA TODAY NETWORKIslande Dillon check to see if she has water in Key Largo, Fla. on Sept. 13, 2017. Dillon and her son traveled to check their home after Hurricane Irma and what damage was sustained, if any, to the property.
Andrea Melendez, News-Press, USA TODAY NETWORKSections of the roof are seen peeled off on the Bayside Hotel on Sept. 13, 2017, in Key West, Fla., after Hurricane Irma.
Rodney White And Michael Zamora, The Des Moines Register, USA TODAY NETWORKScenes along Fiske Blvd. in Rockledge, Fla. on Sept. 13, 2017 in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma.
Tim Shortt, Florida Today, USA TODAY NETWORKA sign crew repairs the Rockledge Christian Center sign in Rockledge, Fla. on Sept. 13, 2017.
Tim Shortt, Florida Today, USA TODAY NETWORKA gas station in Key West shows signs of damage on Sept. 13, 2017, days after hurricane Irma ripped through the Florida Keys.
Rodney White And Michael Zamora, The Des Moines Register, USA TODAY NETWORKSea Breeze RV and Mobile Home Park in Islamorada, FL, was devastated by Hurricane Irma. Many of the Mobile home owners were in the park on Sept. 13, 2017 trying to salvage anything they could from their homes. Some of the mobile homes were flooded, moved, or completely destroyed.
Andrea Melendez, News-Press, USA TODAY NETWORKWater surrounds many of the homes in the Corkscrew Woodlands development in Estero, Fla. after Hurricane Irma on Sept. 13, 2017.
Craig Bailey, Florida Today, USA TODAY NETWORKDamage in the community of Goodland, near Marco Island after Hurricane Irma on Sept. 13, 2017.
Craig Bailey, Florida Today, USA TODAY NETWORKGeorge Lopez talks about how there is nothing left of his mobile home. Sea Breeze RV and Mobile Home Park in Islamorada, Fla.
Andrea Melendez, News-Press, USA TODAY NETWORKBill Quinn stands on the foundation where his home once stood in Islamorada, Fla. on Sept. 13, 2017. He escaped to a neighbor's home to ride out the storm, but emerged to find his long-time family-owned mobile home destroyed.
Andrea Melendez, News-Press, Via USA TODAY NETWORRalph Gruver pulls a piece of aluminum siding from the flooded road at Citrus Park in Bonita Springs, Fla. on Sept. 13, 2017 after Hurricane Irma.
Nicole Raucheisen, Naples Daily News, USA TODAY NETWORKBoats at a dock after Hurricane Irma in Lakeland, Fla. on Sept. 13, 2017.
Craig Bailey, Florida Today, Via USA TODAY NETWORKDrivers waited for nearly two hours to get gas in North Fort Myers, Fla. on Sept. 13, 2017. Most southwest Florida gas stations had similar lines.
Amanda Inscore, News-Press, Via USA TODAY NETWORKHollywood Police direct people arriving on the scene asking questions about workers and loved ones near a building where 115 people were evacuated and up to 5 people died at The Rehabilitation Center in Hollywood Hills Fla. due to intense heat and no power in the days following Hurricane Irma.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYLisa Daniels quickly scans through her home in Chokoloskee, Fla. "It's overwhelming. I just don't know where to start," Daniels said. "I got to get help from FEMA."
Luke Franke, Naples Daily NewsHealthcare workers walk down the street near Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood Fla. after five residents at a Florida nursing home that lost power during Hurricane Irma died after a loss of air conditioning during the outage, Broward County officials said Wednesday. Police Chief Tomas Sanchez said another 115 patients were evacuated, including several in critical condition. His office immediately started a criminal investigation, but Sanchez did not indicate specifically what the office was looking for. "We're not ruling anything out," he said. The victims were found inside the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills and the Larkin Community Hospital, which sit in a medical complex surrounded by a larger children's hospital.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYJoey Spalding takes a break from cleaning his home, which had nearly three feet of floodwater enter during a record high tide from Tropical Storm Irma on Tybee Island, Ga.
Josh Morgan, The Greenville NewsRamon Almarez checks on his home in Chokoloskee, Fla. which is caked in a thick layer of mud due to storm surge from Hurricane Irma.
Luke Franke, Naples Daily NewsA man rides his bike down a debris covered street in Key West, Fla.
Scott Clause, The Advertiser, Via USA TODAY NetworkLayers of paint were stripped from the Southernmost Point marker in Key West by Hurricane Irma.
Scott Clause, The Advertiser, Via USA TODAY NetworkA checkpoint near Homestead, Fla. where authorities are only allowing residents and business owners to travel south on Hwy 1 towards the Keys.
Scott Clause, The Advertiser, Via USA TODAY NetworkMacrina Cruz cooks the last of her family's food on a propane heated portable stove in front of her Immokalee, Fla. home. Cruz's family evacuated before the storm and planned on buying more food there, but many stores were out or had gouged the prices.
Dorothy Edwards, Naples Daily NewsKalen Kivodeaux, 16, left, and his brother Ivan, 13, clear debris from outside their grandmother Lisa Daniels house as residents begin to assess and repair damage from Hurricane Irma in Chokoloskee, Fla.
Luke Franke, Naples Daily NewsPatrick Zientara removes the plywood from the windows of a friend's home in Tampa, Fla.
Kelly Jordan, USA TODAYDamage from Hurricane Irma to the lower Florida Keys.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYDebris cleared from Hwy 1 in the Florida Keys.
Scott Clause, The Advertiser, Via USA TODAY NetworkMobile homes damaged by winds from Hurricane Irma at the Marathon Airport in Marathon, Fla.
Scott Clause, The Advertiser, Via USA TODAY NetworkTybee Beach, Ga residents gather at Nickie's 1971 for food and drinks after a record high tide caused by Tropical Storm Irma.
Josh Morgan, The Greenville NewsDamaged RVs and palm trees in the Florida Keys.
Trevor Hughes, USA TODAYA damaged boat sits in the water near a dock on the Florida Keys.
Trevor Hughes, USA TODAYA crab walks across a street in the Florida Keys.
Trevor Hughes, USA TODAYJames Sullivan, 22, left, and Cody Cowpland, 22, walk across a bridge in the Florida Keys while making a beer run.
Trevor Hughes, USA TODAYA damaged sailboat boat sits in the water off Key West.
Trevor Hughes, USA TODAYA mother and daughter walk past a damaged sailboat washed up on the beach of Key West.
Trevor Hughes, USA TODAYHurricane Irma damage to Cudjoe Key, Fla.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYHurricane Irma damage to the lower Florida Keys.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYHurricane Irma damage to the lower Florida Keys.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYHurricane Irma damage to the lower Florida Keys.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYBoats tied up away from docks in a waterway in the lower Florida Keys.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYHurricane Irma damage to the lower Florida Keys.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYHurricane Irma damage to the lower Florida Keys.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYHurricane Irma damage to the lower Florida Keys.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYHurricane Irma damage to the lower Florida Keys.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYHurricane Irma damage to the lower Florida Keys.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYWater covered roads in Bonita Springs, Fla.
Rodney White, Michael Zamora, The Des Moines RegisterHurricane Irma damage to Cape Sable Lakes homes in East Naples, Fla.
Rodney White, Michael Zamora, The Des Moines RegisterHurricane Irma damage to Cape Sable Lakes homes in East Naples, Fla.
Rodney White, Michael Zamora, The Des Moines RegisterPaulino Ortiz, 46, and his son carry a barrel of belongings from their house through floodwater from Hurricane Irma in Bonita Springs, Fla.
Nicole Raucheisen, Naples Daily NewsResidents line up for a meal at Kretch's on Marco Island, Fla. Kretch's and CJ's teamed up to feed hot meals to those without power.
Katie Klann, Naples Daily NewsKristian Schomburg throws debris into a pile while cleaning up after Hurricane Irma at the Snook Inn on Marco Island, Fla.
Katie Klann, Naples Daily NewsRoberto Valesquez pressure washes the parking lot at the Snook Inn on Marco Island, Fla. after Hurricane Irma.
Katie Klann, Naples Daily NewsDamage caused by Hurricane Irma to Cudjoe Key.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYHurricane Irma damage to the lower Florida Keys.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYHurricane Irma damage to the lower Florida Keys.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYHurricane Irma damage to the lower Florida Keys.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYHurricane Irma damage to the lower Florida Keys.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYHurricane Irma damage to the lower Florida Keys.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYHurricane Irma damage to the lower Florida Keys.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYHurricane Irma damage to the lower Florida Keys.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYHurricane Irma damage to the lower Florida Keys.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYResidents walk back to their homes in the Lehigh Acres area outside Fort Myers, Fla.
Rodney White, Michael Zamora, The Des Moines RegisterResidents survey the damage at Memorial Park in the Riverside section of Jacksonville, Fla.
Kelly Jordan, USA TODAYRonnie Biggs drags a gas grill through his brother's flooded yard on in the Suncoast Estates trailer park in North Fort Myers, Fla. Sept. 11, 2017. Biggs and his family will use the grill to boil water.
Kinfay Moroti, The News-Press, Via USA TODAY NETWORKThese homes are damaged in East Naples, Fla Sept. 11, 2017.
Michael Zamora, The Register, Via The USA TODAY NetworkEnrique Padron puts down plastic to cover a hole in his girlfriend's roof a day after Hurricane Irma made landfall in the Naples Manor area.
Michael Zamora, The Des Moines Register, Via USA TODAY NETWORKColleen Watts-Lyons and her 9-month-old twins Thomas and Kevin are among the hundreds of families struggling to survive after Hurricane Irma devastated the Suncoast Estates trailer park in North Fort Myers, Fla. Sept. 11, 2017.
Kinfay Moroti, The News-Press, Via The USA TODAY NetworkJerry Martin strips metal from his camper that was destroyed by Hurricane Irma in Suncoast Estates trailer park in North Fort Myers, Fla. Martin, a former Marine, plans on selling the scrap to help rebuild, Sept. 11, 2017.
Kinfay Moroti, The News-Press, Via USA TODAY NETWORKDonald Irwin and his family are among the hundreds struggling to survive after Hurricane Irma devastated the Suncoast Estates trailer park in North Fort Myers, Fla. Sept. 11, 2017.
Kinfay Moroti, The News-Press, Via The USA TODAY NetworkThe Veterans Memorial Park pier is heavily damaged after Hurricane Irma in Titusville, Fla.
Tim Shortt, Florida Today, Via USA TODAY NETWORKRichard Norwak wades through the water as he tries to check on his house a day after Hurricane Irma made landfall in the Holiday Manor area of Naples.
Michael Zamora, The Des Moines Register, Via USA TODAY NETWORKRichard Norwak retrieves a letter from his mailbox a day after Hurricane Irma made landfall in the Holiday Manor area of Naples, Fla..
Michael Zamora, The Des Moines Register, Via USA TODAY NetworkA lone umbrella is set up on Miami Beach on the day after Hurricane Irma.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYSunshine Boulevard in Lehigh Acres was flooded at the Harns Marsh area due to heavy rainfall that came with Hurricane Irma.
Andrew West, The News-Press, Via USA TODAY NETWORKAustin Gilchrist, an employee of the City of Fort Myers Beach trims fallen trees on the south end of Fort Myers Beach.
Andrew West, The News-Press, Via USA TODAY NETWORKDamage left behind following Hurricane Irma in Marco Island, Fla.
Rodney White And Michael Zamora, The Des Moines RegisterA boat, whose owner ran it aground to have a chance at saving it before it sunk during Hurricane Irma sits on shore in Titusville, Fla.
Tim Shortt, Florida Today, Via USA TODAY NETWORKPeople hang out near the flooded walkway off River Street as a high tide and Tropical Storm Irma activity causes major flooding in Savannah, Ga. on Sept. 11, 2017.
Josh Morgan, The Greenville News Via USA TODAY NetworkMiami Beach shut down to car traffic on Sept. 11, 2017 one day after Hurricane Irma hit Florida while police would allow residents to walk from Venetian Island checkpoints across the bridges into Miami Beach. Miami Beach will allow all residents back into Miami Beach on Sept. 12 at noon.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYAerial photos show the damage left behind in Irma's wake on Sept. 11, 2017, at the Holiday Manor neighborhood in Naples, Fl.
Rodney White, Michael Zamora, The Register Via USA TODAY NetworkQuiet day on Miami Beach on Sept. 11, 2017 one day after Hurricane Irma hit Florida. Miami Beach will allow all residents back into Miami Beach on Sept. 12 at noon after checking all bridges.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYMiami Beach is shut down to car traffic on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017 one day after Hurricane Irma hit Florida while police would allow residents to walk from Venetian Island checkpoints across the bridges into Miami Beach.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYAerial photos show the damage left behind in Irma's wake on Sept. 11, 2017, on Marco Island, Fl.
Rodney White, Michael Zamora, The Register Via USA TODAY NetworkA resident of Stratford Drive in the Shakespeare Park subdivision in unincorporated Cocoa, Fl. which was flooded Sept. 11, 2017 morning after Hurricane Irma hit.
Tim Shortt, Florida Today Via USA TODAY NetworkThe popular Rotary Riverfront Park pier in Titusville, Fl. was destroyed when Hurricane Irma hit Brevard County. Located across from NASA's Kennedy Space Center and launch pads, it was usually packed with spectators for shuttle launches.
Tim Shortt, Florida Today Via USA TODAY NetworkSeveral homes in Mims, Fl. in North Brevard County are damaged after a Hurricane Irma spawned tornado hit.
Tim Shortt, Florida Today Via USA TODAY NetworkThe Veterans Memorial Park pier along the Indian River in Titusville, Fl. shows its damage on Monday after Hurricane Irma hit Brevard County.
Tim Shortt, Florida Today Via USA TODAY NetworkKaren Guinn walks her dog Rocco in heavy rain and wind as Tropical Storm Irma begins to hit downtown Savannah on Sept. 11, 2017.
Josh Morgan, The Greenville News Via USA TODAY NetworkLehigh teens, Marshaun Green and Tyler Roak, jump into a fast moving canal along 23rd Ave in Lehigh Acres, Fl. on Sept.11, 2017. They were looking to have fun after being cooped up for several days because of Hurricane Irma. Parts of Lehigh were flooded from heavy rains associated with the storm.
Andrew West, The News-Press Via USA TODAY NetworkAerial photos show the damage left behind in Irma's wake on Sept. 11, 2017, on Marco Island, Fl.
Rodney White, Michael Zamora, The Register Via USA TODAY NetworkA Lehigh Acres, Fl. resident cleans up his yard on Sept. 11, 2017 after Hurricane Irma plowed through the state on Sunday.
Andrew West, The News-Press Via USA TODAY NetworkLeticia Magana cleans out her trailer with son Luis Ladrilleros the morning after Hurricane Irma ripped off the roof and destroyed the inside in Immokalee, Fla. The 7 people living in Magana's home will be staying at a relative's house in town.
Dorothy Edwards, Naples Daily News Via USA TODAY NETWORKMaria Romero, 6, stands in the doorway of her home the morning after Hurricane Irma came through Immokalee, Fla.
Dorothy Edwards, Naples Daily News Via USA TODAY NETWORKA bedroom of a trailer in flood water the morning after Hurricane Irma came through Immokalee, Fla.
Dorothy Edwards, Naples Daily News Via USA TODAY NETWORKPeople walk down a flooded street in the Lamplighter Village Mobile Home Park in Melbourne, Fla.
Craig Bailey, Florida Today Via USA TODAY NETWORKGilberto Fernandez uses a chainsaw to cut up a tree that fell on his front fence near Miami International Airport.
Trevor Hughes, USA TODAYSep 11, 2017; Miami, FL, USA; DTE Energy workers arriving from Michigan to help with the power restoration of Miami begin to work one day after Hurricane Irma hit Florida. Mandatory Credit: Jack Gruber-USA TODAY ORIG FILE ID: 20170911_sal_usa_5184.JPG
Jack Gruber, Jack Gruber-USA TODAYJose Valentin,left, Maria Guadalupe, 5, and Mario Valentin, right, sit on a couch in their family trailer on the morning after Hurricane Irma came through Immokalee, Fla.
Dorothy Edwards, Naples Daily News Via USA TODAY NETWORKHoward Lounsberry and Teddi Salamacha' trailer in Port Canavera. Fla was destroyed in the storm, Sept. 11,2017.
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Several cars on the roof of the City of Palms Garage in downtown Fort Myers Fla. were damaged by Hurricane Irma.
Kinfay Moroti, The News-Press Via USA TODAY NETWORKCesar sits on a downed tree in Naples Estates trailer park in East Naples Fla. He and his owner Charles Pulkownik rode out the storm at home and are cleaning up after Hurricane Irma passed through, Sept. 11, 2017.
Rodney White, The Register Via The USA TODAY NetworkA broken sprinkler sprays water and debris litter the streets at Naples Estates trailer park in East Naples Fla. Sept. 11, 2017.
Rodney White, The Register Via The USA TODAY Network85 year old Manuel Sanchez walks past somedowned trees in his Miami neighborhood as the cleanup process begins one day after Hurricane Irma hit Fla. Sept. 11, 2017.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYApril McCausland looks over the damage to her home at Naples Estates trailer park in East Naples Fla. Sept. 11, 2017.
Rodney White, The Register Via The USA TODAY NetworkJose Antonio Feliu standing with his car at a blocked street in a Miami neighborhood as the clearing of trees and debris begins one day after Hurricane Irma hit Florida, Sept. 11, 2017.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYCharles Pulkownik rode out the storm and is cleaning up at Naples Estates trailer park in East Naples Fla.Sept. 11, 2017, after Hurricane Irma passed through.
Rodney White , The Register Via The USA TODAY NetworkStreets are blocked in Coral Gables as residents working to clear trees and debris one day after Hurricane Irma hit Florida, Sept. 11, 2017.
Jack Gruber, USA TodayCharles Pulkownik rides his bike through a flooded street in the Naples Estates trailer park in East Naples Fla. Sept. 11, 2017.
Rodney White, The Register Via The USA TODAY NetworkLarry Donnerstaf center, is helped back to his home at Naples Estates trailer park in East Naples Fla. Sept. 11, 2017.
Rodney White, The Register Via The USA TODAY NetworkRoofing and siding litter the streets at Naples Estates trailer park in East Naples, Fla., on Sept. 11, 2017.
Rodney White, The Register Via The USA TODAY NetworkLarry Donnerstaf, center, is helped back to his home at Naples Estates trailer park in East Naples, Fla., on Sept. 11, 2017.
Rodney White, The Register Via The USA TODAY NetworkSteve Jewell walks through the water in the streets at Naples Estates trailer park in East Naples Fla. after Hurricane Irma passed through the area, Sept. 11, 2017.
Rodney White , The Resister Via The USA TODAY NetworkA walker passes by a downed tree near the waterfront of Tampa Bay Fla. after Irma passed through the area, Sept. 11, 2017.
Kelly Jordan, USA TODAYDebris fills the streets at Naples Estates trailer park Naples Fla Sept. 11, 2017.
Rodney White , The Register Via The USA TODAY NetworkEstrella Palacios walks through debris caused by Hurricane Irma in Miami, Sept. 11, 2017.
Saul Loeb, AFP/Getty ImagesAn American flag blows in the intense wind following Hurricane Irma at the Palm Lake RV Resort in Bonita Springs, Fla
Nicole Raucheisen, Naples Daily NewsClarence and Virginia Robinson move into the Red Cross shelter at the Albany Civic Center to ride out Hurricane Irma on in Albany, Ga. Virginia Robinson said, "I feel more safe here and our street is already flooding."
Curtis Compton, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Via APThe eye of Hurricane Irma passes through Naples, Fla.
David Goldman, APUtility trucks are parked at the Georgia National Fairgrounds & Agricenter in Perry, Ga. The utility workers the fairgrounds to stage before helping Fla. recover from Hurricane Irma.
Ken Ruinard, Independent Mail Via USA TODAY NETWORKFloodwater fills Meadow Lane in Bonita Springs, Fla. following Hurricane Irma.
Nicole Raucheisen, Naples Daily NewsDestroyed sail boats in the marina across from Miami City Hall as people venture out during the last major bands of wind and rain of Hurricane Irma passed over Miami on Sept. 10, 2017.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYDowntown Miami high rise power outage in buildings except for one apartment as outer bands of Hurricane Irma passed over Miami on Sept. 10, 2017.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYPeople begin to venture out in downtown Miami as outer bands of Hurricane Irma pass on Sept. 10, 2017.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYOne of two confirmed destroyed construction cranes in downtown Miami seen as the last major bands of wind and rain of Hurricane Irma pass on Sept. 10, 2017.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYBiscayne Blvd in downtown Miami as the last major bands of wind and rain of Hurricane Irma pass on Sept. 10, 2017.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYCars drive down US 1 in Palm Bay, Fl. as winds from Hurricane Irma batter the trees on Sept. 10, 2017.
Craig Bailey, Florida Today Via USA TODAY NETWORKPeople make it to the streets of downtown Miami after outer bands of Hurricane Irma passed over Miami on Sept. 10, 2017.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYA truck drives through a flooded Viera Blvd. near Holiday Springs Blvd. in Viera, FL on Sept. 10, 2017.
Craig Bailey, Florida Today Via USA TODAY NETWORKA tornado spawned by Hurricane Irma damaged six homes in the Palm Bay Estates mobile home park on Sept. 10, 2017.
Craig Bailey, Florida Today Via USA TODAY NETWORKA bodysurfer searches for waves to ride as Hurricane Irma churns the Atlantic waters in Indialantic, Fl. on Sept. 10, 2017.
Craig Bailey, Florida Today Via USA TODAY NETWORKLynn Grimes talks about the damage to her home in Palm Bay, Fl.. A tornado spawned by Hurricane Irma hit the home in Palm Bay Estates on Sept. 10, 2017.
Craig Bailey, Florida Today Via USA TODAY NETWORKResidents in Tallahassee, FL stand in line to get ice in preparation for Hurricane Irma on Sept. 10, 2017.
Scott Clause, The Advertiser Via USA TODAY NETWORKLee Kaczorowski, right, and Lisa Farmer fill sandbags at Winthrop Park in Tallahassee, Fl. in preparation for Hurricane Irma on Sept. 10, 2017.
Scott Clause, The Advertiser Via USA TODAY NETWORKTrees litter the flooded parking lot at the Naples Daily News on Sept. 10, 2017, as Hurricane Irma passed through southwest Florida.
Rodney White, The Des Moines Register Via USA TODAY NetworkVice President Mike Pence takes a selfie with a FEMA employee at Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters in Washington, D.C. as FEMA responds to Hurricane Irma on Sept. 10, 2017.
Ledge King, USA TODAYJeff Meredith, owner of Good Karma, a 2007 Beneteau which he recently purchased and restored, was happy to find the boat survived the storm after checking on the boat as outer bands of Hurricane Irma passed over Miami on Sept. 10, 2017.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYA truck drives through a flooded area of Stewart Road near Aurora Road, in Melbourne, Fl. on Sept. 10, 2017.
Tim Shortt, Florida Today Via USA TODAY NETWORKMiami Police try to keep the streets of Miami clear in downtown Miami as outer bands of Hurricane Irma passed over Miami on Sept. 10, 2017.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYDebris from a mobile home lies in the street in Palm Bay Estates Mobile Home Park. A tornado spawned by Hurricane Irma destroyed 6 homes in the development on Sept. 10, 2017 in Palm Bay, Fl.
Craig Bailey, Florida Today Via USA TODAY NETWORKValerie Kenny and Mike Pauley shield themselves from the wind and rain as they walk the 5th Av. Boardwalk in Indialantic, Fl. on Sept. 10, 2017.
Craig Bailey, Florida Today Via USA TODAY NETWORKFirefighters examine damage to six homes in the Palm Bay Estates mobile home park. The tornado was spawned by Hurricane Irma on Sept. 10, 2017.
Craig Bailey, Florida Today Via USA TODAY NETWORKSep 10, 2017; Palm Bay, FL, USA; Firefighters examine damage to six homes in the Palm Bay Estates mobile home park. The tornado was spawned by Hurricane Irma. Mandatory Credit: Craig Bailey/Florida Today via USA TODAY NETWORK ORIG FILE ID: 20170910_jla_usa_499.jpg
Craig Bailey, Florida Today-USA TODAY NETWORKMiami Police investigate alarm and destroyed doors to an entrance of a Regions Bank in downtown Miami as outer bands of Hurricane Irma passed over Miami on Sept. 10, 2017.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYA truck is seen on its side after being blown over as Hurricane Irma passed through on Sept. 10, 2017 in Miami, Fla.
Joe Raedle, Getty ImagesPalm Bay firefighters check on damage to multiple manufactured homes at Palm Bay Estates on Sept. 10, 2017after a Hurricane Irma spawned tornado touched down.
Tim Shortt, Florida Today Via USA TODAY NETWORKShredded awning whips in tropical storm winds at the Coral Ridge Yacht Club as Hurricane Irma hits the southern part of the state Sept. 10, 2017 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Chip Somodevilla, Getty ImagesPeople take time to clear debris out of a drainage ditch to keep the area from flooding as Hurricane Irma passes through on Sept. 10, 2017, in Miami, Fla.
Joe Raedle, Getty ImagesBroken tree branches block roads in the Coral Beach neighborhood on Sept. 10, 2017 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Chip Somodevilla, Getty ImagesDebris from a second story roof is scattered over a two-block area after a possible tornado touched down at Palm Bay Point subdivision on Sept. 10, 2017, in Palm Bay, Fla.
Red Huber, Orlando Sentinel Via APPeople walk past a building where the roof was blown off by Hurricane Irma on Sept. 10, 2017 in Miami, Fla.
Joe Raedle, Getty ImagesA fallen tree crashes atop a row of cars on Sept. 10, 2017, in Miami, Fla.
Michele Eve Sandberg, AFP/Getty ImagesAden Alcroix-Camper, 11, walks through debris from a second-story roof scattered over a two block area after a possible tornado touched down at Palm Bay Point subdivision in Palm Bay, Fla. on Sept. 10, 2017.
Red Huber, Orlando Sentinel Via APVice President Pence, center, listens as Homeland Security Acting Secretary Elaine Duke, second from right, speaks with workers during a visit to FEMA headquarters in Washington to see the response to Hurricane Irma on Sept. 10, 2017. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt listens at right.
Susan Walsh, APA man looks over the pounding surf caused by Hurricane Irma in the Wild Dunes Resort community of the Isle of Palms, S.C. on Sept. 10, 2017.
Mic Smith, APTrees bend in the storm wind along North Fort Lauderdale Beach Boulevard as Hurricane Irma hits the southern part of the state Sept. 10, 2017, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesPalm Bay officer Dustin Terkoski walks over debris from a two-story home at Palm Point Subdivision in Brevard County, Fla., after a tornado touched down on Sept. 10, 2017.
Red Huber, Orlando Sentinel Via APStorm damage in Miami between storm bands as Hurricane Irma hits Miami on Sept. 10, 2017.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYA car is seen in a flooded street as Hurricane Irma passes through on Sept. 10, 2017, in Miami, Fla.
Joe Raedle, Getty ImagesPeople emerge from their homes in Miami between storm bands as Hurricane Irma hits Miami on Sept. 10, 2017.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYCory Salmon, right, along with his daughter Corrie, check out Vanderbilt Beach midday Sept. 10, 2017 in Naples, Fla. The water along the beach had recessed significantly into the Gulf of Mexico as Hurricane Irma made its way towards the Southwest Florida coast.
Luke Franke, Naples Daily News Via USA TODAY NETWORKMore than a dozen roads flooded in Fort Pierce, Fla. on Sept. 10, 2017.
Leah Voss, TCPalm.com Via USA TODAY NETWORKDowned power lines, felled trees, branches, and other debris litter Naples, Fla., Sept. 10, 2017.
Luke Franke, Naples Daily News Via USA TODAYA person walks through a flooded street in the Brickell area of downtown Miami on Sept. 10, 2017.
Joe Raedle, Getty ImagesHotel guests walk through dark hallways after the electricity was cut at a hotel on Sept. 10, 2017 in Fort Myers, Fla.
Spencer Platt, Getty ImagesA car sits abandoned in storm surge along North Fort Lauderdale Beach Boulevard on Sept. 10, 2017 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Chip Somodevilla, Getty ImagesHeavy winds and rain from Hurricane Irma are seen in Miami, Fla. on Sept. 10, 2017.
Saul Loeb, AFP/Getty ImagesResidents inspect the extreme receding water in Tampa Bay ahead of Hurricane Irma on Sept. 10, 2017 in Tampa, Fla.
Brian Blanco, Getty ImagesA fire truck responds to a call traveling south on U.S. 1 in heavy rain as conditions from Hurricane Irma begin to deteriorate early Sept. 10, 2017.
Eric Hasert, TCPalm.com Via USA TODAY NETWORKImmokalee Fire and Rescue crews wait out Hurricane Irma as it moves closer in Immokalee, Fla. on Sept. 10, 2017.
Dorothy Edwards, Naples Daily News Via USA TODAY NETWORKThe entrance to the Magic Kingdom at Disney World is empty as the theme park was closed because of Hurricane Irma approaching the central Florida area, Sept. 10, 2017, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Other tourists attractions including Universal Studios and Sea World were also closed and planned to reopen Tuesday.
John Raoux, APStorms clouds move in over the skyline of downtown Orlando, Fla. on Sept. 10, 2017.
Joe Burbank, Orlando Sentinel Via APA television news crew wades into a flooded street in the Brickel section of Miami as Hurricane Irma passes by Sept. 10, 2017.
Wilfredo Lee, APMadisen Norris reacts as waves begin to crash into her at Tybee Island, Ga. on Sept. 10, 2017.
Josh Morgan, The Greenville News Via USA TODAY NETWORKA car makes its way up a flooded 1st Street South in Jacksonville Beach, Fla., Sept. 10, 2017.
Bob Mack, The Florida Times-Union Via APPets brought to the Red Cross emergency shelter at Rickards High School are housed in the school's weight room Sept. 10, 2017 in Tallahassee, Fla..
Hali Tauxe, Tallahassee Democrat Via USA TODAY NETWORKPeople battle high winds and rain to take in the sights along the Miami River on Sept. 10, 2017 in Miami, Fla.
Joe Raedle, Getty ImagesWater flows out of the Miami River to flood a walkway as on Sept. 10, 2017 in Miami, Fla.
Joe Raedle, Getty ImagesA crane tower is seen after part of it collapsed from the winds of Hurricane Irma on Sept. 10, 2017 in Miami, Fla.
Joe Raedle, Getty ImagesMark Depenbrock (L) leans into the tropical storm strength winds as he and his daughter Chloe Depenbrock visit Anglins Fishing Pier as Hurricane Irma hits the southern part of the state Sept. 10, 2017 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Chip Somodevilla, Getty ImagesA person battles high winds and rain to take pictures of the flooding along the Miami River on Sept. 10, 2017 in Miami, Fla.
Joe Raedle, Getty ImagesA couple walk their dogs on Bayshore Boulevard in Tampa, Fla., on Sept. 10, 2017, where Tampa residents are fleeing the evacuation zones ahead of Hurricane Irma's landfall.
Jim Watson, AFP/Getty ImagesA rough surf surrounds Boynton Beach inlet in Boynton Beach, Fla. on Sept. 10, 2017.
Jim Rassol, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Via APGeoff Rutland (L), a local volunteer from Crossing Jordan Church, helps other residents get ice from a vending machine in Tampa, Fla., on Sept. 10, 2017, where residents are fleeing the evacuation zones ahead of Hurricane Irma's landfall.
Jim Watson, AFP/Getty ImagesPeople stand in line for breakfast in the disaster shelter at Riverview High School in Sarasota, Fla. on Sept. 10, 2017, in advance of Hurricane Irma. The full shelter is closed to new evacuees.
Mike Lang, Sarasota Herald-Tribune Via APA lone car drives down a road as Hurricane Irma strikes on Sept. 10, 2017, in Boca Raton, Fla.
Marc Serota, Getty ImagesRecently planted palm trees lie strewn across the road as Hurricane Irma passes by, Sept. 10, 2017, in Miami Beach, Fla.
Wilfredo Lee, APLarge waves produced by Hurricane Irma crash into the end of Anglins Fishing Pier Sept. 10, 2017, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Chip Somodevilla, Getty Imagesn this NOAA-NASA GOES Project handout image, GOES satellite shows Hurricane Irma as it makes landfall on the Florida coast as a category 4 storm as Tropical Storm Jose (R) moves west in the Atlantic Ocean taken at 11:45 UTC on September 10, 2017.
Handout, NOAA-NASA GOES Project Via Getty ImagesSailboats moored near Watson Island ride out the winds and waves on Sept. 10, 2017, in Miami Beach, Fla.
Wilfredo Lee, APHotel guests eat breakfast by lamplight after the Courtyard by Marriott was left without power by Hurricane Irma Sept. 10, 2017 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Chip Somodevilla, Getty ImagesA U.S. flag is tattered by winds produced by Hurricane Irma Sept. 10, 2017 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Chip Somodevilla, Getty ImagesA woman who refused to be identified tries to find shelter on Fort Myers Beach, Fla. on Sept. 10, 2017. She was heading to a nearby church hoping someone was there to take her in.
Andrew West, News-Press Via USA TODAY NETWORKWaves crash over a seawall at the mouth of the Miami River from Biscayne Bay, Fla. on Sept. 10, 2017, in Miami.
Wilfredo Lee, APP.J Pike of PJs charters watches over his fleet of seven boats at Captain Tony's fishing adventure on Fort Myers Beach, Fla on Sept. 10, 2017.
Andrew West, News-Press Via USA TODAY NETWORKBoats lay on their sides after the tide has pushed out on Hurricane Pass on Fort Myers Beach, Fl. on Sept. 10, 2017.
Andrew West, News-Press Via USA TODAY NETWORKA man rides a motorcycle through the wind and rain on Sept. 10, 2017 in Bonita Springs, Fla.
Spencer Platt, Getty ImagesThe Blinckman family use their personal devices while sheltering in a stairwell utility closet as Hurricane Irma goes over Key West, Fla., Sept. 10, 2017.
Charles Trainor Jr, The Miami Herald Via APJonvi Delsol checks out what is happening on her street as high winds and rain from hurricane Irma arrive on Sept. 10, 2017 in Miami, Fla. Florida will take a hit by the Hurricane which will come ashore at category 4.
Joe Raedle, Getty ImagesTrees and branches are seen after being knocked down by the high winds as hurricane Irma arrives on Sept. 10, 2017 in Miami, Florida.
Joe Raedle, Getty ImagesSenior Hurricane Specialist Lixion Avila, left, and Lt. Phil Manougian, a storm surge unit operations officer for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, watch radar and infrared satellite imagery depicting the eyewall of Hurricane Irma crossing the lower Florida Keys Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017, at the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
Andy Newman, APMatthew Hale looks out on the wind and rain as Hurricane Irma arrives in South Florida on Sept. 10, 2017 in Miami.
Joe Raedle, Getty ImagesWaves crash against the Southernmost Point in Key West, Fla., Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017. Hurricane Irma's leading edge bent palm trees and spit rain as the storm swirled toward Florida on Saturday.
Rob O'Neal, The Key West Citizen Via APGinny Borne, left, of Polk City, has lunch along with her daughter Kayla Jemec and granddaughter Rayleigh Pickren, behind the boarded up windows at Tom's Restaurant in Lakeland, Fla. Saturday September 9, 2017. The trio was on their way to stay with relatives after evacuating from their mobile home.
Kelly Jordan, USA TODAYCapt. Jason Sellers directs a vehicle into the garage on Saturday, September 9, 2017 at the Greater Naples Fire Rescue Station 72 as Hurricane Irma makes its way towards Southwest Florida. The firefighters moved emergency vehicles to face inward so that potential debris will not break the windshields. Brush 72 will be used as a high water reconnaissance vehicle after the storm. It is normally used during brush fires.
Katie Klann, Naples Daily NewsTraffic heading eastbound on Interstate 4 near Lakeland, Fla. Saturday September 9, 2017, as residents of the greater Tampa area evacuate ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Irma.
Kelly Jordan, USA TODAYDominic Lee, 11, holds broken sea turtle eggs Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, a common casualty of storms like Hurricane Irma that brings heavy surf and high winds.
Patrick Dove, TCPalm.comThe wind catches Calie Cartagena's hair as she and her family walk along the beach south of the Sebastian Inlet State Park. Tropical storm-force winds are expected to be across the Treasure Coast early Sunday.
Patrick Dove, TCPalm.comA young boy steps on his sister as he moves around the tight confines of a classroom where people are sleeping at a shelter within the Pizzo Elementary School in Tampa, Fla, Sept. 9, 2017, where Tampa residents are fleeing the evacuation zones ahead of Hurricane Irma's landfall.
Jim Watson, AFP/Getty ImagesA group of people wait in the cafeteria for room assignments at a shelter within the Pizzo Elementary School in Tampa, Fla, Sept. 9, 2017, where Tampa residents are fleeing the evacuation zones ahead of Hurricane Irma's landfall.
Jim Watson, AFP/Getty ImagesRough surf churned up buy the approaching hurricane damage the docks at Whale harbour in the Florida Keys as winds and rain from the outer bands of Hurricane Irma arrive in Islamorada, Fla. on Sept. 9, 2017.
Gaston De Cardenas, AFP/Getty ImagesPeople walk down the street as winds and rain begin to hit as outer bands of Hurricane Irma arrive in Miami Beach, Florida, Sept. 9, 2017.
Saul Loeb, AFP/Getty ImagesRough seas are kick up in Florida Keys as winds and rain from the outer bands of Hurricane Irma arrive in Islamorada, Fla. on September 9, 2017.
Gaston De Cardenas, AFP/Getty ImagesRichard Spicer, of South Hutchinson Island in Fort Pierce, films the Atlantic Ocean ahead of Hurricane Irma on the jetty south of the Fort Pierce Inlet.
Leah Voss, TCPALM Via USA TODAY NETWORKDebris starts to litter the roadways in the Florida Keys as winds and rain from the outer bands of Hurricane Irma arrive in Key Largo, Fla. on September 9, 2017.
Gaston De Cardenas, AFP/Getty ImagesThe Miami Palmetto Expressway is empty except for emergency responders as Hurricane Irma bears down on Miami on Sept. 9, 2017.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYLines wrap around for thousands of evacuees at Germain Arena in Fort Myers Fla. as residents take shelter from Hurricane Irma on Sept. 9, 2017.
Rodney White, The Register Via USA TODAY NETWORKPeople stand next to palm trees as they look at churning waves and high winds along Hollywood Beach, Fla., on Sept. 9, 2017.
Wilfredo Lee, APStacey Klemark of Vero Beach stands on the Conn Boardwalk in Vero Beach, Fla. and takes video of the heavy surf.
Patrick Dove, TCPALM Via USA TODAY NETWORKThere are few people and boats left in the Vero Beach Municipal Marina, with several anchored in the mangrove trees for cover from Hurricane Irma on Sept. 9, 2017 in Vero Beach, Fla.
Patrick Dove, TCPALM Via USA TODAY NETWORKJuana Garcia leans into her husband Enrique Garcia Jr. as they wait to get into Germain Arena in Ft. Myers, Fla. on Sept. 9, with their two children on Saturday. They evacuated along with thousands of others ahead of Hurricane Irma.
Amanda Inscore, News-Press Via USA TODAY NETWORKTampa residents load sandbags with beach sand at Gandy Beach as residents and visitors in Florida prepare for, and evacuate ahead of, Hurricane Irma on Sept. 9, 2017 in Tampa, Florida. Current tracks for Hurricane Irma shows that it will hit Florida's west coast on Sunday.
Brian Blanco, Getty ImagesJim Harringer walks with his dog Daisy through waves on the beach at Tybee Island.
Josh Morgan, The Greenville News Via USA TODAY NETWORKMilela Cineas is evacuated from Cypress Run, an affordable housing retirement home, in Immokalee, Fla. as Hurricane Irma approaches on Sept. 9, 2017.
Dorothy Edwards, Naples Daily News Via USA TODAY NETWORKThomas Manning with Immokalee Fire and Rescue asks Marie Delva, 65, to evacuate her home at Cypress Run, an affordable housing retirement home, in Immokalee as Hurricane Irma approaches.
Dorothy Edwards, Naples Daily News Via USA TODAY NETWORKBrett Bucolo, of Port Salerno, surfsSept. 9, 2017, at Chastain Beach in Martin County, known as "the rocks," on Hutchinson Island, in waves blown by Hurricane Irma.
Xavier Mascare, TCPalm.com Via USA TODAY NETWORKA National Guardsmen helps an evacuee enter the Germain Arena that is serving as a shelter from the approaching Hurricane Irma on Sept. 9, 2017 in Estero, Fla.
Mark Wilson, Getty ImagesCatham County residents arrive at the Savannah Civic Center to board evacuation buses that will transport them to an inland shelter ahead of Hurricane Irma.
Josh Morgan, The Greenville News Via USA TODAY NETWORKYves Estinvil of Jacksonville, Fla., stands with her sister Deanna Baldwin, right, in a parking lot at the Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga. The speedway opened up their parking and campsites for evacuees from Hurricane Irma. A man donated the use of his camper to the family to stay.
Ken Ruinard, Independent Mail Via USA TODAY NETWORKA car rides in the shoulder to pass other cars in evacuation traffic on I-75 N, near Brooksville, Fla., in advance of Hurricane Irma, Sept, 9, 2017.
Gerald Herbert, APA woman carries her dog as people arrive at a shelter at Alico Arena where thousands of Floridians are hoping to ride out Hurricane Irma on Sept. 9, 2017 in Fort Myers, Fla. The Fort Myers area could begin to feel hurricane-force winds from Irma by 11 a.m. Sunday and experience wind gusts over 100 mph from Sunday through Monday.
Spencer Platt, Getty ImagesFamilies wait in line for shelter at Pinecrest Elementary School in Immokalee as Hurricane Irma approaches on Sept. 9, 2017.
Dorothy Edwards, Naples Daily News Via USA TODAY NETWORKAn aerial view of Germain Arena in Fort Myers Fla. as thousands of evacuees take shelter from Hurricane Irma.
Michael Zamora And Rodney White, The Register Via USA TODAY NETWORKHomestead, Fla. resident Lucy Villasenor and Yanell Roacha wait to enter Ray V. Pottorf Elementary School in Fort Myers with her family. It is a shelter for those fleeing Hurricane Irma, offering a safe haven for pets as well.
Andrew West, The News-Press Via USA TODAY NETWORKThe Interstate remains empty as the outer bands of Hurricane Irma reached South Florida early Sept. 9, 2017 in Miami. Gov. Rick Scott is urging anyone living in an evacuation zone in southwest Florida to leave by noon as the threat of Hurricane Irma has shifted west.
David Santiago, Miami Herald Via APPaul Barber, right, and Maudelene McCleary, center, help Red Grogg pull his boat out of the water along the Davis Islands yacht basin Sept. 9, 2017, in Tampa, Fla. Residents along Florida's west coast are preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Irma.
Chris O'Meara, APTim Grollimund looks at the projected path of Hurricane Irma on his phone while staying in a shelter in Miami after evacuating his home in Key Largo along the Florida Keys, Sept. 9, 2017.
David Goldman, APBoaters prepare for Hurricane Irma at the Fort Myers Yacht Basin on Sept. 9, 2017.
Andrew West, The News-Press Via USA TODAY NETWORKVolunteer Liz Degen, from the Compassion Christian Church, helps hundreds of local residents being evacuated from the city board buses at the Savannah Civic Center during a mandatory evacuation from Hurricane Irma on Sept. 9, 2017, in Savannah, Ga.
Curtis Compton, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Via APHundreds of local residents being evacuated from the city fill the Savannah Civic Center during a mandatory evacuation from Hurricane Irma on Sept. 9, 2017, in Savannah, Ga.
Curtis Compton, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Via APElizabeth Ponder, center, hugs her daughter Exodus Ponder, left, while standing in line at the Savannah Civic Center before evacuating from the path of Hurricane Irma, on Sept., 9, 2017 in Savannah, Ga.
Stephen B. Morton, APBrad Shows moves household items and supplies to his trailer as he complies with a mandatory evacuation as residents and visitors in Florida prepare ahead of Hurricane Irma on Sept. 09, 2017 in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Brian Blanco, Getty ImagesThousands of people line up Sept. 9, 2017 to enter a hurricane shelter at Germain Arena in Estero, Fla. The line is close to two miles long. Residents througout Florida are seeking last minute shelter in advance of Hurricane Irma. Florida is in the path of the Hurricane which may come ashore at category 4.
Kinfay Moroti, The News-Press Via USA TODAY NETWORKPolice enter one of the few remaining businesses open in Naples before the arrival of Hurricane Irma into Southwest Florida on Sept. 9, 2017 in Naples, Fla. The Naples area could begin to feel hurricane-force winds from Irma by 11 a.m. Sunday and experience wind gusts over 100 mph from Sunday through Monday.
Spencer Platt, Getty ImagesStorm clouds are seen over the beach as Hurricane Irma approaches on Sept. 9, 2017 in Miami Beach, Fla.
Joe Raedle, Getty ImagesJennifer Nelson, senior keeper at Zoo Miami, leads a cheetah named Koda to a hurricane resistant structure within the zoo, Sept. 9, 2017 in Miami. Though most animals will reman in their secure structures, Koda and his brother Diesel and some birds will ride out the storm in temporary housing.
Wilfredo Lee, APLauren Klein and Jason Taormina from Orlando set up a tent south of the boarded up pier to watch the sunrise on Spet. 9, 2017 in Cocoa Beach, Fla., but it wasnt much of sunrise. The hotels were empty and streets almost deserted beachside early Saturday morning.
Malcolm Denemark, Florida Today Via USA TODAY NETWORKFritanga La Gata owner Lombardo Espinosa and Robert Alarcon, left, work to finish boarding the windows of the family owned restaurant in Little Havana as Hurricane Irma bears down on Miami,Fla. on Sept. 8, 2017.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYThe skyline is seen as the outerbands of Hurricane Irma start to reach Florida on Sept. 9, 2017 in Miami.
Joe Raedle, Getty ImagesMany gas stations stopped selling fuel and closed for business in Miami late in the evening on Sept. 8, 2017.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYBroward County Community Emergency Response Team member Marie "Ms. Peaches" Huntley speaks with Reader Maye Williams on Sept. 8, 2017, while knocking door to door in the Sistrunk neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. checking on the needs of elderly and people with special needs, many of whom were not planning on evacuating before the arrival of Hurricane Irma.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYU.S. Post Office mailboxes are sealed with plastic in Little Havana as Hurricane Irma bears down on Miami.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYA Little Havana laundromat has windows taped but remains open for business as patrons use the machines as Hurricane Irma bears down on Miami on Sept. 8, 2017.
Jack Gruber, USATResidents wait outside of Lely High School, in Naples FL. a designated hurricane shelter.
Luke Franke, Naples Daily News Via The USA TODAY NETWORKResidents wait outside of Lely High School, a designated hurricane shelter in Naples FL Sept. 8, 2017.
Luke Franke, Naples Daily News Via The USA TODAY NETWORKJets line up preparing to depart from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport before the arrival of Hurricane Irma.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYJill and Scott Gorzynski sit in their RV at the North Florida Fairgrounds after driving from Cape Coral to Tallahassee, FL Sept. 4, 2017. The couple, along with their dog, 16 year-old daughter and two of her friends plan to wait out Hurricane Irma.
Hali Tauxe, Tallahassee Democrat Via The USA TODAY NetworkPatti Raines of the Greenville S.C. County Animal Care unloads one of the 18 kittens flown from Charleston as they leave the path of hurricane Irma, Sept. 4, 2017.
Ken Ruinard, The Anderson Independent-Mail Via The USA TODAY NetworkAnMed Health Medical Center nurses help transport patients during the emergency evacuation to another hospital in Beufort S.C. Sept. 8 2017.
Ken Ruinard, The Anderson Independent-Mail Via The USA TODAY NetworkPeople wait in long aas lines in Miami prior to the arrival of Hurricane Irma, Sept. 8, 2017.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYCarrie and Ron Wilcox of West Melbourne Fl. put up shutters in preparation for Hurricane Irma, Sept. 8, 2017.
Craig Bailey, Florida Today Via The USA TODAY NetworkSpace Coast Aviation and Airborne Systems at the Merritt Island airport were flying most of the planes out to Georgia and putting the rest in the hangar Friday morning, Sept. 8, 2017.
Malcolm Denemark, Florida Today Via The USA TODAY NetworkPeople have been evacuating from Florida as Irma moves in.
Tim Shortt, Florida Today Via The USA TODAY NetworkLast minute plywood is being put up at Green Gloves Nursery in Cocoa Beach, FL Sept. 8, 2017.
Malcolm Denemark, Florida Today Via The USA TODAY NetworkA boarded up building on normally bustling South Beach is shown, Friday, Sept. 8, 2017 in Miami Beach, Fla,
Wilfredo Lee, APAbby Jenkins walks with her suitcase on Miami Beach, Fla., before evacuating inland Friday, Sept. 8, 2017.
Marta Lavandier, APJim DeSilva, left, and Milton Ibanez put window protection on their business, Sandy Point, as they prepare for Hurricane Irma in Miami.
Joe Raedle, Getty ImagesDamage caused by Hurricane Irma, on the Dutch Caribbean island of Sint Maarten.
Gerben Van Es, Dutch Department Of Defense, Via AFP/Getty ImagesA woman pulls a travel case on a rock scattered road in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma in Fajardo, Puerto Rico.
Ricardo Arduengo, AFP/Getty ImagesA man stands in his destroyed home on in Orient Bay on the French Caribean island of Saint-Martin, after Hurricane Irma passed.
Lionel Chamoiseau, AFP/Getty ImagesPeople wait in line at Fort Lauderdale International Airport as they leave Fort Lauderdale in preparation for Hurricane Irma.
Michele Eve Sandberg, AFP/Getty ImagesDamage caused by Hurricane Irma in Orient Bay on the French Caribbean island of Saint-Martin.
Lionel Chamoiseau, AFP/Getty ImagesWorkers hang plywood on the front of doors and windows of Mango's, a salsa club, following mandatory evacuation orders in Miami Beach, Fla.
Saul Loeb, AFP/Getty ImagesInmate trustees from the Brevard County Jail work to fill and load sandbags for residents as people in the area prepare ahead of Hurricane Irma in Merritt Island, Fla.
Brian Blanco, Getty ImagesDamage caused by Hurricane Irma in Orient Bay on the French Caribbean island of Saint-Martin.
Lionel Chamoiseau, AFP/Getty ImagesFlorida residents flee Hurricane Irma as traffic backs up on I-75 at its intersection with the Florida Turnpike.
Andrew West, The News-PressFlorida residents flee Hurricane Irma as traffic backs up on I-75 at its intersection with the Florida Turnpike.
Andrew West, The News-PressDamon Warfel fills up containers with gas at a 7-Eleven in Fort Myers, Fla.
Andrew West, The News-PressCustomers grab sheets of plywood at a Lowes Home Improvement store in Naples, Fla.
Liam James Doyle, Naples Daily NewsJimmy Bierau, right, a Construction Manager at Houchin Construction, Inc., along with Alberto Trabaglianti, work to board up windows at a Verizon Wireless store Naples, Fla. "We've had around 15 people come by and ask if they could hire us. We've had to turn them down," Bierau said. "We have a staff of six. After nine hours every one of us is burned out."
Luke Franke, Naples Daily NewsPeople wait in a line to purchase supplies outside a Home Depot store in Miami, Fl, as they prepare for Hurricane Irma, Sept. 7, 2017.
Saul Loeb, AFP/Getty ImagesA steady stream of traffic heads North on Overseas Highway as Mandatory evacuations continue in Monroe County and the Florida Keys.
Marc SerotaYojan Ramos cuts a piece of plywood to cover a window of the Key Largo Chevron gas station owned by Ray Ochoa, left. Michael Johnson also helps.
Trevor Hughes, USA TODAYThe Desir family wait next to their house as they prepare to go to a shelter to await the arrival of Hurricane Irma, in Cap-Haitien, on Sept. 7, 2017.
Hector Retamal, AFP/Getty ImagesA motorcyclist is blocked by trees felled by Hurricane Irma in Samana, Dominican Republic, Sept. 7, 2017.
Tatiana Fernandez, APA sign at the Marriott Key Largo Bay resort alerts customers that it's closed due to the Hurricane Irma evacuation from the Florida Keys, Sept. 6, 2017. (Via OlyDrop)
Trevor Hughes, USA TODAYPark officials fill sand bags for residents who are preparing for approaching Hurricane Irma in Miami Beach, Fla. Current tracks for Hurricane Irma shows that it could hit south Florida this weekend.
Mark Wilson, Getty ImagesAn aerial photography taken and released by the Dutch department of Defense on Sept. 6, 2017 shows the damage of Hurricane Irma in Philipsburg, on the Dutch Caribbean island of Sint Maarten.
Gerben Van Es, AFP/Getty ImagesA picture released on the Facebook account of Kevin Barrallon on Sept. 7, 2017 shows flooded houses in Gustavia on the French overseas collectivity of Saint-Barthelemy in the Caribbean following hurricane Irma. =
Kevin Barrallon, AFP/Getty ImagesRescue staff from the Municipal Emergency Management Agency investigate a flooded car during the passage of Hurricane Irma through the northeastern part of the island in Fajardo, Puerto Rico.
Carlos Giusti, APJoshua Alicea, a rescue staff member from the Municipal Emergency Management Agency, removes a tree while searching for people in trouble during the passage of Hurricane Irma through the northeastern part of the island in Fajardo, Puerto Rico.
Carlos Giusti, APRain from Hurricane Irma floods a street in Fajardo, Puerto Rico.
Jose Jimenez, Getty ImagesYojan Ramos slices a piece of plywood to cover a window of the Key Largo Chevron gas station in advance of Hurricane Irma.
Trevor Hughes, USA TODAYA team guides a 1964 Porsche 911 to safe storage on the 2nd floor of the museum in preparation for Hurricane Irma at The Revs Institute in Naples, Fla.
Lauren Miles, The Revs InstitutePlant records coordinator Sandra Rigotti-Santos identifies, collects and labels plumeria cuttings at the Naples Botanical Garden in Naples, Fla. Rigotti-Santos plans to gather around 50 samples in an effort to save the plants from the impending arrival of Hurricane Irma.
Katie Klann, Naples Daily NewsNancy Holcomb, a historic preservation outreach coordinator for the Naples Historical Society, takes artifacts that are on loan and packages them for safekeeping at the Historic Palm Cottage in Naples, Fla. The Palm Cottage was built in 1895 and has withstood all weather events including Hurricane Donna in 1960.
Katie Klann, Naples Daily NewsSan Carlos Park residents fill sandbags in preparation for Hurricane Irma at the San Carlos Fire Department in Fort Myers, Fla.
Andrew West, The News-PressPeople sit on a bus awaiting evacuation from Key West ahead of Hurricane Irma.
Trevor Hughes, USA TODAYAn image taken from a video posted on Facebook by Stefany Santacruz shows the view from her balcony as Hurricane Irma hits the Island of St Maarteen on September 06, 2017 in Filipsburg. Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful Atlantic storms on record, cut a deadly swath through a string of small Caribbean islands on Wednesday and was on a collision course with Puerto Rico and potentially south Florida.
Stefany Santacruz, AFP/Getty ImagesSearch and rescue crew member Julio Feliciano ties a rope to a fallen tree to get it pulled by a truck during a search mission, as hurricane Irma hits Puerto Rico in Fajardo, on Sept. 6, 2017.
Ricardo Arduengo, AFP/Getty ImagesJared Farias (left) and A.J. Flinchum place the last few plywood boards to cover the Jetson Builder Appliances storefront in downtown Vero Beach, Fla. on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017, in preparation for Hurricane Irma. The storm is a category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds near 185 mph.
Patrick Dove, TCPALM Via USA TODAY NETWORKTraffic is seen heading North along the Florida Turnpike near Homestead, Fla., as tourists in the Florida Keys leave town on Sept. 6, 2017.
Al Diaz, Miami Herald Via APShoppers wait in line for the arrival of a shipment of water during preparations for the impending arrival of Hurricane Irma on Sept. 6, 2017 in Altamonte Springs, Fla.
Joe Burbank, Orlando Sentinel Via APNancy Torres, of Miami, and her dog, Elliott, an 11-year-old puggle, are evacuating to Atlanta for Hurricane Irma and stopped to get medicine for the dog since he was bloated and nervous on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017 at Martin Downs Animal Hospital in Palm City, Fla.. "This only happens when there's a storm coming," said Elliott's other owner and Torres' boyfriend, Juan Melo.
Leah Voss, TCPALM Via USA TODAY NETWORKA group of young people sew in a small stand in the Shada neighborhood in Cap-Haitien, on Sept. 6, 2017, 240 km from Port-au-Prince. Inhabitants of Shada, a poor riverside community in Cap-Haitien, were surprised to learn that a massive, potentially catastrophic hurricane was headed their way. They are in mortal danger from Irma, but nobody had bothered to warn them.
AFP/Getty ImagesFishermen remove their wooden boat from the sea as a precaution against Hurricane Irma, in the seaside slum of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Sept. 6, 2017.
Dieu Nalio Chery, APA woman skirts a puddle as she walks home in the seaside slum of Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Sept. 6, 2017.
Dieu Nalio Chery, APMotorists head north on US 1, Sept. 6, 2017, in Key Largo, Fla., in anticipation of Hurricane Irma. Keys officials announced a mandatory evacuation Wednesday for visitors, with residents being told to leave the next day.
Alan Diaz, APRon Fogle, 61, of Tennessee, left, tells his elderly mother, Marian, that he was unable to get a seat on a flight and that he would need to rent a car and drive them to Tennessee Sept. 6, 2017 at Tampa International Airport in Tampa, Fla.. Fogle traveled to Tampa to pick up his elderly mother ahead of Hurricane Irma.
Chris Urso, Tampa Bay Times Via APBen Cosme installs hurricane shutters at Key Largo Chocolates in Key Largo, Fla., in preparation for Hurricane Irma on Sept. 6, 2017.
Al Diaz, Miami Herald Via AP)Aut Smith, 42, and Willie Young, 52, load up sandbags for the community at the City of Gainesville Public Works Department, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017 in Gainesville, Fla. "We are happy to be here helping people," said Young, who has been working for the city for 32 years.
Andrea Cornejo, The Gainesville Sun Via APA man puts plywood over a window as he prepares a family member's house for Hurricane Irma on Sept. 6, 2017 in Miami, Fla.
Joe Raedle, Getty ImagesConcession storage units are removed from the beach in preparation for approaching Hurricane Irma on Sept. 6, 2016 in Miami Beach, Fla.
Mark Wilson, Getty ImagesCarli Andrade pumps gas at a Costco gas station in North Miami, Fla. Sept. 6, 2017 as the area to prepare for Hurricane Irma.
Wilfredo Lee, APFishermen pull a net while fishing in Cap-Haitien, Haiti as they prepare of hurricane Irma.
Hector Retamal, AFP/Getty ImagesVehicles are lined up at a gas station in hopes of getting gas to prepare for Hurricane Irma in Doral, Fla. Sept. 6, 2017.
Mark Wilson, Getty ImagesSteve Leibowitz works on his hurricane shutter at his home as he prepares for Hurricane Irma in Key Largo, Fla. Sept. 6, 2017.
Alan Diaz, APEduardo Soriano of Miami, waits in a line since dawn to purchase plywood sheets at a Home Depot store in North Miami, Fla. on Sept. 6, 2017. Florida residents are preparing for the possible landfall of Hurricane Irma, the most powerful Atlantic Ocean hurricane in recorded history.
Marta Lavandier, APMotorists wait in line to fill their vehicles with gas as they prepare for Hurricane Irma, Sept. 6, 2017, in Key Largo, Fla. Irma roared into the Caribbean with record force early Wednesday, its winds shaking homes and flooding buildings on a chain of small islands along a path toward Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Cuba and likely Florida by the weekend.
Alan Diaz, APA picture taken on Sept. 5, 2017 shows a view of the Baie Nettle beach in Marigot on St Martin in the Caribbean Sea with the wind blowing ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Irma.
Lionel Chamoiseau, AFP/Getty ImagesGas station employee Albert Fernandez covers a pump after running out of gas as the demand for gas has increased due to Hurricane Irma on Sept. 6, 2017, in Key Largo, Fla.
Alan Diaz, APLuis Lorenzo and Jairo Ruiz (L-R) purchase plywood at The Home Depot as they prepare for Hurricane Irma on Sept. 6, 2017 in Miami, Fla.
Joe Raedle, Getty ImagesBeatriz Bustamante and her dog Simon wait as Qawrence Symonette secures sheets of plywood on her car at The Home Depot store in North Miami, Fla., Sept. 6, 2017.
Marta Lavandier, APCostco ran out of water as people shop to prepare for Hurricane Irma in North Miami.
Michele Eve Sandberg, AFP/Getty ImagesShoppers at Costco waited up to eight hours for water and essentials in preparation for Hurricane Irma in North Miami.
Michele Eve Sandberg, AFP/Getty ImagesKelby Schweickerrt grabs gallon jugs of drinking water from the shelves at the Target store in Destin, Fla.
Michael Snyder, Northwest Florida Daily News, Via APMotorists head north on US Route 1 from Key Largo, Fla. as Hurricane Irma moves closer.
Alan Diaz, APBare shelves are seen at a grocery store in Homestead, Fla. as people prepare for Hurricane Irma.
Joe Raedle, Getty ImagesPeople line up to get their propane tanks filled as they prepare for Hurricane Irma in Miami.
Joe Raedle, Getty ImagesStan Glass fills four 5-gallon fuel tanks with gasoline for his boat should he have to evacuate by boat as residents in the area prepare ahead of Hurricane Irma in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Brian Blanco, Getty ImagesResidents load sheets of strand board on a truck as they prepare for Hurricane Irma in Hialeah, Fla.
Alan Diaz, APResidents purchase water at BJ's Wholesale Club in preparation for Hurricane Irma in Miami.
Roberto Koltun, Miami Herald Via APJackie Kreuter, 56, of Gulfport, Fla., tosses pool furniture in the pool so it doesn't fly around during the impending hurricane. Kreuter, along with her mother, husband, sister, daughter, grandson, five dogs and a bird are boarding up their home and business and leaving for Ocala to get out of Hurricane Irma's way.
Lara Cerri, Tampa Bay Times Via APResidents work together to fill sandbags for each other at Bobby Hicks Park as they prepare for Hurricane Irma in Tampa, Fla.
Brian Blanco, Getty Images"We are crossing our fingers" says Wes and Davina Hardin of Palm Bay, Fla. as he buys plywood and other hurricane supplies in preparation for Hurricane Irma on Labor Day at the Melbourne, Fla. Lowe's Home Improvement Store.
Tim Shortt, Florida Today Via USA TODAY NETWORKA couple walks on a beach in San Juan as Hurricane Irma approaches Puerto Rico. In Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory of 3.5 million, Governor Ricardo Rossello activated the National Guard and announced the opening of storm shelters able to house up to 62,000 people.
Ricardo Arduengo, AFP/Getty ImagesA man directs traffic while a boat lifter moves a boat to a safer area as Hurricane Irma approaches Fajardo, Puerto Rico.
Ricardo Arduengo, AFP/Getty ImagesCyber School Supply employee Christopher Rodriguez is supported as he installs wood panels over a storefront window in preparation for Hurricane Irma, in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico.
Carlos Giusti, APCyber School Supply employee Christopher Rodriguez installs wood panels on windows in preparation for Hurricane Irma, in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico.
Carlos Giusti, APWindows of a car dealership are protected by tape and sandbags in Marigot, on the French island of Saint-Martin.
Lionel Chamoiseau, AFP/Getty ImagesA firefighter helps a sailor secure the his boat at the harbor in Pointe-a-Pitre, on the French island of Guadeloupe.
Helene Valenzuela, AFP/Getty ImagesMotorists wait in line to fill their gas tanks in Pointe-a-Pitre, on the French island of Guadeloupe.
Helene Valenzuela, AFP/Getty ImagesWorkers install storm shutters as Hurricane Irma approaches Fajardo, Puerto Rico.
Ricardo Arduengo, AFP/Getty ImagesWomen pushes a shopping cart filled with bottled water and plastic boxes as they leave a supermarket in Marigot, on the French island of Saint-Martin, as part of preparations for arrival of Hurricane Irma.
Lionel Chamoiseau, AFP/Getty ImagesA homeowner makes last minute repairs to his roof in preparation for Hurricane Irma, in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda.
Johnny Jno-Baptiste, APA NASA GOES Project image shows Hurricane Irma on Sept. 2, 2017.
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