Historic Hurricane Irma taking a buzzsaw to islands as threat grows for Puerto Rico, Florida

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(Note: This post will be updated throughout the day as more forecast information becomes available.)

Hurricane Irma is rewriting weather history for the Atlantic Ocean, setting numerous records for its ferocity on Tuesday into Wednesday. The storm set a milestone for the most powerful hurricane on record in the Atlantic Ocean, outside of the Caribbean or Gulf of Mexico. 

Only Hurricane Allen in 1980 had higher sustained winds, of 190 miles per hour. 

The storm struck Barbuda on Tuesday night and has been slamming Anguilla and Antigua as well, among other locations.   Read more...

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Historic Hurricane Irma taking a buzzsaw to islands as threat grows for Puerto Rico, Florida Historic Hurricane Irma taking a buzzsaw to islands as threat grows for Puerto Rico, Florida Reviewed by mimisabreena on Wednesday, September 06, 2017 Rating: 5

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