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Simon Brewer aka The Storm Rider came out in this stormy day to measure the speed of wind with his anemometer
Tornadoes swept across swaths of south-eastern Florida, and gusts as strong as 100mph reported north of Miami. Rain and storm surges brought flooding into downtown Miami, and sustained winds approaching 45mph brought down a construction crane, trees and power lines. Police and emergency personnel took to shelters.
More than a 1.3 million people have lost power, and more than 70,000 are in shelters. About 6.5 million people were ordered to evacuate coastal areas all around the state, roughly a third of the state’s entire population.
Governor Rick Scott warned that south-west Florida could see imminent storm surges of 10-15ft above ground – breathtakingly fast waves as tall as a one-storey home. Tampa should expect surges as large as five feet, and south-eastern Florida surges of three to six feet, high enough to float cars or envelop a person. The Keys have recorded 12in of rain so far, and all of south Florida can expect another 8-15in.
Florida has been hit by the "most catastrophic storm" it has ever seen, with Hurricane Irma bringing tornadoes, a 15ft sea surge, flooding and 130mph winds.

More than a million people in the state are without power, while the storm has lead to four deaths. A man was killed after the high winds caused him to lose control of his vehicle in Monroe County, Key West. Two others died in a car accident in Hardee County, Florida.

An elderly man also reportedly died of natural causes while sheltering in a school in the city of Marathon on the Keys.