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Clean up begins after Irma barrels through Central Florida

Clean up begins after Irma barrels through Central Florida
WEBVTT MAJOR CRESTS.YOU'VE GOT LAKE HARNEY, IT'S rtPRETTY HIGH THERE LET ME SHOW YOU A WIDE PERSPECTIVE ACROSS THE GLOBE.WE'VE GOT JOSE OUT THERE. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THIS.I THINK WE'LL GET A BREATHER rtHERE ACROSS THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC AS WE GO THROUGH THE NEXT SEVEN TO 10 DAYS.SOMETIMES YOU GET A BREAK AFTER AN ACT I PEAK.I BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT'Srt GOING TOBE GOING ON.THE ONLY THING WE'LL HAVE TO WATCH, THOUGH, IS TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF THE MID ATLANTIC THERE IS JOSE OUT THERE.WE'LL TALK MORErt ABOUT THAT. THE LATEST ON IRMA, SHOWING IT NOW, LIFTING UP INTO GEORGIA ANDWEAKENING.NOW A TROPICAL STORM. YOU CAN SEE THATrt LOOP, THAT ONE WENT ALONG THE LAKE SUMTER COUNTY LINE.THE HEAVY WINDS EXTENDED OUT TOWARD DOWNTOWN OrtRLANDO, BACK TOWARD CISSE MI, HEATHROW, LAKE MARY A BIG NIGHT LAST NIGHT.IT'LL BErt BUSY ALONG THE NORTH OFUS. THERE'S JOSE, LOOK AT THE WAVE ACTION THERE, SOME OF THAT WILL BE EMANATING WESTWARDrt THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.WE'LL SEE HIGHER THAN NORMAL WAVE HEIGHTS UP AND DOWN THE COAST THROUGH THEUP COMING WEEKEND YOU SAW THAT NINE, 10 FOrtOT WAVE ACTION THERE YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS.WEST OF HOLAPAU,rt AZALEA PARK, 84-MILE-PER-HOUR PEAK WIND GUSTS.THE OTHER BIG STORY, WE HAD THE WIND AND BOY, DID WE HAVErt THE RAIN. LOOK AT THAT. 18.43 INCHES OF RAIN. OVIDO, ALMOST 14 INCHES OF RAIN.ALLrt OF THAT IS ADDING UP THE SWELLS ALONG OUR RIVER, ALONG THE ST. JOHNS RIVER IS BEGINNINGTO SHOW UP HERE.LOOK AT LAKErt HARNEY, HOW IT WILLRISE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MONITORING MAJOR FLOODING IS GOING TO BE IN THE FORECAST.WE HAVE TO WATCH THAT AS WE HEADrtTOWARD THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK AND THE WEEKEND.PAY EXTRA SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THAT. AS IS ALWAYSrt USUALLY THE CASE BEHIND THE TROPICAL FEATURE, YOU'VE GOT DRY AIR. LOOK AT THAT 66 IN OCALA, 70 IN ORLANDO,rt FOR TOMORROW, SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS A COUPLE OF ISOLATED, SCATTERED SHOWERS NEW YORK BIG DEAL.TUESDAY AFTERNOON, LOOK AT THESEHIGH. GOT THErt DAY OFF MAYBE?LOOKING TO GET OUT, CABIN FEVER SO TO SPEAK?CAN'T SAY I BLAME YOU.UPPER 80'S TO NEARrt 90-DEGREE MARK. IRMA, JOSE, A LITTLE TROPICAL WAVE OFF TO THE EAST WE'RE NOT TOO WORRIED ABOUT RIGHT NOW.LOOKS LIKE IT'Srt GOING TO BE DO ALITTLE BUILT O AFTER LOOP-DI-LOOP, THE MODELS HAVE ITJUST WEST OF THE CENTER OF THE CONE, WE NEED TOrt KEEP AN EYE ON THE TREND OF THE MODELS, MOST LIKELY STAYING EAST OF FLORIDA BUT THAT'S NOT YET ETCHED IN STONE.I WANT YOU TO KEEP CHECKING rtBACK. IN THE LATEST COMPUTER MODELS THERE, MOST WANT TO MAKE THE TREK OUR WAY AND OUT TO SEA.THERE ARE ONE OR TWO, THAT WANTSTO GET IT VERY CLOSE TOrt THE BAHAMAS HERE TOWARD THE WEEKEND.KEEP CHECKING BACK IN JUST TO MAKE SURE.RIGHT NOW WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WATCH IT. NOT TOO CONCERNED GENTLEMAN BUT DErtFINITELY WATCHING BECAUSE OF THE TRENDS TODAY.
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Clean up begins after Irma barrels through Central Florida
First responders and power crews are working to pick up the pieces after Hurricane Irma left a trail of damage in its wake early Monday. Irma has weakened to a Tropical Storm after the massive storm zeroed in on Central Florida early Monday hammering much of the state with roof-ripping winds, gushing floodwaters and widespread power outages.PHOTOS: Hurricane Irma's aftermathIrma continues to weaken Monday, now down to 60 mph. As of 2 p.m. the storm is 50 miles south-southeast of Albany, Georgia, and is moving at 17 mph. Forecasters expect it to become a tropical depression on Tuesday.>>Download the WESH 2 News app for iOS and AndroidWith communication cut to some of the Florida Keys, where Irma made landfall Sunday, and rough conditions persisting across the peninsula, many are holding their breath for what daylight might reveal.Irma made landfall on Marco Island Sunday afternoon as a Category 3 hurricane.The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Irma's powerful eye roared ashore at Marco Island just south of Naples for a second U.S. landfall at 3:35 p.m. Sunday.Irma had 115 mph winds at the time of second U.S. landfall, which is tied for the 21st strongest landfall in the U.S. based on central pressure. Irma's first U.S. landfall in the Florida Keys was tied for 7th.>>Download the WESH 2 Hurricane Tracker app for iOS and AndroidMore than 7 million customers have lost power in Florida. Florida Power & Light, the state's largest electric utility, said there were nearly 1 million customers without power in Miami-Dade County alone.There were nearly 331,295 customers without power early Monday in Orange County.>>See latest alerts for WESH 2 viewing areaMORE: Power outages across FloridaMORE: County-by-county impactsMORE: Central Florida sandbag distribution locationsMORE: Central Florida school closuresDOWNLOAD the complete WESH 2 Hurricane Survival GuideWATCH: Surviving the Season: 2017President Donald Trump declared a major disaster Sunday in Florida, making federal aid available to people affected by Hurricane Irma. The federal help includes temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans for uninsured property losses and other programs to help individuals and business owners.Federal funding also is available to governments and non-profit organizations for emergencies in all 67 Florida counties. For the first 30 days, that money will cover 100 percent of the costs of some emergency responses.How to use technology to stay safeUnderstanding new hurricane warning systemsFlying into the storm with NOAAThe importance of insuranceResidents continue to rebuild after MatthewTolls suspended across FloridaSandbag distribution locations

First responders and power crews are working to pick up the pieces after Hurricane Irma left a trail of damage in its wake early Monday.

Irma has weakened to a Tropical Storm after the massive storm zeroed in on Central Florida early Monday hammering much of the state with roof-ripping winds, gushing floodwaters and widespread power outages.

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PHOTOS: Hurricane Irma's aftermath

Irma continues to weaken Monday, now down to 60 mph. As of 2 p.m. the storm is 50 miles south-southeast of Albany, Georgia, and is moving at 17 mph. Forecasters expect it to become a tropical depression on Tuesday.

>>Download the WESH 2 News app for iOS and Android

With communication cut to some of the Florida Keys, where Irma made landfall Sunday, and rough conditions persisting across the peninsula, many are holding their breath for what daylight might reveal.

Irma made landfall on Marco Island Sunday afternoon as a Category 3 hurricane.

The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Irma's powerful eye roared ashore at Marco Island just south of Naples for a second U.S. landfall at 3:35 p.m. Sunday.

Irma had 115 mph winds at the time of second U.S. landfall, which is tied for the 21st strongest landfall in the U.S. based on central pressure. Irma's first U.S. landfall in the Florida Keys was tied for 7th.

>>Download the WESH 2 Hurricane Tracker app for iOS and Android

More than 7 million customers have lost power in Florida. Florida Power & Light, the state's largest electric utility, said there were nearly 1 million customers without power in Miami-Dade County alone.

There were nearly 331,295 customers without power early Monday in Orange County.

>>See latest alerts for WESH 2 viewing area

President Donald Trump declared a major disaster Sunday in Florida, making federal aid available to people affected by Hurricane Irma.

The federal help includes temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans for uninsured property losses and other programs to help individuals and business owners.

Federal funding also is available to governments and non-profit organizations for emergencies in all 67 Florida counties. For the first 30 days, that money will cover 100 percent of the costs of some emergency responses.