Tag: Tampa Bay area

As of 8 a.m., Hurricane Irma continues to take aim at the west coast of Florida as a low-end Category 3 hurricane with winds now at 130 mph. At this hour Irma is located about 10 miles northwest Caibarien, Cuba, and about 225 miles south of Miami and is moving west-northwest at 12 mph. The latest from the National Weather Service has Hurricane Irma is now heading for Florida's West Coast. Sunday night the Tampa Bay area is very likely to feel hurricane force winds all the way north to Hernando County.