Meanwhile, the center of Irma was headed toward the Keys with sustained winds of 120 mph. The edge of Hurricane Irma kicked up surf, whipped up palm treeds and spun up at least one confirmed tornado as it approached landfall in Florida Saturday evening. ET Saturday, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) placed Irma about 90 miles southeast of Key West with winds of up to 120 miles per hour. Tampa has not been struck by a major hurricane since 1921, when its population was about 10,000, National Hurricane Center spokesman Dennis Feltgen said. The Miami, Fort Lauderdale and Orlando airports shut down, and the Tampa airport planned to do the same later in the day.

Source: Fox News September 09, 2017 20:41 UTC