Hurricane Irma, after making an unexpected turn to the north-northeast, continued its march up the state Sunday night, this time heading for central Florida. The eye of the storm is about 50 miles east of Tampa Bay, and it is expected to cross over the greater Orlando area between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. The 11 p.m. National Hurricane Center advisory has the storm heading north before turning slightly back toward the northwest once it crosses through the west Orlando area. The sudden turn spared Tampa a greater impact but put the tourist corridor in Orlando directly in the storm's crosshairs. Minimal hurricane force wind gusts of 75 mph have already been reported at Orlando International Airport earlier Sunday.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 11, 2017 03:29 UTC