The race to flee Hurricane Irma became a marathon nightmare as more than a half-million people were ordered to leave south Florida on Thursday. Florida State and the University of Florida canceled their home football games scheduled for Saturday. With winds that peaked at 300 km/h, Irma was the most powerful hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic. Irma's eventual path and Florida's fate depends on when and how sharp the powerful hurricane takes a right turn, National Weather Service Director Louis Uccellini said. Hurricane Irma is forecast to make landfall in Florida early Sunday.

Source: CBC News September 08, 2017 04:52 UTC