The National Hurricane Center said that Irma had weakened to a tropical storm but cautioned that it was still capable of throwing off wind gusts that were near hurricane force. • Forecasters expect it to stay inland over Florida as it heads into Georgia, before moving on to Alabama and Tennessee. • The National Weather Service reported Monday that flooding from a storm surge in Jacksonville had exceeded an all-time record set by Hurricane Dora in 1964. • As many as 5.8 million customers are without power across Florida. The phenomenon of water being drawn off by the power of Hurricane Irma is known as a negative surge.

Source: New York Times September 11, 2017 07:52 UTC