A weakened but still dangerous Irma pushed inland Monday as it hammered Florida with winds and floodwaters that created hazards even for rescuers trying to help beleaguered residents. Irma was downgraded to a tropical storm over Florida, but it still had winds near hurricane force. "The hurricane winds lashed the shutters violently, throughout the night," he wrote in a text message, "making sleep impossible." For days, forecasters had warned Irma was taking dead aim at Florida. Irma made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane Sunday morning at Cudjoe Key, not far from Key West.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 11, 2017 12:22 UTC