Story highlights Hurricane Irma's path has shifted, suddenly threatening cities on Florida's west coastTampa's mayor says the city is expecting a storm surge of anywhere from 3 to 8 feet(CNN) As anxious Florida residents watched weather forecasts this week, it seemed clear Hurricane Irma was on track to strike Miami, Fort Lauderdale and other Atlantic coast cities, prompting a massive evacuation. By Sunday morning, the Tampa-St.Petersburg area -- once thought to be relatively safe from harm -- suddenly found itself in the storm's crosshairs. "We know that we are ground zero for Hurricane Irma," Tampa mayor Bob Buckhorn said at a Sunday morning news conference. "We have for 90 years avoided this day, but I think our day has come." The last time Tampa was hit by a major hurricane was in 1921Read More

Source: CNN September 10, 2017 17:37 UTC