As Hurricane Irma approached the Florida Keys late Saturday into Sunday, President Donald Trump reassured the nation that response personnel were standing by and “ready” to offer help during the potentially catastrophic aftermath of the storm. “The U.S. Coast Guard, FEMA and all Federal and State brave people are ready. Hurricane Irma showed Florida the first signs of its potentially deadly power with hurricane-force wind gusts recorded in the Keys late Saturday night. ET Saturday, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) placed Irma about 90 miles southeast of Key West with winds of up to 120 miles per hour. The center said the storm was moving west-northwest at 6 mph and warned of "heavy squalls with embedded tornadoes sweeping across South Florida."

Source: Fox News September 10, 2017 04:41 UTC