People have to realize. The 1935 Labor Day hurricane, the most intense landfall in US history, went from a Cat 1 to a Cat 5 in the waters that Irma is forecast to cross at close to the same time in September. And Irma is already a Cat 5 before crossing those waters.
Simply horrifying scenario. I say that as one who was at ground zero 24 hours ago and now am gradually moving outside the cone. Thank you for a very sober and real analysis of what is going on. Ignore the idiots saying stupid things on this thread. You obviously know what you are talking about
Somewhere I read that 5.6 million people have evacuated? Seems hard to believe, and yet...
NHC says Irma is back up to Cat 5 now.