Tonight, the weather turns much more active. Showers and a few thunderstorms will become more numerous through the evening, and some of these could produce some pretty heavy rain. It won’t rain nonstop for everyone, but there will be enough activity around that you’ll want to keep the umbrella close if you’re heading out. Temperatures will settle into the upper 60s and low 70s overnight.
Emergency workers around hurricane-scarred Florida worked to make sure elderly residents were safe, evacuating multiple assisted-living facilities, after eight people died in a sweltering nursing home that lost its air conditioning in the storm.
Hurricane Irma damage photos
The Charleston area is seeing major impacts as Irma moves into the area.
The National Hurricane Center said Irma had winds of 120 mph (195 kilometers) and was centered 20 miles (30 kilometers) south of Naples on Sunday afternoon. It was moving north at 12 mph (19 kilometers per hour). At that rate, the center of the storm should come ashore sometime between 4 and 5 p.m.
Take a look at the damage Hurricane Irma has caused in the Caribbean Islands an Florida, so far.
Governors Roy Cooper and Henry McMaster held news conferences Friday as officials continue to prepare for Hurricane Irma's impact.
State officials across the southeast aren't taking any chances with Hurricane Irma.
Facebook user Drew Alston shot these videos of the damaging winds caused by Hurricane Irma from his cellphone inside a hotel room in St. Thomas 2 p.m. local time September 6, 2017. **Warning: Viewer Discretion is advised due to explicit…
