Irma: Where it is now and what we know
Hurricane Irma weakened to a tropical depression late Monday as officials slowly pieced together the scope of the storm's destructive path across the peninsula.
Six deaths in Florida have been blamed on Irma, along with three in Georgia and one in South Carolina. At least 35 people were killed in the Caribbean.
More: Hurricane Irma weakens to tropical depression; 3 killed in Georgia
Here's the latest.
Where is Irma now?
Early Tuesday, the center of the storm was about 80 southwest of Atlanta, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said. Irma is moving north by northwest at 15 mph with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph.
Irma is expected to weaken further as it continues moving across southern Georgia, the center said. It's set to enter eastern Alabama on Tuesday morning.
Another one? Really?
With Irma diminishing to a tropical storm, a hurricane-battered nation could soon shift its attention to Hurricane Jose, now meandering around the western Atlantic Ocean roughly 300 miles northeast of the Turks and Caicos Islands. Tuesday morning, Jose had winds of 85 mph, making it a Category 1 storm. Over the weekend, Jose only brushed the islands of the Caribbean that had been slammed by Irma.
More: Hurricane Jose a potential threat to U.S. East Coast next week
Florida Keys evacuees frustrated in trek home
Tempers flared and nerves frayed Monday as evacuated Keys residents grew frustrated because they couldn’t quickly return home, even as military and civilian authorities warned of the apocalyptic conditions they might find.
How strong was Irma at landfall?
The storm hit Cudjoe Key at Category 4 strength, as predicted, with ferocious 130 mph sustained winds and blasts of even greater violence. Locations where a Category 4 eye wall hit will see "power outages that will last weeks to possibly months. Most of the area will be uninhabitable for weeks or months," the hurricane center said. It made landfall again Sunday afternoon on Marco Island, south of Naples, as a Category 3 storm.
