Hurricane Irma's outer bands and strong winds lashed the Florida Keys on Saturday, causing potentially deadly storm surge and devastating gales. At a Category 3 storm with sustained winds down to 125 mph, Irma continued to batter Cuba as it headed toward ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Sept. 10 is considered the statistical peak of the Atlantic hurricane season. It is also a notable date for Floridians: eight years ago, Hurricane Irma made landfall in the Sunshine State, leaving behind widespread damage and flooding.

Forecasters anticipate that the tropical system which is expected to approach the Carolinas early next week will potentially turn to the east before it makes landfal

Far out over the Atlantic, Hurricane Irma formed and strengthened to a category 3 storm while following a course that could bring it near the eastern Caribbean Sea by early next week. Its maximum sustained winds had increased to near 115 mph (185 kph).

It is forecast to grow into a major Category 3 storm with 125 mph of bluster before making a landfall along Florida's Gulf Coast on Wednesday. Milton will be gorging on extremely warm Gulf of Mexico waters over the next few days,

Crews spent Saturday making preparations for an unnamed weather system that is forecast to become Tropical Storm Imelda late Saturday or early Sunday before approaching the coast of South Carolina