Saint Petersburg,FL : Irma inland near Tampa, still Category 2 storm on September, Saturday 9th 2017
Saint Petersburg, Florida
The Latest on Hurricane Irma (all times local):
12:15 a.m.
The National Hurricane Center says the core of Irma is now nearing Tampa in an area south of Lakeland — a community inland and to the east of the heavily populated Tampa Bay region.
A hurricane center update at midnight said Irma remained a Category 2 hurricane with top sustained winds of 100 mph (155 kph) and was located about 25 miles (35 kilometers) south of Lakeland.
The storm is moving north at 14 mph (22 kph).
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Irma inland near Tampa, still Category 2 storm