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Hurricane Irma: This Is What 185 MPH Winds Look Like
These frightening videos of Hurricane Irma tearing through the Caribbean capture the full force of a Category 5 storm.
As Florida, Georgia and South Carolina residents brace themselves for Hurricane Irma, the Category 5 storm is already ripping through the Caribbean, leaving destruction in its path.
Irma is the most powerful Atlantic storm ever recorded, and it could continue to strengthen before it bears down on the U.S. coast. But even with its menacing description, it's hard to fully comprehend its magnitude.
These frightening videos captured in the Caribbean by brave locals give us a glimpse of what's to come. Here's what the hurricane's 185-mph winds look like as it tears through cities and towns:
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St. Thomas
#HurricaneIrma Category 5 winds surge in St. Thomas -- it's expected to make landfall in Florida later this week
(Courtesy: Cody Howard/LSM) pic.twitter.com/B8o3S0PM3b
— ABC 13 News - WSET (@ABC13News) September 6, 2017
Puerto Rico
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RIGHT NOW: in #PuertoRico as #HurricaneIrma creeps closer, winds at 298 km/h @andrewcbc is LIVE on @CBCNews Network now #TrackingIrma pic.twitter.com/UxDgZMdvYR
— Jeff Harrington (@JHarringtonTV) September 6, 2017
Anguilla
Severe winds of 185MPH battering #Anguilla this morning. #HurricaneIrma
pic.twitter.com/K1T9SfSy1K
— Kevin W. (@kwilli1046) September 6, 2017
St. Martin
Video from Dan Whalen in St. Martin shows 185 mph winds ripping through island as #HurricaneIrma pummeled through: https://t.co/YG5TGMYVD9 pic.twitter.com/zk8mYiLD3B
— #NBC7 San Diego (@nbcsandiego) September 6, 2017
Watch: Hurricane Irma Pummels The Caribbean; Florida Could Be Next
Photo: Carlos Giusti of the Associated Press
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