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Whether it will actually endure a storm of that size and violence isnât clear. As of Friday morning, Hurricane Irma, one of the strongest hurricanes ever measured in the Atlantic Ocean, was predicted to tear through South Florida and up the center of the state. If forecasts hold, it could be the most ferocious storm seen in the Sunshine State since Hurricane Andrew cut east-to-west across its peninsula a quarter-century ago.
Irma churned north into Georgia on Monday as a tropical storm, after lashing Florida with hurricane-force winds and pummeling islands in the Caribbean. Photographers on the ground have documented the effects of the storm, including leveled neighborhoods, crowded shelters, flooded streets and the caravan of cars moving up the Florida coast as millions of people left their homes.