The Monster Surge That Wasn’t: Why Irma Caused Less Flooding Than Expected

By HENRY FOUNTAIN and BRAD PLUMER September 11, 2017 NAPLES, Fla. — Across coastal Florida, the dreaded storm surge from Hurricane Irma — caused when ferocious winds pile up ocean water and push it onshore — was not as bad as...

Irma Swiftly Lays Claim to Florida’s Sea of Trees

September 11, 2017 MIAMI — After the wind and rain had passed, and with the Florida sun shining again, Bruce Mawry emerged from his Miami Beach home to find a grisly scene of fallen trunks, scattered fronds and rolling coconuts. It amounted to a palm tree...

In Florida, a Storm’s Fright Gives Way to a Blackout’s Hassles

By VIVIAN YEE September 11, 2017 For most Floridians, the scary part of Hurricane Irma is past. Now comes the sticky part. Though the storm fell short of the direst forecasts of raw destruction, it was starting to make up for that with the discomfort and...

Hurricane Irma: Video and Images From Social Media

By THE NEW YORK TIMES September 11, 2017 As Hurricane Irma rolled north on Monday, videos and pictures on social media captured the storm’s powerful effects throughout Florida. Here are pictures from the professional photographers on the...

Hurricane Irma Live Updates: Storm Weakens, but Still Packs a Punch

By THE NEW YORK TIMES September 11, 2017 Hurricane Irma, now 400 miles wide, continued its march of devastation on Monday morning, dumping rain across the width of Florida and lashing the state with powerful winds that downed power lines and left...

Irma Roars in. And an Entire State Shakes and Shudders.

By FRANCES ROBLES, LIZETTE ALVAREZ and VIVIAN YEE September 10, 2017 MIAMI — Ready or not, Florida found itself face to face with Hurricane Irma’s galloping winds and rains on Sunday, as evacuees and holdouts alike marked uneasy...