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Irma bears down on Caribbean islands with 185 mph winds
The Category 5 hurricane Irma threatened Antigua and Barbuda as authorities urged shelter indoors and powers shut off. The storm, packing 185 mph winds, was on a path toward Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic with Florida emergencies already declared by President Trump.
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Irma
Caribbean Islands
ST. John’s
Antigua
Caribbean
Puerto Rico
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Cuba
Florida
Antigua and Barbuda
U.S. National Hurricane Center
Miami
U.S
British Virgin Islands
Anguilla
British Island
Donald Trump
U.S. Virgin Islands
Jeff Masters
Weather Underground
Atlantic
Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Mexico
Allen
Wilma
Gilbert
Florida Key
Turks and Caicos Islands
Bahamas
National Weather Service
San Felipe
Guadeloupe
Rick Scott
Florida National Guard
National Guard
Scott