Sep 11, 2017

Hurricane Irma was downgraded to a tropical storm on Monday but is still producing strong wind gusts that are nearly hurricane force.

: A rough surf surrounds Boynton Beach inlet as Hurricane Irma hits in Boynton Beach, Fla. (Jim Rassol/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

: Jerry Darnell stands in front of his house that was flooded by Hurricane Irma on September 9, 2017 in Bonita Springs, Florida. Yesterday Hurricane Irma hit Florida’s west coast leaving widespread damage and flooding. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

: Flood waters begin to rise in neighborhoods Sunday as Hurricane Irma arrives in Bonita Springs, Florida. (Washington Post photo by Jabin Botsford )

: A homeowner in Bonita Springs, Florida, makes a plea to Hurricane Irma. (Washington Post photo by Michael S. Williamson)

: This photo provided by Michael Sechler shows a stranded manatee in Manatee County, Fla., Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017. The mammal was stranded after waters receded from the Florida bay as Hurricane Irma approached. (Michael Sechler via AP)

: Many streets in the Bonita Springs, Florida, area were flooded by mid-morning on Sunday. (Washington Post photo by Michael S. Williamson)

: A broken crane caused by winds from Hurricane Irma sit on top of a building under construction in downtown Miami, Florida, September 11, 2017. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

: Partially submerged boats caused by Hurricane Irma sit in the water in a marina in downtown Miami, Florida, September 11, 2017. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

: A stop signs sits in the street following Hurricane Irma in downtown Miami, Florida, September 11, 2017. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

: Hurricane Irma hits a neighborhood in downtown Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, on Sunday. (Washington Post by Andrew Innerarity.)

: Two men walk their bicycle along a flooded street on the waterfront of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., as Hurricane Irma passes through on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP)

: Floodwater fills Meadow Lane in Bonita Springs, Fla., Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017, as Hurricane Irma passes. (Nicole Raucheisen/Naples Daily News via AP)

: Staff and guests board the front door of a hotel after it blew open in Bonita Springs, Florida, northeast of Naples, on September 10, 2017 as Hurricane Irma hits Florida. / (AFP Photo/Nicholas Kamm)

: Storms clouds move in over the skyline of downtown Orlando, Fla., as Hurricane Irma makes its way up the Florida peninsula, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP)

: A car makes its way up a flooded 1st Street South in Jacksonville Beach, Fla., Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017. The direct effects of Irma will hit the area late Sunday night or Monday morning. (Bob Mack/The Florida Times-Union via AP)

: Palm Bay fire fighters go house to house after a possible tornado touched down at Palm Palm Bay Estates Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017 as Hurricane Irma made landfall in the state of Florida. (Red Huber/Orlando Sentinel via AP)

: Storms clouds move in over the skyline of downtown Orlando, Fla., as Hurricane Irma makes its way up the Florida peninsula, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP)

: Trees are seen blown over in a parking lot as hurricane Irma moves through the area of Pembroke Pines, Florida on September 10, 2017. Hurricane Irma regained strength to a Category 4 storm early as it began pummeling Florida and threatening landfall within hours. / AFP PHOTO / Michele Eve SANDBERG

: Trees are seen breaking near a balcony as hurricane Irma moves through the area of Pembroke Pines, Florida on September 10, 2017. Hurricane Irma regained strength to a Category 4 storm early as it began pummeling Florida and threatening landfall within hours. (Michele Eve/AFP/Getty Images)

: A person battles high winds and rain after taking pictures of the flooding along the Miami River as Hurricane Irma passes through on September 10, 2017 in Miami, Florida. Hurricane Irma made landfall in the Florida Keys as a Category 4 storm on Sunday, lashing the state with 130 mph winds as it moves up the coast. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

: MIAMI, FL – SEPTEMBER 10: A door is seen blown in at a Regions Bank as Hurricane Irma passes through on September 10, 2017 in Miami, Florida. Hurricane Irma made landfall in the Florida Keys as a Category 4 storm on Sunday, lashing the state with 130 mph winds as it moves up the coast. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

: Matthew Hale looks out on the wind and rain as Hurricane Irma arrives in South Florida on September 10, 2017 in Miami, Florida. Florida is in the path of the Hurricane which may come ashore at category 4. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

: The skyline is seen as the outerbands of Hurricane Irma start to reach Florida on September 9, 2017 in Miami, Florida. Florida is in the path of the Hurricane which may come ashore at category 4. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

: Key West resident Pedro Lara takes selfie in front of the Southernmost Point in the USA monument as waves from Hurrican Irma crash over the wall on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017. Some residents refused to evacuate as Hurricane Iram approaches the Florida Keys. (Charles Trainor Jr./Miami Herald/TNS)

: Cubans stand by a collapsed building in Havana, on September 9, 2017. Irma’s blast through the Cuban coastline weakened the storm to a Category Three, but it is still packing 125 mile-an-hour winds (205 kilometer per hour) and was expected to regain power before hitting the Florida Keys early Sunday, US forecasters said. The Cuban government extended its maximum state of alert to three additional provinces, including Havana, amid fears of flooding in low-lying areas. (Yamil Lagey/AFP/Getty Images)

: A man walks against heavy winds after the passage of Hurricane Irma, at Caibarien, Villa Clara province, 330km east of Havana, on September 9, 2017. Irma’s blast through the Cuban coastline weakened the storm to a Category Three, but it is still packing 125 mile-an-hour winds (205 kilometer per hour) and was expected to regain power before hitting the Florida Keys early Sunday, US forecasters said. The Cuban government extended its maximum state of alert to three additional provinces, including Havana, amid fears of flooding in low-lying areas. (Alberto Roque/AFP/Getty Images)

: Local residents return home after the passage of Hurricane Irma in Caibarien, Villa Clara province, 330km east of Havana, on September 9, 2017. Irma’s blast through the Cuban coastline weakened the storm to a Category Three, but it is still packing 125 mile-an-hour winds (205 kilometer per hour) and was expected to regain power before hitting the Florida Keys early Sunday, US forecasters said. The Cuban government extended its maximum state of alert to three additional provinces, including Havana, amid fears of flooding in low-lying areas. (Alberto Roque/AFP/Getty Images)

: Rough surf churned up buy the approaching hurricane damage the docks at Whale harbour in the Florida Keys as winds and rain from the outer bands of Hurricane Irma arrive in Islamorada, Florida on September 9, 2017. The number of people in the US state of Florida under orders to evacuate in the face of approaching Hurricane Irma has climbed to 6.3 million, authorities said. / (AFP Photo/Gaston Cardenasgaston de cardenas)

: This handout photograph provided courtesy of the Dutch Department of Defense on September 7, 2017 shows houses and cars damaged after the passage of Hurricane Irma on the Dutch Caribbean island of Sint Maarten. (AFP PHOTO/DUTCH DEFENSE MINISTRY/GERBEN VAN ES)

: A man walks in street that was flooded in Malfeti, in the city of Fort Liberte, in the north east of Haiti, on September 8, 2017, during the passage of Hurricane Irma. (HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP/Getty Images)

: In this NOAA handout image, NOAA’s GOES satellite shows Hurricane Irma (left) and Hurricane Jose (right) on September 7, 2017 in the Atlantic Ocean. S (Photo by NOAA GOES Project via Getty Images)

: Ryan Otway boards up a pizza place along the boardwalk in Daytona Beach, Florida, on September 7, 2017. (David Goldman/AP)

: A woman pulls a travel case on a rock-scattered road in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, on Sept. 7, 2017. (RICARDO ARDUENGO/AFP/Getty Images)

: An aerial photo taken and released by the Dutch department of Defense on September 6, 2017, shows the damage of Hurricane Irma, on the Dutch Caribbean island of Sint Maarten. (AFP PHOTO/DUTCH DEFENSE MINISTRY/GERBEN VAN ES)

: A boy takes cover from the rain in the Shada neighborhood, in Cap-Haitien on September 7, 2017, as Hurricane Irma approaches. (HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP/Getty Images)

: Haitian people walk through the wind and rain on a beach, in Cap-Haitien on September 7, 2017, as Hurricane Irma approaches. (HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP/Getty Images)

: Residents look out of their house in the La Cienaga neighborhood on September 7, 2017, as Hurricane Irma approaches. (ERIKA SANTELICES/AFP/Getty Images)

: This September 6, 2017, photo provided by the Dutch Defense Ministry shows storm damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, in St. Maarten. Irma cut a path of devastation across the northern Caribbean, leaving thousands homeless after destroying buildings and uprooting trees. Significant damage was reported on the island that is split between French and Dutch control. (Gerben Van Es/Dutch Defense Ministry via AP)

: St Johns County Florida residents wait for the arrival of sandbags at Mills Field early September 8, 2017, as those who had their own bags were able to start filling them with sand in Jacksonville, Fla. (Bob Self/The Florida Times-Union via AP)

Hurricane Irma: Storm batters Florida, causing flooding and power outages

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