Hurricane Irma: storm moves towards Tampa with risk of life-threatening surges

Hurricane moves up Florida coast towards St Petersburg and Tampa amid warnings of deadly storm surges.

• Storm’s Winds Begin Battering Tampa Bay Area.
• Hurricane Irma makes landfall on US, in Lower Florida Keys.
• Three deaths in mainland US have been reported.
• 'You will not survive', Florida governor warns.
• Florida residents call on Trump to open Mar-a-Lago as a shelter.
• Final flights from Florida before Irma makes landfall touch down in UK.
• Zoo animals take shelter from storm.
• Meet the Florida residents refusing to evacuate.

This is what the eyewall of Hurricane #Irma looks like. Watch The Weather Channel for continuing storm coverage. pic.twitter.com/7U7JzbVo3Z

— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) September 10, 2017

Eyewall of #Irma bearing down on Ft Myers - live w/ @JimCantore on @weatherchannel @TheMattSaffer pic.twitter.com/ZJHNzNHsmz

— Steve Petyerak (@StevePetyerak) September 11, 2017

#Irma action getting into Bonita Springs, FL via Barry Sheldon pic.twitter.com/2EMaPNdJMj

— Jim Cantore (@JimCantore) September 10, 2017

Hurricane #Irma latest:
- Category 2
- Max sustained winds of 100 mph
- About 50 miles SE of Tampahttps://t.co/KJSBP0F9EP pic.twitter.com/WKlFUGQCiB

— ABC News (@ABC) September 11, 2017

Naples mayor on experience in #Irma: "It was scary...you just don't realize the power." https://t.co/KJSBP0WKwn pic.twitter.com/FCF2ADmm5h

— ABC News (@ABC) September 11, 2017

Flooding in Havana as Hurricane #Irma moves through. https://t.co/kKDGlzMs8O pic.twitter.com/WOpRB9XbEV

— NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) September 11, 2017

This is downtown #Miami as #Irma blew the bay into the Brickell Ave. area. The surge is starting to recede as the wind shifts. pic.twitter.com/MZoIVYc7aW

— Mike Seidel (@mikeseidel) September 10, 2017