WASHINGTON (WMAL)– Hurricane Irma has been upgraded by the National Hurricane Center.
#Irma has become a category 4 hurricane. Preparations within the warning area should be rushed to completion. https://t.co/tW4KeGdBFb pic.twitter.com/40N9AjuXCo
— NHC Atlantic Ops (@NHC_Atlantic) September 4, 2017
Forecasters are urging people in the US to start preparing now for the storm to hit the US early next week. Specifically in Florida and the Carolinas.
Florida Governor Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency in all 67 counties ahead of the storm.
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