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Photo Gallery: Hurricane Irma Makes Landfall in Florida

A truck drives through a flooded street in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, in Key Largo, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
A truck drives through a flooded street in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, in Key Largo, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

It took less than 24 hours after Hurricane Irma made landfall in Florida for the storm to cause mass destruction.

Click on a place to see its photos:

Southeast Florida
Southwest Florida
Hillsborough County
Central Florida

Southeast Florida

The first Florida area to be hit by Hurricane Irma, the Florida Keys, were not spared when she entered as a Category 4 storm with 130 mph winds on Sunday, Sept. 10. It weakened to a Category 2 by the time it hit Miami.

 

Southwest Florida

Next on Irma's path of destruction were places such as Naples, Fort Myers, Cape Coral and Estero, before making its second landfall on Marco Island. With maximum sustained winds of 105 mph, serious damage ensued.

 

<b>Hillsborough County</b> Hurricane Irma then arrived in Hillsborough County weaker than initially expected, but still packing wind gusts of 100 mph.

 

Central Florida

Soon after, Hurricane Irma hit places in Central Florida like Osceola, Polk and Brevard County as a Category 1 storm. They were left flooded and with debris-filled streets.

Kayla Ziadie is a reporter for WUFT News. Follow her on Twitter, @KaylaZiadie.
The Associated Press is a wire service to which WUFT News subscribes.