The Latest on Hurricane Irma (all times local):12:55 p.m.Georgia is bracing for potentially far-flung impacts from Hurricane Irma, which could swamp the coast with storm surge and topple trees and power lines in Atlanta. The National Hurricane Center placed the entire Georgia coast under a hurricane watch Saturday as residents packed their cars and trickled onto the highways in six counties under a mandatory evacuation. ———11 a.m.Florida emergency management officials say at least 51,000 residents have hunkered down in approximately 300 shelters ahead of Hurricane Irma. It added that Hurricane Irma is "one of the biggest natural catastrophes to have occurred in France in 35 years." The National Hurricane Center says the eye of Irma is moving over the Camaguey Archipelago of Cuba as a Category 5 hurricane.

Source: ABC News September 09, 2017 06:24 UTC