'The House Was Tearing Apart': Hurricane Irma Hammers Caribbean, Heads Toward Florida

Debris is seen during a storm surge near the Puerto Chico Harbor during the passing of Hurricane Irma on September 6, 2017 in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. (Photo by Jose Jimenez/Getty Images)(Getty Images)

Debris is seen during a storm surge near the Puerto Chico Harbor during the passing of Hurricane Irma on September 6, 2017 in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. (Photo by Jose Jimenez/Getty Images)(Getty Images)

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Debris is seen during a storm surge near the Puerto Chico Harbor during the passing of Hurricane Irma on September 6, 2017 in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. (Photo by Jose Jimenez/Getty Images)(Getty Images)

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A street is flooded during the passing of Hurricane Irma on September 6, 2017 in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. (Photo by Jose Jimenez/Getty Images)

A street is flooded during the passing of Hurricane Irma on September 6, 2017 in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. (Photo by Jose Jimenez/Getty Images)

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A street is flooded during the passing of Hurricane Irma on September 6, 2017 in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. (Photo by Jose Jimenez/Getty Images)

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Miami, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Miami, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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Miami, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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A business is prepared for Hurricane Irma with boarded up windows and doors on September 7, 2017 in Key Biscayne, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

A business is prepared for Hurricane Irma with boarded up windows and doors on September 7, 2017 in Key Biscayne, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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A business is prepared for Hurricane Irma with boarded up windows and doors on September 7, 2017 in Key Biscayne, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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Empty shelves in a Miami grocery store on September 6, 2017. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Empty shelves in a Miami grocery store on September 6, 2017. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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Empty shelves in a Miami grocery store on September 6, 2017. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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A concessioner worker removes beach awnings in preparation for approaching Hurricane Irma on September 6, 2016 in Miami Beach. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

A concessioner worker removes beach awnings in preparation for approaching Hurricane Irma on September 6, 2016 in Miami Beach. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

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A concessioner worker removes beach awnings in preparation for approaching Hurricane Irma on September 6, 2016 in Miami Beach. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

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Five day forecast as of Thursday morning. (NOAA)

Five day forecast as of Thursday morning. (NOAA)

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Five day forecast as of Thursday morning. (NOAA)

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NOAA's GOES satellite shows Hurricane Irma as it makes its way across the Atlantic Ocean in to the Caribbean on September 6, 2017. (Photo by NASA/NOAA GOES Project via Getty Images)

NOAA's GOES satellite shows Hurricane Irma as it makes its way across the Atlantic Ocean in to the Caribbean on September 6, 2017. (Photo by NASA/NOAA GOES Project via Getty Images)

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NOAA's GOES satellite shows Hurricane Irma as it makes its way across the Atlantic Ocean in to the Caribbean on September 6, 2017. (Photo by NASA/NOAA GOES Project via Getty Images)

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