[Crimson Dynamo]

• Irma is most powerful Atlantic hurricane in recorded history
• Barbuda is first to be hit as storm points to Puerto Rico
• Category five hurricane has winds of up to 185mph
• Officials warn 'may God protect us all' from 'onslaught'
• Emergency declared as storm could hit Florida at weekend
• UK tourists evacuated from region on BA flight
• Richard Branson to ride out hurricane on Necker Island

Late Tuesday, the massive Category 5 storm was almost upon islands like Antigua and Barbuda with near-record 185 mph sustained winds. In its 11 p.m. ET advisory, the US National Hurricane Centre said the eye of the hurricane was 50 miles from the two islands.

The centre of the storm was moving to the west-northwest at 15 mph.
The hurricane centre said the extremely dangerous core of Irma would hit the northern Leeward Islands -- which include Antigua and Barbuda, St. Kitts and Nevis, and Anguilla -- Tuesday night or Wednesday morning.






http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-41168117

Anyone thinking of going to Florida this weekend can forget it.