Tampa residents mostly ‘lucky’ from Irma

Record ID: 912429

  • Title: Tampa residents mostly ‘lucky’ from Irma
  • Date: 11th September 2017
  • Summary: TAMPA, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES (SEPTEMBER 11, 2017) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF PALM TREES BLOWING IN THE WIND (4 SHOTS) MAN WALKING HIS DOG (SOUNDBITE) (English) BERT DEALEJO, TAMPA RESIDENT, SAYING: "Yeah we were worried, we were hunkered down all night and you know, I think we dodged the worst of it. So, safe and sound, safe and sound, a lot of people without power, a lot of minor damage, just took my brother in law back to his house. But you know, I think we dodged the worst of it. So, we got lucky." VARIOUS OF BROKEN TREE TRUNK (3 SHOTS) VARIOUS OF FALLEN TREE BLOCKING ROAD (2 SHOTS) ZOOM OUT FROM FLOODING IN FRONT OF HOUSE WIDE OF GREY MISCHKA SWEEPING UP BRANCHES IN FRONT OF HOUSE (SOUNDBITE) (English) GREY MISCHKA, TAMPA RESIDENT, SAYING: "It's kind of a mess out here. I was walking down Bayshore, saw a lot of trees knocked over, a lot of little branches mostly. But it could've been a lot worse. We were expecting a cat 3 but we got a cat 1. I was expecting to see my house's windows knocked in but you know, turned out for the better. And I think we benefited a little, not benefited but um... I think it turned out all right." VARIOUS OF FLOODING IN FRONT OF HOMES (2 SHOTS) VARIOUS OF CARS DRIVING THROUGH FLOODED STREET (3 SHOTS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) SANDI KERR-LEWIS, TAMPA RESIDENT, SAYING: "Last night we were all so concerned and you can't ask for it to go somewhere else because that is somebody else but you just really pray for less devastation. And that's what happened. We had less devastation." VARIOUS OF FALLEN TREE BLOCKING ROAD (2 SHOTS) VARIOUS OF UPROOTED TREE FALLEN ONTO HOME'S ROOF (2 SHOTS) LARGE TREE BRANCH BROKEN AWAY FROM TREE'S TRUNK VARIOUS OF LARGE TREE BRANCH IN POWER LINES (3 SHOTS) VIEW FROM INSIDE CAR DRIVING THROUGH FLOODED STREETS
  • Embargoed: 25th September 2017 18:23
  • Keywords: Damage wind rain fall aftermath flooding streets weather
  • Location: TAMPA, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES
  • City: TAMPA, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Disaster/Accidents,Wind/Hurricane/Typhoons/Tornadoes
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016Y5M53B
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm, Irma flooded several northern Florida cities with heavy rain and a high surge of sea water on Monday (September 11), but the city of Tampa was spared.
    The winds had toppled some large tree branches, flooded streets and downed power lines, but houses and buildings in Tampa remained mostly undamaged.
    Irma, once ranked as one of the most powerful hurricanes recorded in the Atlantic, cut power to millions of people and ripped roofs off homes as it hit a wide swath of Florida over the past day.
    With sustained winds of up to 65 miles per hour (105 kph), Irma was located about 70 miles (113 km) east of the Florida state capital Tallahassee and headed toward the Georgia border, the National Hurricane Center said at 11 a.m. ET (1500 GMT).
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