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Hurricane Irma is an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane. It’s tracking toward South Florida, where hurricane and storm surge warnings are in effect, along with mandatory evacuation orders.

The storm has already ravaged parts of the Caribbean, where one official called it a “nuclear hurricane.” Around 95 percent of the islands of Barbuda and St. Martin sustained some damage or were outright destroyed.

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Given the latest forecasts, it’s nearly impossible this storm will miss South Florida. It will be the biggest disaster for the region since Hurricane Andrew in 1992.

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“Irma is likely to make landfall in Florida as a dangerous major hurricane, and will bring life-threatening wind impacts to much of the state regardless of the exact track of the center,” the National Hurricane Center said late Friday morning.

Highways are clogged with evacuees on Friday. Authorities are opening shoulder lanes to traffic in some locations. In Georgia, Interstate 75 southbound was reversed to accommodate the load. Florida airports announced closures, including Orlando, Tampa and Fort Lauderdale, as Irma approaches the state.