Hurricane Irma is the most potent Atlantic Ocean hurricane ever to hit the Caribbean. After ravaging Barbuda, Saint Martin and Turks and Caicos, Irma is now making its way toward Florida

Open this photo in gallery: Houses and cars damaged after the passage of Hurricane Irma on the Dutch Caribbean island of Saint Martin. Hurricane Irma. GERBEN VAN ES/AFP/Getty Images 1 of 17

Open this photo in gallery: A man feeds pigeons next to a fallen power pole in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. IVAN ALVARADO/REUTERS 2 of 17

Open this photo in gallery: Marie Charlotte walks through water near her house that was flooded, in Malfeti, in the city of Fort Liberte, in the north east of Haiti. HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP/Getty Images 3 of 17

Open this photo in gallery: Customers at a Home Depot in South Miami Dade buy building materials to secure their property in Miami, Fla. Gaston De Cardenas/AP 4 of 17

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Open this photo in gallery: Near-empty shelves of peanut butter at a WalMart store in Port St. Lucie, Fla. JASON HENRY/NYT 5 of 17

Open this photo in gallery: Four bodies were recovered on the tiny French-Dutch island of Saint Martin, which was hit hard. Reuters 6 of 17

Open this photo in gallery: Water crashes along the shores of Saint Martin. Reuters 7 of 17

Open this photo in gallery: An overhead view of the destruction on the island of Saint Martin. Reuters 8 of 17

Open this photo in gallery: Damaged cars piled on top of one another in Marigot, near the Bay of Nettle, Saint Martin. Lionel Chamoiseau/AFP/Getty Images 9 of 17

Open this photo in gallery: Cars on the beach in Marigot, near the Bay of Nettle, Saint Martin. Lionel Chamoiseau/AFP/Getty Images 10 of 17

Open this photo in gallery: A man walks past damaged buildings and debris in Marigot, near the Bay of Nettle, Saint Martin. Lionel Chamoiseau/AFP/Getty Images 11 of 17

Open this photo in gallery: Three people were killed in Puerto Rico and around two-thirds of the population lost their electricity. Here, a woman pulls a travel case on a rock scattered road. Ricardo Arduengo/AFP/Getty Images 12 of 17

Open this photo in gallery: Irma plowed past the Dominican Republic on Thursday. Tatiana Fernandez/AP 13 of 17

Open this photo in gallery: The French overseas collectivity of Saint-Barthelemy was among the places on Irma's path. Here, Facebook user Kevin Barralon's photo shows a damaged street of Gustavia. Kevin Barralon/AFP/Getty Images 14 of 17

Open this photo in gallery: Half of Barbuda’s roughly 1,800 residents are homeless as a result of Hurricane Irma. Here, Barbuda inhabitants and police officers are seen outside a destroyed house Antigua & Barbuda Broadcasting Services/AFP/Getty Images 15 of 17

Open this photo in gallery: A man surveys the wreckage on his property after the passing of Hurricane Irma, in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda. Johnny Jno-Baptiste/AP 16 of 17