Hurricane Irma: What’s Happened and What’s Next

Hurricane Irma: What’s Happened and What’s Next
It passed over St. Martin and Anguilla as it headed west, leaving a path of destruction, as seen in this vivid footage:
The Atlantic’s strongest storm has left destruction across the Caribbean.
Hurricane Irma made landfall this week in the Caribbean as one of the strongest Atlantic storms ever recorded.
On Wednesday, Irma struck land for the first time, hitting the island of Barbuda with winds of up to 185 miles per hour.
The storm was expected to reach South Florida this weekend, according to our hurricane path tracker.
Hurricane Irma’s trajectory is by far the most important question facing forecasters right now, but its intensity is a concern as well.
Here is a guide to ’s coverage of the Category 5 storm as it sweeps toward Florida.
For dispatches from journalists across the region, see our live briefing with up to the minute developments.