Hurricane Irma to track toward US; Residents of East and Gulf coasts urged to prepare now

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(Jordan Root and Renee Duff -accuweather.com.  Please click on the link above for the full story.  Here is an excerpt below.)

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As Major Hurricane Irma churns across the western Atlantic and towards the United States, residents along the Gulf and East coasts of the U.S. should prepare now for potential impacts.

Category 5 Hurricane Irma will blast the northern Caribbean with flooding rain, damaging winds and rough surf through midweek, bringing life-threatening conditions to the islands.

A similar scenario could play out somewhere along the Gulf or East coasts this weekend or next week, depending on where Irma tracks. Residents are urged to prepare now.