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    Gas In The Tank, Cafecito In Hand: Floridians Prepare For Irma

    Gas stations were packed and long lines for water and plywood formed as residents made preparations for the storm to strike the Florida coast.
    by Laurel Wamsley Sep 07, 2017 3 minutes
    Mailboxes have been wrapped in plastic as Miami Beach prepares for Irma. / Mark Wilson / Getty Images

    Hurricane Irma — still swirling with Category 5 winds — could make a direct hit on Florida within days. And residents are preparing for a whopper of a storm, whether or not they plan on evacuating their homes.

    Gov. Rick Scott said Thursday morning that Miami-Dade County should prepare for "deadly storm surge and life-threatening winds."

    "If you're in an evacuation area, do not wait to get out," Scott warned. "This thing is bigger than our entire state right now,

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