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Hurricane Irma is taking aim at Florida's west coast. NPR's Lulu Garcia Navarro in Miami, Leila Fadel in Tampa, and Jon Hamilton at the National Hurricane Center talk about the storm's progress

NPR's Linda Wertheimer talks to Michael Weissenstein, Caribbean Bureau Chief for the Associated Press, about the impact of Hurricane Irma on the region.

Daniel Cruz is managing a pet-friendly hurricane shelter at Woodlands Middle School in Sarasota County, Florida. 1,200 people are there and more are expected to arrive before Hurricane Irma hits.

As Hurricane Irma hits Florida, most people are hunkered down in shelters or in their homes. But for those who are out on the roads, they're finding another problem.

Ponce Plaza Nursing home nursing had to shelter in place with 147 patients in Miami's Little Havana neighborhood. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with the facilities administrator Desiree Sebastian.

Ed Rappaport, acting director for the National Hurricane Center, gives an update on Hurricane Irma, and other storms expected to hit the Gulf Coast.

Taylor Roberts is a pediatric nurse who is waiting for Hurricane Irma to pass so she can go back to work at Golisano Children's Hospital in Fort Myers, Fla.

Mary Louise Kelly talks to Craig Fugate, who was running the Federal Emergency Management Agency when Hurricane Sandy hit — among many other storms he's worked over the years. He talks about Irma.

Irma leaves behind large swaths of damage in Florida and continues to dump heavy rain, but surge warnings have been discontinued.

Hurricane Irma has been lashing Florida with high winds and heavy rains. When the storm changed course over the weekend, Tampa was in its sights. David Greene talks to Mayor Bob Buckhorn.