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2 tornadoes touch down in Brevard County
Two tornadoes have touched down in Brevard County, according to Tod Goodyear, spokesman for the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.
One in tornado touched down in Mims and one in Palm Bay, said Goodyear. Mobile homes have been destroyed, but no injuries reported, he said.
Goodyear says it just goes to show that just because the storm headed west, evacuees shouldn’t return -- they aren't out of harm’s way.
Hurricane Irma kills 26 people in the Caribbean
The death toll from Hurricane Irma in the Caribbean has increased to 26:
- 9 in French territories in the Caribbean, according to
- 1 in Anguilla
- 1 in Barbuda
- 4 in the US VI
- 3 deaths in Puerto Rico (Note: Deaths were indirectly related to Irma)
- 4 in St. Marteen
- 4 in the British Virgin Islands
Irma power outages top 3 million
More than 3 million customers are without power across the state of Florida as Hurricane Irma travels north.
According to numbers on their websites:
- Florida Power and Light: 2,991,720 outages (last updated at 7:30 p.m. ET)
- Tampa Electric: 112,759
- Orlando : 33,909
- Total: 3,138,388