Latest news update (at 2:30 p.m. ET) hurricane Irma is now a Category 3 with sustained winds of 120 mph

Irma has been downgraded to a Category 3 hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph, the National Weather Service said Sunday afternoon.

At 2 p.m. ET, Irma was 35 miles south of Naples, Florida -- a city expected to take a severe hit in the coming hours.
As indicated in our last update, hurricane Irma bludgeoned Florida on Sunday, snapping trees like matchsticks and turning Miami streets into rivers.

And there's plenty more damage to come.

Naples and Marco Island will endure some of the strongest winds in the next few hours, the National Hurricane Center said Sunday.

But even more dangerous than the winds could be the storm surges that threaten to swallow Florida's coastal cities. Read full story in previous post. 

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