FLORIDA BRACES FOR ANNIHILATION: HURRICANE IRMA CLOCKING IN AT 200MPH SURFACE WINDS

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The good folks at the NOAA2 just recorded Hurricane Irma"s surface winds at ~200mph, barreling towards the lesser Antilles. The current trajectory of the storm has it wiping out all of Miami, or perhaps swinging west and laying waste to the Florida keys. Either way, insurance stocks (UVE, HCI, HRTG, FNHC) in Florida are positively doomed.

Here is the latest reading on this great storm of death and cataclysm.

The storm is clocking in at 913.1 mb.

To put this in context, Hurricane Katrina clocked in at 902mb and this system hasn"t even reached the coast yet.

This be the only way to save Florida from #IrmaHurricane pic.twitter.com/gmqYyJL611

— imanol (@2464imanol) September 5, 2017

An update from Guadalupe.

Footage from Guadalupe. #HurricaineIrma pic.twitter.com/RQ0RLTwJLT

— The_Real_Fly (@The_Real_Fly) September 6, 2017

Meanwhile, Hurricane Jose Expected To Form By Friday, Follow In Irma's Footsteps

As if the speculation over the potential destruction from Hurricane Irma was not enough, which as of this morning has been dubbed the strongest Atlantic Hurricane in NHC records, a new Tropical Storm - Jose - the 10th of the seasons, has formed over the Atlantic, and according to the latest advisory, "Jose could become a hurricane by Friday."

Meanwhile, #TS_Jose has formed & we"re in the cone of uncertainty, meaning after #Irma, #Jose will likely follow.https://t.co/V1XXQT7oKv? pic.twitter.com/cbNGXbfPx2

— Antigua Met Service (@anumetservice) September 5, 2017

In other words, in a worst case scenario just as Florida struggles to emerge from Irma"s potential damage, it could be hit with a second hurricane just days behind it.

From the NHC:

At 1100 AM AST (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Jose was located near latitude 12.3 North, longitude 39.1 West. Jose is moving toward the west-northwest near 13 mph (20 km/h) and a movement toward the west or west-northwest at a slightly faster rate of forward speed is expected during the next two days.

Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts. Some strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours and Jose could become a hurricane by Friday.

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 45 miles (75 km) from the center.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1008 mb (29.77 inches).