5 years since Hurricane Irma: Major storm brought flooding, tornadoes to the Jacksonville area

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Friday marks five years since Hurricane Irma began impacting the state of Florida.

First Alert Chief Meteorologist Mike Buresh warned Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia to get to their safe spaces by 8 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017.

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The storm brought flooding up and down the St. Johns River, especially to downtown Jacksonville and Riverside. One woman had to be rescued from the flood waters, which Action News Jax was there to document.

Locally, Irma spawned six local tornadoes, one of which touched down in Crescent Beach.

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Sky Action News Jax flew along the coastline of Vilano Beach, showing extensive damage to the homes there.

After the storm, Buresh was in Atlantic Beach and talked with Denise, whose home was damaged by a tree falling on it.

To get a complete recap of Hurricane Irma, from its status as a violent Category 5 hurricane to record flooding, read this entry of the Buresh Blog.

PHOTOS: Flooding in Northeast Florida, Southeast Georgia after Irma in 2017

PHOTOS: Hurricane Irma in Jacksonville in 2017

A viewer sent Danielle Avitable this picture via Twitter of a tree down on Pirates Wood in Yulee.
 

Ashley Hollander retweeted this photo, noting that only several weeks ago Houston was hit by Hurricane Harvey. Now the people of Houston are standing with Florida as Hurricane Irma bears down.
 

 

Erica Bennett finds comfort in knowing that come high winds or high water, the Waffle House in Jacksonville Beach will remain open.
 

Lorena Inclan provided this shot of impassible roads in St. Augustine.
 

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