BREAKING LIVE: NBC's Kerry Sanders is in Naples, Florida within 5 miles of the #HurricanIrma eyewall. We have just learned Irma made landfall at 3:35 PM on Marco Island as a Cat 3 Storm. Marco Island Police reported a gust of 130 MPH.
The National Weather Service in Miami has issued an Extreme Wind Warning for
- Western Collier County in southwestern Florida
- West central Hendry County in southern Florida
Until 530 PM EDT*
At 326 PM EDT, surface observations indicated extreme winds ofover 120 mph, associated with the eyewall of Hurricane Irma, were moving onshore over Marco Island, or near Naples, moving north at15 mph.This is an extremely dangerous and life-threatening situation!*
Locations impacted include...Naples, Marco Island, Chokoloskee, Ave Maria and Golden GateEstates.