Transportation
Mapping the Mass Exodus From Florida by Land, Sea, and Sky
Here’s how residents of Miami-Dade County are fleeing the path of Hurricane Irma.
After decimating islands in the Caribbean, Hurricane Irma, now a category 4, remains on a direct collision course with Florida, where it is expected to make landfall Saturday morning. On Friday, people fled in droves from the heavily populated, low-lying peninsula, creating what could be one of the largest evacuations in U.S. history, according to CNN Senior Meteorologist Dave Hennen.
In Miami-Dade County alone, over 650,000 people have been ordered to evacuate, including all of zones A and B, and parts of zone C (all pictured below). Evacuations have also been ordered in other coastal cities, including Palm Beach and Fort Myers. Elsewhere, many thousands of residents are leaving voluntarily.