People who haven't evacuated for anything in more than 50 years are high-tailing it out of there, and Miami-Dade, as the storm of the century closes in
Yikes: Florida Keys look to end up entirely under water after Irma's imminent arrival
I wonder if reports of 185-mile-per-hour winds sound so far outside the realm of understanding for people that they don't even register. You understand, say, 30 MPH winds. That's a pretty windy day. Gusts of 60 and you're making sure you didn't leave the patio umbrella open because it's going to blow over.
But 185? That's like a zillion dollars. It's so far beyond anything you'd actually experience that you just chalk it up to unreality. But it's coming, as is the rain. And while Floridians yield to no one in their preparation to withstand a hurricane, Irma appears to be a very different kind of beast. And even the heartiest of souls aren't going to try to ride this one out:
