Winds whip Florida Keys as Hurricane Irma turns sights northward

NOAA’s GOES East satellite captured this infrared image of Hurricane Irma in the Bahamas at 4:45 a.m. EDT.
“You can’t play chicken with this thing or try to outrun the storm”
* Near-hurricane wind gusts begin to hit Florida Keys
* Florida orders evacuation of 6.3 million residents
* Coastal flooding hits northern Cuba
* Storm due to head up Florida’s west coast
By Brian Thevenot and Robin Respaut
FORT MYERS, Fla. (Reuters) – Hurricane Irma turned its fury towa