05-09-2017 23:29 via kxan.com

Hurricane Irma regains Category 5 strength, will turn toward Florida soon

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Hurricane Irma intensified back to a 160 mph Category 5 hurricane Friday night as the storm made another landfall, this time in the Cuban Keys. It is the first Category 5 hurricane to hit Cuba since 1924.
The eye wall of Irma began pounding islands off the north coast of Central Cuba Friday evening, still defying predictions of a northwest turn. Interaction with the Cuban mainland could weaken the storm, but official projections still indicate a direct impact in the Florida
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