Hurricane Irma begins lashing Florida after slamming Cuba

FORT MEYERS, Fl. — Hurricane Irma battered northern Cuba then made a turn for Florida, where it’s expected to hammer the state with whistling winds, heavy rain and surging waves. Florida authorities went door-to-door warning residents of the massive hurricane, sending crowds jamming highways as they fled north. The Category 4 storm had maximum sustained winds of 155 mph Saturday morning. Before it was slightly downgraded, it made landfall on Cuba’s