FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - SEPTEMBER 10: A car sits abandoned in storm surge along North Fort Lauderdale Beach Boulevard as Hurricane Irma hits the southern part of the state September 10, 2017 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The powerful hurricane made landfall in the United States in the Florida Keys at 9:10 a.m. after raking across the north coast of Cuba. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Blairsville, GA – On the 16th Anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, Hurricane Irma weakens to a tropical storm and is moving west while Hurricane Jose dances around in the Atlantic, but is projected to head towards the US East Coast.
Union County Schools will be closed on Tuesday, but will reopen on Wednesday.
A tropical Storm Warning remains in effect for Union County. The current projection for Irma’s effect on Blairsville/Union County is wind gusts of up to 47 mph and 2.0 inches of rainfall. The heaviest impacts from Irma for Union County will occur between afternoon/evening Monday through Tuesday morning.
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