Hurricane Irma landed in the Florida Keys as a Category 4 hurricane. The eye of the hurricane hit between Big Pine Key and Cudjoe Key in the lower Keys, approximately 60 miles from our house in Tavernier Fl in the Upper Keys. Unfortunately, this was the "dirty" side of the hurricane and came with strong winds and storm surge that caused significant damage to the ocean side neighborhoods like mine. We were hit with winds peaking at 110 mph and a 5-6 foot storm surge.
I returned to the Keys on September 24th to begin the clean up. The video below shows not only my experiences when I arrived, but actual videos of the storm taken by my neighbor Chris as he stayed throughout the storm. I think it is well worth watching.