BREAKING: Irma weakens to Category 2 hurricane

Having trouble viewing this email? | View it in your browser   Hurricane Irma struck Florida as a Category 4 but by late afternoon had weakened to a Category 2 with 110 mph winds that whipped Florida's palm trees with drenching squalls. The nearly 400-mile-wide storm is slowly marching up the state's west coast. Forecasters said it could hit the heavily populated Tampa-St. Petersburg area by Monday morning. FOR MORE ON THIS STORY, GO TO:   USATODAY.COM     Help | Advertise | Home Delivery | Privacy Policy - Your California Privacy Rights     © 2017 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. 7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA 22108