Hurricane Irma makes landfall over the Florida Keys
Hurricane Irma bludgeoned Florida on Sunday morning, snapping trees like matchsticks and knocking out power to more than 1 million people.
Hurling 130 mph winds, the Category 4 storm made landfall at 9:10 a.m. ET on Cudjoe Key, the National Hurricane Center said.
Even more powerful could be the storm surges that threaten to swallow Florida's coastal cities.
Waves crash over a seawall as Irma slams Miami.
Southwestern coastal cities from Cape Sable and Captiva could see walls of water up to 15 feet, the National Hurricane Center said.
"This is a life-threatening situation," the National Hurricane Center said. "Near the coast, the surge will be accompanied by large and destructive waves."
Still, not everyone heeded orders to evacuate.
"It's going from crappy to worse," said John Hines, who did not evacuate and stayed in his home in Key West.
