Hurricane Irma Forcing Mandatory Evacuations In Georgia, South Carolina

Hurricane Irma evacuation orders were set for the Georgia coastline, which is expected to get hit by the major storm over the weekend. Georgia Gov. Nathan Dale ordered mandatory evacuations for all areas east of I-95, some areas west of I-95, and all of Chatham County including Savannah on Thursday. He also extended the state of emergency to an additional 24 counties, on top of the original six declared Wednesday. The storm is expected make its way up the state of Florida, through Georgia and the Carolinas after wreaking major devastation on islands in the Caribbean.