Home Society Hurricane Irma forecast to hit Florida as Category 4 storm Hurricane Irma, which is leaving a trail of death and destruction in the Caribbean, is forecast to strike Florida as a Category 4 storm. CIRA/RAMMB/NOAA via Storyful September 8, 2017 07:27 IST Close Hurricane Irma, which is leaving a trail of death and destruction in the Caribbean, is forecast to strike Florida as a Category 4 storm.