Hurricane Irma has weakened to a tropical storm after causing widespread damage on Caribbean islands and the U.S. state of Florida. Irma’s winds eased to about 100 kilometers per hour Monday as the storm continued to move on a northwest path, away from Florida. The ocean storm had been the strongest kind of hurricane a Category 5 as it moved through the Caribbean area last week. The storm’s wind speeds were measured near 300 kilometers per hour at one time. Weather officials warn that Irma is expected to keep producing high winds and heavy rain, although it has weakened. Officials in Florida were getting their first look at storm damage in some areas Monday. Irma first hit the islands called the Florida Keys early Sunday, when the storm was at its greatest strength.
Title: Irma Weakens After Hard Hits on Caribbean, Florida
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2097/Irma_weakens.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title=' Irma Weakens After Hard Hits on Caribbean, Florida' data-article-id='2615'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='14000'>Hurricane Irma has weakened to a tropical storm after causing widespread damage on Caribbean islands and the U.S. state of Florida.</span> <span data-start-time='14000' data-end-time='29292'>Irma’s winds eased to about 100 kilometers per hour Monday as the storm continued to move on a northwest path, away from Florida.</span> <span data-start-time='29292' data-end-time='42250'>The ocean storm had been the strongest kind of hurricane a Category 5 as it moved through the Caribbean area last week.</span> <span data-start-time='42250' data-end-time='51438'>The storm’s wind speeds were measured near 300 kilometers per hour at one time.</span> <span data-start-time='51438' data-end-time='62833'>Weather officials warn that Irma is expected to keep producing high winds and heavy rain, although it has weakened.</span> <span data-start-time='62833' data-end-time='71021'>Officials in Florida were getting their first look at storm damage in some areas Monday.</span> <span data-start-time='71021' data-end-time='80792'>Irma first hit the islands called the Florida Keys early Sunday, when the storm was at its greatest strength.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button 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