Hurricane Irma - Latest UPDATE - President Visiting Florida, Some Schools Ready To Reopen, Sports Coming Back

Irma may now be a tropic depression — a long way in storm power from the Category 5 hurricane it once was — but that does not mean the winds and flooding are not still dangerous. From the Keys to Tampa to Jacksonville, Floridians are beginning to breathe as the storm moves away and the damage assessment begins.

And the process of coping with heavy rains and winds shifts to Georgia and Alabama. (For more hurricane news or local news from Miami, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts and newsletters from Miami Patch, and click here to find your local Florida Patch. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

Watch: Florida Governor: A Long Road To Recovery After Irma

Here's some of the key facts you need to know right now (and, for more, head here):

• FORECAST - Irma is still about 60 miles southwest of Atlanta, moving north at about 16 mph. Georgia and Alabama are next, and while they will get rain and flooding, it won't be nearly as bad as what their neighbors to the south have experienced. Meanwhile, back in Florida, there are still many flood warnings and watches in effect.
• PRESIDENT HEADED TO FLORIDA - White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders announced the visit but did not elaborate on where exactly he will go.
• MIAMI REOPENING - Miami International Airport is reopening. Slowly. The airport resumed operations on Tuesday, but not all airlines are up and running. And certainly not every flight. People are urged to call ahead before going. Meanwhile, Mayor Regalado says 70 percent of the city is still without power and officials are concerned about elderly and disabled residents who may be isolated.
• RECYCLING, THOUGH, WILL WAIT - Miami-Dade County says recycling is suspended until the 18th.
• MIAMI IS FAR FROM ALONE - There are nearly 5 million people without power in Florida — roughly two-thirds of the state. Crews across the state are moving to removed downed trees from power lines and get things up and running again. It is being called the largest mobilization of utility workers in U.S. history. Check out county by county outages here.
• TOLL - At least nine dead in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. Dozens more in the Caribbean. The death told is believed to be at least 42, a number expected to rise.
• HILLSBOROUGH STATE OF EMERGENCY EXTENDED - As cleanup continues from Hurricane Irma in the Tampa Bay area, Hillsborough County remains in a state of emergency and bans price gouging. The curfew in Miami-Dade County, however, is over.
• FOOTBALL COMING BACK - Irma forced football from the state last weekend. This weekend, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be playing at home, hosting the Chicago Bears.
• BUT NOT ALL STUDENTS - YET, ANYWAY - Orange County public schools will remain closed through at least Thursday, the district announced late Tuesday. And Palm Beach is looking to the 18th to reopen.
• TAMPA ALSO REOPENING - Good news in Tampa is that businesses are reopening. Malls are opening their doors as are Publix. If you ever wondered how the utilities decide who gets their power back first, Patch spoke with Tampa Electric.
• AS IF TAMPA DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH TO DEAL WITH - Firefighters there are battling a three-alarm blaze at Lee Elementary Magnet School. No reports of injuries.
• THE KEYS - Emergency workers continue assessing the bridges to this necklace of islands where water and other supplies are running low. FEMA estimates that 25 percent of the homes in the Keys have been destroyed.

• RESCUE AND RELIEF EFFORTS - The Navy, the National Guard and first responders across Florida are still actively moving from home to home, pulling people to safety. One Coast Guard team rescued more than 100 people on Monday. As the storm moves north, the cleanup efforts move slowly north in its wake. Meanwhile, the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Florida Panthers, and the NHL Players' Association announced a combined donation of $2.7 million. And for those who escaped the storm's wrath and want to help others, the Polk County Sheriff sayssupplies are needed.
• RETURNING HOME - Residents and business owners in Key Largo, Tavernier, and Islamorada, forced away as Irma approached, are being allowed back Tuesday morning to see what remains, what can be rebuilt and what must be abandoned.
• NOW WHAT? - As people return home, many are being confronted with the question of how will they rebuild? Many have questions about insurance. Patch has put together a guide to help you with some of the questions.
• GAS IS ON ITS WAY - Reports of gas shortages have been coming in from around the state. Hope is on the horizon. Ten petroleum ships are expected to arrive at Port Tampa in the next 48 hours.
• CAUTION - Officials say that while the storm has moved away, conditions are still dangerous. Power lines are still down, in some cases, curfews and other restrictions remain in effect; there is still street flooding. So, while people can start slowly resuming their lives, officials stress: take it slowly, cautiously.
• You may also want to read about: how a Pizza Hut in Jacksonville told its workers not to even think about fleeing Irma early; an interview with the Weather Channel's Bryan Norcross about why Miami was spared; Palm Beach County Schools delaying reopening; actress Kristen Bell singing "Frozen" songs to people in a shelter in Orlando; some advice on dealing with the airlines as airports resume operations; hundreds of traffic lights in Pinellas County still being out; a Florida family was in a fender bender in Decatur and their cat escaped in the commotion.

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