NAPLES, Fla. — Hurricane Irma’s leading edges whipped palm trees and kicked up the surf as the storm spun toward Florida with 125 mph winds Saturday on a projected new track that could put Tampa — not Miami — in the crosshairs. Tampa has not taken a direct hit from a major hurricane in nearly a century. The westward swing in the overnight forecast caught many people off guard along Florida’s Gulf coast and triggered an abrupt shift in the storm preparations.
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