Man wiped out by huge wave in Florida as authorities warn those refusing to evacuate ''You are on your own''

Hurricane Irma  hit southern Florida on Saturday afternoon as emergency officials told those who have so far ignored evacuation orders: 'You're on your own'.

This comes a dash cam video emerged of a man being knocked down by a huge wave as he attempted to film it.


The video was recorded at Southernmost Point in the Florida Keys.

So far,6.3million people have been told to evacuate in anticipation of Irma and there are 70,000 people in evacuation shelters across Florida. The state said Saturday that more than 400 shelters are open, mostly in schools, churches and community centers. The storm is set to move up the southwest coast, hitting Tampa on Monday.

Man gets taken out by #Irma wave in #FloridaKeys Be smarter than a 1st grader folks. @ActionNewsJax @MikeFirstAlert pic.twitter.com/rF17VqAy0o

— Paige Kelton (@PaigeANjax) September 9, 2017