Photos: Georgia prepares, evacuates for Hurricane Irma

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PHOTOS: Georgia prepares, evacuates for Hurricane Irma

Hurricane Irma is projected to hit the Florida Keys as early as Sunday morning and make its way through Florida and Georgia.

September 9, 2017 Savannah: Hundreds of local residents being evacuated from the city at the Savannah Civic Center wait to board buses during a mandatory evacuation for Hurricane Irma on Saturday, September 9, 2017, in Savannah. Officials are expecting 1,500 to 3,000 without transportation to leave by buses that are being provided. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

September 9, 2017 Savannah: A child holds his mother's hand waiting in line as hundreds of local residents are evacuated from the city at the Savannah Civic Center during a mandatory evacuation on Saturday, September 9, 2017, in Savannah. Officials are expecting 1,500 to 3,000 without transportation to board buses being provided at the location. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

September 9, 2017 Savannah: Hundreds of local residents being evacuated from the city fill the Savannah Civic Center during a mandatory evacuation from Hurricane Irma on Saturday, September 9, 2017, in Savannah. Officials are expecting 1,500 to 3,000 without transportation to leave by buses that are being provided. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

September 8, 2017 Savannah: Eric & Nicole Zajkowski, who just evacuated Hurricane Irma from their home in Coral Springs, Florida, pass by a boarded up store on Bay Street walking their dog Neeko on Friday, September 8, 2017, in Savannah. The city of Savannah is under mandatory evacuation on Saturday and the couple said they will have to evacuate a second time to another location. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

September 9, 2017 Savannah: Gloria Daniels, 70, arrives using her walker from her home to join hundreds of local residents being evacuated from the city at the Savannah Civic Center during a mandatory evacuation on Saturday, September 9, 2017, in Savannah. Officials are expecting 1,500 to 3,000 without transportation to board buses being provided at the location. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

September 8, 2017 Griffin: Traffic on I-75 North fleeing Hurricane Irma backs up moving at a crawl toward Atlanta while power trucks head south toward the Georgia coast in preparation for the storm on Friday, September 8, 2017, in Griffin. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

National Park Service employees screw in particle board to the secure the windows of the entrance station at Fort Pulaski National Monument near Tybee Island, Ga., Friday, Sept., 8, 2017, before Hurricane Irma is forecast to hit the area early next week. (Stephen B. Morton for The Atlanta Journal Constitution)

TYBEE ISLAND - Adam Demico was among the residents hurriedly stuffing sandbags ahead of Hurricane Irma. Photo: Jennifer Brett, jbrett@ajc.com

September 8, 2017 Atlanta - Airport customers watch latest weather report in baggage claim area at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Friday, September 8, 2017. Delta Air Lines is canceling about 260 flights in south Florida from Friday evening through Sunday. Overall, Delta has canceled about 320 flights, including cancellations in the Caribbean and the Bahamas that started Wednesday. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Hurricane Irma evacuee Sarvireddy Eppaturi, a 36-year-old software developer, and his weary driver had been on the road from Tampa for 12 hours without a real break before pausing at a Macon rest stop Friday, Sept. 8, 2017.

Heavy traffic traveling northbound on Interstate 75 moves slowly, as a major evacuation has begun in preparation for Hurricane Irma, Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, in Forrest Park, south of Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

September 8, 2017 Atlanta - Gov. Nathan Deal speaks to members of the press during a news conference to provide Hurricane Irma updates and outline the stateâ€™s emergency preparedness and response efforts at The Georgia State Capitol on Friday, September 8, 2017. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

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September 9, 2017 Savannah: Hundreds of local residents being evacuated from the city at the Savannah Civic Center wait to board buses during a mandatory evacuation for Hurricane Irma on Saturday, September 9, 2017, in Savannah. Officials are expecting 1,500 to 3,000 without transportation to leave by buses that are being provided. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

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