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Irma, which has since rapidly weakened ... Florida Governor Rick Scott used the same word - "devastation" - after flying over the Keys on Monday. "I just hope everybody survived," he said.

Since Hurricane Irma came to Florida earlier this month, nothing has been normal. Some parts of Miami remain impassable; the fallen trees are a consistent obstacle and a test of patience.

The center of Hurricane Irma made landfall at Cudjoe Key in the lower Florida Keys at 9:10 a.m., according to the National Hurricane Center, with 106 mph winds reported at nearby Pig Pine Key.

The Faasts had second thoughts after that storm, but the Keys were paradise, and besides, they didn't know where else they would go. When Irma came 12 years later, though, the choice was much easier.