Hurricane News Middle Keys take a wallop By Sara Matthis - September 21, 2017 Share FacebookTwitterPinterestReddItEmailPrint The front of a home on 85th Street facing the ocean was completely blown out. The house across the canal on 86th Street lost its roof. The front of a home on 85th Street facing the ocean was completely blown out. The house across the canal on 86th Street lost its roof. The sand buried the picnic tables at Sombrero Beach. Sailboats are stacked up along the Boot Key Bridge in the Middle Keys. Crews of linemen are parking their rigs at the west end of Marathon airport. Jessica and Jody Westbrooks clean out the contents of their home on Ocean Terrace. The home flooded. Rose, left, and “Shorty” are with the International Red Cross. On Sept. 17 they were staffing a medical truck parked outside the Marathon High School. The dinghy dock closest to land is crushed by loose boats at Marathon City Marina. The dinghy docks in front of the Marathon City Marina are gone. An Oceanside canal near 96th street is choked with debris. It smells. The boats were tossed like toys at Driftwood Marina near the Coco Plum neighborhood of Marathon. The owner of this green home on 85th Street said the sheets that were on his mattress ended up under the house, but the stack of t-shirts placed on top of the same bed stayed put. Subscribe To Our NewsletterGet Keys Weekly delivered right to your inbox along with a daily dose of Keys News. SUBSCRIBE! Success! Please check your email for confirmation.