An Irish couple welcomed their baby girl just hours before Hurricane Irma hit their home on the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Claire McAvinchey was due to give birth last Saturday but went overdue.
She and her partner Joe Ryan had an anxious wait as they knew the hurricane was due to hit the islands within days.
Proud dad Joe explained that the couple decided to leave their home and go to higher ground before the storm hit.
He said: “The main reason we moved is because where we are is low lying.
"We were set up, we had a generator and we had our windows boarded up but we knew if water came in we couldn't stay there.
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Luckily, little Maebh entered the world just in time before Irma barrelled through the islands.
He told Morning Ireland on RTE: "It was one of those situations where we were just hoping and praying the child would come on her due date, that didn't happen, and we got more and more anxious as day after day passed.
"Claire went into labour yesterday and delivered the baby, we're so lucky that she didn't have to stay in hospital.
"Maebh came in just the nick of time. We're all together now in the hotel.
"We feel good, but this is all new to us. This is a storm nobody has witnessed before so we're hunkered down and we'll see what happens.
"I'm more concerned about waking up and seeing where we'll go from here”, Joe added.
The region has never experienced a category five hurricane before. High winds battered the islands yesterday as the hurricane passed through.
The area experienced damage to buildings, flooding and a widespread blackout.
So far, 1.2 million people have been affected by the deadly hurricane, with the Caribbean Islands being worst hit.
The most powerful storm ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean devastated the tiny island of Barbuda on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.
It’s been reported 95 percent of the buildings on the island were damaged when the hurricane hit.
On Wednesday, Irma hit Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands before moving on to Turks and Caicos.
Irma is now heading towards the South Bahamas and is expected to hit South Florida on Saturday, according to The Washington Post.
It has now been downgraded to a category four hurricane but is still powerful enough to wreak havoc wherever it hits.
