I live near Jacksonville, FL. We only had tropical-storm force winds in our area as far as I know, but it was still very loud and pretty damn scary. Yesterday, the winds picked up throughout the day as squall-lines moved through. However, the peak of the storm had to be between 2 and 3am last night. The biggest squall-line of them all came through then. The sound of the rain slamming into my window woke me up. It was COMPLETELY black, as no lights were on in the area. I'll be honest, it was terrifying. I was ready to dive out of my bed and into my closet, as there was a tornado watch.
The squall moved on at 3am-ish. By dawn this morning, most of the rain had gone, but it was still very windy. The wind gradually died off throughout today.
My area got it lightly compared to the rest of Florida. I can't imagine what it must have been like for areas further south than me and in the Caribbean. What a beast Irma was.