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  2. Hurricane Irma - Wikipedia

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    Hurricane Irma was an extremely powerful and devastating tropical cyclone that was the first Category 5 ... making Irma the costliest hurricane in Florida history, ...

  3. Meteorological history of Hurricane Irma - Wikipedia

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    Hurricane Irma was an extremely powerful Cape Verde hurricane that caused extensive damage in the Caribbean and Florida.Lasting from late August to mid-September 2017, the storm was the strongest open-Atlantic tropical cyclone on record and the first Category 5 hurricane to strike the Leeward Islands.

  4. Effects of Hurricane Irma in Florida - Wikipedia

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    Hurricane Irma was the costliest tropical cyclone in the history of the U.S. state of Florida, before being surpassed by Hurricane Ian in 2022. Irma also was the first major hurricane [nb 1] to strike the state since Wilma in 2005 and the first Category 4 hurricane to make landfall in Florida since Charley in 2004.

  5. Here's how many Category 5 hurricanes have hit mainland U.S.

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    The November 1932 Cuba hurricane and Hurricane Irma in 2007 spent the longest combined time at Category 5 strength at 78 ... It was the costliest natural disaster in the history of the U.S. at the ...

  6. Hurricane Irma leaves 10 dead as it tears through Caribbean - AOL

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    Irma was the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean and one of the five most forceful storms to hit the Atlantic basin in 82 years, according to the NHC.

  7. List of Florida hurricanes (2000–present) - Wikipedia

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    The following year, Irma in 2017, was the first major hurricane to strike the state in 12 years. The strongest hurricane to hit the state during the time period was Hurricane Michael, which was a Category 5 on the Saffir–Simpson scale, the highest category on the scale.

  8. List of Category 5 Atlantic hurricanes - Wikipedia

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    Ten Atlantic hurricanes—Camille, Allen, Andrew, Isabel, Ivan, Dean, Felix, Irma, Maria, and Milton—reached Category 5 intensity on more than one occasion; that is, by reaching Category 5 intensity, weakening to a Category 4 status or lower, and then becoming a Category 5 hurricane again. Such hurricanes have their dates shown together.

  9. NASA releases breathtaking before and after images of ...

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    Hurricane Irma's Category 5 winds whipped through the Caribbean islands at upwards of 185 mph, destroying almost everything in its path. The powerful storm stripped some islands of all vegetation ...