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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.
Hurricane Irma was one of the largest-diameter US Gulf Coast hurricanes. [163] Though large size does not imply strength—which is based on sustained wind measurements—it can mean that more people are exposed to its hazards. [163] Remains of a Florida neighborhood destroyed by Hurricane Irma in Big Pine Key
August 13 – Hurricane Charley struck southwestern Florida as a Category 4 hurricane, the strongest landfall in the continental United States since Hurricane Andrew in 1992. Its eye crossed Cayo Costa and later the mainland at Punta Gorda, before crossing the state with much of its intensity retained. A wind gust of 173 mph (278 km/h) was ...
Hurricane Irma wreaked havoc on most southernmost U.S. areas this past weekend and earlier this week, leaving homes destroyed and a reported 16 million people without power.
While Hurricane Irma left a path of destruction in its wake, the damage of the storm could cost less than predicted.
Hurricane Irma hit Cuba and the Bahamas on Friday, killing 19 people and leaving behind catastrophic destruction.
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.
Irma’s path of destruction in Florida threatens to disrupt a thriving tourism industry worth more than $100 billion annually months ahead of travel season.