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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 Donna (1960) – took a similar track to Irma until landfall in Florida; Hurricane Hugo (1989) – a Category 5 hurricane which also formed east of the Lesser Antilles; Hurricane Matthew (2016) – caused damage and deaths in Haiti, before moving to The Bahamas and then skimming the coastline of Florida, before moving up the coast
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.
Irma made landfall in Florida on Sunday, raking the lower Florida Keys with 130 mph and soaking the southern part of the state with torrential rains.
Technically, Irma did make a direct hit on part of Tampa in 2017, though it was a bit of a glancing blow from a weakened hurricane. "The storm did weaken to a Cat 1 while making its closest ...
Hurricane Irma hit Cuba and the Bahamas on Friday, killing 19 people and leaving behind catastrophic destruction.
Additionally, the cumulative impact from the storms has totalled over US$300 billion in damage (2018 dollars), primarily from Hurricane Andrew, Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Ian in the 1992, 2017, and 2022 seasons respectively. The most recent hurricane to make landfall in Florida was Hurricane Milton in 2024.
Kevin Guthrie, director of Florida’s emergency management division, urged residents to be prepared for the “largest evacuation that we have seen most likely since 2017 Hurricane Irma,” when ...