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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.
According to NASA, the brown satellite images may mean Irma ripped up most of the vegetation. The space agency also noted that "salt spray whipped up by the hurricane can coat and desiccate leaves ...
Hurricane Irma was an extremely powerful and devastating tropical cyclone that was the first Category 5 hurricane to ... Irma then weakened to Category 3 status, ...
Some Western islands experienced low hurricane-force winds. No deaths or serious damage reported. 2017: Hurricane Maria: 5: Eye passed over the south of Saint Croix. Caused catastrophic damage. Struck two weeks after Hurricane Irma. In the intervening period another major hurricane (Hurricane Jose) narrowly missed the Territory. [2] 2017 ...
Helene reached hurricane status Wednesday and was forecast to grow more ... The hurricane center warned in a 1 a.m. CDT update that Helene will bring catastrophic winds ... Irma in 2017; Michael ...
As Category 5 Hurricane Irma tears through the Caribbean on its path to Florida, another named storm is beginning to form in the Gulf of Mexico.
September 6–7 - Hurricane Irma passed north of Puerto Rico, but still caused significant damage to the United States territory. Much of the main island experienced sustained tropical storm force winds, with a peak sustained wind speed of 55 mph (89 km/h) at a weather station along San Juan Bay . [ 106 ]
With Irma set to become the second hurricane to hit the United States in as many weeks, Florida emergency management officials began evacuations, ordering tourists to leave the Florida Keys.