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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
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.
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.
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.
While Hurricane Irma left a path of destruction in its wake, the damage of the storm could cost less than predicted. The actual cost of Hurricane Irma may surprise you Skip to main content
Irma, one of the fiercest Atlantic storms in a century, was expected to rip through Florida's southern archipelago on Sunday morning. Floridians scramble for safety as Irma closes in Skip to main ...
The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season was a devastating and extremely active Atlantic hurricane season that became the costliest on record, with a damage total of at least $294.92 billion . [nb 1] The season featured 17 named storms, 10 hurricanes, and 6 major hurricanes. [nb 2] Most of the season's damage was due to hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and ...
The state is already known for having plenty of mosquitoes, and the floodwaters from Hurricane Irma could make it a perfect breeding ground for more. Florida already had a lot of mosquitoes, and ...