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This ties Irma with cyclones Monica of 2006 and Winston of 2016, and typhoons Zeb of 1998 and Megi of 2010 as the seventh-strongest tropical cyclone to make landfall globally – in terms of sustained winds – trailing only Typhoon Goni of 2020 which bore winds of 195 mph (314 km/h) at landfall, Typhoon Haiyan of 2013 and Typhoon Meranti of ...
Irma was the first major hurricane to strike the state since Wilma in 2005 and the first Category 4 hurricane to make landfall in Florida since Charley in 2004. [3] The storm made landfall in Florida on the same date as Hurricane Donna, the last Category 4 hurricane to strike the Florida Keys. [4]
The hurricane then made landfall in Cayo Romano, Cuba, at 03:00 UTC on September 9, at Category 5 intensity, with winds of 165 mph (266 km/h) and a central pressure identical to its previous landfall. This made Irma only the second Category 5 hurricane to strike Cuba in recorded history, after the 1924 Cuba hurricane – both had identical wind ...
September 9-11, 2017: Hurricane Irma Hurricane Irma led to a rare multi-day closure for the theme parks. The eye made landfall in Cudjoe Key as a 130 mph Category 4 storm on the morning of ...
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 ...
Irma rattled the area in 2017 after it passed over on a trek from Florida's southern tip, but it was losing stream on the way and wasn't nearly as fierce as when it ravaged islands in the Caribbean.
The strongest tropical cyclone to make landfall on the state was the 1935 Labor Day hurricane, which crossed the Florida Keys with a pressure of 892 millibars (26.3 inHg); it is also the strongest hurricane on record to strike the United States. Out of the ten most intense landfalling United States hurricanes, four struck Florida at peak strength.
Irma swept the region in September 2017, ripping all of the leaves from the trees. ... While Katrina did not make landfall as a Category 5 storm, it brought staggering damage and loss of life to ...