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Infrared satellite loop of Irma approaching the northern Leeward Islands on September 5, around the time of its upgrade to a Category 5 hurricane. Given that Irma's forecast track was along much of the Caribbean island chain, hurricane warnings were issued for the northern Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, and parts of Hispaniola on September 5. [6]
Irma underwent rapid intensification after reaching hurricane status, becoming a Category 2 hurricane at 18:00 UTC and then a Category 3 hurricane, becoming a major hurricane – around 00:00 UTC on September 1. In a 48-hour period, the hurricane's intensity had increased by 65 mph (105 km/h), a feat achieved only by about 1-in-30 Atlantic ...
English: Track map of Tropical Storm Irma of the 1978 Atlantic hurricane season.The points show the location of the storm at 6-hour intervals. The colour represents the storm's maximum sustained wind speeds as classified in the (see below), and the shape of the data points represent the nature of the storm, according to the legend below.
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
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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.
Kevin Guthrie, Florida's director of emergency management, said Sunday that the evacuation for Milton could be the largest the state has seen since Hurricane Irma in 2017 when an estimated 6 ...