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Hurricane Irma was one of the largest-diameter US Gulf Coast hurricanes. [163] Though large size does not imply strength—which is based on sustained wind measurements—it can mean that more people are exposed to its hazards. [163] Remains of a Florida neighborhood destroyed by Hurricane Irma in Big Pine Key
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.
September 10 – Hurricane Irma made landfall on Cudjoe Key as a Category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 130 mph (210 km/h), followed hours later by a second landfall on Marco Island with winds of 115 mph (185 km/h). The hurricane caused or contributed to at least 87 deaths in the state, with possibly over 400 deaths related to the storm.
Satellite images show the extent of the damage from Hurricane Milton, which spawned tornadoes across Florida and struck the state as a Category 3 hurricane.. The fatal storm surge that forecasters ...
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Hurricane Milton slammed into Florida's Gulf Coast Wednesday night, packing 120 mph winds as a Category 3 storm and bringing a new wave of destruction to an area already reeling from the ravages ...
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While the parks survived the Category 4 storm with just minor damage, some visitors have tweeted photos of downed trees and flooding. Check out the images of Disney World post-Irma below: Show ...