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The word Irmageddon was coined soon after the hurricane to describe the damage caused by the hurricane. [3] Irma developed from a tropical wave near the Cape Verde Islands on August 30. Favorable conditions allowed Irma to rapidly intensify into a Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson wind scale by late on August 31.
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 effects of Hurricane Irma in the British Virgin Islands were significant in terms of both human and socio-economic impact on the Territory. [1] Hurricane Irma struck the British Virgin Islands as a Category 5 hurricane during the daylight hours of Wednesday, 6 September 2017. [2] It caused widespread destruction, and killed a total of four ...
Irma was the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean and one of the five most forceful storms to hit the Atlantic basin in 82 years, according to the NHC.
Hurricane Irma. Year: 2017. ... It was an expensive hurricane, causing extensive damage to Tyndall Air Force Base, as well as U.S. fighter jets, which cost $6 billion to replace.
RELATED: Preparing for Hurricane Irma Following rigorous scientific wind testing, the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety is urging homeowners to close all interior doors, in addition ...
Hurricane Irma was an extremely powerful Cape Verde hurricane that caused extensive damage in the Caribbean and Florida.Lasting from late August to mid-September 2017, the storm was the strongest open-Atlantic tropical cyclone on record and the first Category 5 hurricane to strike the Leeward Islands.
The parks were last closed in 2016 for Hurricane Matthew. While the parks survived the Category 4 storm with just minor damage, some visitors have tweeted photos of downed trees and flooding.