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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 caused widespread devastation in the Caribbean, with a total of $27.16 billion (2017 USD) in damages and 27 deaths being attributed to the hurricane accumulative of all affected areas in the Caribbean. The hurricane was the costliest to ever impact the state of Florida, with at least $50 billion in damages and 92 fatalities left behind by ...
Hurricane Maria: 5: Eye passed over the south of Saint Croix. Caused catastrophic damage. Struck two weeks after Hurricane Irma. In the intervening period another major hurricane (Hurricane Jose) narrowly missed the Territory. [2] 2017: Hurricane Irma: 5: Strongest Atlantic forming hurricane ever recorded.
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Hurricane Irma plowed past the Dominican Republic toward Haiti on Thursday after devastating a string of Caribbean islands and killing at ...
At the time, Hurricane Irma was the most powerful hurricane in history in the open Atlantic. People dubbed it “Irmageddon” because it caused so much widespread destruction in the Caribbean and ...
Caribbean hurricanes are one of the most frequent natural disasters that impact the Caribbean. A hurricane is a tropical cyclone with sustained one-minute winds of at least 74 miles per hour. [ 1 ] They are created when warm water hits the troposphere and high pressure pushes warm, dry air down in the center. [ 1 ]
At 5:00 AM, the National Hurricane Centre has indicated that Hurricane Irma's maximum sustained winds remain near 185 miles per hour (mph) with higher gusts. Irma is the most powerful Atlantic hurricane in recorded history and will be the strongest system to ever make landfall in the Caribbean.... Based on the latest forecasts, the approximate ...
Caribbean residents are sharing photos from inside Hurricane Irma -- Category 5 storm and one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in history.