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Aug 27, 2017 · Learn how Hurricane Irma affected Florida in 2017 and how FEMA provided more than $5.58 billion in assistance to households and communities. See the timeline, numbers and impacts of the storm and the recovery efforts.
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- Damage, Casualties and Impacts to South Florida
The following watches and warnings were valid for all or parts of the following counties in southern Florida: Broward, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Mainland Monroe, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach. All times EDT.
South Floridians began paying very close attention to Irma’s forecast up to a week or more prior to landfall in South Florida. From about 5 days before landfall onward, the NHC forecast was consistent on a threat to South Florida. Residents and visitors swarmed grocery stores, gas stations and department stores to stock up on essential supplies. Th...
Collier County: the maximum surveyed inundation value was 8 feet at the Smallwood Store in Chokoloskee, with 3-5 feet across most of the island. In Everglades City, a maximum inundation of 6 feet occurred at the Everglades National Park Gulf Visitor Center, with 2-4 feet common across the town and as high as 5 feet in a few areas. Surveys conducted...
Irma was the first major (Category 3 or higher) hurricane to make landfall in South Florida since Wilma of 2005. The highest wind gust recorded on land in South Florida was 142 mph at a mesonet site near Naples Airport. The highest sustained wind recorded was 112 mph by a spotter on Marco Island. The map to the left is an analysis of maximum sustai...
Five tornadoes were confirmed in South Florida in association with Irma – 1 in Miami-Dade County, 3 in Broward County and 1 in Collier County. The tornado in Collier County occurred 2 miles west of Ochopee where wooden power poles were damaged along Tamiami Trail between Ochopee and the SR-29 intersection. It was determined to be an EF-1. The torna...
Deaths: Hurricane Irma was responsible for 1 direct death in South Florida. An 86 year old man in Broward County died after opening the front door of his home during the hurricane to see what was going on when a gust of wind knocked him to the floor, causing him to hit his head. There were 33 indirect deaths in South Florida which occurred before, ...
Sep 5, 2017 · Hurricane Irma lost strength as it swept across Florida, and was downgraded to a tropical storm on Monday morning. All times on the maps are Eastern.
Irma struck Florida twice on September 10 – the first as a Category 4 at Cudjoe Key and the second on Marco Island as a Category 3. The hurricane weakened significantly over Florida, and was reduced to a tropical storm, before exiting the state into Georgia on September 11.
Sep 10, 2017 · Sept. 10, 2017. MIAMI — Ready or not, Florida found itself face to face with Hurricane Irma’s galloping winds and rains on Sunday, as evacuees and holdouts alike marked uneasy time in homes...
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Aug 30, 2018 · With 130 mph winds, Irma barreled through the Florida Keys as a Category 4 hurricane, where the resulting storm surge caused water levels to rise 4 to 8 feet above normal. After traveling more than 3,000 miles across the Atlantic, Irma made its last landfall as a formidable Category 3 storm in southwest Florida (at Marco Island) on September 10.
SUMMARY OF 800 AM EDT...1200 UTC...INFORMATION ----- LOCATION...24.5N 81.5W ABOUT 20 MI...30 KM ESE OF KEY WEST FLORIDA ABOUT 110 MI...180 KM S OF NAPLES FLORIDA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...130 MPH...215 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 330 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...929 MB...27.43 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS ...
