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Sep 5, 2017 · Maps: Tracking Hurricane Irma’s Path Over Florida UPDATED 5:00 PM ET, SEPT. 11, 2017 Hurricane Irma lost strength as it swept across Florida, and was downgraded to a tropical storm on...
Hurricane Irma was an extremely powerful Cape Verde hurricane that caused widespread destruction across its path in early September 2017. Irma was the first Category 5 hurricane to strike the Leeward Islands on record, followed by Maria two weeks later.
- August 30, 2017
- $77.2 billion (2017 USD)
- 180 mph (285 km/h)
Fig. 11 Satellite IR image showing the center of Hurricane Irma, as a minimal hurricane, along the northwest Florida coast just inland from Cedar Key early in the morning of September 11 th. Maximum sustained winds are 75 MPH, and central pressure is 965 mb on the 5 am EDT NHC advisory.
Sep 10, 2021 · A look back at how Irma became the strongest storm in the Atlantic outside of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico in 2017, and its impacts on Florida and Georgia. See the dates and locations of Irma's seven landfalls, and the historic flooding in Jacksonville and St. Simon's Island.
- Lauren Rautenkranz
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- Watches and Warnings For Southern Florida
- The Story For South Floridians
- Storm Surge/Tide
- Wind
- Tornadoes
- Damage, Casualties and Impacts to South Florida
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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, ...
A detailed account of Hurricane Irma's formation, track, impacts and damage in the Caribbean and Florida in September 2017. See maps, photos, watches and warnings, and storm surge data for South Florida.
IRMA Graphics Archive: ... National Hurricane Center 11691 SW 17th Street Miami, FL, 33165 nhcwebmaster@noaa.gov. Central Pacific Hurricane Center 2525 Correa Rd
Sep 10, 2017 · Hurricane Irma, the most powerful storm ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean, has made landfall in Florida after raking across the northern Caribbean, leaving a trail of devastation in its...
