Cayley Mackay My home is located on the beautiful Caribbean island of Sint Maarten Hurricane Irma was a level 5 as they were experiencing winds and conditions much worse than a typical Category 5 It was largest hurricane in history in the Atlantic and according to the New York Times has broken records for accumulated cyclone energy a measure that combines storm strength and duration The eye hit Sint Maarten and was so large that satellite imagery shower the entire island in the eye of Irma 