hurricane irma hit florida on august 26, 2017.
hurricane irma hit florida on august 26, 2017.
when did hurricane irma hit florida last year?
august 26, 2017
hurricane irma was the costliest storm in the history of the u.s. state of florida. irma developed from a tropical wave near the cape verde islands on august 30, 2017. the storm quickly became a hurricane on august 31 and then a major hurricane shortly thereafter, but would oscillate in intensity over the next few days. by september 4, irma resumed strengthening, and became a powerful category 5 hurricane on the following day. the cyclone then struck saint maarten and the british virgin islands on september 6 and later crossed little inagua in the bahamas on september 8. irma briefly weakened to a category 4, but re-intensified into a category 5 hurricane before making landfall in the sabana-camagüey archipelago of cuba. after falling to category 3 status due to land interaction, the storm re-strengthened into a category 4 hurricane in the straits of florida. 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.
effects of hurricane irma in florida
in september 2017, hurricane irma hit florida, killing 102 people and causing over $62.87 billion in damage, making it unofficially the fourth-costliest hurricane on record. the size of the storm spanned across the entire florida peninsula, and all 67 counties of florida declared a state of emergency. irma's highest winds were 185 mph.









































later in september 2017, hurricane maria hit puerto rico, a us territory, killing over 547 people and causing over $91.6 billion in damage, making it the third-costliest atlantic hurricane on record. maria's highest winds were 175 mph.
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