by- aiswariya
Hurricane Irma was an extremely powerful and catastrophic Cape Verde hurricane, the strongest observed in the Atlantic in terms of maximum sustained winds since Wilma, and the strongest storm on record to exist in the open Atlantic region.
Irma was the first Category 5 hurricane to strike the Leeward Islands on record, followed by Hurricane Maria two weeks later, and is the second-costliest Caribbean hurricane on record, after Maria.
This is the ninth named storm, fourth hurricane, second major hurricane, and first Category 5 hurricane of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, it cause a major damage to major life, particularly in the north eastern Caribbean and the Florida Keys. It was also the most intense hurricane to strike the continental United States since Katrina in 2005, the first major hurricane to make landfall in Florida since Wilma in the same year, and the first Category 4 hurricane to strike the state since Charley in 2004.
On September 6, Hurricane Irma left a string of small Caribbean islands devastated. The eye of the hurricane passed over Barbuda, damaging about 95% of the buildings on the island.
The hurricane hit southwest Florida on September 10, battering the state's lower half and leaving a trail of tornadoes and storm-surge flooding as its core slowly moved inland.
The massive storm triggered evacuation orders for 5.6 million people before it made two landfalls.
On Monday, Irma was downgraded to a tropical storm as it lumbered through Georgia to parts north.
By Tuesday, Irma had left a trail of deadly devastation throughout the Southeast, flooding major cities including Jacksonville, Florida, and Charleston, South Carolina, and leaving millions without power.
Now I would like to share some information about hurricane Irma
Formed
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30 august 2017
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Dissipated
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September 13, 2017
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Highest winds
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180 mph (285 km/h)
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Lowest pressure
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Fatalities
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52 direct, 82 indirect
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Damage
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$64.76 billion (2017 USD)
(Fifth-costliest tropical cyclone on record) |
Areas affected
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Cape
Verde, Leeward
Islands, Greater
Antilles , Turks
and Caicos Islands, The
Bahamas, Eastern
United States (especially Florida)
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okay now let’s see the timeline from 30 august 2017 to 11 September 2017.
Aug. 30 by 11 a.m.
Tropical Storm Irma begins as a low-pressure system in the eastern Atlantic with winds of 48 mph. Heading into drier air might have tempered its intensification.
Aug. 31 between 5 a.m. and 11 a.m.
Irma intensified into a hurricane, with a small and clearing eye, and winds up to 98 mph, when it was about 650 miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands and 1,845 miles east of the Leeward Islands.
From Sept. 1 through Sept. 4
Irma's strength fluctuates as it crosses the tropical mid-Atlantic, with 110 mph winds growing by the end of this passage to 145 mph. Hurricane warnings are issued for the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico by 11 p.m. on Sept. 4.
Sept. 5 at 7:45 a.m.
Irma is labeled an “extremely dangerous” Category 5 storm with maximum winds of 175 mph and stronger gusts.
By 11 a.m., the Bahamas issued a hurricane watch for Turks and Caicos Islands for the “potentially catastrophic” storm. The north coast of Haiti also had a hurricane watch.
Sept. 6 by 2 a.m.
Irma’s eye passes over Barbuda. Watches and warnings are placed across the Caribbean.
Sept. 6 by 8 a.m.
Irma’s eye passes over St. Martin, and the northern eyewall pounds Anguilla.
Sept. 6 by 1 p.m.
Buck Island in the U.S. Virgin Islands reports 110 mph wind gust.
Sept. 6 by 2 p.m.
The “extremely dangerous” core of Irma passed over the northernmost Virgin Islands.
Sept. 6 by 8 p.m.
Irma’s eye passes just north of Puerto Rico at 16 mph as a Category 5 storm with 185 mph winds.
Sept 7 by 4 a.m.
Irma passes north of the Dominican Republic, heading toward the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Sept. 7 by 2 p.m.
Irma’s eye moves between the north coast of Hispaniola and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Sept. 7 by 8 p.m.
Irma pummels the Turks and Caicos Islands with sustained winds of 175 mph.
Sept. 7 by 11 a.m.
Hurricane surge and storm warnings are issued for Florida and the Keys.
Sept. 8 by 2 a.m.
Irma’s eye passes just north of Great Inagua Island.
Sept. 8 by 5 a.m.
Irma moves over the southern Bahamas as an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm with 155 mph winds.
Sept. 8 by 8 p.m.
Irma’s southwestern eyewall moves over the north coast of Cuba.
Sept. 8 by 11 p.m.
Irma makes landfall on Cuba’s Camaguey archipelago as a Category 5 hurricane with sustained winds of 160 mph.
Sept. 9 by 5 a.m.
As Irma passes over Cuba, it weakens again to a Category 4 hurricane with 155 mph winds. By 2 p.m., Irma lingers at 7 mph over Cuba, with sustained winds dropping to 125 mph, major hurricane-force winds were projected for the Florida Keys by the next dawn.
Sept. 10 at 9:10 a.m.
Hurricane Irma makes landfall at Cudjoe Key in the lower Florida Keys as a Category 4 storm with 130 mph sustained winds. A 106 mph gust was reported at National Key Deer Refuge in Big Pine Key. The storm headed north-by-northwest at 8 mph.
Sept. 10 by 2 p.m.
Irma weakens to Category 3 storm with 120 mph winds. But a life-threatening surge of 10 to 15 feet of water was forecast, with residents of Naples and Marco Island told to move away from the water.
Sept. 10 at 3:35 p.m.
Irma makes landfall again in Florida on Marco Island as a Category 3 storm with 115 mph wind. A 130 mph wind gust was reported by the Marco Island Police Department.
Sept. 10 by 6 p.m.
Irma winds down to a Category 2 storm with sustained winds of 110 mph. But a gust of 142 mph was reported at Naples Municipal Airport. A tide gauge measured a water 2.2 feet above mean higher high water, which represented a 7-foot increase in the previous hour and a half, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
September 11:
Irma downgraded to a Category 1 hurricane as it headed to Tampa. Almost 6 million people were without electricity. Irma was downgraded to a tropical storm as it hit Georgia. There were 1.5 million people who lost power. The state had ordered people to begin evacuating on September 9.
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