Hurricane Irma
Hurricane Irma wis an extremely pouerfu an catastrophic Cape Verde teep hurricane.
Category 5 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) | |
Hurricane Irma at peak intensity near the U.S. Virgin Islands on September 6 | |
Formed | August 29 2017 |
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Dissipatit | September 12, 2017 |
Heichest winds | 1-meenit susteened: 185 mph (295 km/h) |
Lawest pressur | 914 mbar (hPa); 26.99 inHg |
Fatalities | 55 tot (as o September 12) |
Damage | > $30 billion (2017 USD) (Unoffeecially fowert or fift-costliest hurricane on record) |
Areas affected | Leeward Islands (especially Barbuda, Saunt Barthelemy, Saunt Martin an the Virgin Islands), Greater Antilles, Turks an Caicos Islands, The Bahamas, Sootheastren Unitit States |
Pairt o the 2017 Atlantic hurricane saison |