Hurricane Irma - Wikipedia
WEBHurricane Irma was an extremely powerful and devastating Cape Verde hurricane that was the first Category 5 hurricane to strike the Leeward Islands on record, followed by Maria two weeks later.
Detailed Meteorological Summary on Hurricane Irma
WEBThe storm became a rare category-5 hurricane on September 5 th, with maximum sustained winds of 185 MPH. This made Irma the strongest hurricane ever observed in the open Atlantic Ocean, and one of only 5 hurricanes with measured winds of 185 MPH or higher in the entire Atlantic basin.
Category 5 Irma the 5th Strongest Atlantic Hurricane on Record
WEBSep 5, 2017 · Hurricane Irma intensified into an extremely dangerous high-end Category 5 storm with top sustained winds of 180 mph on Tuesday morning, putting it among the strongest Atlantic hurricanes ever...
Category 5 Hurricane Irma's Winds Top 185 MPH As It Nears ... - NPR
WEBSep 5, 2017 · With maximum sustained winds of 185 mph, Irma is a Category 5 — the most serious type of major hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson wind scale. Irma is the strongest hurricane the NHC has ever...
Maps: Tracking Hurricane Irma’s Path Over Florida
WEBSep 5, 2017 · Hurricane Irma lost strength as it swept across Florida, and was downgraded to a tropical storm on Monday morning. All times on the maps are Eastern.
Satellite Images Show the Fierce Power of Hurricane Irma as a …
WEBSep 6, 2017 · Irma became a rare Category 5 hurricane on Tuesday. These satellite images display its fierce power. Hurricane Irma became the strongest Atlantic hurricane since 2005's Wilma on Tuesday...
Hurricane Irma Is One of the Strongest Storms In History
WEBSep 9, 2017 · Irma was classified as a Category 5 hurricane for three consecutive days, longer than any other Atlantic hurricane. Irma has also broken records for accumulated cyclone energy, a...
Hurricane Irma Skirts Puerto Rico, Leaves 1 Million Without Power
WEBSep 7, 2017 · Irma, still a Category 5 hurricane with 175-mph winds, will brush the Dominican Republic and Haiti on Thursday before striking the Bahamas and Turks & Caicos on Friday. It skirted Puerto Rico...
Hurricane Irma becomes most powerful storm ever recorded in …
WEBSep 6, 2017 · Hurricane Irma strengthened to a Category 5 storm with winds up to 185 mph as it approaches the Leeward Islands of the northeast Caribbean, the U.S. National Hurricane Center announced...
Hurricane IRMA
WEBIrma is a category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Some fluctuations in intensity are likely during the next day or two, but Irma is forecast to remain a powerful category 4 or 5 hurricane during the next couple of days.