Hurricane Irma's impact, five years later - WUSF
Sep 9, 2022 · Only two days after developing, rapid intensification allowed Hurricane Irma to reach major hurricane status. Between Sept. 2 and 4, Hurricane Irma moved over warmer sea surface temperatures. This allowed Irma to grow and strengthen even more, reaching Category 5 status on Sept. 5.
Effects of Hurricane Irma in Florida - Wikipedia
The hurricane left at least 84 fatalities across 27 counties, including 12 at a nursing home due to sweltering conditions and lack of power in the hurricane's aftermath.
Hurricane Irma: The Landfall, The Aftermath, The Recovery
The Landfall, The Aftermath, The Recovery. Hurricane Irma, the first Category 5 Cape Verde hurricane to strike the Leeward Islands, caused devastation and damage in the Florida Keys and the northeastern Caribbean area as it intensified in late August 2017. This hurricane was the most intense to roar into the U.S. since Hurricane Katrina in 2005 ...
Remembering Hurricane Irma 5 years later - ClickOrlando
Sep 8, 2022 · On the morning of Sept. 6, Hurricane Irma made its first landfall as a category 5 hurricane over Barbuda. The tiny island, 316 times smaller than Florida, didn’t weaken the massive hurricane.
5 Years Later: Hurricane Irma in Florida - FEMA.gov
Hurricane Irma struck Florida Sept. 10, 2017, causing severe damage in many parts of the state. Federal funding for recovery has totaled more than $5.58 billion in assistance to households and communities, low-interest disaster loans and flood insurance payments.
Florida official: Death toll rises to 12 in state - CNN
Sep 13, 2017 · Two days after Irma made landfall on Cudjoe Key, authorities and a few residents were finally able to reach some of the Florida Keys on Tuesday. What they found was devastating: Based on...
Hurricane Irma: Three-quarters of one Florida county still without ...
Sep 14, 2017 · Days after Hurricane Irma left a path of destruction and millions without power across Florida, Georgia and South Carolina, residents are slowly returning to destroyed homes and neighborhoods.
Breaking down Hurricane Irma's damage - ABC News
Sep 11, 2017 · Hurricane Irma made landfall in the Florida Keys as a Category 4 storm on Sunday, lashing the state with 130 mph winds as it moves up the coast.
Damp, Dark and Disarrayed, Florida Starts Coping With Irma’s Aftermath
Sep 11, 2017 · Florida emerged from Hurricane Irma on Monday as a landscape of blacked-out cities, shuttered gas stations, shattered trees and flooded streets, while the now-weakened storm kept sweeping...
Irma's Staggering Toll: At Least 68 Dead ... - The Weather Channel
Sep 14, 2017 · Irma has finally relinquished its grip, but the storm that tore a massively destructive and deadly path from the small Caribbean island of Barbuda to Florida, South Carolina and Georgia...