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| Meta Description | Hurricane Irma facts. Hurricane Irma was a Category 5 hurricane in 2017, the 9th named storm, 4th hurricane, 2nd major hurricane, and a 1st Category 5 hurricane of the hyperactive 2017 Atlantic hurricane season. Irma is also the 4th consecutive hurricane of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season—after Franklin, Gert, and Harvey. The storm threatened the Leeward Islands, Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Irma was also forecast to threaten the East Coast of the United States, but later forecast to hit Southwest Florida.[1] |
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| Boilerpipe Text | Hurricane Irma was a Category 5 hurricane in 2017, the 9th named storm, 4th hurricane, 2nd major hurricane, and a 1st Category 5 hurricane of the hyperactive 2017 Atlantic hurricane season. Irma is also the 4th consecutive hurricane of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season—after Franklin, Gert, and Harvey . The storm threatened the Leeward Islands , Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico . Irma was also forecast to threaten the East Coast of the United States , but later forecast to hit Southwest Florida . [1] Irma was the first major hurricane to develop in the eastern Atlantic since Hurricane Julia in 2010. The storm developed on August 30, 2017 near the Cape Verde islands. On September 5, 2017, the storm became a Category 5 hurricane. It had maximum sustained winds of 180 miles per hour since Hurricane Wilma in twelve years earlier. As it hit landfall, Irma went down to a Category 2 hurricane. Irma was the easternmost Category 5 hurricane on record in the Atlantic Ocean .
Hurricane or tropical storm watches and warnings were issued from Haiti to Dominica .
Hurricane Irma inflicted $77 billion worth of damage especially in Florida after making landfall in Florida.
Due to significant amount of damage and loss of life from the storm especially in Florida, the name Irma was retired in April 2018 by the World Meteorological Organization , and it was replaced with Idalia for the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season.
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**Hurricane Irma** was a [Category 5](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Saffir%E2%80%93Simpson_Hurricane_Scale "Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale") [hurricane](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Hurricane "Hurricane") in 2017, the 9th named storm, 4th hurricane, 2nd major hurricane, and a 1st Category 5 hurricane of the hyperactive 2017 Atlantic hurricane season. Irma is also the 4th consecutive hurricane of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season—after Franklin, Gert, and [Harvey](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Hurricane_Harvey "Hurricane Harvey"). The storm threatened the [Leeward Islands](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Leeward_Islands "Leeward Islands"), [Virgin Islands](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Virgin_Islands "Virgin Islands") and [Puerto Rico](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Puerto_Rico "Puerto Rico"). Irma was also forecast to threaten the [East Coast of the United States](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/East_Coast_of_the_United_States "East Coast of the United States"), but later forecast to hit Southwest [Florida](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Florida "Florida").[\[1\]](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Hurricane_Irma#cite_note-1)
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| Category 5 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) | |
| [](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/File:Irma_2017-09-05_1706Z_\(gallery\).jpg)Hurricane Irma near peak intensity approaching the [Leeward Islands](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Leeward_Islands "Leeward Islands") on September 5 | |
| Formed | August 30, 2017 |
| Dissipated | September 14, 2017 |
| ([Remnant low](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/w/index.php?title=Post-tropical_cyclone&action=edit&redlink=1 "Post-tropical cyclone (not yet started)") after September 12) | |
| Highest winds | *[1-minute sustained](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Tropical_cyclone_scales#Wind_speed_conversions "Tropical cyclone scales"):* 180 mph (285 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 914 [mbar](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Bar_\(unit\) "Bar (unit)") ([hPa](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Pascal_\(unit\) "Pascal (unit)")); 26.99 [inHg](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Inch_of_mercury "Inch of mercury") |
| Fatalities | 52 direct, 82 indirect |
| Damage | \$77.16 billion (2017 [USD](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/United_States_dollar "United States dollar")) ([Fourth-costliest](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/w/index.php?title=List_of_costliest_Atlantic_hurricanes&action=edit&redlink=1 "List of costliest Atlantic hurricanes (not yet started)") [tropical cyclone](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Tropical_cyclone "Tropical cyclone") on record; costliest in Cuban and the Leeward Islands history) |
| Areas affected | [Cape Verde](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Cape_Verde "Cape Verde"), [Leeward Islands](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Leeward_Islands "Leeward Islands") (especially [Barbuda](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Barbuda "Barbuda"), [Saint Barthélemy](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Saint_Barth%C3%A9lemy "Saint Barthélemy"), [Anguilla](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Anguilla "Anguilla"), [Saint Martin](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Saint_Martin_\(island\) "Saint Martin (island)") and the [Virgin Islands](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Virgin_Islands "Virgin Islands")), [Greater Antilles](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Greater_Antilles "Greater Antilles") ([Cuba](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Cuba "Cuba") and [Puerto Rico](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Puerto_Rico "Puerto Rico")), [Turks and Caicos Islands](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Turks_and_Caicos_Islands "Turks and Caicos Islands"), [Jamaica](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Jamaica "Jamaica"), [The Bahamas](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/The_Bahamas "The Bahamas"), [Eastern United States](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/w/index.php?title=Eastern_United_States&action=edit&redlink=1 "Eastern United States (not yet started)") (especially [Florida](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Florida "Florida")) |
| Part of the **[2017 Atlantic hurricane season](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/2017_Atlantic_hurricane_season "2017 Atlantic hurricane season")** | |
Irma was the first major hurricane to develop in the eastern Atlantic since [Hurricane Julia](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Hurricane_Julia_\(2010\) "Hurricane Julia (2010)") in 2010. The storm developed on August 30, 2017 near the [Cape Verde](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Cape_Verde "Cape Verde") islands. On September 5, 2017, the storm became a Category 5 hurricane. It had maximum sustained winds of 180 miles per hour since [Hurricane Wilma](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Hurricane_Wilma "Hurricane Wilma") in twelve years earlier. As it hit landfall, Irma went down to a Category 2 hurricane. Irma was the easternmost Category 5 hurricane on record in the [Atlantic Ocean](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean "Atlantic Ocean").
Hurricane or tropical storm watches and warnings were issued from [Haiti](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Haiti "Haiti") to [Dominica](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Dominica "Dominica").
Hurricane Irma inflicted \$77 billion worth of damage especially in Florida after making landfall in Florida.
Due to significant amount of damage and loss of life from the storm especially in Florida, the name *Irma* was retired in April 2018 by the [World Meteorological Organization](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/World_Meteorological_Organization "World Meteorological Organization"), and it was replaced with *[Idalia](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Hurricane_Idalia "Hurricane Idalia")* for the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season.
## Hurricane Irma Media
- [](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/File:NASA_Hot_water_ahead_for_Hurricane_Irma.jpg)
Sea surface temperatures in Hurricane Irma's path from September 3–6.
- [](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/File:Irma,_Jose_and_Katia_2017-09-07.png)
Three simultaneously active hurricanes on September 7. From left to right: [Katia](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/w/index.php?title=Hurricane_Katia_\(2017\)&action=edit&redlink=1 "Hurricane Katia (2017) (not yet started)"), Irma, and [Jose](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Hurricane_Jose_\(2017\) "Hurricane Jose (2017)"), the first occurrence since [2010](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/2010_Atlantic_hurricane_season "2010 Atlantic hurricane season").
- [](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/File:Irma_%26_Andrew_comparison.jpg)
Combined satellite image of Hurricanes [Andrew](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Hurricane_Andrew "Hurricane Andrew") (inset, at left) and Irma (right), showing the size comparison of the storms
- [](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/File:Irma_RBTOP_20170905_0715_UTC.gif)
Infrared satellite loop of Irma approaching the northern Leeward Islands on September 5, around the time of its upgrade to a Category 5 hurricane
- 'Florida Governor [Rick Scott](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Rick_Scott "Rick Scott") on Evacuations' video from [Voice of America](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Voice_of_America "Voice of America")
- [](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/File:Hurricane_Irma_2017_Doral_preparations.jpg)
Residents in [Doral](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Doral,_Florida "Doral, Florida") installing [hurricane shutters](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/w/index.php?title=Hurricane_shutters&action=edit&redlink=1 "Hurricane shutters (not yet started)") in advance of the storm
- [](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/File:Emergency_shoulder_use_Interstate_4_before_Hurricane_Irma_3.jpg)
Eastbound Interstate 4 lanes on the afternoon of September 9 are filled with evacuating traffic from the Gulf Coast (note the [emergency shoulder use](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/w/index.php?title=Shoulder_\(road\)&action=edit&redlink=1 "Shoulder (road) (not yet started)") by moving traffic), while westbound lanes are almost empty at 5 PM on a Saturday afternoon
- Video by mayor of [Fayetteville, North Carolina](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Fayetteville,_North_Carolina "Fayetteville, North Carolina") [Nat Robertson](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/w/index.php?title=Nat_Robertson&action=edit&redlink=1 "Nat Robertson (not yet started)")
- [](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/File:Hurricane_Irma_Barbuda_20171006_Bennylin_01.jpg)
A house in Barbuda that was badly damaged by the hurricane
- Aerial video of the damage on Saint Martin, September 7, 2017
- U.S. Navy video of damage in the U.S. Virgin Islands
- Overflight of Jacksonville after Hurricane Irma
## References
1. [↑](https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Hurricane_Irma#cite_ref-1)
["Powerful Hurricane Irma Could be Next Weather Disaster"](https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2017/08/31/us/hurricane-irma-forecast-weather/index.html). CNN. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
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