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Unless you did not watch the news, read the papers, or talk to anyone for the past few days, you would know that the southeast United States has been devastated by two major hurricanes. The first, of course, was Hurricane Harvey , a major storm that wrecked the lives of millions of Houstonians, eventually leaving at least 70 people dead in its wake. A few days after Harvey was Hurricane Irma, a 650-mile-wide storm that swiftly moved through the Caribbean Islands and up the heart of Florida. Of the two, Harvey caused roughly seven times more deaths (to date, there have been 12 confirmed deaths from Irma in the United States), but ultimately, it was undoubtedly Hurricane Irma that was the more powerful of the two storms. So much so that it will go down as one of the most intense hurricanes ever recorded in history. Below, we ran through the numbers to break down just how this storm in the Atlantic Ocean metastasized to such a severe point that it sustained winds of 185 m.p.h. for 37 hours, left millions without power, and destroyed one out of every four homes in parts of Florida. Hurricane Irma by the numbers: The AD Newsletter Get essential reads in your inbox every day. Number of miles, from east to west, Irma stretched: 650 Number of U.S. states Irma passed through: 9 Number of people without power as of Tuesday morning, by U.S. state: Alabama: 20,000 Florida: 15 million Georgia: More than 1.3 million North Carolina: More than 62,000 South Carolina: 161,000 Number of U.S. federal staffers positioned to help respond and recover: 32,000+ Share of houses destroyed in the Florida Keys: 25 percent (initial estimate) Share of houses with major damage in the Florida Keys: 65 percent (initial estimate) Area impacted by Irma's tropical storm force winds: 70,000 square miles (roughly the same square mileage as Cambodia) Highest recorded wind speed: 185 m.p.h. Number of hours this wind speed was maintained: 37 Number of people evacuated from the Bahamas: 5,000 (largest evacuation ever in their history) Number of people told to evacuate Florida: 6.3 million The score calculated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) when measuring the power of hurricanes: 66.8 (compared to 11.1 for Hurricane Harvey)
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Unless you did not watch the news, read the papers, or talk to anyone for the past few days, you would know that the southeast United States has been devastated by two major hurricanes. The first, of course, was [Hurricane Harvey](https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/how-the-design-industry-is-helping-hurricane-harvey-victims), a major storm that wrecked the lives of millions of Houstonians, eventually leaving at least 70 people dead in its wake. A few days after Harvey was Hurricane Irma, a 650-mile-wide storm that swiftly moved through the Caribbean Islands and up the heart of Florida. Of the two, Harvey caused roughly seven times more deaths (to date, there have been 12 confirmed deaths from Irma in the United States), but ultimately, it was undoubtedly Hurricane Irma that was the more powerful of the two storms. So much so that it will go down as one of the most intense hurricanes ever recorded in history. Below, we ran through the numbers to break down just how this storm in the Atlantic Ocean metastasized to such a severe point that it sustained winds of 185 m.p.h. for 37 hours, left millions without power, and destroyed one out of every four homes in parts of Florida. [![Get a year of unlimited digital access for \<strong\>\<del\>\$4.50\</del\> \$1.50 per month.\</strong\> -- plus, an exclusive tote. \<br\> CTA: GET DIGITAL ACCESS](https://media.architecturaldigest.com/photos/66f19ea7fbf412d794aa43b5/original/pass/IN_CONTENT_DT_450x140_2x.gif?format=original)](https://www.architecturaldigest.com/v2/offers/arda01055?source=Site_0_JNY_ARD_DESKTOP_IN_CONTENT_0_US_QUICKPAY_TEST_2026_ZZ_PANELB) ***Hurricane Irma by the numbers:*** ### The AD Newsletter Get essential reads in your inbox every day. **Number of miles, from east to west, Irma stretched:** 650 **Number of U.S. states Irma passed through:** 9 **Number of people without power as of Tuesday morning, by U.S. state:** Alabama: 20,000 Florida: 15 million Georgia: More than 1.3 million North Carolina: More than 62,000 South Carolina: 161,000 **Number of U.S. federal staffers positioned to help respond and recover:** 32,000+ **Share of houses destroyed in the Florida Keys:** 25 percent (initial estimate) **Share of houses with major damage in the Florida Keys:** 65 percent (initial estimate) **Area impacted by Irma's tropical storm force winds:** 70,000 square miles (roughly the same square mileage as Cambodia) **Highest recorded wind speed:** 185 m.p.h. **Number of hours this wind speed was maintained:** 37 **Number of people evacuated from the Bahamas:** 5,000 (largest evacuation ever in their history) **Number of people told to evacuate Florida:** 6.3 million **The score calculated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) when measuring the power of hurricanes:** 66.8 (compared to 11.1 for Hurricane Harvey)
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