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Calculated Shard: 54 (from laksa171)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa054.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2017-hurricane-irma-facts\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2017-hurricane-irma-facts\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/2017-hurricane-irma-facts","crawl_time":1774388485,"first_indexed_time":1560958370,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"org,worldvision!www,\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/2017-hurricane-irma-facts s443","src_root_hash":"8012320401012682454","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"2017 Hurricane Irma: Facts, FAQs, and how to help | World Vision","meta_descriptions":["In 2017, Hurricane Irma was the fifth-costliest storm to hit the continental U.S. since 1900, causing approximately $50 billion in damage."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Hurricane Irma struck Florida as a Category 4 storm the morning of September 10, 2017. It tore off roofs, flooded coastal cities, and left more than\n6.8 million people\nwithout power. By September 11, Irma had\nweakened significantly to a tropical storm\nas it moved north toward Georgia and Alabama. Later that day, it weakened further to a tropical depression.\nIrma was the fifth-costliest hurricane to hit the mainland United States, causing\nan estimated $50 billion in damage\n, according to the\nNational Hurricane Center\n.\nMost of Florida and Georgia felt the brunt of Irma’s 65-mph winds and torrential rains Sept. 11. (© 2017 map courtesy of NOAA)\nHurricane Irma: Facts, \nFAQs, and how to help \nExplore Hurricane Irma facts and frequently asked questions, and learn how you can help disaster survivors in the U.S.\nFast facts: Hurricane Irma\nHow many people died in Hurricane Irma?\nHow did Hurricane Irma develop?\nHow much damage did Hurricane Irma cause?\nWhere did Hurricane Irma hit?\nTimeline of Hurricane Irma’s path\nWhen did Hurricane Irma hit Florida?\nHow much damage did Hurricane Irma cause?\nHow has World Vision responded?\nHow can I help disaster survivors?\nFast facts: Hurricane Irma\nIrma made landfall over the Florida Keys as a Category 4 hurricane the morning of Sept. 10, 2017.\nAt its peak, Hurricane Irma was a Category 5 with wind speeds of 177 mph.\n6 million Florida residents evacuated coastal areas.\n129 direct and indirect deaths were caused by Hurricane Irma.\nIt is the fifth-costliest\nhurricane\nto hit the mainland United States.\nBACK TO QUESTIONS\nHow many people died in Hurricane Irma?\nHurricane Irma is directly responsible for 47 deaths due to its strong winds, heavy rains, and high surf across the Caribbean Islands and the southeastern United States. The majority of the casualties were in the Caribbean Islands, where Irma’s winds were the strongest, according to the\nNational Hurricane Center\n. Irma caused 10 deaths in the United States — seven in Florida, two in Georgia, and one in South Carolina. Another 82 deaths are also indirectly attributed to Hurricane Irma, 77 of which were in Florida. Hundreds more were injured before, during, or after the hurricane.\nBACK TO QUESTIONS\nHow did Hurricane Irma develop?\nHurricane Irma began on Aug. 30 , 2017, near the Cape Verde Islands. It was the ninth named storm and fourth hurricane of the 2017 storm season.\nIrma developed from a tropical wave that developed off the West African coast two days earlier. It rapidly strengthened into a Category 2 storm within 24 hours. Irma’s intensity fluctuated in the days to follow, and on Sept. 4 became a Category 4 hurricane.\nA day later on Sept. 5, it grew to Category 5 strength with sustained winds above 157 mph. Irma wrought catastrophe in Barbuda and parts of the U.S. and the British Virgin Islands. Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti each experienced flooding and heavy damage in some areas, but the storm left much less destruction than expected.\nHurricane Irma was downgraded to a Category 4 on Sept. 8 but maintained winds around 150 mph. Irma made landfall over mainland Florida early Sept. 10 as a Category 4 hurricane. From there, it weakened significantly to a tropical storm on September  11 as it powered north toward Georgia and Alabama. At 11 p.m. later that day, it\nweakened further to a tropical depression\n, and by Sept. 13, it had \ndissipated over western Tennessee\n.\nHurricane Jose was on Irma’s tail but\nweakened to a Category 1 storm\n before stalling out at sea.\nBACK TO QUESTIONS\nHow much damage did Hurricane Irma cause?\nIrma is the fifth-costliest hurricane to hit the mainland United States and caused\nan estimated $50 billion in damage\n, according to the National Hurricane Center.\nAt one point, Hurricane Irma was the \nstrongest hurricane the National Hurricane Center has ever recorded in the Atlantic\n outside of the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. It was\n moving\n as a Category 5 storm, which means it had sustained wind speeds greater than 157 mph. \nCategory 5 storms\n cause catastrophic damage when they make landfall. Irma hit the Florida Keys as a Category 4 hurricane and then the mainland as a Category 3.\nHurricane Matthew\nhit the southern part of Haiti as a Category 4 storm on Oct. 4, 2016, and the country still hasn’t fully recovered from that devastating storm. Projections had Irma hitting Haiti hard, but the country was spared from severe devastation.\nBACK TO QUESTIONS\nWhere did Hurricane Irma hit?\nThe storm tracked northwest through the Caribbean, along Florida’s west coast, and into Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and South Carolina, eventually dissipating over Tennessee\n.\nBACK TO QUESTIONS\nTimeline of Hurricane Irma’s path\nWednesday, Sept. 6:\nHit\nAntigua\nand\nBarbuda\n \njust before 2 a.m.\n \nHalf of the 100,000 residents\nof Antigua and Barbuda had their homes destroyed or heavily damaged.\nHit\nSt. Martin\n,\nAnguilla\n,\nSt. Kitts\n, and\nNevis\naround 8 a.m.\nHit the\nBritish Virgin Islands\n,\nU.S. Virgin Islands\n, and\nPuerto Rico\nat about\n2 p.m. \nThe governor of Puerto Rico said electricity was restored to 144,000 homes in the days following.\nDamage in the wake of Hurricane Irma in the Dominican Republic wasn’t as bad as predicted. (© 2017 World Vision)\nThursday, Sept. 7:\nDominican Republic\n: The storm sustained its Category 5 strength, with maximum sustained winds of 175 mph, but the Dominican Republic avoided a direct hit as it\nskirted just off its northern coast\n around 11 a.m. local time.\nHaiti\n: Haiti was hit but didn’t experience nearly as much impact as expected.\nTurks and Caicos\n: Irma hit late Thursday, and extensive damage is being reported.\nFriday, Sept. 8:\nCuba\nand the\nBahamas\n: Irma hit as a Category 5 around noon Eastern time.\nSaturday and Sunday, Sept. 9 and 10:\nHurricane Irma pummeled the\nFlorida Keys\nlate Saturday into Sunday as a Category 4 and hit the\nFlorida mainland\nas a Category 3 storm around 1 p.m. Eastern time Sunday.\nA car drives through a still-flooded area of a neighborhood in Immokalee, Florida, Sept. 13. (© 2017 World Vision\/photo by Eugene Lee)\nMonday, Sept. 11:\nIrma\nweakened significantly to a tropical storm\nas it powered north toward\nGeorgia\nand\nAlabama\n.\nThe National Hurricane Center says Florida’s coast saw\nstorm surges between 1 and 6 feet\n, according to the Weather Channel.\nAbout 11 p.m., Irma weakened further to a tropical depression.\nTuesday, Sept. 12:\nIrma traveled northwest through\nGeorgia and\nSouth Carolina\non its way to Alabama,\nMississippi\n, and\nTennessee\n.\nAs many as 15 million people in Florida are without power, and restoring it\ncould take weeks\n.\nWednesday, Sept. 13:\nIrma\ndissipated over western Tennessee\n.\nBACK TO QUESTIONS\nWhen did Hurricane Irma hit Florida?\nHurricane Irma made landfall over the southern Florida mainland around 1 p.m. local time Sunday, Sept. 10 as a Category 3 storm, packing winds of more than 110 miles per hour. It roared its way north,\noverwhelming the entire state with heavy rains and fierce winds\n.\nBACK TO QUESTIONS\nHow much damage did Hurricane Irma cause?\nThe wind and water damage in the United States caused by Hurricane Irma totaled $50.0 billion, according to the\nNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information\n. This makes Irma the fifth-costliest hurricane to affect the United States, behind\nKatrina\n(2005),\nHarvey\n(2017),\nMaria\n(2017) and\nSandy\n(2012).\nBACK TO QUESTIONS\nHow has World Vision responded?\nIn the immediate aftermath, World Vision sent semitrucks full of relief supplies to several church partners in Immokalee, Fort Myers, and the Florida Keys. We were able to reach more than 18,000 people in some of the hardest-hit areas with food, water, hygiene supplies, and other items. About 400 affected families also received $500 gift cards so they could purchase items they needed most, including materials to repair their homes.\nThanks to generous donors and corporate partners, we could keep our warehouses around the country well-stocked to quickly respond to hurricanes Irma, Harvey, and Maria simultaneously. Our team was also able to deliver generators to local partners, including churches that needed power to serve hot meals to storm survivors. While the relief phase has moved toward rebuilding, we have committed to providing regular supplies shipments to a church partner in Immokalee to ensure their community is supported through the difficult recovery.\nWorld Vision staff respond to downed trees and damage in the Dominican Republic following Hurricane Irma. Destruction in the Dominican Republic wasn’t as bad as predicted. (© 2017 World Vision)\nWorld Vision staff in Haiti and the Dominican Republic also responded to damage in their countries, although they avoided the more severe effects felt in other parts of the Caribbean.\nDozens of people were stranded after the Couime River levels rose to dangerous levels, flooding local roads in Rodé, Haiti. (© 2017 World Vision)\nBACK TO QUESTIONS\nHow can I help disaster survivors?\nGive\n:\nHelp us continue the flow of emergency supplies to disasters in the U.S. like Hurricane Irma by donating to World Vision’s disaster relief fund.\nPray\n:\nJoin us in praying for World Vision staff and responders as they help families recover and rebuild.\nAlmighty Father, we ask for Your mercy on those hit hard by Hurricane Irma. Amid their struggle to recover, give them patience, peace, and hope that their lives and livelihoods will improve.\nBACK TO QUESTIONS","attrs_markdown":"[Skip to content](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#main)\n\nStay on U.S. site\n\n[![World Vision USA](https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/images\/wv-logo-web.svg)](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/)\n\nToggle Mobile Nav\n\n- [Basket (0)](https:\/\/donate.worldvision.org\/cart\/)\n- Donor's MyMy World Vision [(Log In)](https:\/\/donate.worldvision.org\/login)\n  - Welcome, Donor\n  - Donor's My World Vision [(Log In)](https:\/\/donate.worldvision.org\/login)\n  - [My Account](https:\/\/my.worldvision.org\/account)\n  - [My Profile](https:\/\/my.worldvision.org\/account)\n  - [My Giving History](https:\/\/my.worldvision.org\/giving)\n  - [My Payment Information](https:\/\/my.worldvision.org\/payment-options\/)\n  - [My Commitments](https:\/\/my.worldvision.org\/commitments)\n  - [My Impact](https:\/\/my.worldvision.org\/impact)\n  - [My Sponsored Children](https:\/\/my.worldvision.org\/sponsored-child)\n  - [Email My Child](https:\/\/my.worldvision.org\/email-child)\n  - [Write Letter](https:\/\/my.worldvision.org\/email-child\/new)\n  - [Messaging Center](https:\/\/my.worldvision.org\/email-child\/drafts)\n  - [Community Hub](https:\/\/community.worldvision.org\/)\n  - [Resources & FAQ's](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/sponsor-a-child\/support-center)\n  - Not Donor? [Log out](https:\/\/donate.worldvision.org\/logout)\n- [Home](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/)\n\n[![World Vision USA](https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/images\/wv-logo-web.svg)](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/)\n\n- [Donate](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/donate)\n- [Sponsor a Child](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/sponsor-a-child)\n- [Gift Catalog](https:\/\/donate.worldvision.org\/giftcatalog)\n- [About Us](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/about-us)\n- [Our Work](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/our-work)\n- [Ways to Help](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/ways-to-help)\n- [News & Stories](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/news-stories)\n- [Partnerships](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/2017-hurricane-irma-facts)\n  - [Churches](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/church)\n  - [Schools](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/ignite)\n  - [Corporations](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/corporate)\n\n[From the Field](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/filter\/from-the-field)\n\n# 2017 Hurricane Irma: Facts, FAQs, and how to help\n\n![](https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/09\/D400-1599-215-848x566.jpg)\n\nGallery\n\nWorld Vision staff member David Leach unloads pallets of Hurricane Irma relief supplies that just arrived in Immokalee, Florida, Sept. 13. (© 2017 World Vision\/photo by Eugene Lee)\n\n![Pastor Frank Rincon talks to Samuel Gutierrez, 61, as he checks the water level at his home in Immokalee, Fla., a week after rain from Hurricane Irma flooded his neighborhood. Olga, his wife, 59, says the water is slowly drying up. “Thank God the water didn’t come in our home!” she says. The couple left when it began to seep under the door, but it didn’t rise higher. “God’s blessed Immokalee and everybody’s helping their neighbors, being a blessing to each other.” (©2017 World Vision\/photo by Eugene Lee)](https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/09\/D400-1597-213-847x566.jpg)\n\nGallery\n\nPastor Frank Rincon talks to Samuel Gutierrez, 61, as he checks the water level at his home in Immokalee, Florida a week after rain from Hurricane Irma flooded his neighborhood. (©2017 World Vision\/photo by Eugene Lee)\n\n![Bethel Assemblies of God Church volunteers distribute World Vision Hurricane Irma relief supplies at a farmworker community in Immokalee, Florida.](https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/09\/D400-1601-132-1-848x566.jpg)\n\nGallery\n\nBethel Assemblies of God Church volunteers distribute World Vision Hurricane Irma relief supplies at a farmworker community in Immokalee, Florida. (© 2017 World Vision\/photo by Eugene Lee)\n\n![A World Vision staff member carries a ladder through shallow water to help with restoring electricity.](https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/09\/1-D400-1602-184-848x566.jpg)\n\nGallery\n\nRich Moseanko, carrying ladder, is a member of World Vision’s global rapid response team that brought Hurricane Irma relief supplies and other assistance to families in Immokalee, Florida. (©2017 World Vision\/photo by Eugene Lee)\n\n![A generator was raised on pallets, and cords were strung from trailer to trailer to stay above the wet ground.](https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/09\/5-D400-1602-82-848x566.jpg)\n\nGallery\n\nWith help from volunteers from Bethel Assemblies of God Church, Rich Moseanko, a member of World Vision's global rapid response team, delivers and installs a generator to bring power to five families in Immokalee, Florida. (© 2017 World Vision\/photo by Eugene Lee)\n\n![Men setup a generator.](https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/09\/D400-1600-633-848x566.jpg)\n\nGallery\n\nWorld Vision's James Orlando and Mike Weickert setup a generator at Mision Peniel in Immokalee, Florida. (© 2017 World Vision\/photo by Eugene Lee)\n\n![A home lies in ruins after Hurricane Irma in Immokalee, Fla.](https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/09\/D400-1597-35-848x566.jpg)\n\nGallery\n\nA home lies in ruins after Hurricane Irma in Immokalee, Florida. (© 2017 World Vision\/photo by Eugene Lee)\n\n![Hurricane Irma's destructive winds uprooted this tree, which took a parked car with it.](https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/09\/D400-1597-196-847x566.jpg)\n\nGallery\n\nHurricane Irma's destructive winds uprooted this tree, which took a parked car with it. (© 2017 World Vision\/photo by Eugene Lee)\n\n![](https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/09\/D400-1597-176-848x566.jpg)\n\nGallery\n\nHurricane Irma's fierce winds almost demolished this home in Immokalee, Florida. (© 2017 World Vision\/photo by Eugene Lee)\n\n![A worker hands water to a young girl and a woman during a distribution of aid relief.](https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/09\/D400-1600-72-848x566.jpg)\n\nGallery\n\nJames Orlando, a member of World Vision's global rapid response team, gives water to a little girl during a relief supplies distribution for Hurricane Irma survivors, Sept. 14, at Bethel Assemblies of God Church in Immokalee, Florida. (© 2017 World Vision\/photo by Eugene Lee)\n\n![A woman smiles as she receives relief supplies at Bethel Assemblies of God Church in Immokalee, Fla.](https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/09\/D400-1600-348-848x566.jpg)\n\nGallery\n\nBrenda Jennings smiles as she receives a water filter at a World Vision hurricane relief supplies distribution in Immokalee, Florida. (© 2017 World Vision\/photo by Eugene Lee)\n\n![Volunteers unload relief supplies after Hurricane Irma in Florida](https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/09\/D400-1599-327-848x566.jpg)\n\nGallery\n\nVolunteers unload Hurricane Irma relief supplies at Bethel Assemblies of God Church in Immokalee, Florida. (© 2017 World Vision\/photo by Eugene Lee)\n\n![A woman picks up a storm clean-up kit while collecting relief supplies at a distribution for Hurricane Irma survivors at Bethel Assemblies of God Church in Immokalee, Florida, Sept. 14.](https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/09\/D400-1600-168-848x566.jpg)\n\nGallery\n\nA woman picks up a storm clean-up kit while collecting relief supplies at a distribution for Hurricane Irma survivors at Bethel Assemblies of God Church in Immokalee, Florida, Sept. 14. (© 2017 World Vision\/photo by Eugene Lee)\n\n![The contents of a storm clean-up kit include gloves, cleaning chemicals, scrub brushes, and other items. (©2017 World Vision\/photo by Eugene Lee)](https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/09\/D400-1599-499-848x566.jpg)\n\nGallery\n\nThe contents of a storm clean-up kit include gloves, cleaning chemicals, scrub brushes, and other items. (© 2017 World Vision\/photo by Eugene Lee)\n\n![Hurricane Irma survivors line up outside Bethel Assemblies of God Church in Immokalee, Fla., Sept. 14. (©2017 World Vision\/photo by Eugene Lee)](https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/09\/D400-1600-91-850x524.jpg)\n\nGallery\n\nHurricane Irma survivors line up outside Bethel Assemblies of God Church in Immokalee, Florida, Sept. 14. (© 2017 World Vision\/photo by Eugene Lee)\n\n![Families affected by Hurricane Irma gather World Vision relief supplies Sept. 14 at Bethel Assemblies of God Church in Immokalee, Fla. (©2017 World Vision\/photo by Eugene Lee)](https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/09\/D400-1600-93-848x566.jpg)\n\nGallery\n\nFamilies affected by Hurricane Irma gather World Vision relief supplies, Sept. 14, at Bethel Assemblies of God Church in Immokalee, Florida. (© 2017 World Vision\/photo by Eugene Lee)\n\n![Children at at Bethel Assemblies of God Church in Immokalee, Florida play near a storm clean-up kit while their parents collect Hurricane Irma relief supplies.](https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/09\/D400-1600-223-848x566.jpg)\n\nGallery\n\nChildren at Bethel Assemblies of God Church in Immokalee, Florida play near a storm clean-up kit while their parents collect Hurricane Irma relief supplies. (© 2017 World Vision\/photo by Eugene Lee)\n\n![](https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/09\/D400-1599-215-848x566.jpg)\n\nGallery\n\nWorld Vision staff member David Leach unloads pallets of Hurricane Irma relief supplies that just arrived in Immokalee, Florida, Sept. 13. (© 2017 World Vision\/photo by Eugene Lee)\n\n![Pastor Frank Rincon talks to Samuel Gutierrez, 61, as he checks the water level at his home in Immokalee, Fla., a week after rain from Hurricane Irma flooded his neighborhood. Olga, his wife, 59, says the water is slowly drying up. “Thank God the water didn’t come in our home!” she says. The couple left when it began to seep under the door, but it didn’t rise higher. “God’s blessed Immokalee and everybody’s helping their neighbors, being a blessing to each other.” (©2017 World Vision\/photo by Eugene Lee)](https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/09\/D400-1597-213-847x566.jpg)\n\nGallery\n\nPastor Frank Rincon talks to Samuel Gutierrez, 61, as he checks the water level at his home in Immokalee, Florida a week after rain from Hurricane Irma flooded his neighborhood. (©2017 World Vision\/photo by Eugene Lee)\n\n![Bethel Assemblies of God Church volunteers distribute World Vision Hurricane Irma relief supplies at a farmworker community in Immokalee, Florida.](https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/09\/D400-1601-132-1-848x566.jpg)\n\nGallery\n\nBethel Assemblies of God Church volunteers distribute World Vision Hurricane Irma relief supplies at a farmworker community in Immokalee, Florida. (© 2017 World Vision\/photo by Eugene Lee)\n\n![A World Vision staff member carries a ladder through shallow water to help with restoring electricity.](https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/09\/1-D400-1602-184-848x566.jpg)\n\nGallery\n\nRich Moseanko, carrying ladder, is a member of World Vision’s global rapid response team that brought Hurricane Irma relief supplies and other assistance to families in Immokalee, Florida. (©2017 World Vision\/photo by Eugene Lee)\n\n![A generator was raised on pallets, and cords were strung from trailer to trailer to stay above the wet ground.](https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/09\/5-D400-1602-82-848x566.jpg)\n\nGallery\n\nWith help from volunteers from Bethel Assemblies of God Church, Rich Moseanko, a member of World Vision's global rapid response team, delivers and installs a generator to bring power to five families in Immokalee, Florida. (© 2017 World Vision\/photo by Eugene Lee)\n\n![Men setup a generator.](https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/09\/D400-1600-633-848x566.jpg)\n\nGallery\n\nWorld Vision's James Orlando and Mike Weickert setup a generator at Mision Peniel in Immokalee, Florida. (© 2017 World Vision\/photo by Eugene Lee)\n\n![A home lies in ruins after Hurricane Irma in Immokalee, Fla.](https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/09\/D400-1597-35-848x566.jpg)\n\nGallery\n\nA home lies in ruins after Hurricane Irma in Immokalee, Florida. (© 2017 World Vision\/photo by Eugene Lee)\n\n![Hurricane Irma's destructive winds uprooted this tree, which took a parked car with it.](https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/09\/D400-1597-196-847x566.jpg)\n\nGallery\n\nHurricane Irma's destructive winds uprooted this tree, which took a parked car with it. (© 2017 World Vision\/photo by Eugene Lee)\n\n![](https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/09\/D400-1597-176-848x566.jpg)\n\nGallery\n\nHurricane Irma's fierce winds almost demolished this home in Immokalee, Florida. (© 2017 World Vision\/photo by Eugene Lee)\n\n![A worker hands water to a young girl and a woman during a distribution of aid relief.](https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/09\/D400-1600-72-848x566.jpg)\n\nGallery\n\nJames Orlando, a member of World Vision's global rapid response team, gives water to a little girl during a relief supplies distribution for Hurricane Irma survivors, Sept. 14, at Bethel Assemblies of God Church in Immokalee, Florida. (© 2017 World Vision\/photo by Eugene Lee)\n\n![A woman smiles as she receives relief supplies at Bethel Assemblies of God Church in Immokalee, Fla.](https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/09\/D400-1600-348-848x566.jpg)\n\nGallery\n\nBrenda Jennings smiles as she receives a water filter at a World Vision hurricane relief supplies distribution in Immokalee, Florida. (© 2017 World Vision\/photo by Eugene Lee)\n\n![Volunteers unload relief supplies after Hurricane Irma in Florida](https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/09\/D400-1599-327-848x566.jpg)\n\nGallery\n\nVolunteers unload Hurricane Irma relief supplies at Bethel Assemblies of God Church in Immokalee, Florida. (© 2017 World Vision\/photo by Eugene Lee)\n\n![A woman picks up a storm clean-up kit while collecting relief supplies at a distribution for Hurricane Irma survivors at Bethel Assemblies of God Church in Immokalee, Florida, Sept. 14.](https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/09\/D400-1600-168-848x566.jpg)\n\nGallery\n\nA woman picks up a storm clean-up kit while collecting relief supplies at a distribution for Hurricane Irma survivors at Bethel Assemblies of God Church in Immokalee, Florida, Sept. 14. (© 2017 World Vision\/photo by Eugene Lee)\n\n![The contents of a storm clean-up kit include gloves, cleaning chemicals, scrub brushes, and other items. (©2017 World Vision\/photo by Eugene Lee)](https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/09\/D400-1599-499-848x566.jpg)\n\nGallery\n\nThe contents of a storm clean-up kit include gloves, cleaning chemicals, scrub brushes, and other items. (© 2017 World Vision\/photo by Eugene Lee)\n\n![Hurricane Irma survivors line up outside Bethel Assemblies of God Church in Immokalee, Fla., Sept. 14. (©2017 World Vision\/photo by Eugene Lee)](https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/09\/D400-1600-91-850x524.jpg)\n\nGallery\n\nHurricane Irma survivors line up outside Bethel Assemblies of God Church in Immokalee, Florida, Sept. 14. (© 2017 World Vision\/photo by Eugene Lee)\n\n![Families affected by Hurricane Irma gather World Vision relief supplies Sept. 14 at Bethel Assemblies of God Church in Immokalee, Fla. (©2017 World Vision\/photo by Eugene Lee)](https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/09\/D400-1600-93-848x566.jpg)\n\nGallery\n\nFamilies affected by Hurricane Irma gather World Vision relief supplies, Sept. 14, at Bethel Assemblies of God Church in Immokalee, Florida. (© 2017 World Vision\/photo by Eugene Lee)\n\n![Children at at Bethel Assemblies of God Church in Immokalee, Florida play near a storm clean-up kit while their parents collect Hurricane Irma relief supplies.](https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/09\/D400-1600-223-848x566.jpg)\n\nGallery\n\nChildren at Bethel Assemblies of God Church in Immokalee, Florida play near a storm clean-up kit while their parents collect Hurricane Irma relief supplies. (© 2017 World Vision\/photo by Eugene Lee)\n\n![](https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/09\/D400-1599-215-848x566.jpg)\n\nGallery\n\nWorld Vision staff member David Leach unloads pallets of Hurricane Irma relief supplies that just arrived in Immokalee, Florida, Sept. 13. (© 2017 World Vision\/photo by Eugene Lee)\n\n‹\n\n›\n\n[Email](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/#email \"Email\")\n\n[Facebook](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/#facebook \"Facebook\")\n\n[Pinterest](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/#pinterest \"Pinterest\")\n\n[Twitter](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/#twitter \"Twitter\")\n\n[Share](https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share#url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.worldvision.org%2Fdisaster-relief-news-stories%2F2017-hurricane-irma-facts&title=2017%20Hurricane%20Irma%3A%20Facts%2C%20FAQs%2C%20and%20how%20to%20help)\n\nHurricane Irma struck Florida as a Category 4 storm the morning of September 10, 2017. It tore off roofs, flooded coastal cities, and left more than [6\\.8 million people](https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/huricane-irma-death-toll-florida-power-outage\/) without power. By September 11, Irma had [weakened significantly to a tropical storm](http:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/graphics_at1.shtml?cone#contents) as it moved north toward Georgia and Alabama. Later that day, it weakened further to a tropical depression. Irma was the fifth-costliest hurricane to hit the mainland United States, causing an estimated \\$50 billion in damage, according to the [National Hurricane Center](https:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/news\/UpdatedCostliest.pdf).\n\n![Most of Florida and Georgia are feeling the brunt of Tropical Storm Irma's 65-mph winds and torrential rains. (©2017 photo courtesy of NOAA)](https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Irma-Wind-Speed-Probabilities_Sept.-11.png)\n\nMost of Florida and Georgia felt the brunt of Irma’s 65-mph winds and torrential rains Sept. 11. (© 2017 map courtesy of NOAA)\n## **Hurricane Irma: Facts,** **FAQs, and how to help**\nExplore Hurricane Irma facts and frequently asked questions, and learn how you can help disaster survivors in the U.S.\n\n- [Fast facts: Hurricane Irma](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#facts)\n- [How many people died in Hurricane Irma?](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#death-toll)\n- [How did Hurricane Irma develop?](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#path)\n- [How much damage did Hurricane Irma cause?](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#damage)\n- [Where did Hurricane Irma hit?](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#hit)\n- [Timeline of Hurricane Irma’s path](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#timeline-path)\n- [When did Hurricane Irma hit Florida?](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#Florida)\n- [How much damage did Hurricane Irma cause?](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#damage)\n- [How has World Vision responded?](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#world-vision)\n- [How can I help disaster survivors?](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#help)\n## Fast facts: Hurricane Irma\n- Irma made landfall over the Florida Keys as a Category 4 hurricane the morning of Sept. 10, 2017.\n- At its peak, Hurricane Irma was a Category 5 with wind speeds of 177 mph.\n- 6 million Florida residents evacuated coastal areas.\n- 129 direct and indirect deaths were caused by Hurricane Irma.\n- It is the fifth-costliest [hurricane](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/hurricane-facts) to hit the mainland United States.\n\n[BACK TO QUESTIONS](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#top)\n\n## How many people died in Hurricane Irma?\nHurricane Irma is directly responsible for 47 deaths due to its strong winds, heavy rains, and high surf across the Caribbean Islands and the southeastern United States. The majority of the casualties were in the Caribbean Islands, where Irma’s winds were the strongest, according to the [National Hurricane Center](https:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/data\/tcr\/AL112017_Irma.pdf). Irma caused 10 deaths in the United States — seven in Florida, two in Georgia, and one in South Carolina. Another 82 deaths are also indirectly attributed to Hurricane Irma, 77 of which were in Florida. Hundreds more were injured before, during, or after the hurricane.\n\n[BACK TO QUESTIONS](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#top)\n\n## How did Hurricane Irma develop?\nHurricane Irma began on Aug. 30 , 2017, near the Cape Verde Islands. It was the ninth named storm and fourth hurricane of the 2017 storm season.\n\nIrma developed from a tropical wave that developed off the West African coast two days earlier. It rapidly strengthened into a Category 2 storm within 24 hours. Irma’s intensity fluctuated in the days to follow, and on Sept. 4 became a Category 4 hurricane.\n\nA day later on Sept. 5, it grew to Category 5 strength with sustained winds above 157 mph. Irma wrought catastrophe in Barbuda and parts of the U.S. and the British Virgin Islands. Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti each experienced flooding and heavy damage in some areas, but the storm left much less destruction than expected.\n\nHurricane Irma was downgraded to a Category 4 on Sept. 8 but maintained winds around 150 mph. Irma made landfall over mainland Florida early Sept. 10 as a Category 4 hurricane. From there, it weakened significantly to a tropical storm on September 11 as it powered north toward Georgia and Alabama. At 11 p.m. later that day, it [weakened further to a tropical depression](https:\/\/weather.com\/storms\/hurricane\/news\/2017-09-11-hurricane-tropical-storm-irma-florida-georgia-carolinas-southeast), and by Sept. 13, it had [dissipated over western Tennessee](http:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/graphics_at1.shtml?cone).\n\nHurricane Jose was on Irma’s tail but [weakened to a Category 1 storm](http:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/graphics_at2.shtml?cone#contents) before stalling out at sea.\n\n[BACK TO QUESTIONS](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#top)\n\n## How much damage did Hurricane Irma cause?\nIrma is the fifth-costliest hurricane to hit the mainland United States and caused [an estimated \\$50 billion in damage](https:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/news\/UpdatedCostliest.pdf), according to the National Hurricane Center. At one point, Hurricane Irma was the [strongest hurricane the National Hurricane Center has ever recorded in the Atlantic](http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/thetwo-way\/2017\/09\/05\/548606014\/category-5-hurricane-irma-brings-175-mph-winds-to-bear-on-caribbean-islands) outside of the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. It was [moving](http:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/text\/refresh\/MIATCUAT1+shtml\/051147.shtml) as a Category 5 storm, which means it had sustained wind speeds greater than 157 mph. Category 5 storms cause catastrophic damage when they make landfall. Irma hit the Florida Keys as a Category 4 hurricane and then the mainland as a Category 3.\n\n[Hurricane Matthew](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/haiti-hurricane-matthew-response) hit the southern part of Haiti as a Category 4 storm on Oct. 4, 2016, and the country still hasn’t fully recovered from that devastating storm. Projections had Irma hitting Haiti hard, but the country was spared from severe devastation.\n\n[BACK TO QUESTIONS](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#top)\n\n## Where did Hurricane Irma hit?\nThe storm tracked northwest through the Caribbean, along Florida’s west coast, and into Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and South Carolina, eventually dissipating over Tennessee.\n\n[BACK TO QUESTIONS](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#top)\n\n## Timeline of Hurricane Irma’s path\n### Wednesday, Sept. 6:\n- Hit **Antigua** and **Barbuda** [just before 2 a.m.](https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/storyline\/hurricane-irma\/potentially-catastrophic-hurricane-irma-sounds-alarms-across-caribbean-florida-n798991) [Half of the 100,000 residents](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/09\/07\/world\/americas\/hurricane-irma-caribbean.html) of Antigua and Barbuda had their homes destroyed or heavily damaged.\n- Hit **St. Martin**, **Anguilla**, **St. Kitts**, and **Nevis** around 8 a.m.\n- Hit the **British Virgin Islands**, **U.S. Virgin Islands**, and **Puerto Rico** at about [2 p.m.](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/09\/06\/world\/americas\/hurricane-irma-update.html?_r=0) The governor of Puerto Rico said electricity was restored to 144,000 homes in the days following.\n\n![Damage in the wake of Hurricane Irma in the Dominican Republic wasn't as bad as predicted. (©2017 World Vision)](https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/09\/D090-0244-05_741120.jpg)\n\nDamage in the wake of Hurricane Irma in the Dominican Republic wasn’t as bad as predicted. (© 2017 World Vision)\n### Thursday, Sept. 7:\n- **Dominican Republic**: The storm sustained its Category 5 strength, with maximum sustained winds of 175 mph, but the Dominican Republic avoided a direct hit as it [skirted just off its northern coast](http:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/graphics_at1.shtml?cone#contents) around 11 a.m. local time.\n- **Haiti**: Haiti was hit but didn’t experience nearly as much impact as expected.\n- **Turks and Caicos**: Irma hit late Thursday, and extensive damage is being reported.\n### Friday, Sept. 8:\n- **Cuba** and the **Bahamas**: Irma hit as a Category 5 around noon Eastern time.\n### Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 9 and 10:\n- Hurricane Irma pummeled the **Florida Keys** late Saturday into Sunday as a Category 4 and hit the **Florida mainland** as a Category 3 storm around 1 p.m. Eastern time Sunday.\n\n![A car drives through a still-flooded area of a neighborhood in Immokalee, Fla. Sept. 13. (©2017 World Vision\/photo by Eugene Lee)](https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/09\/D400-1597-84-1280x855.jpg)\n\nA car drives through a still-flooded area of a neighborhood in Immokalee, Florida, Sept. 13. (© 2017 World Vision\/photo by Eugene Lee)\n### Monday, Sept. 11:\n- Irma [weakened significantly to a tropical storm](http:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/graphics_at1.shtml?cone#contents) as it powered north toward **Georgia** and **Alabama**.\n- The National Hurricane Center says Florida’s coast saw [storm surges between 1 and 6 feet](https:\/\/weather.com\/storms\/hurricane\/news\/2017-09-11-hurricane-tropical-storm-irma-florida-georgia-carolinas-southeast), according to the Weather Channel.\n- About 11 p.m., Irma weakened further to a tropical depression.\n### Tuesday, Sept. 12:\n- Irma traveled northwest through [Georgia and **South Carolina**](http:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/georgia-and-south-carolina-report-several-deaths-irma-heads-alabama-663286) on its way to Alabama, **Mississippi**, and **Tennessee**.\n- As many as 15 million people in Florida are without power, and restoring it [could take weeks](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/09\/12\/climate\/florida-power-outages.html?mcubz=3&_r=0).\n### Wednesday, Sept. 13:\n- Irma [dissipated over western Tennessee](http:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/graphics_at1.shtml?cone).\n\n[BACK TO QUESTIONS](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#top)\n\n## When did Hurricane Irma hit Florida?\nHurricane Irma made landfall over the southern Florida mainland around 1 p.m. local time Sunday, Sept. 10 as a Category 3 storm, packing winds of more than 110 miles per hour. It roared its way north, [overwhelming the entire state with heavy rains and fierce winds](https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/irma-live-updates-florida-power-outages-09-11-2017\/).\n\n[BACK TO QUESTIONS](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#top)\n\n## How much damage did Hurricane Irma cause?\nThe wind and water damage in the United States caused by Hurricane Irma totaled \\$50.0 billion, according to the [NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information](https:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/data\/tcr\/AL112017_Irma.pdf). This makes Irma the fifth-costliest hurricane to affect the United States, behind [Katrina](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/2005-hurricane-katrina-facts) (2005), [Harvey](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/2017-hurricane-harvey-facts) (2017), [Maria](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/2017-hurricane-maria-facts) (2017) and [Sandy](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/2012-hurricane-sandy-facts) (2012).\n\n[BACK TO QUESTIONS](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#top)\n\n## How has World Vision responded?\nIn the immediate aftermath, World Vision sent semitrucks full of relief supplies to several church partners in Immokalee, Fort Myers, and the Florida Keys. We were able to reach more than 18,000 people in some of the hardest-hit areas with food, water, hygiene supplies, and other items. About 400 affected families also received \\$500 gift cards so they could purchase items they needed most, including materials to repair their homes.\n\nThanks to generous donors and corporate partners, we could keep our warehouses around the country well-stocked to quickly respond to hurricanes Irma, Harvey, and Maria simultaneously. Our team was also able to deliver generators to local partners, including churches that needed power to serve hot meals to storm survivors. While the relief phase has moved toward rebuilding, we have committed to providing regular supplies shipments to a church partner in Immokalee to ensure their community is supported through the difficult recovery.\n\n![World Vision staff are working to help respond to downed trees and damage in the Dominican Republic following Hurricane Irma. Destruction in the wake of Hurricane Irma in the Dominican Republic wasn't as bad as predicted. (©2017 World Vision)](https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/09\/D090-0244-01_741110.jpg)\n\nWorld Vision staff respond to downed trees and damage in the Dominican Republic following Hurricane Irma. Destruction in the Dominican Republic wasn’t as bad as predicted. (© 2017 World Vision)\n\nWorld Vision staff in Haiti and the Dominican Republic also responded to damage in their countries, although they avoided the more severe effects felt in other parts of the Caribbean.\n\n![Dozens of people were stranded after the Couime River levels rose to dangerous levels, flooding local roads in Rodé, Haiti. (©2017 World Vision)](https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/09\/D090-0244-10_741128.jpg)\n\nDozens of people were stranded after the Couime River levels rose to dangerous levels, flooding local roads in Rodé, Haiti. 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[All donations are tax deductible in full or in part.](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/donating-to-world-vision)\n\n[Security](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/security) [Privacy Notice](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/privacy-notice) [Terms of Use](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/terms-of-use) [SMS Terms of Service](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/sms-terms-of-service)\n\n© 2026 World Vision, Inc. All rights reserved.\n\nClose this module\n\n![Letter icon](https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/2020\/slide-in\/Letter-17.svg)\n\nGet inspiration in your inbox\\!  \n*Join a community of change makers. Get inspiring articles and news delivered to your inbox.*\n\n✓\n\nThanks for sharing\\!\n\n[AddToAny](https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/ \"Share Buttons\")\n\n[More…](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#addtoany \"Show all\")\n\nNotifications","attrs_readable_markdown":"Hurricane Irma struck Florida as a Category 4 storm the morning of September 10, 2017. It tore off roofs, flooded coastal cities, and left more than [6\\.8 million people](https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/huricane-irma-death-toll-florida-power-outage\/) without power. By September 11, Irma had [weakened significantly to a tropical storm](http:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/graphics_at1.shtml?cone#contents) as it moved north toward Georgia and Alabama. Later that day, it weakened further to a tropical depression. Irma was the fifth-costliest hurricane to hit the mainland United States, causing an estimated \\$50 billion in damage, according to the [National Hurricane Center](https:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/news\/UpdatedCostliest.pdf).\n\n![Most of Florida and Georgia are feeling the brunt of Tropical Storm Irma's 65-mph winds and torrential rains. (©2017 photo courtesy of NOAA)](https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Irma-Wind-Speed-Probabilities_Sept.-11.png)\n\nMost of Florida and Georgia felt the brunt of Irma’s 65-mph winds and torrential rains Sept. 11. (© 2017 map courtesy of NOAA)\n## **Hurricane Irma: Facts,** **FAQs, and how to help**\nExplore Hurricane Irma facts and frequently asked questions, and learn how you can help disaster survivors in the U.S.\n\n- [Fast facts: Hurricane Irma](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#facts)\n- [How many people died in Hurricane Irma?](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#death-toll)\n- [How did Hurricane Irma develop?](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#path)\n- [How much damage did Hurricane Irma cause?](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#damage)\n- [Where did Hurricane Irma hit?](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#hit)\n- [Timeline of Hurricane Irma’s path](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#timeline-path)\n- [When did Hurricane Irma hit Florida?](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#Florida)\n- [How much damage did Hurricane Irma cause?](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#damage)\n- [How has World Vision responded?](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#world-vision)\n- [How can I help disaster survivors?](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#help)\n## Fast facts: Hurricane Irma\n- Irma made landfall over the Florida Keys as a Category 4 hurricane the morning of Sept. 10, 2017.\n- At its peak, Hurricane Irma was a Category 5 with wind speeds of 177 mph.\n- 6 million Florida residents evacuated coastal areas.\n- 129 direct and indirect deaths were caused by Hurricane Irma.\n- It is the fifth-costliest [hurricane](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/hurricane-facts) to hit the mainland United States.\n\n[BACK TO QUESTIONS](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#top)\n\n## How many people died in Hurricane Irma?\nHurricane Irma is directly responsible for 47 deaths due to its strong winds, heavy rains, and high surf across the Caribbean Islands and the southeastern United States. The majority of the casualties were in the Caribbean Islands, where Irma’s winds were the strongest, according to the [National Hurricane Center](https:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/data\/tcr\/AL112017_Irma.pdf). Irma caused 10 deaths in the United States — seven in Florida, two in Georgia, and one in South Carolina. Another 82 deaths are also indirectly attributed to Hurricane Irma, 77 of which were in Florida. Hundreds more were injured before, during, or after the hurricane.\n\n[BACK TO QUESTIONS](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#top)\n\n## How did Hurricane Irma develop?\nHurricane Irma began on Aug. 30 , 2017, near the Cape Verde Islands. It was the ninth named storm and fourth hurricane of the 2017 storm season.\n\nIrma developed from a tropical wave that developed off the West African coast two days earlier. It rapidly strengthened into a Category 2 storm within 24 hours. Irma’s intensity fluctuated in the days to follow, and on Sept. 4 became a Category 4 hurricane.\n\nA day later on Sept. 5, it grew to Category 5 strength with sustained winds above 157 mph. Irma wrought catastrophe in Barbuda and parts of the U.S. and the British Virgin Islands. Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti each experienced flooding and heavy damage in some areas, but the storm left much less destruction than expected.\n\nHurricane Irma was downgraded to a Category 4 on Sept. 8 but maintained winds around 150 mph. Irma made landfall over mainland Florida early Sept. 10 as a Category 4 hurricane. From there, it weakened significantly to a tropical storm on September 11 as it powered north toward Georgia and Alabama. At 11 p.m. later that day, it [weakened further to a tropical depression](https:\/\/weather.com\/storms\/hurricane\/news\/2017-09-11-hurricane-tropical-storm-irma-florida-georgia-carolinas-southeast), and by Sept. 13, it had [dissipated over western Tennessee](http:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/graphics_at1.shtml?cone).\n\nHurricane Jose was on Irma’s tail but [weakened to a Category 1 storm](http:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/graphics_at2.shtml?cone#contents) before stalling out at sea.\n\n[BACK TO QUESTIONS](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#top)\n\n## How much damage did Hurricane Irma cause?\nIrma is the fifth-costliest hurricane to hit the mainland United States and caused [an estimated \\$50 billion in damage](https:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/news\/UpdatedCostliest.pdf), according to the National Hurricane Center. At one point, Hurricane Irma was the [strongest hurricane the National Hurricane Center has ever recorded in the Atlantic](http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/thetwo-way\/2017\/09\/05\/548606014\/category-5-hurricane-irma-brings-175-mph-winds-to-bear-on-caribbean-islands) outside of the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. It was [moving](http:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/text\/refresh\/MIATCUAT1+shtml\/051147.shtml) as a Category 5 storm, which means it had sustained wind speeds greater than 157 mph. Category 5 storms cause catastrophic damage when they make landfall. Irma hit the Florida Keys as a Category 4 hurricane and then the mainland as a Category 3.\n\n[Hurricane Matthew](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/haiti-hurricane-matthew-response) hit the southern part of Haiti as a Category 4 storm on Oct. 4, 2016, and the country still hasn’t fully recovered from that devastating storm. Projections had Irma hitting Haiti hard, but the country was spared from severe devastation.\n\n[BACK TO QUESTIONS](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#top)\n\n## Where did Hurricane Irma hit?\nThe storm tracked northwest through the Caribbean, along Florida’s west coast, and into Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and South Carolina, eventually dissipating over Tennessee.\n\n[BACK TO QUESTIONS](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#top)\n\n## Timeline of Hurricane Irma’s path\n### Wednesday, Sept. 6:\n- Hit **Antigua** and **Barbuda** [just before 2 a.m.](https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/storyline\/hurricane-irma\/potentially-catastrophic-hurricane-irma-sounds-alarms-across-caribbean-florida-n798991) [Half of the 100,000 residents](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/09\/07\/world\/americas\/hurricane-irma-caribbean.html) of Antigua and Barbuda had their homes destroyed or heavily damaged.\n- Hit **St. Martin**, **Anguilla**, **St. Kitts**, and **Nevis** around 8 a.m.\n- Hit the **British Virgin Islands**, **U.S. Virgin Islands**, and **Puerto Rico** at about [2 p.m.](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/09\/06\/world\/americas\/hurricane-irma-update.html?_r=0) The governor of Puerto Rico said electricity was restored to 144,000 homes in the days following.\n\n![Damage in the wake of Hurricane Irma in the Dominican Republic wasn't as bad as predicted. (©2017 World Vision)](https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/09\/D090-0244-05_741120.jpg)\n\nDamage in the wake of Hurricane Irma in the Dominican Republic wasn’t as bad as predicted. (© 2017 World Vision)\n### Thursday, Sept. 7:\n- **Dominican Republic**: The storm sustained its Category 5 strength, with maximum sustained winds of 175 mph, but the Dominican Republic avoided a direct hit as it [skirted just off its northern coast](http:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/graphics_at1.shtml?cone#contents) around 11 a.m. local time.\n- **Haiti**: Haiti was hit but didn’t experience nearly as much impact as expected.\n- **Turks and Caicos**: Irma hit late Thursday, and extensive damage is being reported.\n### Friday, Sept. 8:\n- **Cuba** and the **Bahamas**: Irma hit as a Category 5 around noon Eastern time.\n### Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 9 and 10:\n- Hurricane Irma pummeled the **Florida Keys** late Saturday into Sunday as a Category 4 and hit the **Florida mainland** as a Category 3 storm around 1 p.m. Eastern time Sunday.\n\n![A car drives through a still-flooded area of a neighborhood in Immokalee, Fla. Sept. 13. (©2017 World Vision\/photo by Eugene Lee)](https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/09\/D400-1597-84-1280x855.jpg)\n\nA car drives through a still-flooded area of a neighborhood in Immokalee, Florida, Sept. 13. (© 2017 World Vision\/photo by Eugene Lee)\n### Monday, Sept. 11:\n- Irma [weakened significantly to a tropical storm](http:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/graphics_at1.shtml?cone#contents) as it powered north toward **Georgia** and **Alabama**.\n- The National Hurricane Center says Florida’s coast saw [storm surges between 1 and 6 feet](https:\/\/weather.com\/storms\/hurricane\/news\/2017-09-11-hurricane-tropical-storm-irma-florida-georgia-carolinas-southeast), according to the Weather Channel.\n- About 11 p.m., Irma weakened further to a tropical depression.\n### Tuesday, Sept. 12:\n- Irma traveled northwest through [Georgia and **South Carolina**](http:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/georgia-and-south-carolina-report-several-deaths-irma-heads-alabama-663286) on its way to Alabama, **Mississippi**, and **Tennessee**.\n- As many as 15 million people in Florida are without power, and restoring it [could take weeks](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/09\/12\/climate\/florida-power-outages.html?mcubz=3&_r=0).\n### Wednesday, Sept. 13:\n- Irma [dissipated over western Tennessee](http:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/graphics_at1.shtml?cone).\n\n[BACK TO QUESTIONS](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#top)\n\n## When did Hurricane Irma hit Florida?\nHurricane Irma made landfall over the southern Florida mainland around 1 p.m. local time Sunday, Sept. 10 as a Category 3 storm, packing winds of more than 110 miles per hour. It roared its way north, [overwhelming the entire state with heavy rains and fierce winds](https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/irma-live-updates-florida-power-outages-09-11-2017\/).\n\n[BACK TO QUESTIONS](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#top)\n\n## How much damage did Hurricane Irma cause?\nThe wind and water damage in the United States caused by Hurricane Irma totaled \\$50.0 billion, according to the [NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information](https:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/data\/tcr\/AL112017_Irma.pdf). This makes Irma the fifth-costliest hurricane to affect the United States, behind [Katrina](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/2005-hurricane-katrina-facts) (2005), [Harvey](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/2017-hurricane-harvey-facts) (2017), [Maria](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/2017-hurricane-maria-facts) (2017) and [Sandy](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/2012-hurricane-sandy-facts) (2012).\n\n[BACK TO QUESTIONS](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#top)\n\n## How has World Vision responded?\nIn the immediate aftermath, World Vision sent semitrucks full of relief supplies to several church partners in Immokalee, Fort Myers, and the Florida Keys. We were able to reach more than 18,000 people in some of the hardest-hit areas with food, water, hygiene supplies, and other items. About 400 affected families also received \\$500 gift cards so they could purchase items they needed most, including materials to repair their homes.\n\nThanks to generous donors and corporate partners, we could keep our warehouses around the country well-stocked to quickly respond to hurricanes Irma, Harvey, and Maria simultaneously. Our team was also able to deliver generators to local partners, including churches that needed power to serve hot meals to storm survivors. While the relief phase has moved toward rebuilding, we have committed to providing regular supplies shipments to a church partner in Immokalee to ensure their community is supported through the difficult recovery.\n\n![World Vision staff are working to help respond to downed trees and damage in the Dominican Republic following Hurricane Irma. Destruction in the wake of Hurricane Irma in the Dominican Republic wasn't as bad as predicted. (©2017 World Vision)](https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/09\/D090-0244-01_741110.jpg)\n\nWorld Vision staff respond to downed trees and damage in the Dominican Republic following Hurricane Irma. Destruction in the Dominican Republic wasn’t as bad as predicted. (© 2017 World Vision)\n\nWorld Vision staff in Haiti and the Dominican Republic also responded to damage in their countries, although they avoided the more severe effects felt in other parts of the Caribbean.\n\n![Dozens of people were stranded after the Couime River levels rose to dangerous levels, flooding local roads in Rodé, Haiti. (©2017 World Vision)](https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/09\/D090-0244-10_741128.jpg)\n\nDozens of people were stranded after the Couime River levels rose to dangerous levels, flooding local roads in Rodé, Haiti. (© 2017 World Vision)\n\n[BACK TO QUESTIONS](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#top)\n\n## How can I help disaster survivors?\n- **[Give](https:\/\/donate.worldvision.org\/give\/disaster-relief-in-the-usa):** Help us continue the flow of emergency supplies to disasters in the U.S. like Hurricane Irma by donating to World Vision’s disaster relief fund.\n- **[Pray](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/refugees-news-stories\/pray-refugees-disaster-survivors):** Join us in praying for World Vision staff and responders as they help families recover and rebuild. *Almighty Father, we ask for Your mercy on those hit hard by Hurricane Irma. Amid their struggle to recover, give them patience, peace, and hope that their lives and livelihoods will improve.*\n\n[BACK TO QUESTIONS](https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#top)","meta_canonical":null}

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Boilerpipe Text	Hurricane Irma struck Florida as a Category 4 storm the morning of September 10, 2017. It tore off roofs, flooded coastal cities, and left more than 6.8 million people without power. By September 11, Irma had weakened significantly to a tropical storm as it moved north toward Georgia and Alabama. Later that day, it weakened further to a tropical depression. Irma was the fifth-costliest hurricane to hit the mainland United States, causing an estimated $50 billion in damage , according to the National Hurricane Center . Most of Florida and Georgia felt the brunt of Irma’s 65-mph winds and torrential rains Sept. 11. (© 2017 map courtesy of NOAA) Hurricane Irma: Facts, FAQs, and how to help Explore Hurricane Irma facts and frequently asked questions, and learn how you can help disaster survivors in the U.S. Fast facts: Hurricane Irma How many people died in Hurricane Irma? How did Hurricane Irma develop? How much damage did Hurricane Irma cause? Where did Hurricane Irma hit? Timeline of Hurricane Irma’s path When did Hurricane Irma hit Florida? How much damage did Hurricane Irma cause? How has World Vision responded? How can I help disaster survivors? Fast facts: Hurricane Irma Irma made landfall over the Florida Keys as a Category 4 hurricane the morning of Sept. 10, 2017. At its peak, Hurricane Irma was a Category 5 with wind speeds of 177 mph. 6 million Florida residents evacuated coastal areas. 129 direct and indirect deaths were caused by Hurricane Irma. It is the fifth-costliest hurricane to hit the mainland United States. BACK TO QUESTIONS How many people died in Hurricane Irma? Hurricane Irma is directly responsible for 47 deaths due to its strong winds, heavy rains, and high surf across the Caribbean Islands and the southeastern United States. The majority of the casualties were in the Caribbean Islands, where Irma’s winds were the strongest, according to the National Hurricane Center . Irma caused 10 deaths in the United States — seven in Florida, two in Georgia, and one in South Carolina. Another 82 deaths are also indirectly attributed to Hurricane Irma, 77 of which were in Florida. Hundreds more were injured before, during, or after the hurricane. BACK TO QUESTIONS How did Hurricane Irma develop? Hurricane Irma began on Aug. 30 , 2017, near the Cape Verde Islands. It was the ninth named storm and fourth hurricane of the 2017 storm season. Irma developed from a tropical wave that developed off the West African coast two days earlier. It rapidly strengthened into a Category 2 storm within 24 hours. Irma’s intensity fluctuated in the days to follow, and on Sept. 4 became a Category 4 hurricane. A day later on Sept. 5, it grew to Category 5 strength with sustained winds above 157 mph. Irma wrought catastrophe in Barbuda and parts of the U.S. and the British Virgin Islands. Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti each experienced flooding and heavy damage in some areas, but the storm left much less destruction than expected. Hurricane Irma was downgraded to a Category 4 on Sept. 8 but maintained winds around 150 mph. Irma made landfall over mainland Florida early Sept. 10 as a Category 4 hurricane. From there, it weakened significantly to a tropical storm on September 11 as it powered north toward Georgia and Alabama. At 11 p.m. later that day, it weakened further to a tropical depression , and by Sept. 13, it had dissipated over western Tennessee . Hurricane Jose was on Irma’s tail but weakened to a Category 1 storm before stalling out at sea. BACK TO QUESTIONS How much damage did Hurricane Irma cause? Irma is the fifth-costliest hurricane to hit the mainland United States and caused an estimated $50 billion in damage , according to the National Hurricane Center. At one point, Hurricane Irma was the strongest hurricane the National Hurricane Center has ever recorded in the Atlantic outside of the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. It was moving as a Category 5 storm, which means it had sustained wind speeds greater than 157 mph. Category 5 storms cause catastrophic damage when they make landfall. Irma hit the Florida Keys as a Category 4 hurricane and then the mainland as a Category 3. Hurricane Matthew hit the southern part of Haiti as a Category 4 storm on Oct. 4, 2016, and the country still hasn’t fully recovered from that devastating storm. Projections had Irma hitting Haiti hard, but the country was spared from severe devastation. BACK TO QUESTIONS Where did Hurricane Irma hit? The storm tracked northwest through the Caribbean, along Florida’s west coast, and into Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and South Carolina, eventually dissipating over Tennessee . BACK TO QUESTIONS Timeline of Hurricane Irma’s path Wednesday, Sept. 6: Hit Antigua and Barbuda just before 2 a.m. Half of the 100,000 residents of Antigua and Barbuda had their homes destroyed or heavily damaged. Hit St. Martin , Anguilla , St. Kitts , and Nevis around 8 a.m. Hit the British Virgin Islands , U.S. Virgin Islands , and Puerto Rico at about 2 p.m. The governor of Puerto Rico said electricity was restored to 144,000 homes in the days following. Damage in the wake of Hurricane Irma in the Dominican Republic wasn’t as bad as predicted. (© 2017 World Vision) Thursday, Sept. 7: Dominican Republic : The storm sustained its Category 5 strength, with maximum sustained winds of 175 mph, but the Dominican Republic avoided a direct hit as it skirted just off its northern coast around 11 a.m. local time. Haiti : Haiti was hit but didn’t experience nearly as much impact as expected. Turks and Caicos : Irma hit late Thursday, and extensive damage is being reported. Friday, Sept. 8: Cuba and the Bahamas : Irma hit as a Category 5 around noon Eastern time. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 9 and 10: Hurricane Irma pummeled the Florida Keys late Saturday into Sunday as a Category 4 and hit the Florida mainland as a Category 3 storm around 1 p.m. Eastern time Sunday. A car drives through a still-flooded area of a neighborhood in Immokalee, Florida, Sept. 13. (© 2017 World Vision/photo by Eugene Lee) Monday, Sept. 11: Irma weakened significantly to a tropical storm as it powered north toward Georgia and Alabama . The National Hurricane Center says Florida’s coast saw storm surges between 1 and 6 feet , according to the Weather Channel. About 11 p.m., Irma weakened further to a tropical depression. Tuesday, Sept. 12: Irma traveled northwest through Georgia and South Carolina on its way to Alabama, Mississippi , and Tennessee . As many as 15 million people in Florida are without power, and restoring it could take weeks . Wednesday, Sept. 13: Irma dissipated over western Tennessee . BACK TO QUESTIONS When did Hurricane Irma hit Florida? Hurricane Irma made landfall over the southern Florida mainland around 1 p.m. local time Sunday, Sept. 10 as a Category 3 storm, packing winds of more than 110 miles per hour. It roared its way north, overwhelming the entire state with heavy rains and fierce winds . BACK TO QUESTIONS How much damage did Hurricane Irma cause? The wind and water damage in the United States caused by Hurricane Irma totaled $50.0 billion, according to the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information . This makes Irma the fifth-costliest hurricane to affect the United States, behind Katrina (2005), Harvey (2017), Maria (2017) and Sandy (2012). BACK TO QUESTIONS How has World Vision responded? In the immediate aftermath, World Vision sent semitrucks full of relief supplies to several church partners in Immokalee, Fort Myers, and the Florida Keys. We were able to reach more than 18,000 people in some of the hardest-hit areas with food, water, hygiene supplies, and other items. About 400 affected families also received $500 gift cards so they could purchase items they needed most, including materials to repair their homes. Thanks to generous donors and corporate partners, we could keep our warehouses around the country well-stocked to quickly respond to hurricanes Irma, Harvey, and Maria simultaneously. Our team was also able to deliver generators to local partners, including churches that needed power to serve hot meals to storm survivors. While the relief phase has moved toward rebuilding, we have committed to providing regular supplies shipments to a church partner in Immokalee to ensure their community is supported through the difficult recovery. World Vision staff respond to downed trees and damage in the Dominican Republic following Hurricane Irma. Destruction in the Dominican Republic wasn’t as bad as predicted. (© 2017 World Vision) World Vision staff in Haiti and the Dominican Republic also responded to damage in their countries, although they avoided the more severe effects felt in other parts of the Caribbean. Dozens of people were stranded after the Couime River levels rose to dangerous levels, flooding local roads in Rodé, Haiti. (© 2017 World Vision) BACK TO QUESTIONS How can I help disaster survivors? Give : Help us continue the flow of emergency supplies to disasters in the U.S. like Hurricane Irma by donating to World Vision’s disaster relief fund. Pray : Join us in praying for World Vision staff and responders as they help families recover and rebuild. Almighty Father, we ask for Your mercy on those hit hard by Hurricane Irma. Amid their struggle to recover, give them patience, peace, and hope that their lives and livelihoods will improve. BACK TO QUESTIONS
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(© 2017 World Vision/photo by Eugene Lee) ![Pastor Frank Rincon talks to Samuel Gutierrez, 61, as he checks the water level at his home in Immokalee, Fla., a week after rain from Hurricane Irma flooded his neighborhood. Olga, his wife, 59, says the water is slowly drying up. “Thank God the water didn’t come in our home!” she says. The couple left when it began to seep under the door, but it didn’t rise higher. “God’s blessed Immokalee and everybody’s helping their neighbors, being a blessing to each other.” (©2017 World Vision/photo by Eugene Lee)](https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2017/09/D400-1597-213-847x566.jpg) Gallery Pastor Frank Rincon talks to Samuel Gutierrez, 61, as he checks the water level at his home in Immokalee, Florida a week after rain from Hurricane Irma flooded his neighborhood. (©2017 World Vision/photo by Eugene Lee) ![Bethel Assemblies of God Church volunteers distribute World Vision Hurricane Irma relief supplies at a farmworker community in Immokalee, Florida.](https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2017/09/D400-1601-132-1-848x566.jpg) Gallery Bethel Assemblies of God Church volunteers distribute World Vision Hurricane Irma relief supplies at a farmworker community in Immokalee, Florida. (© 2017 World Vision/photo by Eugene Lee) ![A World Vision staff member carries a ladder through shallow water to help with restoring electricity.](https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2017/09/1-D400-1602-184-848x566.jpg) Gallery Rich Moseanko, carrying ladder, is a member of World Vision’s global rapid response team that brought Hurricane Irma relief supplies and other assistance to families in Immokalee, Florida. (©2017 World Vision/photo by Eugene Lee) ![A generator was raised on pallets, and cords were strung from trailer to trailer to stay above the wet ground.](https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2017/09/5-D400-1602-82-848x566.jpg) Gallery With help from volunteers from Bethel Assemblies of God Church, Rich Moseanko, a member of World Vision's global rapid response team, delivers and installs a generator to bring power to five families in Immokalee, Florida. (© 2017 World Vision/photo by Eugene Lee) ![Men setup a generator.](https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2017/09/D400-1600-633-848x566.jpg) Gallery World Vision's James Orlando and Mike Weickert setup a generator at Mision Peniel in Immokalee, Florida. (© 2017 World Vision/photo by Eugene Lee) ![A home lies in ruins after Hurricane Irma in Immokalee, Fla.](https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2017/09/D400-1597-35-848x566.jpg) Gallery A home lies in ruins after Hurricane Irma in Immokalee, Florida. (© 2017 World Vision/photo by Eugene Lee) ![Hurricane Irma's destructive winds uprooted this tree, which took a parked car with it.](https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2017/09/D400-1597-196-847x566.jpg) Gallery Hurricane Irma's destructive winds uprooted this tree, which took a parked car with it. (© 2017 World Vision/photo by Eugene Lee) ![](https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2017/09/D400-1597-176-848x566.jpg) Gallery Hurricane Irma's fierce winds almost demolished this home in Immokalee, Florida. (© 2017 World Vision/photo by Eugene Lee) ![A worker hands water to a young girl and a woman during a distribution of aid relief.](https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2017/09/D400-1600-72-848x566.jpg) Gallery James Orlando, a member of World Vision's global rapid response team, gives water to a little girl during a relief supplies distribution for Hurricane Irma survivors, Sept. 14, at Bethel Assemblies of God Church in Immokalee, Florida. (© 2017 World Vision/photo by Eugene Lee) ![A woman smiles as she receives relief supplies at Bethel Assemblies of God Church in Immokalee, Fla.](https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2017/09/D400-1600-348-848x566.jpg) Gallery Brenda Jennings smiles as she receives a water filter at a World Vision hurricane relief supplies distribution in Immokalee, Florida. (© 2017 World Vision/photo by Eugene Lee) ![Volunteers unload relief supplies after Hurricane Irma in Florida](https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2017/09/D400-1599-327-848x566.jpg) Gallery Volunteers unload Hurricane Irma relief supplies at Bethel Assemblies of God Church in Immokalee, Florida. (© 2017 World Vision/photo by Eugene Lee) ![A woman picks up a storm clean-up kit while collecting relief supplies at a distribution for Hurricane Irma survivors at Bethel Assemblies of God Church in Immokalee, Florida, Sept. 14.](https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2017/09/D400-1600-168-848x566.jpg) Gallery A woman picks up a storm clean-up kit while collecting relief supplies at a distribution for Hurricane Irma survivors at Bethel Assemblies of God Church in Immokalee, Florida, Sept. 14. (© 2017 World Vision/photo by Eugene Lee) ![The contents of a storm clean-up kit include gloves, cleaning chemicals, scrub brushes, and other items. (©2017 World Vision/photo by Eugene Lee)](https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2017/09/D400-1599-499-848x566.jpg) Gallery The contents of a storm clean-up kit include gloves, cleaning chemicals, scrub brushes, and other items. (© 2017 World Vision/photo by Eugene Lee) ![Hurricane Irma survivors line up outside Bethel Assemblies of God Church in Immokalee, Fla., Sept. 14. (©2017 World Vision/photo by Eugene Lee)](https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2017/09/D400-1600-91-850x524.jpg) Gallery Hurricane Irma survivors line up outside Bethel Assemblies of God Church in Immokalee, Florida, Sept. 14. (© 2017 World Vision/photo by Eugene Lee) ![Families affected by Hurricane Irma gather World Vision relief supplies Sept. 14 at Bethel Assemblies of God Church in Immokalee, Fla. (©2017 World Vision/photo by Eugene Lee)](https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2017/09/D400-1600-93-848x566.jpg) Gallery Families affected by Hurricane Irma gather World Vision relief supplies, Sept. 14, at Bethel Assemblies of God Church in Immokalee, Florida. (© 2017 World Vision/photo by Eugene Lee) ![Children at at Bethel Assemblies of God Church in Immokalee, Florida play near a storm clean-up kit while their parents collect Hurricane Irma relief supplies.](https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2017/09/D400-1600-223-848x566.jpg) Gallery Children at Bethel Assemblies of God Church in Immokalee, Florida play near a storm clean-up kit while their parents collect Hurricane Irma relief supplies. (© 2017 World Vision/photo by Eugene Lee) ![](https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2017/09/D400-1599-215-848x566.jpg) Gallery World Vision staff member David Leach unloads pallets of Hurricane Irma relief supplies that just arrived in Immokalee, Florida, Sept. 13. (© 2017 World Vision/photo by Eugene Lee) ![Pastor Frank Rincon talks to Samuel Gutierrez, 61, as he checks the water level at his home in Immokalee, Fla., a week after rain from Hurricane Irma flooded his neighborhood. Olga, his wife, 59, says the water is slowly drying up. “Thank God the water didn’t come in our home!” she says. The couple left when it began to seep under the door, but it didn’t rise higher. “God’s blessed Immokalee and everybody’s helping their neighbors, being a blessing to each other.” (©2017 World Vision/photo by Eugene Lee)](https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2017/09/D400-1597-213-847x566.jpg) Gallery Pastor Frank Rincon talks to Samuel Gutierrez, 61, as he checks the water level at his home in Immokalee, Florida a week after rain from Hurricane Irma flooded his neighborhood. (©2017 World Vision/photo by Eugene Lee) ![Bethel Assemblies of God Church volunteers distribute World Vision Hurricane Irma relief supplies at a farmworker community in Immokalee, Florida.](https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2017/09/D400-1601-132-1-848x566.jpg) Gallery Bethel Assemblies of God Church volunteers distribute World Vision Hurricane Irma relief supplies at a farmworker community in Immokalee, Florida. (© 2017 World Vision/photo by Eugene Lee) ![A World Vision staff member carries a ladder through shallow water to help with restoring electricity.](https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2017/09/1-D400-1602-184-848x566.jpg) Gallery Rich Moseanko, carrying ladder, is a member of World Vision’s global rapid response team that brought Hurricane Irma relief supplies and other assistance to families in Immokalee, Florida. (©2017 World Vision/photo by Eugene Lee) ![A generator was raised on pallets, and cords were strung from trailer to trailer to stay above the wet ground.](https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2017/09/5-D400-1602-82-848x566.jpg) Gallery With help from volunteers from Bethel Assemblies of God Church, Rich Moseanko, a member of World Vision's global rapid response team, delivers and installs a generator to bring power to five families in Immokalee, Florida. (© 2017 World Vision/photo by Eugene Lee) ![Men setup a generator.](https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2017/09/D400-1600-633-848x566.jpg) Gallery World Vision's James Orlando and Mike Weickert setup a generator at Mision Peniel in Immokalee, Florida. (© 2017 World Vision/photo by Eugene Lee) ![A home lies in ruins after Hurricane Irma in Immokalee, Fla.](https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2017/09/D400-1597-35-848x566.jpg) Gallery A home lies in ruins after Hurricane Irma in Immokalee, Florida. (© 2017 World Vision/photo by Eugene Lee) ![Hurricane Irma's destructive winds uprooted this tree, which took a parked car with it.](https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2017/09/D400-1597-196-847x566.jpg) Gallery Hurricane Irma's destructive winds uprooted this tree, which took a parked car with it. (© 2017 World Vision/photo by Eugene Lee) ![](https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2017/09/D400-1597-176-848x566.jpg) Gallery Hurricane Irma's fierce winds almost demolished this home in Immokalee, Florida. (© 2017 World Vision/photo by Eugene Lee) ![A worker hands water to a young girl and a woman during a distribution of aid relief.](https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2017/09/D400-1600-72-848x566.jpg) Gallery James Orlando, a member of World Vision's global rapid response team, gives water to a little girl during a relief supplies distribution for Hurricane Irma survivors, Sept. 14, at Bethel Assemblies of God Church in Immokalee, Florida. (© 2017 World Vision/photo by Eugene Lee) ![A woman smiles as she receives relief supplies at Bethel Assemblies of God Church in Immokalee, Fla.](https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2017/09/D400-1600-348-848x566.jpg) Gallery Brenda Jennings smiles as she receives a water filter at a World Vision hurricane relief supplies distribution in Immokalee, Florida. (© 2017 World Vision/photo by Eugene Lee) ![Volunteers unload relief supplies after Hurricane Irma in Florida](https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2017/09/D400-1599-327-848x566.jpg) Gallery Volunteers unload Hurricane Irma relief supplies at Bethel Assemblies of God Church in Immokalee, Florida. (© 2017 World Vision/photo by Eugene Lee) ![A woman picks up a storm clean-up kit while collecting relief supplies at a distribution for Hurricane Irma survivors at Bethel Assemblies of God Church in Immokalee, Florida, Sept. 14.](https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2017/09/D400-1600-168-848x566.jpg) Gallery A woman picks up a storm clean-up kit while collecting relief supplies at a distribution for Hurricane Irma survivors at Bethel Assemblies of God Church in Immokalee, Florida, Sept. 14. (© 2017 World Vision/photo by Eugene Lee) ![The contents of a storm clean-up kit include gloves, cleaning chemicals, scrub brushes, and other items. (©2017 World Vision/photo by Eugene Lee)](https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2017/09/D400-1599-499-848x566.jpg) Gallery The contents of a storm clean-up kit include gloves, cleaning chemicals, scrub brushes, and other items. (© 2017 World Vision/photo by Eugene Lee) ![Hurricane Irma survivors line up outside Bethel Assemblies of God Church in Immokalee, Fla., Sept. 14. (©2017 World Vision/photo by Eugene Lee)](https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2017/09/D400-1600-91-850x524.jpg) Gallery Hurricane Irma survivors line up outside Bethel Assemblies of God Church in Immokalee, Florida, Sept. 14. (© 2017 World Vision/photo by Eugene Lee) ![Families affected by Hurricane Irma gather World Vision relief supplies Sept. 14 at Bethel Assemblies of God Church in Immokalee, Fla. (©2017 World Vision/photo by Eugene Lee)](https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2017/09/D400-1600-93-848x566.jpg) Gallery Families affected by Hurricane Irma gather World Vision relief supplies, Sept. 14, at Bethel Assemblies of God Church in Immokalee, Florida. (© 2017 World Vision/photo by Eugene Lee) ![Children at at Bethel Assemblies of God Church in Immokalee, Florida play near a storm clean-up kit while their parents collect Hurricane Irma relief supplies.](https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2017/09/D400-1600-223-848x566.jpg) Gallery Children at Bethel Assemblies of God Church in Immokalee, Florida play near a storm clean-up kit while their parents collect Hurricane Irma relief supplies. (© 2017 World Vision/photo by Eugene Lee) ![](https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2017/09/D400-1599-215-848x566.jpg) Gallery World Vision staff member David Leach unloads pallets of Hurricane Irma relief supplies that just arrived in Immokalee, Florida, Sept. 13. 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Irma was the fifth-costliest hurricane to hit the mainland United States, causing an estimated \$50 billion in damage, according to the [National Hurricane Center](https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/news/UpdatedCostliest.pdf). ![Most of Florida and Georgia are feeling the brunt of Tropical Storm Irma's 65-mph winds and torrential rains. (©2017 photo courtesy of NOAA)](https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2017/09/Irma-Wind-Speed-Probabilities_Sept.-11.png) Most of Florida and Georgia felt the brunt of Irma’s 65-mph winds and torrential rains Sept. 11. (© 2017 map courtesy of NOAA) ## Hurricane Irma: Facts, FAQs, and how to help Explore Hurricane Irma facts and frequently asked questions, and learn how you can help disaster survivors in the U.S. - [Fast facts: Hurricane Irma](https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#facts) - [How many people died in Hurricane Irma?](https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#death-toll) - [How did Hurricane Irma develop?](https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#path) - [How much damage did Hurricane Irma cause?](https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#damage) - [Where did Hurricane Irma hit?](https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#hit) - [Timeline of Hurricane Irma’s path](https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#timeline-path) - [When did Hurricane Irma hit Florida?](https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#Florida) - [How much damage did Hurricane Irma cause?](https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#damage) - [How has World Vision responded?](https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#world-vision) - [How can I help disaster survivors?](https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#help) ## Fast facts: Hurricane Irma - Irma made landfall over the Florida Keys as a Category 4 hurricane the morning of Sept. 10, 2017. - At its peak, Hurricane Irma was a Category 5 with wind speeds of 177 mph. - 6 million Florida residents evacuated coastal areas. - 129 direct and indirect deaths were caused by Hurricane Irma. - It is the fifth-costliest [hurricane](https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/hurricane-facts) to hit the mainland United States. [BACK TO QUESTIONS](https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#top) ## How many people died in Hurricane Irma? Hurricane Irma is directly responsible for 47 deaths due to its strong winds, heavy rains, and high surf across the Caribbean Islands and the southeastern United States. The majority of the casualties were in the Caribbean Islands, where Irma’s winds were the strongest, according to the [National Hurricane Center](https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL112017_Irma.pdf). Irma caused 10 deaths in the United States — seven in Florida, two in Georgia, and one in South Carolina. Another 82 deaths are also indirectly attributed to Hurricane Irma, 77 of which were in Florida. Hundreds more were injured before, during, or after the hurricane. [BACK TO QUESTIONS](https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#top) ## How did Hurricane Irma develop? Hurricane Irma began on Aug. 30 , 2017, near the Cape Verde Islands. It was the ninth named storm and fourth hurricane of the 2017 storm season. Irma developed from a tropical wave that developed off the West African coast two days earlier. It rapidly strengthened into a Category 2 storm within 24 hours. Irma’s intensity fluctuated in the days to follow, and on Sept. 4 became a Category 4 hurricane. A day later on Sept. 5, it grew to Category 5 strength with sustained winds above 157 mph. Irma wrought catastrophe in Barbuda and parts of the U.S. and the British Virgin Islands. Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti each experienced flooding and heavy damage in some areas, but the storm left much less destruction than expected. Hurricane Irma was downgraded to a Category 4 on Sept. 8 but maintained winds around 150 mph. Irma made landfall over mainland Florida early Sept. 10 as a Category 4 hurricane. From there, it weakened significantly to a tropical storm on September 11 as it powered north toward Georgia and Alabama. At 11 p.m. later that day, it [weakened further to a tropical depression](https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2017-09-11-hurricane-tropical-storm-irma-florida-georgia-carolinas-southeast), and by Sept. 13, it had [dissipated over western Tennessee](http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at1.shtml?cone). Hurricane Jose was on Irma’s tail but [weakened to a Category 1 storm](http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at2.shtml?cone#contents) before stalling out at sea. [BACK TO QUESTIONS](https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#top) ## How much damage did Hurricane Irma cause? Irma is the fifth-costliest hurricane to hit the mainland United States and caused [an estimated \$50 billion in damage](https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/news/UpdatedCostliest.pdf), according to the National Hurricane Center. At one point, Hurricane Irma was the [strongest hurricane the National Hurricane Center has ever recorded in the Atlantic](http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/05/548606014/category-5-hurricane-irma-brings-175-mph-winds-to-bear-on-caribbean-islands) outside of the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. It was [moving](http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCUAT1+shtml/051147.shtml) as a Category 5 storm, which means it had sustained wind speeds greater than 157 mph. Category 5 storms cause catastrophic damage when they make landfall. Irma hit the Florida Keys as a Category 4 hurricane and then the mainland as a Category 3. [Hurricane Matthew](https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/haiti-hurricane-matthew-response) hit the southern part of Haiti as a Category 4 storm on Oct. 4, 2016, and the country still hasn’t fully recovered from that devastating storm. Projections had Irma hitting Haiti hard, but the country was spared from severe devastation. [BACK TO QUESTIONS](https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#top) ## Where did Hurricane Irma hit? The storm tracked northwest through the Caribbean, along Florida’s west coast, and into Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and South Carolina, eventually dissipating over Tennessee. [BACK TO QUESTIONS](https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#top) ## Timeline of Hurricane Irma’s path ### Wednesday, Sept. 6: - Hit Antigua and Barbuda [just before 2 a.m.](https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/hurricane-irma/potentially-catastrophic-hurricane-irma-sounds-alarms-across-caribbean-florida-n798991) [Half of the 100,000 residents](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/07/world/americas/hurricane-irma-caribbean.html) of Antigua and Barbuda had their homes destroyed or heavily damaged. - Hit St. Martin, Anguilla, St. Kitts, and Nevis around 8 a.m. - Hit the British Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico at about [2 p.m.](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/06/world/americas/hurricane-irma-update.html?_r=0) The governor of Puerto Rico said electricity was restored to 144,000 homes in the days following. ![Damage in the wake of Hurricane Irma in the Dominican Republic wasn't as bad as predicted. (©2017 World Vision)](https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2017/09/D090-0244-05_741120.jpg) Damage in the wake of Hurricane Irma in the Dominican Republic wasn’t as bad as predicted. (© 2017 World Vision) ### Thursday, Sept. 7: - Dominican Republic: The storm sustained its Category 5 strength, with maximum sustained winds of 175 mph, but the Dominican Republic avoided a direct hit as it [skirted just off its northern coast](http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at1.shtml?cone#contents) around 11 a.m. local time. - Haiti: Haiti was hit but didn’t experience nearly as much impact as expected. - Turks and Caicos: Irma hit late Thursday, and extensive damage is being reported. ### Friday, Sept. 8: - Cuba and the Bahamas: Irma hit as a Category 5 around noon Eastern time. ### Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 9 and 10: - Hurricane Irma pummeled the Florida Keys late Saturday into Sunday as a Category 4 and hit the Florida mainland as a Category 3 storm around 1 p.m. Eastern time Sunday. ![A car drives through a still-flooded area of a neighborhood in Immokalee, Fla. Sept. 13. (©2017 World Vision/photo by Eugene Lee)](https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2017/09/D400-1597-84-1280x855.jpg) A car drives through a still-flooded area of a neighborhood in Immokalee, Florida, Sept. 13. (© 2017 World Vision/photo by Eugene Lee) ### Monday, Sept. 11: - Irma [weakened significantly to a tropical storm](http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at1.shtml?cone#contents) as it powered north toward Georgia and Alabama. - The National Hurricane Center says Florida’s coast saw [storm surges between 1 and 6 feet](https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2017-09-11-hurricane-tropical-storm-irma-florida-georgia-carolinas-southeast), according to the Weather Channel. - About 11 p.m., Irma weakened further to a tropical depression. ### Tuesday, Sept. 12: - Irma traveled northwest through [Georgia and South Carolina](http://www.newsweek.com/georgia-and-south-carolina-report-several-deaths-irma-heads-alabama-663286) on its way to Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee. - As many as 15 million people in Florida are without power, and restoring it [could take weeks](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/12/climate/florida-power-outages.html?mcubz=3&_r=0). ### Wednesday, Sept. 13: - Irma [dissipated over western Tennessee](http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at1.shtml?cone). [BACK TO QUESTIONS](https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#top) ## When did Hurricane Irma hit Florida? Hurricane Irma made landfall over the southern Florida mainland around 1 p.m. local time Sunday, Sept. 10 as a Category 3 storm, packing winds of more than 110 miles per hour. It roared its way north, [overwhelming the entire state with heavy rains and fierce winds](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/irma-live-updates-florida-power-outages-09-11-2017/). [BACK TO QUESTIONS](https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#top) ## How much damage did Hurricane Irma cause? The wind and water damage in the United States caused by Hurricane Irma totaled \$50.0 billion, according to the [NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information](https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL112017_Irma.pdf). This makes Irma the fifth-costliest hurricane to affect the United States, behind [Katrina](https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2005-hurricane-katrina-facts) (2005), [Harvey](https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2017-hurricane-harvey-facts) (2017), [Maria](https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2017-hurricane-maria-facts) (2017) and [Sandy](https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2012-hurricane-sandy-facts) (2012). [BACK TO QUESTIONS](https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#top) ## How has World Vision responded? In the immediate aftermath, World Vision sent semitrucks full of relief supplies to several church partners in Immokalee, Fort Myers, and the Florida Keys. We were able to reach more than 18,000 people in some of the hardest-hit areas with food, water, hygiene supplies, and other items. About 400 affected families also received \$500 gift cards so they could purchase items they needed most, including materials to repair their homes. Thanks to generous donors and corporate partners, we could keep our warehouses around the country well-stocked to quickly respond to hurricanes Irma, Harvey, and Maria simultaneously. Our team was also able to deliver generators to local partners, including churches that needed power to serve hot meals to storm survivors. While the relief phase has moved toward rebuilding, we have committed to providing regular supplies shipments to a church partner in Immokalee to ensure their community is supported through the difficult recovery. ![World Vision staff are working to help respond to downed trees and damage in the Dominican Republic following Hurricane Irma. Destruction in the wake of Hurricane Irma in the Dominican Republic wasn't as bad as predicted. (©2017 World Vision)](https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2017/09/D090-0244-01_741110.jpg) World Vision staff respond to downed trees and damage in the Dominican Republic following Hurricane Irma. Destruction in the Dominican Republic wasn’t as bad as predicted. (© 2017 World Vision) World Vision staff in Haiti and the Dominican Republic also responded to damage in their countries, although they avoided the more severe effects felt in other parts of the Caribbean. ![Dozens of people were stranded after the Couime River levels rose to dangerous levels, flooding local roads in Rodé, Haiti. (©2017 World Vision)](https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2017/09/D090-0244-10_741128.jpg) Dozens of people were stranded after the Couime River levels rose to dangerous levels, flooding local roads in Rodé, Haiti. 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Readable Markdown	Hurricane Irma struck Florida as a Category 4 storm the morning of September 10, 2017. It tore off roofs, flooded coastal cities, and left more than [6\.8 million people](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/huricane-irma-death-toll-florida-power-outage/) without power. By September 11, Irma had [weakened significantly to a tropical storm](http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at1.shtml?cone#contents) as it moved north toward Georgia and Alabama. Later that day, it weakened further to a tropical depression. Irma was the fifth-costliest hurricane to hit the mainland United States, causing an estimated \$50 billion in damage, according to the [National Hurricane Center](https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/news/UpdatedCostliest.pdf). ![Most of Florida and Georgia are feeling the brunt of Tropical Storm Irma's 65-mph winds and torrential rains. (©2017 photo courtesy of NOAA)](https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2017/09/Irma-Wind-Speed-Probabilities_Sept.-11.png) Most of Florida and Georgia felt the brunt of Irma’s 65-mph winds and torrential rains Sept. 11. (© 2017 map courtesy of NOAA) ## Hurricane Irma: Facts, FAQs, and how to help Explore Hurricane Irma facts and frequently asked questions, and learn how you can help disaster survivors in the U.S. - [Fast facts: Hurricane Irma](https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#facts) - [How many people died in Hurricane Irma?](https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#death-toll) - [How did Hurricane Irma develop?](https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#path) - [How much damage did Hurricane Irma cause?](https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#damage) - [Where did Hurricane Irma hit?](https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#hit) - [Timeline of Hurricane Irma’s path](https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#timeline-path) - [When did Hurricane Irma hit Florida?](https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#Florida) - [How much damage did Hurricane Irma cause?](https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#damage) - [How has World Vision responded?](https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#world-vision) - [How can I help disaster survivors?](https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#help) ## Fast facts: Hurricane Irma - Irma made landfall over the Florida Keys as a Category 4 hurricane the morning of Sept. 10, 2017. - At its peak, Hurricane Irma was a Category 5 with wind speeds of 177 mph. - 6 million Florida residents evacuated coastal areas. - 129 direct and indirect deaths were caused by Hurricane Irma. - It is the fifth-costliest [hurricane](https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/hurricane-facts) to hit the mainland United States. [BACK TO QUESTIONS](https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#top) ## How many people died in Hurricane Irma? Hurricane Irma is directly responsible for 47 deaths due to its strong winds, heavy rains, and high surf across the Caribbean Islands and the southeastern United States. The majority of the casualties were in the Caribbean Islands, where Irma’s winds were the strongest, according to the [National Hurricane Center](https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL112017_Irma.pdf). Irma caused 10 deaths in the United States — seven in Florida, two in Georgia, and one in South Carolina. Another 82 deaths are also indirectly attributed to Hurricane Irma, 77 of which were in Florida. Hundreds more were injured before, during, or after the hurricane. [BACK TO QUESTIONS](https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#top) ## How did Hurricane Irma develop? Hurricane Irma began on Aug. 30 , 2017, near the Cape Verde Islands. It was the ninth named storm and fourth hurricane of the 2017 storm season. Irma developed from a tropical wave that developed off the West African coast two days earlier. It rapidly strengthened into a Category 2 storm within 24 hours. Irma’s intensity fluctuated in the days to follow, and on Sept. 4 became a Category 4 hurricane. A day later on Sept. 5, it grew to Category 5 strength with sustained winds above 157 mph. Irma wrought catastrophe in Barbuda and parts of the U.S. and the British Virgin Islands. Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti each experienced flooding and heavy damage in some areas, but the storm left much less destruction than expected. Hurricane Irma was downgraded to a Category 4 on Sept. 8 but maintained winds around 150 mph. Irma made landfall over mainland Florida early Sept. 10 as a Category 4 hurricane. From there, it weakened significantly to a tropical storm on September 11 as it powered north toward Georgia and Alabama. At 11 p.m. later that day, it [weakened further to a tropical depression](https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2017-09-11-hurricane-tropical-storm-irma-florida-georgia-carolinas-southeast), and by Sept. 13, it had [dissipated over western Tennessee](http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at1.shtml?cone). Hurricane Jose was on Irma’s tail but [weakened to a Category 1 storm](http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at2.shtml?cone#contents) before stalling out at sea. [BACK TO QUESTIONS](https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#top) ## How much damage did Hurricane Irma cause? Irma is the fifth-costliest hurricane to hit the mainland United States and caused [an estimated \$50 billion in damage](https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/news/UpdatedCostliest.pdf), according to the National Hurricane Center. At one point, Hurricane Irma was the [strongest hurricane the National Hurricane Center has ever recorded in the Atlantic](http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/05/548606014/category-5-hurricane-irma-brings-175-mph-winds-to-bear-on-caribbean-islands) outside of the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. It was [moving](http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCUAT1+shtml/051147.shtml) as a Category 5 storm, which means it had sustained wind speeds greater than 157 mph. Category 5 storms cause catastrophic damage when they make landfall. Irma hit the Florida Keys as a Category 4 hurricane and then the mainland as a Category 3. [Hurricane Matthew](https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/haiti-hurricane-matthew-response) hit the southern part of Haiti as a Category 4 storm on Oct. 4, 2016, and the country still hasn’t fully recovered from that devastating storm. Projections had Irma hitting Haiti hard, but the country was spared from severe devastation. [BACK TO QUESTIONS](https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#top) ## Where did Hurricane Irma hit? The storm tracked northwest through the Caribbean, along Florida’s west coast, and into Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and South Carolina, eventually dissipating over Tennessee. [BACK TO QUESTIONS](https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#top) ## Timeline of Hurricane Irma’s path ### Wednesday, Sept. 6: - Hit Antigua and Barbuda [just before 2 a.m.](https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/hurricane-irma/potentially-catastrophic-hurricane-irma-sounds-alarms-across-caribbean-florida-n798991) [Half of the 100,000 residents](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/07/world/americas/hurricane-irma-caribbean.html) of Antigua and Barbuda had their homes destroyed or heavily damaged. - Hit St. Martin, Anguilla, St. Kitts, and Nevis around 8 a.m. - Hit the British Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico at about [2 p.m.](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/06/world/americas/hurricane-irma-update.html?_r=0) The governor of Puerto Rico said electricity was restored to 144,000 homes in the days following. ![Damage in the wake of Hurricane Irma in the Dominican Republic wasn't as bad as predicted. (©2017 World Vision)](https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2017/09/D090-0244-05_741120.jpg) Damage in the wake of Hurricane Irma in the Dominican Republic wasn’t as bad as predicted. (© 2017 World Vision) ### Thursday, Sept. 7: - Dominican Republic: The storm sustained its Category 5 strength, with maximum sustained winds of 175 mph, but the Dominican Republic avoided a direct hit as it [skirted just off its northern coast](http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at1.shtml?cone#contents) around 11 a.m. local time. - Haiti: Haiti was hit but didn’t experience nearly as much impact as expected. - Turks and Caicos: Irma hit late Thursday, and extensive damage is being reported. ### Friday, Sept. 8: - Cuba and the Bahamas: Irma hit as a Category 5 around noon Eastern time. ### Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 9 and 10: - Hurricane Irma pummeled the Florida Keys late Saturday into Sunday as a Category 4 and hit the Florida mainland as a Category 3 storm around 1 p.m. Eastern time Sunday. ![A car drives through a still-flooded area of a neighborhood in Immokalee, Fla. Sept. 13. (©2017 World Vision/photo by Eugene Lee)](https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2017/09/D400-1597-84-1280x855.jpg) A car drives through a still-flooded area of a neighborhood in Immokalee, Florida, Sept. 13. (© 2017 World Vision/photo by Eugene Lee) ### Monday, Sept. 11: - Irma [weakened significantly to a tropical storm](http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at1.shtml?cone#contents) as it powered north toward Georgia and Alabama. - The National Hurricane Center says Florida’s coast saw [storm surges between 1 and 6 feet](https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2017-09-11-hurricane-tropical-storm-irma-florida-georgia-carolinas-southeast), according to the Weather Channel. - About 11 p.m., Irma weakened further to a tropical depression. ### Tuesday, Sept. 12: - Irma traveled northwest through [Georgia and South Carolina](http://www.newsweek.com/georgia-and-south-carolina-report-several-deaths-irma-heads-alabama-663286) on its way to Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee. - As many as 15 million people in Florida are without power, and restoring it [could take weeks](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/12/climate/florida-power-outages.html?mcubz=3&_r=0). ### Wednesday, Sept. 13: - Irma [dissipated over western Tennessee](http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at1.shtml?cone). [BACK TO QUESTIONS](https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#top) ## When did Hurricane Irma hit Florida? Hurricane Irma made landfall over the southern Florida mainland around 1 p.m. local time Sunday, Sept. 10 as a Category 3 storm, packing winds of more than 110 miles per hour. It roared its way north, [overwhelming the entire state with heavy rains and fierce winds](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/irma-live-updates-florida-power-outages-09-11-2017/). [BACK TO QUESTIONS](https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#top) ## How much damage did Hurricane Irma cause? The wind and water damage in the United States caused by Hurricane Irma totaled \$50.0 billion, according to the [NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information](https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL112017_Irma.pdf). This makes Irma the fifth-costliest hurricane to affect the United States, behind [Katrina](https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2005-hurricane-katrina-facts) (2005), [Harvey](https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2017-hurricane-harvey-facts) (2017), [Maria](https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2017-hurricane-maria-facts) (2017) and [Sandy](https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2012-hurricane-sandy-facts) (2012). [BACK TO QUESTIONS](https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#top) ## How has World Vision responded? In the immediate aftermath, World Vision sent semitrucks full of relief supplies to several church partners in Immokalee, Fort Myers, and the Florida Keys. We were able to reach more than 18,000 people in some of the hardest-hit areas with food, water, hygiene supplies, and other items. About 400 affected families also received \$500 gift cards so they could purchase items they needed most, including materials to repair their homes. Thanks to generous donors and corporate partners, we could keep our warehouses around the country well-stocked to quickly respond to hurricanes Irma, Harvey, and Maria simultaneously. Our team was also able to deliver generators to local partners, including churches that needed power to serve hot meals to storm survivors. While the relief phase has moved toward rebuilding, we have committed to providing regular supplies shipments to a church partner in Immokalee to ensure their community is supported through the difficult recovery. ![World Vision staff are working to help respond to downed trees and damage in the Dominican Republic following Hurricane Irma. Destruction in the wake of Hurricane Irma in the Dominican Republic wasn't as bad as predicted. (©2017 World Vision)](https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2017/09/D090-0244-01_741110.jpg) World Vision staff respond to downed trees and damage in the Dominican Republic following Hurricane Irma. Destruction in the Dominican Republic wasn’t as bad as predicted. (© 2017 World Vision) World Vision staff in Haiti and the Dominican Republic also responded to damage in their countries, although they avoided the more severe effects felt in other parts of the Caribbean. ![Dozens of people were stranded after the Couime River levels rose to dangerous levels, flooding local roads in Rodé, Haiti. (©2017 World Vision)](https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2017/09/D090-0244-10_741128.jpg) Dozens of people were stranded after the Couime River levels rose to dangerous levels, flooding local roads in Rodé, Haiti. (© 2017 World Vision) [BACK TO QUESTIONS](https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#top) ## How can I help disaster survivors? - [Give](https://donate.worldvision.org/give/disaster-relief-in-the-usa): Help us continue the flow of emergency supplies to disasters in the U.S. like Hurricane Irma by donating to World Vision’s disaster relief fund. - [Pray](https://www.worldvision.org/refugees-news-stories/pray-refugees-disaster-survivors): Join us in praying for World Vision staff and responders as they help families recover and rebuild. Almighty Father, we ask for Your mercy on those hit hard by Hurricane Irma. Amid their struggle to recover, give them patience, peace, and hope that their lives and livelihoods will improve. [BACK TO QUESTIONS](https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2017-hurricane-irma-facts#top)
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