Was there a hurricane in Florida in September 2017?

Hurricane Irma hit Florida as a Category 4 storm the morning of Sept. 10, 2017, ripping off roofs, flooding coastal cities, and knocking out power to more than 6.8 million people. By Sept. 11, Irma weakened significantly to a tropical storm as it powered north toward Georgia and Alabama.

Which location was Hurricane Irma closest to on September 9 2017?

GOES-16 captured this geocolor imagery of Hurricane Irma — now located 115 miles southeast of Key West Florida — on the afternoon of September 9, 2017. Currently a category 3 storm, Irma has maximum sustained winds near 125 mph with higher gusts.

When did Hurricane Irma make landfall?

Sept. 10, 2017
Hurricane Irma arrived in the afternoon, and was a Category 4 when it hit Cudjoe Key on Sept. 10, 2017. The storm plowed through south Florida before turning up the west coast of the state, ripping off roofs, flooding coastal cities, and knocking out power to more than 6.8 million people.

What was the name of the hurricane in 2016?

With at least 603 deaths attributed to it, Matthew was the deadliest Atlantic hurricane since Stan of 2005….

What was the last Category 5 hurricane to hit Florida?

Hurricane Michael
Hurricane Michael in 2018 is the most recent Category 5 to hit the U.S. It was just a tropical storm a few days earlier. It brought catastrophic storm surge to the Florida Panhandle and also caused extensive wind damage well inland from the panhandle into southwest Georgia.

What was the last hurricane to hit Florida in 2019?

Hurricane Dorian
The most memorable storm of the 2019 season was Hurricane Dorian, a name almost certain to be retired. The catastrophic category five monster taunted Floridians for days as it crawled through the Bahamas.

What were the three major hurricanes in 2017?

The Three Major Hurricanes of 2017: Harvey, Irma and Maria.