8.ĭuring and after Hurricane Irma made landfall in the U.S., several states modified laws to allow for medical professionals to practice in other states, with Tennessee leading the way. Virginia declared a state of emergency on Sept. North Carolina followed suit when Governor Roy Cooper declared a state of emergency in conjunction with South Carolina’s governor. Overall, the story caused major damage in Saint Barthelemy, Saint Martin, the Virgin Islands, Barbuda and Anguilla when it was classified as a Category 5.įlorida residents receive supplies at a temporary shelter housed at Florida International University. Source: Flickr, Florida International University 13, the damage was significant and impacted several areas. The Death Toll Continued to RiseĮven though Irma dissipated on Sept. Hurricane Irma hit a low as she entered Alabama, but she did not dissipate until she traveled over Missouri the next day. Irma still maintained a large wind field, though, as she spread to southern Georgia and was classified as a tropical storm. Irma swept passed east of Tampa and weakened to a Category 1 by 6 a.m. Hurricane Irma moved inland and continued to accelerate to the north and northwest with increasing land interaction, dry air and wind shear, ultimately re-classified as a Category 3. Irma eventually weakened to a Category 3 later in the day as the hurricane made landfall in Marco Island, Florida, with winds topping at 115 mph. EST, the hurricane made landfall in Cudjoe Key, Florida. The wind field increased in size and winds wavered between 80 mph and 220 mph. As Irma moved over warm Florida waters, she gained strength – to a Category 4 – early morning as the eye became better defined. Irma’s slow down was short-lived as the hurricane turned northwest toward Florida. The eye moved along the northern coast and gradually weakened with the land interaction, ultimately changing classification to a Category 2 later in the day. With winds of more than 165 mph, Hurricane Irma made landfall in Cayo Romano, Cuba early in the morning. 8, 2017. Source: Flickr, Antti Lipponen Sept. This was the first occurrence of three simultaneous hurricanes since 2010. Hurricanes Katia and Jose joined Irma as three active hurricanes wreaked havoc. As Irma traveled out of the Virgin Islands and to the north of Puerto Rico, an elliptical eye and double eyewalls was recorded. Irma continued by making landfall on Saint Martin and Virgin Gorda – in the Virgin Islands – at peak intensity. The storm eventually bottomed out in the evening, marking the lowest mbar of 914 since Hurricane Dean in 2007. Irma reached peak strength and made landfall in Barbuda along the northern coast. Hurricane Irma continued to intensify with winds topping 180 mph to 185 mph. Just hours later, with more rapid intensification, Irma was upgraded to a Category 5 hurricane at approximately midnight on Sept. Irma was eventually deemed a Category 4 hurricane as it approached the Leeward Islands. The eye of the storm was 29 miles from Barbados with winds topping 115 mph. A strong high pressure system developing north of Irma moved southwest from Sept. With rapid winds ranging from 45 mph to 65 mph, it was clear that the eye of the storm remained compact. 1, 2017Īs Irma was established as a major hurricane in the wee hours of the morning, the intensity of winds increased to 65 mph.Īn aerial view of Hurricane Irma’s cloud structure as Seen by NASA’s AIRS. Over the next few hours, Irma was upgraded to a Category 3 and by midnight of Sept. ![]() Early in the day, Irma intensified rapidly and was declared a Category 2 hurricane. Tropical Storm Irma gained momentum and an anticyclone established over the system. The islands experienced drier air and cooler waters as the storm strengthened. ![]() Over the next day, the developments were dubbed as Tropical Storm Irma due to satellite estimates and scatterometer data. 29, 2017Īfter two days of powerful storms and showers, stemming from the tropical wave, the system passed through the Cape Verde Islands, prompting the threat of a tropical depression. True-color images before and after the passage of Irma, in which light blue indicates sediment suspended in the water, kicked up by the intensity of the storm.
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