The storm continued to move north and made another landfall on Marco Island, Florida as a Category 3 hurricane. The Florida Keys were heavily impacted, as 25% of buildings were destroyed while 65% were significantly damaged. Irma made another landfall on Cudjoe Key, Florida with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph. The storm once again weakened to Category 3 strength after making landfall in Cuba, but again regained Category 4 intensity between Florida and Cuba. After interacting with land, Irma weakened to Category 4 strength but re-strengthened to a Category 5 storm before making landfall in Cuba. Complete devastation was reported in the northern Leeward Islands and Virgin Islands. and British Virgin islands and skirted northern parts of Puerto Rico. On September 6, Irma passed over parts of the U.S. Irma reached peak intensity on September 6 with maximum sustained winds of 185 mph. As Irma moved westward it encountered favorable conditions and quickly strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane on August 31 and a Category 5 hurricane by September 4. Hurricane Irma formed from a tropical wave on August 30, west of the Cape Verde Islands. Multiple llandfalls in the Caribbean Cudjoe Key, FL Marco Island, FL ![]() September 2017 Individual Tropical Cyclones Name September 2017 Tropical Cyclone Counts Storm Type ![]() This surpassed the previous record that was set in September 2004. One measure of tropical cyclone activity - the Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) index, which takes into account the combined strength and duration of tropical cyclones, was record high in the North Atlantic during September at 3.5 times the 1981-2010 average for the month. Two Hurricanes, Irma and Maria each reached category 5 strength. September was an extremely active hurricane month for the North Atlantic Basin with five hurricanes - four of which were major hurricanes. Users seeking the real time status and forecasts of tropical cyclones should visit The National Hurricane Center. Note: This report catalogs recent tropical cyclones across the North Atlantic and East Pacific and places each basin’s tropical cyclone activity in a climate-scale context.
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