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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Irma (2017)
30 August 2017 · North Atlantic · Category 5
Hurricane Irma formed in the North Atlantic basin on 30 August 2017 and lasted 15 days. Its sustained winds reached 287 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 914 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America. It killed at least 133 people. It is the 74th most powerful tropical cyclone recorded since 1950.
- Formed
- 30 August 2017
- Dissipated
- 13 September 2017
- Duration
- 15 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 287 km/h (155 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 914 hPa
- Deaths
- 133
- Estimated Damage
- 77.2 billion US dollars
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2United States of America172 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Hurricane Maria278 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Jose250 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Harvey213 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Lee185 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Ophelia185 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Nate148 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Franklin139 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Bret83 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth