Hurricane Irma first became a tropical storm on Wednesday, August 30, 2017. On Thursday, August 31, 2017, Irma was officially upgraded to hurricane status.
Jose is another hurricane behind Irma. It most likely will not hit the US but will go out into the Atlantic.
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Not significantly. Hurricane Irma is expected to remain north of Cuba and turn north toward Florida.Jamaica will likely get some rain.
Hurricane Irma first became a tropical storm on Wednesday, August 30, 2017. On Thursday, August 31, 2017, Irma was officially upgraded to hurricane status.
Jose is another hurricane behind Irma. It most likely will not hit the US but will go out into the Atlantic.
No, it did not.
At peak intensity Hurricane Irma has sustained winds of 185 miles per hour.
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Not significantly. Hurricane Irma is expected to remain north of Cuba and turn north toward Florida.Jamaica will likely get some rain.
As of 2:00 PM on September 9, 2017 Hurricane Irma is a category 3 hurricane with sustained winds of 125 mph. It has weakened from its earlier intensity as a category 5. Irma is expected to reintensify into a category 4 storm before hitting Florida.
As of 2:00 PM on September 9, 2017 Hurricane Irma is centered just north of western Cuba and is expected to move north toward the Florida Keys.
Alabama will probably feel some effects from Hurricane Irma. The storm is expected to make landfall in Florida and will probably move into Alabama as a tropical storm or low-level hurricane, bringing risks of flooding and possibly tornadoes.
Harvey and Irma are two different storms. Hurricane Harvey was a storm that moved across portions of the southern Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico. It struck Texas at peak strength as a category 4 hurricane and caused extreme flooding in parts of Texas and Louisiana. It has now dissipated. Hurricane Irma is a major hurricane currently threatening Florida as of September 9, 2017. It moved across parts of the Atlantic and northern Caribbean. It peaked as a category 5 and is one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes ever recorded.