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Tag Archives: Hurricane Irma

11Sep/17

Irma pounds central Florida, leaves trail of destruction

September 11, 2017DisasterAtlantic hurricane season, Atlantic hurricane seasons, Atlantic hurricanes, Disaster/Accident, Environment, Fort Pierce hurricane, Hurricane Dorian, Hurricane Irma, Irma, LAKELAND, Tampa, Tropical cyclones, United States, Weather, World historysmbale

LAKELAND, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES (SEPTEMBER 11, 2017) (NBC) — Hurricane Irma pounded heavily populated areas of central Florida on Monday (September 11) as it carved through the state with high winds, storm surges and torrential rains that left millions without power, ripped roofs off homes and flooded city streets. Continue reading →

10Sep/17

Social media video shows early storm surge in Florida’s Key West

September 10, 2017DisasterAtlantic hurricane season, Atlantic hurricanes, Computing, Country: United States, Disaster/Accident, Geography of Florida, Hurricane Irma, Hurricane Wilma, Instagram, Irma, Key West Florida, Logan Bullins, Photo sharing, Province/State: Florida, social media, Software, Tropical cyclones, United States, Video software, Weathersmbale

KEY WEST, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES (SEPTEMBER 9, 2017) (LOGAN BULLINS VIA INSTAGRAM) – Social media video posted on Instagram showed the early storm surge in Florida’s Key West as Hurricane Irma headed towards Florida on Saturday (September 9). Continue reading →

10Sep/17

The calm before the storm in Miami

September 10, 2017DisasterAtlantic hurricane season, Atlantic hurricanes, City: Miami, Country: Cuba, Cuba, Disaster/Accident, Florida Keys, Florida peninsula, Hurricane Irma, Irma, Miami, Province/State: Florida, Tropical cyclones, United States, Weathersmbale

MIAMI, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES (SEPTEMBER 09, 2017) (REUTERS) – Hurricane Irma turned its fury toward the Florida Keys on Saturday (September 9)as it completed a destructive march along Cuba’s northern coast and set off an 11th hour scramble for safety by Americans who may have ignored earlier warnings to evacuate. Continue reading →

09Sep/17

Flying into the eye of Hurricane Irma with U.S. ‘Hurricane Hunters’

September 9, 2017Disaster53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, Atlantic hurricane season, BILOXI, Biloxi Mississippi, Cuba, Delta Airlines, Disaster/Accident, Dropsonde, Fluid dynamics, Gulfport–Biloxi metropolitan area, Hurricane hunters, Hurricane Irma, Irma, Jeff Masters, Jim Hitterman, Karen Moore, Lockheed WC-130, Meteorology, Mississippi, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Nicole Mitchell, Physical geography, Reserve Lieutenant Colonel Jim Hitterman, Tropical cyclone, Tropical cyclones, United States, Weather, Weather reconnaissancesmbale

BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI, UNITED STATES (SEPTEMBER 8, 2017) (REUTERS) – The sky darkened, lightening flashed and a jolt of turbulence shook the cabin of the hulking Air Force turbo-prop aircraft as it plied its way toward the eye of Hurricane Irma, one of the strongest Atlantic storms ever recorded. Continue reading →

08Sep/17

Awaiting Irma in the Bahamas

September 8, 2017DisasterAmericas, Atlantic hurricane season, Atlantic hurricanes, Bahamas, Disaster/Accident, Dominican Republic, Environment, Ernodea, Haiti, Hurricane Irma, Irma, Meteorological history of Hurricane Irma, NASSAU, Nassau hurricane, Province/State: Florida, The Bahamas, Tropical cyclones, Turks and Caicos Islands, u.s. virgin islands, Weather, Worldsmbale

NASSAU, BAHAMAS (SEPTEMBER 07) (REUTERS) – Residents in the Bahamas were bracing for Irma which raged offshore vulnerable Haiti on Thursday (September 7) after devastating a string of Caribbean islands and killing at least 10 people as one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in a century took aim at the Turks and Caicos islands and Florida. Continue reading →

08Sep/17

Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach braces for Irma

September 8, 2017TravelAtlantic hurricane season, Atlantic hurricanes, Bahamas, Company: Turks & Caicos, Disaster/Accident, Donald Trump, Effects of Hurricane Isaac in Florida, Florida, Hurricane Dorian, Hurricane Irma, Irma, Lake Okeechobee, Mar-a-Lago, Miami, National Register of Historic Places in Palm Beach County Florida, PALM BEACH, Treasure Coast hurricane, Tropical cyclones, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States, Weathersmbale

PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES (SEPTEMBER 07, 2017) (NBC) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida was boarded up on Thursday (September 7) bracing for Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in half a century which resulted in hurricane and storm surge warnings for south Florida and the Florida Keys. Continue reading →

06Sep/17

Hurricane Irma threatens Antigua with “potentially catastrophic” force

September 6, 2017EnvironmentAntigua, Atlantic hurricane season, Atlantic hurricanes, British Virgin Islands, Company: USVI, Disaster/Accident, Environment, Hurricane Frederic, Hurricane Irma, Hurricane Lenny, Hurricane Luis, Irma, Lesser Antilles, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, Sint Eustatius, Tropical cyclones, U.S. National Hurricane Center, u.s. virgin islands, Weathersmbale

ST. JOHN ANTIGUA (SEPTEMBER 5, 2017) (ANTIGUA OBSERVER) – The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Irma, which it upgraded to a “potentially catastrophic” Category 5 storm, was about 130 miles (210 km) east of Antigua on Tuesday (September 5) afternoon. Continue reading →

06Sep/17

How are hurricanes categorized?

September 6, 2017EnvironmentAtlantic hurricane, Company: Next Digital, Disaster/Accident, Environment, Hurricane Gilbert, Hurricane Irma, Irma, Meteorological phenomena, Meteorology, NEXT MEDIA, Physical geography, Saffir–Simpson scale, Tropical cyclone, Tropical cyclone windspeed climatology, Tropical cyclones, Tropical cyclones in popular culture, United States, Weather, Windsmbale

Hurricanes are classified into five categories using the Saffir-Simpson scale, with the highest number representing the most powerful storm. Continue reading →