Hurricane Irma: Everything You Need to Know About This Monster Storm

Irma Ranks #7 Most Powerful Storm To Strike US
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Irma Ranks #7 Most Powerful Storm To Strike US
While this won’t be of much comfort for those that are squarely in it’s path right now, it is a small bit of good news. Dr. Philip Klotzbach has compiled rankings of both hurricane Irma and Harvey when they made landfall. Compared to the 1935 Labor Day storm, Irma is a distant 7th, tied with the 1928 Lake

Okeechobee storm.With Irma ranked 7th, and Harvey ranked 18th, it’s going to be tough for climate alarmists to try connecting these two storms to being driven by CO2/global warming. But they’ll do it anyway.
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Hurricane expert Klotzbach: #Irma at landfall comes in 7th behind 1935 Labor Day storm
Anthony Watts / 1 day ago September 10, 2017
While this won’t be of much comfort for those that are squarely in it’s path right now, it is a small bit of good news. Dr. Philip Klotzbach has compiled rankings of both hurricane Irma and Harvey when they made landfall. Compared to the 1935 Labor Day storm, Irma is a distant 7th, tied with the 1928 Lake Okeechobee storm.

He writes:
Table of all hurricanes with landfall pressures <= 940 mb at time of U.S. landfall. #Irma was 929 mb and #Harvey was 938 mb.
With Irma ranked 7th, and Harvey ranked 18th, it’s going to be tough for climate alarmists to try connecting these two storms to being driven by CO2/global warming. But they’ll do it anyway.

Irma Ranks #7 Most Powerful Storm To Strike US
Sep 11, 2017 | 0 |
Irma Ranks #7 Most Powerful Storm To Strike US
While this won’t be of much comfort for those that are squarely in it’s path right now, it is a small bit of good news. Dr. Philip Klotzbach has compiled rankings of both hurricane Irma and Harvey when they made landfall. Compared to the 1935 Labor Day storm, Irma is a distant 7th, tied with the 1928 Lake

Okeechobee storm.With Irma ranked 7th, and Harvey ranked 18th, it’s going to be tough for climate alarmists to try connecting these two storms to being driven by CO2/global warming. But they’ll do it anyway.
READ MORE https://wattsupwiththat.com/2017/09/10/hurricane-expert-klotzbach-irma-at-landfall-comes-in-7th-behind-1935-labor-day-storm/
Hurricane expert Klotzbach: #Irma at landfall comes in 7th behind 1935 Labor Day storm
Anthony Watts / 1 day ago September 10, 2017
While this won’t be of much comfort for those that are squarely in it’s path right now, it is a small bit of good news. Dr. Philip Klotzbach has compiled rankings of both hurricane Irma and Harvey when they made landfall. Compared to the 1935 Labor Day storm, Irma is a distant 7th, tied with the 1928 Lake Okeechobee storm.

He writes:
Table of all hurricanes with landfall pressures <= 940 mb at time of U.S. landfall. #Irma was 929 mb and #Harvey was 938 mb.
With Irma ranked 7th, and Harvey ranked 18th, it’s going to be tough for climate alarmists to try connecting these two storms to being driven by CO2/global warming. But they’ll do it anyway.

Hurricane Irma: Everything You Need to Know About This Monster Storm
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Hurricane Irma has been downgraded to a tropical storm, with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 km/h. To help you stay on top of the storm's development, Live Science has compiled everything you need to know, from tips on hurricane preparedness to Irma's latest forecasts to the science behind nature's biggest hurricanes.

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Live updates

As of 5 a.m. ET, Monday, Sept. 11:

Hurricane Irma has been downgraded to a Category 1 storm, with winds lashing at 75 mph (120 km/h), as it makes its way along the northwestern coast of the Florida Peninsula. The hurricane is now about 35 miles (55 km) east-southeast of Cedar Key, Florida, and about 60 miles (100 km) north of Tampa. A tropical storm warning is in effect for Florida's west coast south of Anclote River to Bonita Beach, as well as along the state's east coast south of Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet. Lake Okeechobee is also under a tropical storm warning.

As expected, Irma has sped up and is now trucking at 18 mph (30 km/h) toward the north-northwest. The National Hurricane Center forecasts Irma will continue weaken as its core moves near the northwestern coast of the Florida Peninsula this morning, before crossing the eastern Florida Panhandle into southern Georgia this afternoon. Tonight and Tuesday (Sept. 12), Irma is expected to move through southwestern Georgia and eastern Alabama.

The NHC says Irma should weaken to tropical storm status sometime this morning and then again to a tropical depression by Tuesday afternoon.

Because this is such a large storm, hurricane-force winds extend out 60 miles (95 km) mainly to the west of Irma's center; tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 415 miles (665 km), the NHC said.

Storm surge in Florida remains a threat. "The combination of a dangerous storm surge and the tide will cause normally dry areas near the coast to be flooding by rising waters moving inland from the shoreline," the NHC said. From Cape Sable to Captiva, the water is expected to reach 10 to 15 feet above ground if the peak surge coincides with high tide.

Other areas should expect to see the following water levels if surge happens at high tide:

Cape Sable to Captiva: 2 to 4 feet
Captiva to Anna Maria Island: 3 to 5 feet
North Miami Beach to Cape Sable, including the Florida Keys: 1 to 2 feet
Anna Maria Island to Clearwater, including Tampa Bay: 2 to 4 feet
South Santee River to Fernandina Beach: 4 to 6 feet
Clearwater Beach to Ochlockonee River: 4 to 6 feet
Fernandina Beach to Jupiter Inlet: 3 to 5 feet
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Where will Hurricane Irma make landfall?

Hurricane Irma made landfall in the Caribbean in the early morning hours of Wednesday, Sept. 6. The storm's core passed over parts of the U.S. Virgin Islands late Wednesday afternoon. On Wednesday, Irma wreaked havoc on the Caribbean island of Barbuda, leveling 95 percent of its buildings and leaving the island "barely visible," according to the New York Times. Barbuda's sister island Antigua was somewhat unscathed, according to the Times. The then-Category 5 hurricane skirted Puerto Rico, Haiti and the Dominican Republic, though it slammed into the Turks and Caicos on Thursday (Sept. 7) evening.

Irma is starting to move slowly away from the coast of Cuba, and South Florida was already showing deteriorating weather on Saturday (Sept. 9), the NHC said. On Saturday night (Sept. 9), Irma lashed the Keys with strong winds, storm surge and crashing waves. It made landfall at 9:10 a.m. EDT on Sunday at Cudjoe Key, about 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Key West; As Irma passed over the Keys on Sunday morning, a wind gust of 120 mph (195 km/h) was reported at the National Key Deer Refuge on Big Pine Key. Now, the storm is heading north right around Ft. Myers. [Get the latest updates from the National Hurricane Center]

Florida Gov. Rick Scott and Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló declared states of emergency in response to the storm.

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And Irma isn't alone. There are two other storms brewing in Irma's wake: Jose is churning in the Atlantic and Katia is gaining strength in the southern Gulf of Mexico. Both storms strengthened into hurricanes on Wednesday (Sept. 6), according to the National Hurricane Center.

How big is Hurricane Irma?

Irma was upgraded to a Category 5 hurricane early on Sept. 5, and quickly became the strongest hurricane on record to ever form in the Atlantic Ocean, not including the Caribbean basin or the Gulf of Mexico, according to the National Hurricane Center. A Category 5 storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale is defined as one that has maximum sustained winds of 157 mph (253 km/h) or higher. [Read more: Hurricane Irma Now a Category 5 Storm: What That Means]

The ferocious winds that Hurricane Irma is packing are expected to create serious storm surges along its path. However, the extent of threat from such storm surge depends on where the hurricane goes (a track that is still uncertain) and features of the coast and seafloor.


The Saffir-Simpson scale only goes up to Category 5, but technically, there is no limit to how strong a hurricane can get.

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How to prepare for a hurricane

Here are several ways you can prepare for a hurricane:

Start with a plan
Prepare your home
Buy emergency supplies, including a flashlight, extra batteries, a first aid kit, emergency food and water, sturdy shoes and essential medicines.
Read more about how to build an emergency preparedness kit.

What to expect from hurricane season 2017

Officially, the Atlantic hurricane season begins on June 1 and runs until Nov. 30. In the eastern Pacific Ocean, hurricane season begins May 15 and ends Nov. 30. On both coasts, these storms typically peak between August and October. The Climate Prediction Center predicted this year's hurricane season would be extra active, with a forecast of between 14 and 19 named storms, or those with sustained winds of at least 39 mph (62 km/h), and between two and five major hurricanes with sustained windspeeds of at least 111 mph (178 km/h).

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