Three deaths were attributed to Irma on the island. [169][170] Generally heavy amounts of rainfall were recorded to the east of the Irma's path, including a peak total of 21.66 in (550 mm) in Fort Pierce. On Mayaguana and Great Inagua, downed power lines knocked out communications. [56] Direct Relief, a disaster relief organization, coordinated with local health centers and provided resources to help facilities on the front lines of Floridian and Puerto Rican communities. [7] In the city of Santa Clara, 39 buildings collapsed. It devastated Puerto Rico a few weeks after Irma hit. [103] Estimates from CEDIM indicate a minimum of $950 million worth of economic losses. A Miami cargo plane landed on Antigua later that day, carrying over 60 tons (120,000 lbs) of relief supplies for the displaced storm victimsâincluding bottled water, canned food and power generators.[211]. Although it was a tropical storm, not quite a hurricane, it hit highly developed areas. The Dolphins left early for their road game against the Los Angeles Chargers. Once the eyewall replacement cycle was complete, Irma began to re-intensify, and it re-attained Category 5 intensity at 18:00 UTC that day east of Cuba as deep convection became more pronounced and organized. Moving west-northwestward, Irma closely paralleled the north coast of Hispaniola throughout the day on September 7. There were 77,000 people in 450 shelters.Â. United Nations peacekeepers from Brazil were able to gain access to the flooded northwest region to provide urgent aid, but non-governmental organizations and Haitian economists warned that the estimated 30,000 victims would need longer-term assistance as well. Irma was the most powerful Atlantic hurricane, but it wasn't the most destructive. [46] The shoulder-use plan was implemented in place of labor- and resource-intensive contraflow lane reversal, in which both sides of an interstate highway are used for one direction of traffic. At least 362,000 customers lost water services. [225] Assessments showed that 15% of the national telecommunications network had been affected, with at least one tower destroyed. Second, South Floridaâs average August 2017 temperature was four-tenths of a degree above normal. Among those deaths were 12 people at The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills, a Hollywood nursing home. [36] Officials spread warnings to residents in English, Creole, and Spanish via social media, radio, SMS text, and WhatsApp. [233] More than 422,000 people were left without water due to 28 aqueducts being damaged. Late on September 6, the cyclone passed about 60 mi (97 km) north of Puerto Rico. Directly hurricane-related Accident. 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[125], Most homes and businesses were destroyed on the island of Jost Van Dyke, the smallest of the B.V.I. [258], In the days after the hurricane, due to the heavy rainfall, numerous rivers had flooded, including residential areas. Irma is a large hurricane, and hurricane-force wind gusts and sustained tropical-storm force winds extend far from the center. Hospitals stocked up on three days' worth of supplies and checked the functionality of their generators. [264] At the time, Irma was also the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean outside the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico; later surpassed by Hurricane Dorian,[265] and was the strongest Atlantic hurricane since Wilma in terms of maximum sustained winds, and the most intense in terms of pressure since Dean in 2007. At 05:00 UTC on September 8, Irma made landfall on the island of Little Inagua in the Bahamas with sustained winds of 155 mph (250 km/h). Additionally, voluntary evacuation notices were issued for all or parts of Alachua, Baker, Bay, Bradford, Charlotte, Columbia, Desoto, Hardee, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lake, Manatee, Okeechobee, Osceola, and Polk counties. [7] The devastation was particularly severe in East End, where the winds uprooted scores of trees and power poles and demolished a number of houses. [77], In college football, the UCF Knights-Memphis Tigers game scheduled for September 9 was moved to September 30, replacing UCF's game against Maine and Memphis game against Georgia State. [217][218] UK politicians, including the chairs of the foreign affairs and development select committees, criticized both the government's preparations for the storm and its response as inadequate. [126] The Governor, Gus Jaspert, who had only been sworn into office 13 days previously, declared a state of emergency - the first time this has ever happened in the Territory. It's driven by temperature contrasts between the Arctic and temperate zones. This made Irma only the second Category 5 hurricane to strike Cuba in recorded history, after the 1924 Cuba hurricane. On Big Pine Key, one of the most devastated islands, 633 homes received minor impact, 299 homes received major impact, and 473 homes were completely destroyed. [45][43] Dolphins at a Cayo Guillermo resort were evacuated by helicopter. [READ: Gov. Throughout the next two days, showers and thunderstorms associated with the wave became better organized and gradually coalesced into a low-pressure area, as the system passed just south of and then through the Cape Verde Islands on August 29. [183] Damage in the county totaled about $857 million. Most of the damage was caused by storm surges that overwhelmed the levee system.Â. South Carolina Gov. Property damages in unincorporated areas alone reach about $320 million. It cost $160 billion when adjusted for inflation. [275], This article is about the Atlantic hurricane of 2017. [113] Streets in the capital of Gustavia were turned into rushing rivers, which carried away vehicles and pieces of furniture. This ties it with Hurricane Mitch of 1998 and Hurricane Rita of 2005 as the sixth-strongest Atlantic hurricane by wind speed. Favorable conditions allowed Irma to rapidly intensify into a Category 3 hurricane on the SaffirâSimpson wind scale by late on August 31. A large concern from flooding is contamination because people become exposed to dirty floodwaters and the potential for contaminated water to enter the local water supply is significant. [69] Bristol Motor Speedway,[70] Talladega Superspeedway,[63] and Charlotte Motor Speedway all opened their campgrounds to evacuees free of charge. The southernmost islands, which were most severely affected by Irma's eye, remained largely inaccessible for days. [221][222], By September 15, the United Kingdom had over 70 military personnel and 4 police officers in Anguilla and had delivered 15 tonnes of aid to the island. [204], In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Irma's path through the West Indies and Caribbean, the devastation to roads, harbors and airports significantly impeded the transportation and distribution of relief supplies. [61] The north coast of Cuba experienced significant coastal flooding due to storm surge and abnormally high tides generated by the storm. [181][182] More than 24,000 homes suffered some degree of damage, with almost 3,000 homes receiving major damage and 89 homes being destroyed. [252], Due mainly to the widespread loss of power, cell phone service was also reduced after battery backup power for cell phone towers ran out and backup generators ran out of fuel. [7], In addition to the catastrophic impact on Barbuda's human residents, concern turned to the storm's effects on the island's wildlife. Saint Thomas island suffered widespread structural damage, including to its police station and airport. [5] The tropical wave moved off the coast of the continent late on August 27. The only telecommunications tower on Culebra sustained damage, cutting off outside communications for several hours. Water reached about 5 ft (1.5 m) high in some homes. Irma developed from a tropical wave near the Cape Verde Islands on August 30. In addition, Irma is only the second hurricane on record to make landfall in Cuba at Category 5 intensity, with the other being a hurricane in 1924. But Florida learned from Hurricane Charley in 2004 and Hurricane Andrew in 1992. 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