Irma was the most intense hurricane to strike the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contiguous_United_States">continental United States</a> since Hurricane <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina">Katrina</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Atlantic_hurricane_season">2005</a>, the first major hurricane to make landfall in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida">Florida</a> since <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Wilma">Wilma</a> in the same year, and the first Category 4 hurricane to strike the state since <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Charley">Charley</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Atlantic_hurricane_season">2004</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Irma was the most intense hurricane to strike the continental United States since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the first major hurricane to make landfall in Florida since Wilma in the same year, and the first Category 4 hurricane to strike the state since Charley in 2004. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Irma was the most intense hurricane to strike the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contiguous_United_States" rel="noopener noreferrer">continental United States</a> since Hurricane <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina" rel="noopener noreferrer">Katrina</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Atlantic_hurricane_season" rel="noopener noreferrer">2005</a>, the first major hurricane to make landfall in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida" rel="noopener noreferrer">Florida</a> since <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Wilma" rel="noopener noreferrer">Wilma</a> in the same year, and the first Category 4 hurricane to strike the state since <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Charley" rel="noopener noreferrer">Charley</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Atlantic_hurricane_season" rel="noopener noreferrer">2004</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="noopener noreferrer">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

September 5, 2022 - Cat 5 "Irma" Crushes the Caribbean

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