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Hurricane (Typhoon) — Mainland Monroe, FL

Sep 9, 2017

Major Hurricane Irma made landfall in Southwest Florida on Marco Island as a Category 3 hurricane around 330 PM EDT on September 10th. The storm traveled north through southwest Florida through the evening. Effects from Irma were felt across South Florida from September 9th through September 11th. Irma had reached Category 5 strength and a minimum central pressure of 914 MB east of the Bahamas, maintaining Category 5 intensity until landfall along the north coast of Cuba on September 9th. Irma m

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 722914). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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