Sep 9, 2017
Hurricane Irma made landfall over the Lower Florida Keys as a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, with the eye crossing directly over Cudjoe Key. Due to the large radius of hurricane-force winds, destructive hurricane-force winds and storm surge impacts all of the Florida Keys. Extensive damage to residences, businesses, electric, water and communications utilities resulted. The eye of Hurricane Irma moved ashore in the Lower Florida Keys over Cudjoe Key at 9:10 a
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 723450). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Monroe/lower Keys County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.