Report on Hurricane Irma by Force Thirteen

Hurricane Irma was the ninth named storm of the 2017 season, and was the strongest storm to strike any of the Leeward Islands since at least 1780, and the most intense storm recorded on the Lesser Antilles, marginally eclipsing a hurricane in 1825. Irma was officially tied 2nd strongest hurricane in the North Atlantic (tied 3rd on Force Thirteen’s database), and tied 12th most intense (13th on Force Thirteen’s database). Irma caused catastrophic damage across the Lesser Antilles, Turks and Caicos Islands, Cuba, and Florida in September 2017.