Courtesy of Mish.
Hurricane Irma did something the models did not predict: Strengthen to category 5, with winds at 185 miles per hour. It is still on track to clobber Puerto Rico and Florida.
Per @NHC_Atlantic, Hurricane Irma has strengthened further and now has winds of 180mph.
Only four hurricanes in history were stronger. pic.twitter.com/DdCH0gRcdQ— Eric Holthaus (@EricHolthaus) September 5, 2017
Vox reports Hurricane Irma is one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes ever.
On Tuesday, the National Weather Service reported the storm had become a Category 5 with sustained winds of 185 miles per hour. That means Irma now ranks among the most powerful hurricanes (as measured by windspeed) ever recorded.
According to the NWS, Irma is the strongest storm ever in the Atlantic (not counting those that reached the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico). And it’s not far off from the all-time record hurricane wind speed of 190 mph.
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The above image from Cyclocane.
