https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma Login to Padlet. "Anonymous" users will not receive credit. Research and name 3 facts/statistics about Hurricane Irma. Number the facts and write in complete sentences. Grammar always counts! When you are finished, comment on two other posts. en-us 2017-09-12 20:52:16 UTC 2017-09-18 17:57:07 UTC hello@padlet.com cody_benton1 https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188592001 1. Hurricane Irma was the largest and strongest hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean.

2. Hurricane Irma had 185 MPH winds.

3. Hurricane Irma was a category 5 for 3 days, only hurricane to stay as a category 5 for 3 days.

4. Hurricane Irma momentarily exceeded 225 MPH winds around the eye.]]> 2017-09-18 17:41:36 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188592001 shai_aroshas https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188592318 Bigger than the state of Ohio

]]> 2017-09-18 17:42:09 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188592318 otis_mcduffie https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188592412 1. Irma was over 400 miles wide
2. She was bigger than the state of Ohio
3. She was a female
4. She caused power outages for over seven days
5. She destroyed 70% of the island St. Marteen]]> 2017-09-18 17:42:18 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188592412 megan_guthrie https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188592470 1. Hurricane Irma was a 5.3 on the Cyclone Danger Potential Index, larger than Harvey and Katrina.
2. While Hurricane Irma was a category 4 when it had reached land fall.
3. Hurricane Irma had been recorded in the Atlantic Ocean as the strongest hurricane that the National Hurricane Center had recorded.]]> 2017-09-18 17:42:22 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188592470 conor_cameron https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188592711 1.Irma caused serious damage in Barbuda and parts of the U.S. and British Virgin Islands. 

2. Irma had winds over 150 mph

3. Hurricane Irma started August 30th, near the Cape Verde Islands.]]> 2017-09-18 17:42:49 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188592711 emelia_chatfield https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188592728 1. It affected Cuba, Florida, Bahamas, Caribbean, Havana and more.
2. It was the largest hurricane, It covered the whole state of Florida.
 
3. In Florida there is 6,516,564 customers that do not have power.  ]]> 2017-09-18 17:42:51 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188592728 kaya_ables https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188592876 1. 5000 square miles bigger than Florida.
2. 185 miles per hour winds.
3. About 5000 people evacuated the Bahamas.]]> 2017-09-18 17:43:05 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188592876 brianna_durandisse https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188592900 1. Hurricane Irma was the strongest hurricane the National Hurricane Center has ever recorded in the Atlantic
2.The International Red Cross says 1.2 million people have already been affected by Irma—a number that could rise to 26 million
3. Hurricane Irma hit  Cuba, Florida, Bahamas, Caribbean, United States Virgin Islands]]> 2017-09-18 17:43:08 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188592900 matthew_dorcinvil https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188592995 1. It is one of the most powerful storms ever recorded with wind gusts reaching 210 mph. It would have reached category 6 if the scale went that high.
2. Irma went over water that has been warming since the last century due. This was caused by human activity. (Climate Change)
3. Irma was over 400 miles wide]]> 2017-09-18 17:43:20 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188592995 https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188593002 1. Irma caused over 4 million outages over Florida
2.  Irma has killed 34 people in Florida alone
3. Irma was the biggest Atlantic storm in recorded history

]]> 2017-09-18 17:43:21 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188593002 nathaniel_alperi https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188593122 1. It was over 400 miles wide. 
2. It reached over 215 mph winds. 
3. It could cost as much as $125 billion in damages. 

]]> 2017-09-18 17:43:35 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188593122 https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188593139 killed 8 people in the hospital 
bigger than hurricane katrina ]]> 2017-09-18 17:43:37 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188593139 hannah_furshman https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188593322 1. Irma is known as the longest category five hurricane due to the fact that it lasted for three days. 
2. Irma was one of the largest evacuations ever recorded. 
3. Irma killed 9 people in the Florida Keys. ]]> 2017-09-18 17:43:58 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188593322 mackenzie_grushoff https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188593675 1. Hurricane Irma was big enough to cover the whole state of Florida.
2. Hurricane Irma left a big impact throughout Florida especially in the Florida Keys.
3. More than 25% of Florida's population was told to evacuate

]]> 2017-09-18 17:44:38 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188593675 annabelle_flambert https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188593721

Hurricane Irma lasted from August 30, 2017 to September 12, 2017. 

The highest winds that hurricane Irma reached was 185 mph, which was sustained for 1 minute.

The areas that were affected by Hurricane Irma are Cape Verde, Leeward Islands, Greater Antilles, Turks and Caicos Islands, the Bahamas, Cuba and Florida. 

]]> 2017-09-18 17:44:43 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188593721 https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188593776 1. Was one of the most powerful hurricanes ever recorded.
2]]> 2017-09-18 17:44:49 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188593776 marius_lambert https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188593845 1. Hurrican irma as big as france.
2.  Bigger thein a level 5 hurricane.

]]> 2017-09-18 17:44:57 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188593845 maximo_gomez https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188593889 1. Irma was 400 Miles across
2. It was a category 4 or higher for 5 days long
3. Waves reached up to 23 feet.]]> 2017-09-18 17:45:01 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188593889 xavier_miot https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188593921 1.A Georgia woman died after her tree hit her car.

2. Had peak winds of 200 mph.

3. it caused the biggest power restoration in US.]]> 2017-09-18 17:45:05 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188593921 denis_watson https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188594039 1. irma was the first hurricane that couldve reached a category 6. 
2. Irma caused more then 30 deaths.
3. irma was as wide as the state of florida

]]> 2017-09-18 17:45:17 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188594039 pierrivena_jean https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188594183 1. It killed eight elderly people in a nursing home. 
2. It was the biggest hurricane since 2010 
3. Hurricane Irma crashed the Island of Barbuda. 

]]> 2017-09-18 17:45:31 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188594183 mackenzie_falla https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188594295 1. Hurricane irma hit the key west so hard that mobile homes flew away.
2. Hurricane irma was bigger than hurricane katrina.
3. Hurricane irma kill 8 people in a hospital due to no power.]]> 2017-09-18 17:45:45 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188594295 keddie_vales https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188594572 1.Hurricane Irma made landfall at 9:10 a.m. in the lower Florida Keys as a Category 4 storm.
2.The storm caused catastrophic damage in Barbuda, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Martin and the Virgin Islands as a Category 5 hurricane.
3.As of September 18, the hurricane has caused at least 84 deaths, including 45 in the Caribbean and 39 in the United States]]> 2017-09-18 17:46:17 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188594572 nathanlittle https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188594757 1.Hurricane Irma killed 8 elderly in a nursing home.
2. Hurricane lasted from August 30th to September 12th.
3. Killed a large amount of plants and ants.]]> 2017-09-18 17:46:38 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188594757 william_walker1 https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188595036 1. Irma has caused 4 million outage in Florida
2. Irma has killed 34 people in Florida alone
3. Irma was the biggest hurricane in the Atlantic basin in recorded history]]> 2017-09-18 17:47:12 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188595036 jet_lica https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188595196 1. Was one of the most powerful hurricanes ever recorded.
2. Winds were clocked up to 185 mph in it's center.
3. Irma causes many power outages]]> 2017-09-18 17:47:31 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188595196 mateo_ramirez1 https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188595371 1. Irma is the strongest Atlantic basin hurricane ever recorded outside the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea
2. No storm on record has maintained winds 185 mph or above for as long as Irma (total of 37 hours)
3. It spent three days as a Category 5 hurricane, the longest Category 5 hurricane since satellite storm-tracking began.

]]> 2017-09-18 17:47:53 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188595371 vincent_manguno https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188598908 1. Hurricane Irma turned into a category 4 hurricane when it hit Florida.

2. A lot of people lost power during the hurricane.

3. Many houses were destroyed.]]> 2017-09-18 17:53:46 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer6_HurricaneIrma/wish/188598908