Category 5 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) | |
Jose at peak intensity at 1500Z on September 24th, 2017. | |
Formed | September 18, 2017 |
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Dissipated | September 30, 2017 |
Highest winds | 1-minute sustained: 160 mph (260 km/h) |
Lowest pressure | 929 mbar (hPa); 27.43 inHg |
Fatalities | 88 |
Damage | $4.3 billion (2016 USD) |
Areas affected | Puerto Rico |
Part of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season |
Hurricane Jose was the Strongest and most Devastating tropical cyclone of the 2017 season, which struck Puerto Rico as a Category-3 in Late September 2017. It was the Tenth tropical cyclone, Tenth named storm, Fifth Hurricane and the second major hurricane of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season.