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potential_tropical_cyclone_fifteen [2017/09/17 18:55]
forsythsnow [Tropical Storm Maria]
potential_tropical_cyclone_fifteen [2017/09/19 00:11]
forsythsnow [Major Hurricane Maria]
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-====== ​Tropical Storm Maria ======+====== ​Major Hurricane ​Maria ======
 Potential Tropical Cyclone 15 formed on the 11 am advisory of September 16, 2017, with sustained winds of 35 mph and a pressure of 1009 mb. Potential Tropical Cyclone 15 formed on the 11 am advisory of September 16, 2017, with sustained winds of 35 mph and a pressure of 1009 mb.
  
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 At 3 pm on September 17, 2017, Maria was upgraded to a cat 1 hurricane with winds of 75 mph and a pressure of 986 mb. At 3 pm on September 17, 2017, Maria was upgraded to a cat 1 hurricane with winds of 75 mph and a pressure of 986 mb.
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 +After a period of Rapid Intensification on the afternoon of September 18, 2017, Maria became a cat 3 with winds of 125 mph and a pressure of 956 mb.
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 +At 7:45 PM, Maria was upgraded to a category 5 hurricane, being the second one of the year with 160 mph winds and a 925 mb pressure.
 ===== Impacts ===== ===== Impacts =====