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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. | 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 ===== | ||
+ | Hurricane warnings were issued for the Lesser Antilles, the US and British Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. | ||
+ | At 9:35 PM on September 18, 2017, Maria made landfall as a 160 mph category 5 hurricane on Dominica. | ||
+ | Maria made landfall on Puerto Rico at 6:15 AM on September 20, 2016 as a 155 mph cat 4. | ||
===== Which Model Won? ===== | ===== Which Model Won? ===== | ||
* ECMWF - Major hurricane hitting or just passing through Greater Antilles, then curving OTS mostly or going into the NE or Southeast. | * ECMWF - Major hurricane hitting or just passing through Greater Antilles, then curving OTS mostly or going into the NE or Southeast. |