
Credits: UW/CIMSS/William Straka III
CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE
LIFESPAN: OCTOBER 20-24, 2015
MAX. SUSTAINED WINDS: 215 MPH
Strongest Tropical Cyclone in World History by Wind Speed
MIN. CORE PRESSURE: 872 MBAR
2nd Most Intense Tropical Cyclone in World History behind Tip (1979). Most Intense Tropical Cyclone in the Western Hemisphere on Record.
FATALITIES: 13
DAMAGE: $484 MILLION
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