CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE
LIFESPAN: OCTOBER 15-27, 2005
MAX. SUSTAINED WINDS: 185 MPH
T-2nd Strongest Atlantic Hurricane by Wind Speed
MIN. CORE PRESSURE: 882 MBAR
Most Intense Atlantic Hurricane by Pressure. 2nd Most Intense Tropical Cyclone in the Western Hemisphere behind Patricia (2015)
FATALITIES: 52
DAMAGE: $26.5 BILLION
12th Costliest Atlantic Hurricane
OVERVIEW
Credit: SSEC/CIMSS, UWM
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