HURRICANE MARIA SITUATION REPORT #5
Report from the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) as at 9pm 28 September 2017
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HISTORIAL SYNOPSIS OF HURRICANE MARIA:
Maria, the 13th named hurricane of the 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season, became a category 5 hurricane near the Leeward Islands on Monday September 18 th, 2017. Hurricane Maria impacted Dominica at approximately 9:35pm on September 18 th as an extremely strong hurricane with wind speeds of 155 mph. Maria then impacted Antigua and Barbuda, Montserrat and St. Kitts and Nevis on September 19th, 2017 and the Virgin Islands September 19 – 20, 2017.