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Hurricane Maria
Hurricane Maria over Puerto Rico on September 20
Meteorological history
DurationSeptember 19–21, 2017
Category 4 major hurricane
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS)
Highest winds155 mph (250 km/h)
Lowest pressure920 mbar (hPa); 27.17 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities2,982 (estimated)
Damage$90 billion (2017 USD)
Areas affectedPuerto Rico

Part of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season
History
 • Meteorological history

Effects
Lesser Antilles
 • Dominica
U.S territory
 • Puerto Rico
 • Death toll controversy

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 • Commons: Maria images

Between September 19-21, 2017, Hurricane Maria devastated the entire island of Puerto Rico and caused a major humanitarian crisis. Originally as a powerful Category 5 hurricane, Maria was the strongest storm to impact the island in nearly 90 years. Maria made landfall on Puerto Rico on September 20 as a high-end Category 4 storm, bringing a large storm surge, very heavy rains, and wind gusts well above 100 mph (160 km/h). It flattened neighborhoods, crippled the island's power grid, and caused an estimated 2,982 fatalities and US$90 billion in damage.

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