Category 5 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) | |
Formed | August 23 |
---|---|
Dissipated | September 5 |
( Extratropical after September 1) | |
Highest winds |
1-minute sustained: 235 mph (380 km/h) |
Lowest pressure | 864
mbar (
hPa); 25.51
inHg (Worldwide record low) |
Fatalities | 6,843 in U.S. confirmed |
Damage | $248 billion (2027
USD) ( Costliest) |
Areas affected | Lesser Antilles, Florida, Jamaica, Florida Panhandle, South Carolina, North Carolina |
Part of the 2027 Atlantic hurricane season |
NOTE: This hurricane is fictional.
On August 15, a vigorous tropical wave moved off of Africa. wip