Hurricane Maria
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Hurricane Maria was a catastrophic Category 4 Atlantic hurricane in 2017 that devastated Puerto Rico and other Caribbean islands, causing widespread destruction, prolonged power outages, and thousands of deaths.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hurricane Maria canonical | 1 |
| Hurricane Maria (2017) | 1 |
| Hurricane Maria in 2017 | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Atlantic hurricane
ⓘ
Cape Verde hurricane ⓘ Category 4 hurricane ⓘ |
| affectedArea |
British Virgin Islands
ⓘ
Dominica ⓘ Hispaniola ⓘ Lesser Antilles ⓘ Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Ocean
Puerto Rico ⓘ Southern United States ⓘ
surface form:
Southeastern United States
Bahamas ⓘ
surface form:
The Bahamas
Turks and Caicos Islands ⓘ U.S. Virgin Islands ⓘ |
| basin | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| countryMostAffected |
Dominica
ⓘ
Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| dateOfLandfall |
2017-09-18
ⓘ
2017-09-20 ⓘ |
| dissipatedOn | 2017-10-02 ⓘ |
| economicDamage | about 91 billion USD ⓘ |
| economicDamageRank | one of the costliest hurricanes on record ⓘ |
| fatalitiesEstimate | >3000 ⓘ |
| fatalitiesRange | approximately 3,000–3,100 (direct and indirect) ⓘ |
| formedOn | 2017-09-16 ⓘ |
| infrastructureImpact |
near-total collapse of Puerto Rico power grid
ⓘ
severe damage to housing and transportation in Puerto Rico ⓘ widespread destruction of buildings in Dominica ⓘ |
| landfallLocation |
British Virgin Islands
ⓘ
Dominica ⓘ Dominican Republic ⓘ Puerto Rico ⓘ Bahamas ⓘ
surface form:
The Bahamas
Turks and Caicos Islands ⓘ U.S. Virgin Islands ⓘ Yabucoa, Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| madeLandfallAs |
Category 4 hurricane in Puerto Rico
ⓘ
Category 5 hurricane in Dominica ⓘ |
| maximumSustainedWinds | 175 mph ⓘ |
| minimumCentralPressure | 908 mbar ⓘ |
| nameReplacedBy | Margot ⓘ |
| nameRetired | true ⓘ |
| nameRetiredBy | World Meteorological Organization ⓘ |
| nameRetiredOn | 2018-04 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
devastating impact on Puerto Rico
ⓘ
high death toll in Puerto Rico ⓘ severe damage in Dominica and other Caribbean islands ⓘ widespread and prolonged power outages ⓘ |
| powerOutageDuration | many areas of Puerto Rico without power for months ⓘ |
| rainfallImpact | torrential rainfall and catastrophic flooding in Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| reachedCategory | Category 5 ⓘ |
| response |
international humanitarian aid to affected Caribbean islands
ⓘ
large-scale federal disaster response in Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| season | 2017 Atlantic hurricane season ⓘ |
| stormSurgeImpact | damaging storm surge along Puerto Rico’s coast ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hurricane Maria in 2017
this entity surface form:
Hurricane Maria (2017)