Tropical Storm — Metro Broward County, Florida
September 9, 2017 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
Hurricane Irma produced maximum sustained winds generally between 50 and 70 mph, with possible isolated spots of sustained wind to hurricane force. Gusts of 80 to 100 mph were common across most of metro Broward County. These winds produced heavy tree, fences and power pole damage. Structural damage was mostly minor. A total of 689,500 customers lost power, abput 74% of total customers. Around 17,000 people evacuated to county shelters.||One direct fatality occurred in the Miami Gardens neighborhood in the southern part of the county where an 86-year-old man who was knocked down by a gust of wind while opening the front door of his home the night before landfall. The victim hit his head on the floor and died a few days later from the resulting injuries.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.