Hurricane Maria
| Category 3 hurricane (SSHS) | |||
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| Duration | September 1 – September 10 | ||
| Peak intensity | 115 mph (185 km/h) 962 mbar (hPa) | ||
Tropical Depression Fourteen formed from a tropical wave 1100 statute miles (1,770 km) east of the Leeward Islands on September 1, and strengthened to Tropical Storm Maria the next day. Early on September 4, Maria became the fifth hurricane of the season. On September 5, it briefly strengthened to Category 3 intensity, making it the fourth major hurricane of the season. It gradually weakened and dropped to tropical storm strength on September 8.
Maria became extratropical mid-way between Cape Race and the Azores on September 10. It never threatened land as a hurricane, but Maria became a strong extratropical storm, and actually strengthened to hurricane strength once again while moving towards Iceland.
The remnants of Maria triggered a landslide in Norway that killed three people.
- The NHC's archive on Hurricane Maria
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