Irma is a Category 5 Hurricane as it approaches the Lesser Antilles
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GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational and are undergoing testingHurricane Irma, northeast of Antigua and Barbuda in the Lesser Antilles, achieved Category 5 status on 5 September, based on aircraft reconnaissance. The symmetric storm with a clear eye (that includes mesoscale vortices) is shown above with 1-minute... Read More