User blog:AkioTheOne/For those who have not heard of the latest Irma news...

As of 7:45 AM EDT, the NHC upgraded Hurricane Irma to a Category 5 Hurricane with windspeeds of 175 MPH and a pressure of 929 millibars.

Because of this update, Irma is now the Easternmost Category 5 Hurricane along with the strongest Atlantic Hurricane since 2007.

Boom.

~ Akio