SYNOPSIS OF HURRICANE MARIA
Maria, the 13th named storm of the 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season, became a category 5 hurricane near the Leeward Islands on Monday September 18 , 2017. Hurricane Maria impacted Dominica at approximately 9:35pm on September 18 th th as an extremely strong hurricane with wind speeds of 155 mph. Maria then impacted Antigua and Barbuda, Montserrat and St. Kitts and Nevis on September 19 , 2017 and the Virgin Islands September 19 – 20, 2017.