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Hurricane Irma

Situational Update September 11, 2017

2017 marks the first time that two Category 4 storms (winds of 130 mph or greater) have made a U.S. landfall in the same year.

Irma over Cudjoe Key, Florida, Sep. 10 Harvey near Rockport, Texas, Aug. 25

Some of the greatest agricultural concerns include…

- Impact of wind on citrus (fallen immature oranges and grapefruit) - Impact of wind of sugarcane (lodged stalks; difficult to harvest) - Impact of wind and rain on open-boll cotton in the Southeast - Impact of widespread power outages on dairies, etc.

Precipitation Forecast (Inches) September 11 – 18, 2017

Dry in Harvey recovery areas

Drought & fire relief

U.S. Billion-Dollar Disasters, 1980-2016 1. Hurricane Katrina 2005 $153.8 2. Superstorm Sandy 2012 $ 68.3 3. Hurricane Andrew 1992 $ 46.4 4. Drought 1988 $ 40.8 5. Flooding 1993 $ 35.1 6. Hurricane Ike 2008 $ 33.6 7. Drought 2012 $ 31.5 8. Drought 1980 $ 29.2 9. Hurricane Ivan 2004 $ 26.2 10. Hurricane Wilma 2005 $ 23.4 11. Hurricane Rita 2005 $ 22.8 12. Hurricane Charley 2004 $ 21.1 Source: National Climatic Data Center (http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/billions/)