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Category 5 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) | |
![]() Hurricane Grace at peak strength | |
Formed | August 23 |
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Dissipated | September 5 |
(Extratropical after September 1) | |
Highest winds | 1-minute sustained: 235 mph (380 km/h) |
Lowest pressure | 864 mbar (hPa); 25.51 inHg (Worldwide record low) |
Fatalities | 6,843 in U.S. confirmed |
Damage | $248 billion (2027 USD) (Costliest) |
Areas affected | Lesser Antilles, Florida, Jamaica, Florida Panhandle, South Carolina, North Carolina |
Part of the 2027 Atlantic hurricane season |
NOTE: This hurricane is fictional.
On August 15, a vigorous tropical wave moved off of Africa. wip