Tracking Hurricane Irma: the strongest storm ever in the Atlantic

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Hurricane watches and warnings are lighting up the northern Leeward islands and the Greater Antilles as Hurricane Irma barrels west across the Atlantic Ocean.
Irma, which intensified to a category 5 storm early Tuesday, is now the strongest hurricane ever to be recorded in Atlantic Ocean! It’s 185 mph maximum sustained wind speed is higher than any other storm in the Atlantic, outside the Caribbean Sea or Gulf of Mexico.
Latest position of Hurricane Irma as of Sept. 5