Big Pine Key
Big Pine and Cudjoe keys bore Irma's fury as the eye made landfall on Sept. 10, 2017. As ocean water crashed through, most roadways including U.S. 1 became impassible.
Which Florida Key was hit hardest by Irma?
Big Pine Key, one of the hardest-hit areas by Irma — along with Marathon — remained filled with resilient residents who said they're not going anywhere.
What category was Irma when it hit Key West?
10, 2017 as a category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds of 132 mph and storm surge up to 8 feet in the hardest-hit areas in the Lower and Middle Keys. Due to the linear geography of the island chain, some parts of the Keys were hit harder than others. Hurricane Irma's eye made landfall over Cudjoe Key.
