Hurricane Grace
Category 5 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS)
Hurricane Grace at peak strength
FormedAugust 23
DissipatedSeptember 5
(Extratropical after September 1)
Highest winds1-minute sustained: 235 mph (380 km/h)
Lowest pressure864 mbar (hPa); 25.51 inHg
(Worldwide record low)
Fatalities6,843 in U.S. confirmed
Damage$248 billion (2027 USD)
(Costliest)
Areas affectedLesser 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