islands in the caribbean through the florida keys and up the gulf coast. now, it's not like we didn't have major hurricanes in the atlantic or the caribbean. they just never hit the u.s. they were what we call fish storms. but with these, many are still picking up pieces or even waiting for help. >> hurricane irma has made the turn. it is moving up the west coast. >> irma is number three on our list. the storm set many jaw-dropping records. strongest atlantic basin hurricane recorded outside of the gulf of mexico in the caribbean. it spent three days as a cat 5. with winds that approached at times 200 miles per hour. it brought its fury to florida september 10th starting with a direct hit on the lower xeepz then flooding miami and landing again near naples where our crew experienced being in the eye of the storm into these gusts are