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Section sizes

Section size for Hurricane Irma (41 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	7,909	7,909
Meteorological history	8,113	8,113
Preparations	17	51,135
Caribbean	18,453	18,453
Mainland United States	1,331	32,665
Florida	12,609	12,609
Elsewhere	8,805	8,805
Sports	8,186	8,186
FEMA funding	1,734	1,734
Impact	6,820	91,872
Caribbean	843	51,992
Antigua and Barbuda	5,801	5,801
Saint Martin	6,447	6,447
Saint Barthélemy	4,612	4,612
Anguilla	1,816	1,816
Rest of the Lesser Antilles	4,080	4,080
British Virgin Islands	3,563	3,563
U.S. Virgin Islands	3,070	3,070
Puerto Rico	6,283	6,283
Hispaniola	2,775	2,775
Turks and Caicos Islands	1,662	1,662
The Bahamas	3,957	3,957
Cuba	7,083	7,083
Mainland United States	3,232	33,060
Florida	24,774	24,774
Other states	5,054	5,054
Aftermath	4,420	46,476
Antigua and Barbuda	897	897
British Overseas Territories	9,865	9,865
The Bahamas	5,329	5,329
Cuba	306	306
Hispaniola	2,981	2,981
United States territories	4,581	4,581
Saint Martin and French Overseas Department	4,341	4,341
Florida	13,756	13,756
Records	11,389	11,389
Retirement	1,120	1,120
See also	1,720	1,720
Notes	32	32
References	33	33
External links	4,216	4,216
Total	224,015	224,015

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