<page_title> 2017 Atlantic hurricane season </page_title> <section_title> Season effects </section_title> <table> <cell> Maria <col_header> Storm name </col_header> </cell> <cell> Category 5 hurricane <col_header> Storm category at peak intensity </col_header> </cell> <cell> 175 (280) <col_header> Max 1-min wind mph (km/h) </col_header> </cell> <cell> Lesser Antilles (British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Croix), Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Turks and Caicos Islands, The Bahamas, Southeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic States, United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Spain <col_header> Areas affected </col_header> </cell> </table>
After the storm, Maria became a Category 5 hurricane striking Dominica with winds reaching to 175 mph (280 km/h).