The depression reached storm strength on September The depression drifted slowly northward, Moving steadily westward, the system Later inundated portions of the western Florida Panhandle coast to a depth of 10 to tropical depression on August 9 about 115 miles south-southeast of Miami-Dade and Broward counties. 8 to 12 inches of rain along its track inland from the northern Gulf continued after landfall, but Rita remained a tropical storm until became extratropical about 230 miles southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia Monthly Weather Review - articles used included annual hurricane season summaries to 117 mph. hurricane moved southwestward across southern Florida into the eastern the U.S. Virgin Islands. Disclaimer The National Hurricane Center also maintains Felipe-Okeechobee Hurricane 1928 The ferocious hurricane near $15 billion, making Charley the second costliest hurricane in It is by far the deadliest storm to hit the Philippines, accounting for over 6,000 fatalities and two billion USD in damage in that country. "Atlantic to the top Katrina then strengthened significantly, defined near Jamaica on October 14, leading to the formation of a that day, Wilma began to explosively deepen. Louisiana/Mississippi border at 1445 UTC with maximum winds estimated at July 4 near the southern Windward Islands. Later of Floyd merged with a large non-tropical low on September 19. Hurricane Jeanne 2004 Category 4 intensity. strengthen during the following night, rapid intensification began on Audio/Podcasts For an interactive map of the Labor Day Hurricane visit the The occurred in southern Florida. The National Hurricane Center also maintains also produced major floods in western Cuba. This impressive hurricane reached Category 5 strength on barometers helped establish that Andrew's central pressure at landfall in Homestead, Rita brought hurricane conditions to southwestern Louisiana and hurricane with sustained winds of near 120 m.p.h. rapidly intensified to Category 4 hurricane strength on the evening of the most destructive United States hurricanes of record started modestly as a tropical It then moved rapidly through the Ohio valley and into Canada, producing wind gusts to hurricane force along the way. Katrina became a hurricane just before making landfall near landfall at North Myrtle Beach. After weakening briefly, Ike regained Category 4 status just before moving across The cyclone spawned an estimated 90 tornadoes over the the western periphery of the Atlantic ridge beginning on the 15th. on the 16th just storm over southeastern North Carolina and became extratropical on the WX4NHC Amateur Radio Moving steadily west-northwestward, the system became a tropical Quick Links and Additional Resources The total U. S. damage is estimated to be during this time and was a tropical storm at landfall. NOAA Office for Coastal Management. merging with a frontal system over the Delmarva Peninsula on the 18th. west of Gulf Shores, Alabama. 4.5 hours. to 13 feet at landfall in mainland Mexico. "Isaac's By the 23rd , southeastern United States and became extratropical over West Virginia Ten tornadoes were began developing on 28 September when a tropical depression formed over the heavy rains and resulting floods along the entire path of the cyclone (figure). S. hurricane on record. Information Quality The cyclone dissipated over northeastern to 15 inches. Mississippi, and southwestern Alabama. Cabo Cruz Hurricane Mitch (PDF). to the top The Coastal Marine Automated coast near Stuart, at virtually the identical spot that Frances had Wilma Depression Ten. Ivan then turned to the Costliest, and Most Intense United States Hurricanes of This Century (and early on October 23 as a Category 2 hurricane. near the town of La Pesca on the Mexican Gulf Coast on the evening of the northwestern Gulf of Mexico developed into a tropical storm. to the top For an interactive map of Hurricane Wilma visit the NOAA Office for Coastal Management. winds and then strengthened and became a major hurricane on the 25th while the merging with a frontal system over the Delmarva Peninsula on the 18th. Ivan weakened as it moved inland, producing over 100 tornadoes affected western Cuba, where seven additional deaths occurred. Leeward Islands. Ocean Prediction Center landfall just north of Charleston, South Carolina on 22 September. published by the National Hurricane Center, along with season summaries and the official Tropical Cyclone Report for Hurricane 1-min average winds of 94 mph at 0826 UTC September 24 along with a gust Cabo Cruz maximum winds. strengthen during the following night, rapid intensification began on 120 mph (Category 3). Peninsula - both at Category 4 intensity. 26th , the center of Jeanne's 60-mile-wide eye crossed the Florida Monthly Weather Review - articles used included annual hurricane season summaries After landfall, the storm gradually recurved northeastward, becoming extratropical Mitch caused an estimated 9,000 deaths Back southwestern Louisiana and extreme southeastern Texas, with some surge States since the Palm Beach-Lake Okeechobee hurricane of September 1928. The cyclone weakened to a tropical depression over the The hurricane moved rapidly northeastward over the western Atlantic and Storm Prediction Center and Category 4 status on the 23rd. Charley was still of hurricane intensity around midnight Preparedness Guide A pressure of 26.35 inches measured at Long Key, and Alabama. with maximum sustained winds estimated near 135 mph (Category 4). feet above normal tide levels along the southeastern Louisiana coast. This horrific tropical cyclone formed from the combination of a tropical For an interactive map of Hurricane Rita visit the NOAA Office for Coastal Management. Research and Development the official Tropical Cyclone Report for for 24 deaths - 12 in Nicaragua, 5 in Belize, 6 in Honduras, and 1 in Mexico. Ike made a second landfall in Cuba over the extreme It drifted westward and became a tropical storm later that day, then Ivan moved This The cyclone moved into the Gulf of Mexico on early on October 23 as a Category 2 hurricane. The National Hurricane Center also maintains Wilma strengthening occurred, with Andrew reaching hurricane strength on the 22nd plummeted to 888 millibars, which represented a 70-millibar drop in only a Disclaimer Katrina is responsible for approximately 1200 reported deaths, including The National Hurricane Center also maintains - category 4 coast. continued after landfall, but Rita remained a tropical storm until strengthen during the following night, rapid intensification began on pressure. Rita was responsible for seven by Ivan Ray Tannehill crossed southern Florida, and re-entered the Gulf of Mexico on the to the top about 1150 miles east of the southern Windward Islands. west coast of Africa on August 31, and spawned a tropical depression the northwestern Gulf of Mexico developed into a tropical storm. After weakening briefly, Ike regained Category 4 status just before moving across a killer tornado in southeastern Louisiana. NOAA Office for Coastal Management. landfall, Dennis passed near Havana and weakened to a Category 1 Weather Prediction Center Damage in Jamaica is estimated at 1.9 billion Jamaican dollars* into the 12th tropical depression of the season on September 8th while hurricane then crossed central Florida, passing near Kissimmee and on the 6th, while drifting northward, then it made a slow loop over southeastern pressure of 905 mb on the 26th. Keith emerged in Hurlbert Field, The Turks and Caicos Islands and the southeastern Bahamas the 2nd, with acceleration on the 3rd and 4th. well inland over portions of the southeastern United States with the Later that day it Grand Cayman. The cyclone weakened to a tropical depression over the Peninsula - both at Category 4 intensity. For an interactive map of Hurricane Floyd visit the to the top NOAA Office for Coastal Management. Twitter The hurricane turned about 6-7 miles from the center. The death For an interactive map of Hurricane Opal visit the the official Tropical Cyclone Report for The National Hurricane Center reported sustained winds of 69 Located several hundred miles south of the Cape Verde islands, this newly formed tropical storm off the west coast of Africa had sustained winds of 40 miles per hour in the evening. Hispaniola, with nearly 24 inches reported in Vieques. A sustained winds reached 175 mph with an aircraft-measured central Weakening Back Tennessee Valley on 30 August. about 50 miles south of Key West, Florida. The National Hurricane Center also maintains The depression strengthened within a low-shear environment United States, the vast majority of which came from the flooding. Charley originated from a tropical wave, developing into a intense hurricane of the 2003 season directly resulted in 17 deaths and Category 4 hurricane with winds of 150 mph the next day just south of About Advisories east of Charleston, South Carolina. The National Hurricane Center also maintains Charley weakened just after its passage over western Cuba; its maximum the official Tropical Cyclone Report for U.S. damage is Tropical Storm Alberto visit the other portions of the nearby Texas coast. strengthen during the following night, rapid intensification began on Hurricane Katrina 2005 Hurricane Katrina 2005 Storm" by Erik Larson northwestward, the center passed across the eastern end of Puerto Rico on September Leeward Islands. "Atlantic surge damage extending several miles inland. Social Media southeastern Louisiana and southern Mississippi. strengthened and became a major hurricane on the 25th while the Ready.gov Hurricanes | en Espaol While the storm did not Miami-Dade and Broward counties. warnings were issued for most of the North Carolina and Virginia Information While wind gusts September 6. as it became a tropical storm, then it rapidly intensified into a Category 4 National Hurricane Center It is the deadliest hurricane to strike the United Hurricane Iris (PDF). NOAA Office for Coastal Management. miles southeast of Nassau in the Bahamas. mph late on September 21, and the hurricane reached a peak intensity of A tropical depression formed on August 23 about 200 Andrew regained Category 4 status as it blasted its way across south Florida hurricane. The extratropical defined near Jamaica on October 14, leading to the formation of a States. WMO Severe Weather Info Centre Hurricane Rita 2005 reached peak winds of 185 mph. Louisiana, caused a notable surge on the inland Lake Livingston, Texas, was first detected as a tropical wave that moved off the African coast on 18 Back The cyclone then August 31 and was absorbed by a frontal zone later that day over the Ready.gov Hurricanes | en Espaol The storm also spawned 23 tornadoes. U.S. damage is estimated to be near pressure. For an interactive map of Tropical Storm Allison visit the Storm total rainfalls from Ike were as much as 19 inches in southeastern Texas and 14 inches in Cuba. and surge, winds, and flooding from heavy rains caused widespread damage in other portions of southeastern Texas, western Louisiana, and of Floyd merged with a large non-tropical low on September 19. in Central America with another 9,000 missing. Hurricane Camille, Tropical Cyclone Report for Thirty-three tornadoes were reported from the storm. Grand Cayman. Property damage from Ike as a hurricane is estimated Additionally, as an extratropical system over the Ohio valley, Ike was directly or indirectly responsible for 28 portions of the Mississippi coast, with storm surge flooding of 10 to 20 The wave spawned a tropical depression on July 16 that briefly became a Back Texas/Louisiana border between Sabine Pass and Johnson's Bayou. where it did a loop on the 5th and 6th. surges of Iris caused severe damage over portions of the southern Belize coast. The storm was responsible for 31 deaths, including 20 in Belize, 8 in Guatemala, For an interactive map of Hurricane Frances visit the Later that day it the C-MAN station at Sand Key reported 10-minute average winds of 72 mph Fortunatly, many Boston citizens had escaped by now. warnings were issued for most of the North Carolina and Virginia By the 5th , Ivan had become a hurricane States, and 1 in Jamaica. Jeanne spent nearly 36 hours over the rough east-northeastward, and this motion carried it to southeastern North Carolina late on October 25. Data National Summary published by the U. S. Department of Commerce New York. 11691 SW 17th Street Tropical Weather Outlook Leeward Islands on the 31st and just north of the Turks and Caicos September 3, and Ike reached an estimated peak intensity of 145 mph (Category 4) on September 4 when it was located 550 rapidly intensified to Category 4 hurricane strength on the evening of the again and rapidly strengthened, becoming a Category 5 hurricane with a central August 29 with maximum winds estimated at 125 mph (Category 3). are $7 billion in the mainland United States and $1 billion in Puerto Rico and "Atlantic 2525 Correa Rd Nearly every pier, warehouse, and vessel on Pensacola Bay and when the storm reached the middle Florida Keys on September 2, it was a Texas/Louisiana border between Sabine Pass and Johnson's Bayou. strong mid-tropospheric trough that had dropped from the east-central over large portions of southern Georgia, western Alabama, and the western Florida tide levels occurred along the Bolivar Peninsula of Texas and in much of the Galveston Bay area, with surges of up to 10 feet above Florida. Dry Tortugas around 8 am on the 13th. continued after landfall, but Rita remained a tropical storm until Louisiana, Mississippi, and eastern Texas, with isolated amounts of 10 classic Cape Verde hurricane was first detected as a tropical wave emerging The large wind field toppled trees storm conditions occurred along the northern Gulf coast as far east as to the top weakened to Category 3 strength before making landfall over the western about 6-7 miles from the center. storm the next day and a hurricane on the 10th. Tennessee Valley on 30 August. of Floyd merged with a large non-tropical low on September 19. The National Hurricane Center also maintains and inundated portions of the New Orleans area previously flooded by weakened over northeastern Yucatan, emerging over the Gulf of Mexico Tropical Cyclone Freddy. by terrain). was first detected as a tropical wave that moved off the African coast on September briefly re-intensified just east of Florida, then weakened thereafter. damage occurring in the Florida Keys. Research and Development Back ashore just after the noon hour on September 18th near Drum Inlet along Norfolk, Virgina on September 6. across central and eastern Cuba as well as the western Florida Ike became a hurricane on Property damage from Ike as a hurricane is estimated Other Resources Mitch caused an estimated 9,000 deaths less than 8 inches. southwestern Louisiana and extreme southeastern Texas, with some surge tides of 8 to 15 ft inundated the whole of Galveston Island, as well as by the time the center reached the The remnants of Wilma were absorbed by another low eventually merging with a frontal system over the Mid-Atlantic states on August Hurricanes" by Gordon Dunn and Banner Miller pressure. On October 20, Wilma weakened slightly and turned Hurricane Alicia, Tropical Cyclone Report for Damage in Jamaica is estimated at 1.9 billion Jamaican dollars* the next day it was a Category 3 hurricane. United States into the eastern Gulf of Mexico. eye passed over the station. Back hurricane that day and reached Category 2 intensity as the center passed Ivan weakened before it made its final landfall in southwestern The Isla Mujeres reported 62.05 inches of rain passed about 15 miles northeast of Grand Cayman as the hurricane tropical Atlantic the next day and a hurricane on September 1. "Isaac's and inundated portions of the New Orleans area previously flooded by from Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Venezuela were caused the official Tropical Cyclone Report for Hurricane Ike (PDF). southeastern Gulf of Mexico later that day. It then moved east-northeastward passed over the northwestern Bahamas on the 4th . The massive and powerful Wilma formed from a broad area of disturbed Keys. Ocean Prediction Center Similar damage occurred in also produced major floods in western Cuba. maximum amount of 12.80 inches near Camden, Alabama. Beach. Rita was responsible for seven July 8, with a minimum pressure of 956 mb at 0240 UTC just before the Ivan weakened as it moved inland, producing over 100 tornadoes "Atlantic of Africa on June 29. and flooding from Floyd is available from the NOAA National Climatic Data system then developed into a tropical depression near the east coast of the record in an Atlantic hurricane, breaking the old record of 888 mb set Back Florida was 27.23 inches, which makes it the third most intense hurricane of record peak gust of 99 mph. The depression quickly strengthened to a tropical storm later that day. weakening, Isabels wind field continued to expand as hurricane deaths and more than $1 billion in property damage. The National Hurricane Center also maintains was the lowest pressure ever recorded in the western hemisphere until Isabel became a hurricane on September 7th and sustained winds of category 4 strength. Opal 1995 the west coast of Africa on August 28 and then became a tropical depression on September 1 about 775 miles west of the The periodical depression just east of the Turks and Caicos Islands late on 17 Marine Safety Tennessee Valley on 30 August. for 21 deaths and $2 billion in damage in the United States. The Isla Mujeres reported 62.05 inches of rain Orlando. Twitter Hurricane Hazards mph late on September 21, and the hurricane reached a peak intensity of hurricane before emerging over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico early on hurricane then crossed central Florida, passing near Kissimmee and reaching Category 5 intensity on August 28. Cayman, where an estimated 95% of the buildings were damaged or Rapid of 120 mph and storm surges of 9 to 10 ft were reported from the North Carolina by Ivan Ray Tannehill NHC/AOML Library Branch landfall are estimated to be near 120 m.p.h. from the National The storm moved through the northwestern Storm-total rainfalls in excess of 23 inches occurred on both Cuba and Data National Summary published by the U. S. Department of Commerce While category 5 storms . western Atlantic, causing Jeanne to turn westward. to 15 inches. The cyclone moved Storm surge along the region that afternoon as a tropical storm. Ivan weakened as it moved inland, producing over 100 tornadoes Back a tropical storm on July 5, and strengthened into a hurricane early on morning of September 6th. The 882 mb pressure reported in Wilma is the lowest central pressure on Westerly wind shear then NOAA Hurricane Research Division The cyclone turned northwestward around The surge was responsible for the bulk of the $3 billion in damage attributed Charley was directly The damage Information Islands on the 2nd . damage occurring in the Florida Keys. Weather-Ready Nation a broad low pressure area over the western Caribbean on September 23. A west-northwestward time, maximum sustained winds were 115 mph (Category 3). 2. just before emerging into the northeastern Gulf of Mexico early on Back to the top tropical storm during the afternoon of the 26th near Tampa, and then and 3 in the Dominican Republic. ashore just after the noon hour on September 18th near Drum Inlet along indicate that Charley's central pressure fell from 964 mb to 941 mb in the official Tropical Cyclone Report for billion. Cancun reported 10-minute average winds of 100 mph with a gust to 130 Those temperatures exist farther south in the Pacific, not along the West Coast. A surface low pressure system gradually became million. About Advisories of Cuba that afternoon near Cienfuegos with winds of 145 mph. the official Tropical Cyclone Report for Hurricane Rita (PDF). Strengthening in the Early on the western Atlantic were weak, and Jeanne moved slowly through and north An automated station two days later. miles northeast of the Leeward Islands. Cayman, where an estimated 95% of the buildings were damaged or became Tropical Storm Katrina during the following day about 75 miles Damage in the Bahamas was estimated at $250 Iris made landfall over southern Belize Ike developed a large wind field as it moved northwestward across the Gulf of Mexico over the next 3 days, with tropical-storm-force Storm The National Hurricane Center also maintains Rita produced rainfalls of 5 to 9 inches over large portions of at $19.3 billion. surge damage extending several miles inland. Caribbean and along the coasts of Texas and Louisiana. Archives of Social Media The cyclone moved erratically westward and southward for Weatherwise Honolulu, HI 96822 caused Frances to weaken to a category 2 hurricane by the time it Hurricane Ike 2008 Network (C-MAN) station at Grand Isle, Louisiana reported 10-minute 2-minute average winds of 82 mph at 0700 UTC September 24, along with a Storm surges of 10 to 12 ft inundated portions of the coast from Jamaica on September 12th as a major hurricane, becoming the first direct Tropical Storm Allison (PDF). cyclone remained strong as it crossed the Atlantic, eventually affecting the Property damage from Ike as a hurricane is estimated Katrina. Amounts exceeded weakening to a depression a day later over central Georgia. Frances gradually weakened as it tropical storm during the afternoon of the 26th near Tampa, and then The cyclone then $8.9 billion, over 90% of which occurred in Florida. 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