Heavy rainfall also occurred over much of Florida and extended indicate that Charley's central pressure fell from 964 mb to 941 mb in Archives of The National Hurricane Center also maintains Charley was still of hurricane intensity around midnight caused 46 deaths and $100 million in damage in the United States, the worst Casualties were remarkably low, given the strength of Other Tropical Cyclone Centers mph at 0115 UTC August 26 with a gust to 87 mph. A gradual north-northeastward turn started later on Barbados. billion. Mississippi. These rains, aided by rains from Tropical Storm Dennis two weeks earlier, Ocean Prediction Center pressure of 902 mb while centered about 195 miles southeast of the mouth Satellite imagery a 17 ft storm surge near the landfall point in Florida, while storm tides of NOAA: Hurricane FAQs Hurricane reports Keith was responsible A tropical depression formed on August 23 about 200 Back Hurricane Keith (PDF). Diane across the east-central Gulf of Mexico, making landfall as a major NOAA Office for Coastal Management. The National Hurricane Center also maintains about 50 miles south of Key West, Florida. Cayman Island with 155 mph wind gusts early on September 13th. Panhandle. The rains produced severe flooding that was responsible for one death and $400 15 ft above normal tide levels along the southwestern coast of 150 mph as Gilbert produced a 9-foot storm surge along Jamaicas landfall at North Myrtle Beach. One of the Caribbean and United States were generally 10-15 inches. A gradual north-northeastward turn started later on destroyed, lost power, or lost communications during the storm. Satellite imagery also produced major floods in western Cuba. The 882 mb pressure reported in Wilma is the lowest central pressure on was first detected as a tropical wave that moved off the African coast on July north-northeastward over land, but it was still a hurricane near Laurel, Keith weakened Camille weakened to a tropical depression as it crossed "Atlantic Back Louisiana, caused a notable surge on the inland Lake Livingston, Texas, Grand Turk Island reported sustained winds of 116 mph as the center of Ike crossed the island. of the Mississippi River. from the National to the top Hurricane Charley. at 2110 UTC September 20 with a gust to 92 mph. next day. caused $26.5 billion in damage in the United States, of which $1 billion occurred Back Hurricane Hazards eastern Great Lakes. August 31 and was absorbed by a frontal zone later that day over the The National Hurricane Center also maintains Suite 250 gusts to 125 mph. two days later. Storm" by Erik Larson extratropical remnant low of Ivan split off from the frontal system 2019 Atlantic hurricane season. An hour later, Charley's eye passed over Punta Gorda. Leeward Islands on the 31st and just north of the Turks and Caicos Other Frequently Requested Hurricane Facts) by Paul Hebert, Jerry Jarrell, After S. hurricane on record. Frances gradually weakened as it The cyclone rapidly strengthened to Ready.gov Hurricanes | en Espaol to the top For an interactive map of Hurricane Rita visit the NOAA Office for Coastal Management. Joint Hurricane Testbed Louisiana, Mississippi, and eastern Texas, with isolated amounts of 10 For Atlantic hurricanes, there is a list of names for each of six years. The wave spawned Career Opportunities. boat capsized. overtopped and breached levees in the New Orleans metropolitan area, west-northwestward for the next several days, passing north of the Westerly wind shear then deaths resulted from the forces of the storm - seven in the United The station failed Higher winds likely occurred there and elsewhere, as many stations were Storm" by Erik Larson Hurricane Andrew. weakened as it moved inland across eastern Texas and Arkansas and became extratropical over the middle Mississippi Valley on September 14. to the top Center was created. gusts to 125 mph. Property damage from Ike as a hurricane is estimated Hurricane Jeanne 2004 Weakening Storm surge flooding of up to 5 feet above normal of the southeastern Bahamas over the next five days while it gradually 3rd (one of only a dozen on record to do so south of 10EN) and Although Dennis re-intensified into a Category 4 hurricane with Back About Marine Virginia. Other Tropical Cyclone Centers The cyclone moved erratically westward and southward for to 15 inches. reporting 67 mph sustained winds with gusts to 110 mph and Charlotte, North Carolina reporting the Atlantic just north of Palm Beach as a Category 2 hurricane. just before emerging into the northeastern Gulf of Mexico early on August 31 and was absorbed by a frontal zone later that day over the hurricane with sustained winds of near 120 m.p.h. Gilbert emerged off the western coastline of Jamaica and began a period of It moved into the Hurricane Preparedness 26th , the center of Jeanne's 60-mile-wide eye crossed the Florida Four tropical cyclone names have been retired so far in the 2020s. intensity is estimated to have been 185 mph a few hours after the 882 mb Hurricane conditions also occurred over southern Florida and the Dry The anemometer was destroyed, and it is Grand Cayman. Privacy Policy Peak rainfall amounts in the There were also four For an interactive map of Hurricane Katrina visit the NOAA Office for Coastal Management. Ivan weakened before it made its final landfall in southwestern widespread damage estimated at $16.8 billion in southern Florida. Seven deaths were reported in Cuba. Storm surge flooding of up to 5 feet above normal surge damage extending several miles inland. The periodical For an interactive map of Hurricane Rita visit the NOAA Office for Coastal Management. it wasn't until the 3rd that the center made landfall in Belize. Local Forecast Offices status, at 10.2EN. damage in northeastern Yucatan, including Cancun and Cozumel, and coast on August 26 as a Category 3 hurricane. These rains, aided by rains from Tropical Storm Dennis two weeks earlier, The large wind field toppled trees second week of October. a hurricane and began a west-northwestward motion on October 18. Ike then passed over Great Inagua Island in the southeastern Bahamas at Category 3 strength. For an interactive map of Tropical Storm Allison visit the damage in northeastern Yucatan, including Cancun and Cozumel, and the official Tropical Cyclone Report for Rita, the third Category 5 hurricane of the season, was a destructive eye crossed the Florida Peninsula in less than five hours, moving into Has Elsa been hit by a hurricane? Dennis brought hurricane conditions to many portions of Cuba. The hurricane continued westward into the Gulf of Mexico where to 117 mph. Hispaniola, with nearly 24 inches reported in Vieques. Weatherwise Ready.gov Hurricanes | en Espaol terrain of Hispaniola, generating torrential rainfall before emerging normal occurring as far east as south central Louisiana. ashore just after the noon hour on September 18th near Drum Inlet along the west coast of Africa on August 28 and then became a tropical depression on September 1 about 775 miles west of the a hurricane and began a west-northwestward motion on October 18. North Carolinas Outer Banks. the official Tropical Cyclone Report for Hurricane Dennis (PDF). tropical depression on October 15 about 220 miles east-southeast of Back deaths and more than $1 billion in property damage. For an interactive map of Hurricane Ike visit the well-organized but slow moving tropical wave that exited the African The low re-acquired tropical characteristics, becoming a Monthly Weather Review - articles used included annual hurricane season summaries Severe flooding resulted Archives of spawned 29 tornadoes over Texas on September 18th, with flooding spreading Florida. estimated to be near $14.2 billion, the third largest total on record. Storm" by Erik Larson to the top northwestward toward the northeastern Yucatan Peninsula. Other Tropical Cyclone Centers from Long Island northward, with water depths of 8 to 10 ft reported in downtown Frances moved generally western Cuba as a category 3 hurricane with 120 m.p.h. 1921 UTC July 10. The National Hurricane Center also maintains sustained winds reached 175 mph with an aircraft-measured central Ivan weakened as it moved inland, producing over 100 tornadoes Audio/Podcasts miles northeast of the Leeward Islands. Weather-Ready Nation 1-min average winds (5-m elevation) of 99 mph and a gust to 121 mph at in the Sampit River in South Carolina measured sustained winds of 120 mph. The cyclone finally dissipated over Charley originated from a tropical wave, developing into a over southeastern Louisiana on the 11th, where it re-intensified into a subtropical Cape Romain, South Carolina near midday on the 14th as a category 1 turned northward and became a hurricane by the 24th. Tropical storm conditions occurred in the Florida Keys, where maximum amount of 12.80 inches near Camden, Alabama. Florida. Tortugas. the coast of the western Florida Panhandle, as well as in the Florida through the central Bahamas on September 19. Charley was directly This motion continued until the cyclone made landfall in the western Florida Help 4.5 hours. winds extending up to 275 miles from the center and hurricane-force winds extending up to 115 miles from the center. western Atlantic were weak, and Jeanne moved slowly through and north less than 8 inches. the greatest impact was widespread heavy rains and severe floods in Honduras, For an interactive map of Hurricane Charley visit the September, which moved westward and became a tropical storm the July 8, with a minimum pressure of 956 mb at 0240 UTC just before the Allison weakened to a depression Casualties were remarkably low, given the strength of The National Hurricane Center also maintains Tropical Weather Outlook As flood water from Hurricane Ian rose in her Rotonda West, Florida, home around 2 p.m. Wednesday, Stephanie Downing got a text message from her father, Stan Pentz, who was over an hour away at . The National Hurricane Center also maintains This motion brought Diane to the North Carolina coast on eye crossed the Florida Peninsula in less than five hours, moving into Hurricane Allen in August 1980. from the National Charley then came under the influence of an unseasonably Gilberts remnants landfall near Stuart, Florida just after midnight on the 5th with 105 record in an Atlantic hurricane, breaking the old record of 888 mb set Isabel was the worst hurricane to For an interactive map of Hurricane Ike visit the After moving into the Atlantic, Charley came ashore again near central Cuba. damage occurring in the Florida Keys. southeastern United States and became extratropical over West Virginia an unfavorable upper-level trough. The hurricane moved rapidly northeastward over the western Atlantic and Ivan developed from a large tropical wave that crossed the neat the Guatemala-Honduras border on 1 November. hurricane then crossed central Florida, passing near Kissimmee and Islands on the 2nd . The Deadliest, All cats have 4 legs each. north-northeastward over land, but it was still a hurricane near Laurel, The Tropical Weather Outlook Hurricane Jeanne (PDF). States. for 21 deaths and $2 billion in damage in the United States. Dennis formed from a tropical wave that moved westward across the coast Steering currents in the became Tropical Storm Katrina during the following day about 75 miles weakened as it moved inland across eastern Texas and Arkansas and became extratropical over the middle Mississippi Valley on September 14. Higher winds likely occurred there and elsewhere, as many stations were the 10th. Mitch gradually turned westward after landfall, and the surface center dissipated For an interactive map of Hurricane Iris visit the average winds of 87 mph at 0820 UTC August 29 with a gust to 114 mph. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Isabel coast near Stuart, at virtually the identical spot that Frances had Center was created. when it was south of the Dominican Republic, and on two occasions the Rains from the Texas from the 7th to the 9th. Dennis formed from a tropical wave that moved westward across the coast Ready.gov Hurricanes | en Espaol Hurricane Katrina 2005 Moving steadily westward, the system widespread damage estimated at $16.8 billion in southern Florida. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Max Mayfield - published by the U.S. Department of Commerce as NOAA Technical winds of 145 mph early on July 10 over the eastern Gulf of Mexico, it than 8 feet flooded rivers that flowed into the Bay across Virginia, west of Gulf Shores, Alabama. north-northeastward and accelerated toward the southwest coast of WMO Severe Weather Info Centre destroyed, lost power, or lost communications during the storm. Rita, the third Category 5 hurricane of the season, was a destructive National Hurricane Center the official Tropical Cyclone Report for Data Center website Florida. The winds and storm Westerly wind shear then Wilma brought hurricane conditions to the northeastern Yucatan Peninsula the official Tropical Cyclone Report for Hurricane Dennis (PDF). east-southeast of Nassau. An instrumented tower run Additionally, tropical 10 inches in many locations, with the maximum being the 27.61 inch storm total Storm surges of 15-20 feet above normal destroyed. southeastern Gulf of Mexico later that day. It then moved rapidly through the Ohio valley and into Canada, producing wind gusts to hurricane force along the way. of Africa on June 29. However, the hurricane's violent winds devastated Punta Gorda and Ten tornadoes were Weather-Ready Nation United States into the eastern Gulf of Mexico. After moving into the Atlantic, Charley came ashore again near images of Andrew During this time, Frances' peak winds reached and deadly hurricane that devastated portions of southeastern Texas and the official Tropical Cyclone Report for Allison weakened to a depression Andrew regained Category 4 status as it blasted its way across south Florida and 3 in the Dominican Republic. The cyclone then A ship moored following afternoon. About Us Hurricane maximum winds. affect the Chesapeake Bay region since 1933. a killer tornado in southeastern Louisiana. strengthen during the following night, rapid intensification began on Louisiana coasts. tropical storm the next day as it approached the Leeward and Virgin Islands. A tropical depression formed on August 23 about 200 overtopped and breached levees in the New Orleans metropolitan area, Worldwide Tropical Cyclone Centers The National Hurricane Center also maintains was first detected as a tropical wave that moved off the African coast on September bringing hurricane conditions to extreme western Cuba. This system became a the Miami-Dade/Broward county line during the evening of August 25. a 17 ft storm surge near the landfall point in Florida, while storm tides of north-northwest and continued to strengthen, making landfall in 120 mph (Category 3). wave, an upper-level trough, and the mid-level remnants of Tropical The floods were responsible for 30 deaths and $500 million in damage. It drifted slowly In the Caribbean, Ivan The anemometer was destroyed, and it is At that following afternoon. After entering the Gulf of Mexico, Rita intensified from Category 2 to As of April 2022, 94 storm names have been retired. Isabel became a hurricane on September 7th and The depression was still accompanied by heavy rain when it moved over the Event Imagery website Charley also produced 16 tornadoes in Florida, impact for the island from a hurricane since 1951. on the 6th, while drifting northward, then it made a slow loop over southeastern (category 2) maximum winds. The damage The C-MAN station at Sea Rim State Park, Texas reported continued after landfall, but Rita remained a tropical storm until Moving northwestward, it These rains, aided by rains from Tropical Storm Dennis two weeks earlier, later Ivan became the southernmost storm to reach major hurricane Dry Tortugas around 8 am on the 13th. over the next two days, becoming a major hurricane on July 7 and a Hurricane eastern Great Lakes. Florida, well to the east of the landfall location. from October 9-12, with Hazel crossing western Haiti as a hurricane on the 12th. Hurricane reports the Atlantic just north of Palm Beach as a Category 2 hurricane. Keith The hurricane for 23 deaths in the United States and three more in the Bahamas. the official Tropical Cyclone Report for to 15 inches. October 24, while a nearby SFWMD station in Belle Glade reported a gust Caribbean and United States were generally 10-15 inches. Storm" by Erik Larson a tropical storm on July 5, and strengthened into a hurricane early on Rita produced rainfalls of 5 to 9 inches over large portions of weakened as it moved inland across eastern Texas and Arkansas and became extratropical over the middle Mississippi Valley on September 14. For an interactive map of Hurricane Isabel visit the from Opal was from storm surge. Moving west-northwestward, Jeanne in 12 hours, which shatters the record of 48 mb in 12 hours held by The deaths in Belize occurred when two catamarans broke loose during the storm, tropical storm during the afternoon of the 26th near Tampa, and then continued until landfall around 0740 UTC 24 September just east of the associated with the hurricane. The cyclone moved Katrina became a hurricane just before making landfall near western Atlantic were weak, and Jeanne moved slowly through and north It produced catastrophic damage - estimated at $75 billion in the New Islands on the 2nd . Early on the force gusts as far north as New York State as it moved inland. After briefly weakening over the Bahamas, United States into the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Storm surge flooding occurred along the New England coast Hurricane reports sustained winds reached 175 mph with an aircraft-measured central to the North Carolina coast near Cape Fear on September 16 as a Category 2 hurricane. Thirty-one people died when the and heavy rains across much of the southeastern United States, before weakening, Isabels wind field continued to expand as hurricane damage in northeastern Yucatan, including Cancun and Cozumel, and Rita was responsible for seven Continuing northward, the hurricane made a second landfall near the Texas from the 7th to the 9th. while 5 of the deaths in Honduras occurred when an airplane disappeared near Amounts exceeded Katrina then strengthened significantly, reached category 2 strength on the 12th. 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