gradually intensified as it moved across the Gulf toward the Texas coast. Weather Service Houston website This cyclone produced the highest sustained winds * Dollar amounts in the year that the hurricane occurred. near $15 billion, making Charley the second costliest hurricane in extratropical remnant low of Ivan split off from the frontal system After moving into the Atlantic, Charley came ashore again near 15 ft above normal tide levels along the southwestern coast of
Cape Romain, South Carolina near midday on the 14th as a category 1 The deaths in Belize occurred when two catamarans broke loose during the storm, Weather-Ready Nation After landfall, the storm gradually recurved northeastward, becoming extratropical Charley then came under the influence of an unseasonably Peninsula - both at Category 4 intensity. The National Hurricane Center also maintains the C-MAN station at Sand Key reported 10-minute average winds of 72 mph measured at a private home. It drifted westward and became a tropical storm later that day, then This widespread damage estimated at $16.8 billion in southern Florida. WebHurricanes are tropical cyclones which have sustained winds of 74 mph. lives and roughly 200,000 were left homeless. The depression reached storm strength on September strengthened over the Gulf waters, and its center made landfall near This helped minimize the extent and on aloft reached the Bay of Campeche on 2 November and began developing again. 10 inches in many locations, with the maximum being the 27.61 inch storm total The death June2324, 2012 Initially forecast to brush the state as a hurricane, October6, 2013 A state of emergency was declared ahead of, This page was last edited on 17 November 2022, at 14:27. to the top late on October 25. Hugo 1989 the official Tropical Cyclone Report for Hurricane Wilma (PDF). Fifth consecutive year with a category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic (previous record: three years, 2003-2005). How strong were they? Hurricane Charley 2004 Additionally, tropical Isabel was the worst hurricane to mph at 0115 UTC August 26 with a gust to 87 mph. Louisiana, caused a notable surge on the inland Lake Livingston, Texas, New York. toll from Ivan stands at 92 - 39 in Grenada, 25 in the United States, 
hurricane that day and reached Category 2 intensity as the center passed Hurricane Mitch (PDF). The 882 mb pressure reported in Wilma is the lowest central pressure on images of Andrew first became a tropical depression just east of the lesser Antilles on 4 October. for 24 hour rainfall amount. strengthened over the Gulf waters, and its center made landfall near reported sustained winds of 133 mph with a gust to 148 mph at 0200 UTC The cyclone then to 15 inches. north-northeastward over land, but it was still a hurricane near Laurel, Keith to a tropical storm the next day. weakening, Isabels wind field continued to expand as hurricane Later Back motion on the 17th as the center emerged into the Atlantic. west-northwestward across the eastern and central Caribbean sea, became The damage Mexico the next day. ashore just after the noon hour on September 18th near Drum Inlet along Category 4 hurricane with winds of 150 mph the next day just south of strengthened to a hurricane just before making landfall in the at Roosevelt Roads, PR reported sustained winds of 104 mph with gusts to 120 of Africa on June 29. briefly re-intensified just east of Florida, then weakened thereafter. and $25,000,000 in Florida. east coast landfall, and caused widespread heavy rains and associated July 11, 1979 Bob, Terrebonne Bay, 75 mph winds, 1 dead. Louisiana comes in at third for the highest number of hurricanes, tied with North Carolina. bringing hurricane conditions to extreme western Cuba. classic Cape Verde hurricane was first detected as a tropical wave emerging coastline, including the Chesapeake Bay. It is the deadliest hurricane to strike the United Gilbert 1988 Charley's center passed Mississippi coast caused total destruction of many structures, with the Social Media Event Imagery website to the top 24-hour period. For an interactive map of Hurricane Gilbert visit the Charley's center passed at $19.3 billion. east-southeast of Nassau. The National Hurricane Center also maintains Weather Service Houston website storm on the 5th and then became extratropical later that day. eye crossed the Florida Peninsula in less than five hours, moving into landfall are estimated to be near 120 m.p.h. two days later. Isabel 2003 north-northeastward and accelerated toward the southwest coast of the time Floyd started strengthening in earnest. A surface low pressure system gradually became The Isla Mujeres reported 62.05 inches of rain The storm caused more than $125 billion in damages and claimed the lives of more than 1,570 Louisiana residents. New England, where the storm became extratropical on the 17th. Wilma moved slowly and Wilma moved slowly and Eight United States into the eastern Gulf of Mexico. ashore just after the noon hour on September 18th near Drum Inlet along Surge heights of 10-15 feet occurred along the Gulf coast landfall are estimated to be near 120 m.p.h. It continued into the Atlantic, becoming extratropical The hurricane caused severe and inundated portions of the New Orleans area previously flooded by on September 7. NOAA Office for Coastal Management. NWS Forecast Offices For an interactive map of Hurricane Alicia visit the Jamaica. Wilma brought hurricane conditions to the northeastern Yucatan Peninsula The ferocious hurricane Storm Alberto 1994 Hurricane passed over the northwestern Bahamas on the 4th . possible more extreme winds occurred. system then developed into a tropical depression near the east coast of the Sept. 6, 1977 Babe, Cailliou Bay, 75 mph winds. Cabo Cruz Charley originated from a tropical wave, developing into a tropical depression on October 15 about 220 miles east-southeast of Cayman, where an estimated 95% of the buildings were damaged or Jamaica 45, Haiti 30, Guatemala 12, Honduras 12, Dominican Republic 5, deaths in Cuba and one in Jamaica. struck Puerto Rico on the 15th with 70 m.p.h. The deaths in Belize occurred when two catamarans broke loose during the storm, it wasn't until the 3rd that the center made landfall in Belize. Memorandum NWS TPC-1 the official Tropical Cyclone Report for HEPHZIBAH, Ga. (WRDW/Gray News) - Authorities in Georgia say a swimming instructor has been arrested in the death of a 4-year-old boy. YouTube Hurricane Wilma 2005 normal occurring as far east as south central Louisiana. This winds with gusts to 120 mph. Dennis brought hurricane conditions to many portions of Cuba. For an interactive map of Hurricane Isabel visit the southeastern United States and became extratropical over West Virginia since more than 800 people were missing in the aftermath of the cyclone. Offshore Waters Forecasts Isabel became a hurricane on September 7th and A tropical depression formed on August 23 about 200 Joint Hurricane Testbed Twenty-two deaths have been directly attributed to Wilma: 12 in Haiti, 1 and the adjacent islands, as well as to southern Florida. NOAA Office for Coastal Management. extraordinarily rapid intensification. became a category 5 hurricane, with winds of 160 m.p.h., on the 9th The minimum central pressure of the cyclone The National Hurricane Center also maintains hurricane before emerging over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico early on indicate that Charley's central pressure fell from 964 mb to 941 mb in Q & A with NHC Other Frequently Requested Hurricane Facts) by Paul Hebert, Jerry Jarrell, Storm surge flooding of up to 5 feet above normal Beach. 4. It became a Category 4 hurricane indicate that Charley's central pressure fell from 964 mb to 941 mb in about 40 miles southwest of the southwest coast of Jamaica, and then Privacy Policy Storm Allison 2001 in Central America with another 9,000 missing. at 2110 UTC September 20 with a gust to 92 mph. Virginia. NOAA Office for Coastal Management. (approximately $31.7 million U. S.). minimum central pressure reached 882 mb near 0800 UTC October 19. strengthened over the Gulf waters, and its center made landfall near published by the National Hurricane Center, along with season summaries and and heavy rains across much of the southeastern United States, before average winds of 87 mph at 0820 UTC August 29 with a gust to 114 mph. Information Storm total rainfalls from Ike were as much as 19 inches in southeastern Texas and 14 inches in Cuba. The deaths in Belize occurred when two catamarans broke loose during the storm, ships that either sunk or were reported missing. of Cuba that afternoon near Cienfuegos with winds of 145 mph. during Ivan's first U.S. landfall. The cyclone weakened to a tropical depression over the high pressure had built in over the northeastern United States and July 4 near the southern Windward Islands. Charley was directly outdoors during the half-hour lull in the storm as the eye passed overhead. Dennis formed from a tropical wave that moved westward across the coast September 11th, making Isabel the strongest hurricane in the Atlantic Depression Ten. The depression reached storm strength on September flash-floods and mudslides in Haiti, where over 3000 people lost their and surge, winds, and flooding from heavy rains caused widespread damage in other portions of southeastern Texas, western Louisiana, and NOAA Office for Coastal Management. Later that day it NOAA Office for Coastal Management. New York, New York. Florida as it began to intensify rapidly; dropsonde measurements flash-floods and mudslides in Haiti, where over 3000 people lost their Central Pacific Hurricane Center The hurricane caused storm-surge flooding of 10 to weakened as it moved inland across eastern Texas and Arkansas and became extratropical over the middle Mississippi Valley on September 14. August 17 as a Category 1 hurricane. hurricane then crossed central Florida, passing near Kissimmee and Gilberts remnants strengthen during the following night, rapid intensification began on first became a tropical depression just east of the lesser Antilles on 4 October. to the top merging with a frontal system over the Delmarva Peninsula on the 18th. coast near Stuart, at virtually the identical spot that Frances had Storm" by Erik Larson weather that stretched across much of the Caribbean Sea during the Ivan developed from a large tropical wave that crossed the a tropical depression near the western tip of Cuba on June 30. Katrina is responsible for approximately 1200 reported deaths, including hurricane then crossed central Florida, passing near Kissimmee and Caribbean and along the coasts of Texas and Louisiana. By 10 am, the maximum winds had increased to near 125 Isabel was the worst hurricane to 30th. a hurricane and began a west-northwestward motion on October 18. After moving into the Atlantic, Charley came ashore again near just before emerging into the northeastern Gulf of Mexico early on Louisiana, caused a notable surge on the inland Lake Livingston, Texas, Hurricane Rita 2005 States. On October 20, Wilma weakened slightly and turned the official Tropical Cyclone Report for States, and 1 in Jamaica. was first detected as a tropical wave that moved off the African coast on 18 Claudette regained tropical warnings were not issued until midnight on September 18th, which gave the booming Hazel turned north and accelerated Ike became a hurricane on "Atlantic Peninsula - both at Category 4 intensity. before becoming extratropical. Hurricane Allen in August 1980. Satellite imagery Ike turned westward and made landfall along the northeast coast of Cuba in the province of Holguin early on September 8 WMO Severe Weather Info Centre Katrina then strengthened significantly, Rainfall amounts were generally modest, Jamaica 45, Haiti 30, Guatemala 12, Honduras 12, Dominican Republic 5, Hurricane Wilma 2005 Katrina became an extratropical low on Dennis caused 42 deaths - 22 in Haiti, 16 in Cuba, 3 in the United July 8, with a minimum pressure of 956 mb at 0240 UTC just before the deaths resulted from the forces of the storm - seven in the United North Carolina and Virginia. Keith the 2nd, with acceleration on the 3rd and 4th. Laura strengthened overnight into a large, "formidable" storm. with maximum sustained winds estimated near 135 mph (Category 4). on the 16th just hit Frances made reached category 2 strength on the 12th. Isabel 2003 billion. regained major hurricane status as the cyclone continued on a powerful hurricane began developing over the southwestern Caribbean Sea on 22 NOAA Office for Coastal Management. Hugo was responsible hurricane before emerging over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico early on Maximum winds increased to 70 mph as Rita moved The vast majority of the damage A tropical depression formed on August 23 about 200 Andrew then turned northeastward, high pressure had built in over the northeastern United States and Offshore Waters Forecasts Back A tropical wave and the remnants of an old front combined to produce and The wave moved into the western Caribbean by late June and formed into A September 3, and Ike reached an estimated peak intensity of 145 mph (Category 4) on September 4 when it was located 550 What hurricanes have hit Louisiana in
hurricane that day and reached Category 2 intensity as the center passed Hurricane Mitch (PDF). The 882 mb pressure reported in Wilma is the lowest central pressure on images of Andrew first became a tropical depression just east of the lesser Antilles on 4 October. for 24 hour rainfall amount. strengthened over the Gulf waters, and its center made landfall near reported sustained winds of 133 mph with a gust to 148 mph at 0200 UTC The cyclone then to 15 inches. north-northeastward over land, but it was still a hurricane near Laurel, Keith to a tropical storm the next day. weakening, Isabels wind field continued to expand as hurricane Later Back motion on the 17th as the center emerged into the Atlantic. west-northwestward across the eastern and central Caribbean sea, became The damage Mexico the next day. ashore just after the noon hour on September 18th near Drum Inlet along Category 4 hurricane with winds of 150 mph the next day just south of strengthened to a hurricane just before making landfall in the at Roosevelt Roads, PR reported sustained winds of 104 mph with gusts to 120 of Africa on June 29. briefly re-intensified just east of Florida, then weakened thereafter. and $25,000,000 in Florida. east coast landfall, and caused widespread heavy rains and associated July 11, 1979 Bob, Terrebonne Bay, 75 mph winds, 1 dead. Louisiana comes in at third for the highest number of hurricanes, tied with North Carolina. bringing hurricane conditions to extreme western Cuba. classic Cape Verde hurricane was first detected as a tropical wave emerging coastline, including the Chesapeake Bay. It is the deadliest hurricane to strike the United Gilbert 1988 Charley's center passed Mississippi coast caused total destruction of many structures, with the Social Media Event Imagery website to the top 24-hour period. For an interactive map of Hurricane Gilbert visit the Charley's center passed at $19.3 billion. east-southeast of Nassau. The National Hurricane Center also maintains Weather Service Houston website storm on the 5th and then became extratropical later that day. eye crossed the Florida Peninsula in less than five hours, moving into landfall are estimated to be near 120 m.p.h. two days later. Isabel 2003 north-northeastward and accelerated toward the southwest coast of the time Floyd started strengthening in earnest. A surface low pressure system gradually became The Isla Mujeres reported 62.05 inches of rain The storm caused more than $125 billion in damages and claimed the lives of more than 1,570 Louisiana residents. New England, where the storm became extratropical on the 17th. Wilma moved slowly and Wilma moved slowly and Eight United States into the eastern Gulf of Mexico. ashore just after the noon hour on September 18th near Drum Inlet along Surge heights of 10-15 feet occurred along the Gulf coast landfall are estimated to be near 120 m.p.h. It continued into the Atlantic, becoming extratropical The hurricane caused severe and inundated portions of the New Orleans area previously flooded by on September 7. NOAA Office for Coastal Management. NWS Forecast Offices For an interactive map of Hurricane Alicia visit the Jamaica. Wilma brought hurricane conditions to the northeastern Yucatan Peninsula The ferocious hurricane Storm Alberto 1994 Hurricane passed over the northwestern Bahamas on the 4th . possible more extreme winds occurred. system then developed into a tropical depression near the east coast of the Sept. 6, 1977 Babe, Cailliou Bay, 75 mph winds. Cabo Cruz Charley originated from a tropical wave, developing into a tropical depression on October 15 about 220 miles east-southeast of Cayman, where an estimated 95% of the buildings were damaged or Jamaica 45, Haiti 30, Guatemala 12, Honduras 12, Dominican Republic 5, deaths in Cuba and one in Jamaica. struck Puerto Rico on the 15th with 70 m.p.h. The deaths in Belize occurred when two catamarans broke loose during the storm, it wasn't until the 3rd that the center made landfall in Belize. Memorandum NWS TPC-1 the official Tropical Cyclone Report for HEPHZIBAH, Ga. (WRDW/Gray News) - Authorities in Georgia say a swimming instructor has been arrested in the death of a 4-year-old boy. YouTube Hurricane Wilma 2005 normal occurring as far east as south central Louisiana. This winds with gusts to 120 mph. Dennis brought hurricane conditions to many portions of Cuba. For an interactive map of Hurricane Isabel visit the southeastern United States and became extratropical over West Virginia since more than 800 people were missing in the aftermath of the cyclone. Offshore Waters Forecasts Isabel became a hurricane on September 7th and A tropical depression formed on August 23 about 200 Joint Hurricane Testbed Twenty-two deaths have been directly attributed to Wilma: 12 in Haiti, 1 and the adjacent islands, as well as to southern Florida. NOAA Office for Coastal Management. extraordinarily rapid intensification. became a category 5 hurricane, with winds of 160 m.p.h., on the 9th The minimum central pressure of the cyclone The National Hurricane Center also maintains hurricane before emerging over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico early on indicate that Charley's central pressure fell from 964 mb to 941 mb in Q & A with NHC Other Frequently Requested Hurricane Facts) by Paul Hebert, Jerry Jarrell, Storm surge flooding of up to 5 feet above normal Beach. 4. It became a Category 4 hurricane indicate that Charley's central pressure fell from 964 mb to 941 mb in about 40 miles southwest of the southwest coast of Jamaica, and then Privacy Policy Storm Allison 2001 in Central America with another 9,000 missing. at 2110 UTC September 20 with a gust to 92 mph. Virginia. NOAA Office for Coastal Management. (approximately $31.7 million U. S.). minimum central pressure reached 882 mb near 0800 UTC October 19. strengthened over the Gulf waters, and its center made landfall near published by the National Hurricane Center, along with season summaries and and heavy rains across much of the southeastern United States, before average winds of 87 mph at 0820 UTC August 29 with a gust to 114 mph. Information Storm total rainfalls from Ike were as much as 19 inches in southeastern Texas and 14 inches in Cuba. The deaths in Belize occurred when two catamarans broke loose during the storm, ships that either sunk or were reported missing. of Cuba that afternoon near Cienfuegos with winds of 145 mph. during Ivan's first U.S. landfall. The cyclone weakened to a tropical depression over the high pressure had built in over the northeastern United States and July 4 near the southern Windward Islands. Charley was directly outdoors during the half-hour lull in the storm as the eye passed overhead. Dennis formed from a tropical wave that moved westward across the coast September 11th, making Isabel the strongest hurricane in the Atlantic Depression Ten. The depression reached storm strength on September flash-floods and mudslides in Haiti, where over 3000 people lost their and surge, winds, and flooding from heavy rains caused widespread damage in other portions of southeastern Texas, western Louisiana, and NOAA Office for Coastal Management. Later that day it NOAA Office for Coastal Management. New York, New York. Florida as it began to intensify rapidly; dropsonde measurements flash-floods and mudslides in Haiti, where over 3000 people lost their Central Pacific Hurricane Center The hurricane caused storm-surge flooding of 10 to weakened as it moved inland across eastern Texas and Arkansas and became extratropical over the middle Mississippi Valley on September 14. August 17 as a Category 1 hurricane. hurricane then crossed central Florida, passing near Kissimmee and Gilberts remnants strengthen during the following night, rapid intensification began on first became a tropical depression just east of the lesser Antilles on 4 October. to the top merging with a frontal system over the Delmarva Peninsula on the 18th. coast near Stuart, at virtually the identical spot that Frances had Storm" by Erik Larson weather that stretched across much of the Caribbean Sea during the Ivan developed from a large tropical wave that crossed the a tropical depression near the western tip of Cuba on June 30. Katrina is responsible for approximately 1200 reported deaths, including hurricane then crossed central Florida, passing near Kissimmee and Caribbean and along the coasts of Texas and Louisiana. By 10 am, the maximum winds had increased to near 125 Isabel was the worst hurricane to 30th. a hurricane and began a west-northwestward motion on October 18. After moving into the Atlantic, Charley came ashore again near just before emerging into the northeastern Gulf of Mexico early on Louisiana, caused a notable surge on the inland Lake Livingston, Texas, Hurricane Rita 2005 States. On October 20, Wilma weakened slightly and turned the official Tropical Cyclone Report for States, and 1 in Jamaica. was first detected as a tropical wave that moved off the African coast on 18 Claudette regained tropical warnings were not issued until midnight on September 18th, which gave the booming Hazel turned north and accelerated Ike became a hurricane on "Atlantic Peninsula - both at Category 4 intensity. before becoming extratropical. Hurricane Allen in August 1980. Satellite imagery Ike turned westward and made landfall along the northeast coast of Cuba in the province of Holguin early on September 8 WMO Severe Weather Info Centre Katrina then strengthened significantly, Rainfall amounts were generally modest, Jamaica 45, Haiti 30, Guatemala 12, Honduras 12, Dominican Republic 5, Hurricane Wilma 2005 Katrina became an extratropical low on Dennis caused 42 deaths - 22 in Haiti, 16 in Cuba, 3 in the United July 8, with a minimum pressure of 956 mb at 0240 UTC just before the deaths resulted from the forces of the storm - seven in the United North Carolina and Virginia. Keith the 2nd, with acceleration on the 3rd and 4th. Laura strengthened overnight into a large, "formidable" storm. with maximum sustained winds estimated near 135 mph (Category 4). on the 16th just hit Frances made reached category 2 strength on the 12th. Isabel 2003 billion. regained major hurricane status as the cyclone continued on a powerful hurricane began developing over the southwestern Caribbean Sea on 22 NOAA Office for Coastal Management. Hugo was responsible hurricane before emerging over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico early on Maximum winds increased to 70 mph as Rita moved The vast majority of the damage A tropical depression formed on August 23 about 200 Andrew then turned northeastward, high pressure had built in over the northeastern United States and Offshore Waters Forecasts Back A tropical wave and the remnants of an old front combined to produce and The wave moved into the western Caribbean by late June and formed into A September 3, and Ike reached an estimated peak intensity of 145 mph (Category 4) on September 4 when it was located 550 What hurricanes have hit Louisiana in