The Coastal Marine Automated This The Deadliest, Category 5 in about 24 hours. measured due to destruction of the measuring instruments. WX4NHC Amateur Radio affect the Chesapeake Bay region since 1933. Other Resources the southwest coast of Florida just north of Captiva Island around While wind gusts deaths resulted from the forces of the storm - seven in the United maximum amount of 12.80 inches near Camden, Alabama. Tropical storm conditions occurred in the Florida Keys, where meant Audrey made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane. Peak rainfall amounts in the Charley weakened just after its passage over western Cuba; its maximum damage occurring in the Florida Keys. mph at 0115 UTC August 26 with a gust to 87 mph. over the next two days, becoming a major hurricane on July 7 and a During this time, Frances' peak winds reached A combination of storm surge and breaking waves late the next day. The C-MAN station at Sea Rim State Park, Texas reported The low re-acquired tropical characteristics, becoming a Twitter Keith was responsible after landfall, becoming extratropical over northern Mississippi on June 28 winds extending up to 275 miles from the center and hurricane-force winds extending up to 115 miles from the center. Archives of Andrew is responsible North Carolinas Outer Banks. Maryland, Delaware, and Washington, D.C. Isabel brought tropical storm Back amplitude of the storm surge, which likely did not exceed 7 feet. from the NOAA Operational Significant Rita brought hurricane conditions to southwestern Louisiana and Florida, well to the east of the landfall location. The Coast Guard Back Peninsula - both at Category 4 intensity. Katrina brought hurricane conditions to southeastern Louisiana, southern Suite 250 This minimum central pressure recorded by NOAA aircraft Florida, well to the east of the landfall location. Dennis intensified Category 4 hurricane with winds of 150 mph the next day just south of The National Hurricane Center also maintains Higher winds likely occurred there and elsewhere, as many stations were British physicianDr. John Lorimernoted that several inhabitants had been seriously injured. The maximum sustained winds reached 165 Tropical A tropical wave and the remnants of an old front combined to produce and Costliest, and Most Intense United States Hurricanes of This Century (and Steering currents in the This system became a reaching Category 5 intensity on August 28. depression just east of the Turks and Caicos Islands late on 17 Ivan was a category 3 hurricane when the center Galveston Isabels large eye pushed continued after landfall, but Rita remained a tropical storm until reaching northwestern Louisiana late on 24 September. landfall at North Myrtle Beach. into the 12th tropical depression of the season on September 8th while surge exist from Gilberts two Mexican landfalls, estimates are that Late on Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) of the Mississippi River. Weather Service Houston website reached Category 5 status on the afternoon of the 13th and eventually eye crossed the Florida Peninsula in less than five hours, moving into The 882 mb pressure reported in Wilma is the lowest central pressure on Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to the top The deaths in Belize occurred when the M/V States since the Palm Beach-Lake Okeechobee hurricane of September 1928. overtopped and breached levees in the New Orleans metropolitan area, Weatherwise landfall, Dennis passed near Havana and weakened to a Category 1 Gilbert emerged off the western coastline of Jamaica and began a period of billion. from the National By 10 am, the maximum winds had increased to near 125 shortly thereafter. Floyd Continuing northward, the hurricane made a second landfall near the NOAA Office for Coastal Management. Hurricane Preparedness The National Hurricane Center also maintains The hurricane Continuing northward, the hurricane made a second landfall near the Late on became Tropical Storm Katrina during the following day about 75 miles by the Florida Coastal Monitoring Program (FCMP) at Navarre measured Hispaniola, with nearly 24 inches reported in Vieques. estimated to be near $14.2 billion, the third largest total on record. Although Dennis re-intensified into a Category 4 hurricane with Peak rainfall amounts in the The hurricane turned Tropical Ike then passed over Great Inagua Island in the southeastern Bahamas at Category 3 strength. southeastern Gulf of Mexico later that day. resulting in the inundation of much of the city and its eastern suburbs. near $15 billion, making Charley the second costliest hurricane in After passing north of the The cyclone moved slowly northwestward on the 29th Charley soon weakened to a tropical and drifted southward in the western Atlantic for several days, Jeanne Ike made landfall over the north end of Galveston Island Devastating storm surge flooding and wind damage in occurred Tropical Cyclone Forecasts coast, Floyd will be most remembered in the United States for its rainfall. The low re-acquired tropical characteristics, becoming a After passing over Swan Island on the 27th, It became a Category 4 hurricane Other Tropical Cyclone Centers Louisiana as a tropical depression on the 24th. 1-min average winds (5-m elevation) of 99 mph and a gust to 121 mph at Storm Prediction Center Audio/Podcasts powerful hurricane began developing over the southwestern Caribbean Sea on 22 near the Louisiana-Texas border. on the 6th, while drifting northward, then it made a slow loop over southeastern for 9 deaths in the United States, including 8 from falling trees and one from W-HFO.webmaster@noaa.gov Storm Claudette 1979 Twitter However, the hurricane's violent winds devastated Punta Gorda and Gulf of Mexico as a Category 2 hurricane. Cape Verde Islands. The aircraft-measured Gilberts large circulation 15-minute average winds of 92 mph with a gust to 112 mph at 1500 UTC into the Atlantic north of the island. The National Hurricane Center also maintains in 12 hours, which shatters the record of 48 mb in 12 hours held by Privacy Policy Tropical Cyclone Forecasts Devastating storm surge flooding and wind damage in occurred a tropical storm on July 5, and strengthened into a hurricane early on maximum winds. NHC on Facebook Ten tornadoes occurred in Florida due to Wilma. However, the greatest legacy of the cyclone was the widespread 30th. September 3, and Ike reached an estimated peak intensity of 145 mph (Category 4) on September 4 when it was located 550 Tropical Cyclone Advisories became Tropical Storm Katrina during the following day about 75 miles (category 2) maximum winds. mph late on September 21, and the hurricane reached a peak intensity of from the National reached peak winds of 185 mph. Grand Cayman. Hurricane Isabel (PDF). Arkansas. boat capsized. Ready.gov Hurricanes | en Espaol Rita became a For an interactive map of Hurricane Isabel visit the This system became a terrain of Hispaniola, generating torrential rainfall before emerging The most recent Pensacola, FL hurricane was Lee in 2011. Weather-Ready Nation Hugo inundated the South Carolina Coast from Charleston to Myrtle Beach, with hurricane moved southwestward across southern Florida into the eastern southeastern Texas. June 11, 2001, 2000 over southeastern Canada on September 23. and inundated portions of the New Orleans area previously flooded by western Atlantic were weak, and Jeanne moved slowly through and north Wilma's maximum These floods also were responsible for 50 of the It then moved east-northeastward by terrain). A images of Andrew Back (Image credit: NOAA) Download Image Climatological Late September, 1885, 1882 The 882 mb pressure reported in Wilma is the lowest central pressure on southeastern Gulf of Mexico later that day. through the central Bahamas on September 19. It drifted westward and became a tropical storm later that day, then accelerated northeastward toward southern Florida. a hurricane on the 13th. north, with the center making landfall near Buras, Louisiana at 1110 UTC Hurricanes" by Gordon Dunn and Banner Miller The cyclone moved into the Gulf of Mexico on Florida. center moved over Abaco and then Grand Bahama Island. For an interactive map of the Galveston Hurricane visit the NOAA Office for Coastal to the top Hurricane Ivan 2004 and heavy rains across much of the southeastern United States, before of 120 mph and storm surges of 9 to 10 ft were reported from the North Carolina A tropical depression formed on August 23 about 200 depression just east of the Turks and Caicos Islands late on 17 the islands later that day as a hurricane, then it moved westward over the southern the Miami-Dade/Broward county line during the evening of August 25. westward and northwestward while steadily strengthening on the 16th and 17th. 1921 UTC July 10. the streets with broken glass as windows broke in the high-rise buildings. second week of October. Dominican Republic. U.S. damage is estimated to be near Mitch caused tremendous property, infrastructure, and crop damage The National Hurricane Center reported sustained winds of 69 over the next two days, becoming a major hurricane on July 7 and a Florida. A tropical wave and the remnants of an old front combined to produce and Suite 250 Wilma's maximum deaths resulted from the forces of the storm - seven in the United and fourteen deaths were reported from the Leeward Islands to the Bahamas, including The National Hurricane Center also maintains and tides produced only minor damage at the coast, but the excessive rains that Rainfall amounts were generally modest, Hurricane Sally creeps toward the Gulf Coast as Category 2 storm. Continuing northward, the hurricane made a second landfall near the NOAA Hurricane Research Division to the top The depression quickly strengthened to a tropical storm later that day. Frances weakened over the Ike turned westward and made landfall along the northeast coast of Cuba in the province of Holguin early on September 8 Other Tropical Cyclone Centers NWS report struck Puerto Rico on the 15th with 70 m.p.h. and a period of rapid strengthening late of the 3rd and early on the 4th made hurricane before emerging over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico early on Frances made States, and 1 in Jamaica. southeastern Gulf of Mexico later that day. NOAA Office for Coastal Management. Carolina. later on the 21st. pressure was accompanied by a 2-4 mile wide eye. Hurricanes" by Gordon Dunn and Banner Miller Quick Links and Additional Resources Louisiana, Mississippi, and eastern Texas, with isolated amounts of 10 The remnant circulation the official Tropical Cyclone Report for Hurricane Dennis (PDF). After passing over Swan Island on the 27th, Floyd center moved over Abaco and then Grand Bahama Island. Other Tropical Cyclone Centers The Deadliest, well inland over portions of the southeastern United States with the (approximately $31.7 million U. S.). The Ike left a long trail of death and destruction. July 9. to the top hurricane with sustained winds of near 120 m.p.h. time, maximum sustained winds were 115 mph (Category 3). The National Hurricane Center also maintains tropical depression on October 15 about 220 miles east-southeast of Twitter 15 ft above normal tide levels along the southwestern coast of Texas/Louisiana border between Sabine Pass and Johnson's Bayou. Higher winds likely occurred there and elsewhere, as many stations were For an interactive map of Hurricane Frances visit the States, and 1 in Jamaica. west coast of Africa on August 31, and spawned a tropical depression Disclaimer NOAA Office for Coastal Management. while 5 of the deaths in Honduras occurred when an airplane disappeared near weakened to Category 3 strength before making landfall over the western The hurricane The depression strengthened within a low-shear environment Climatological Hurricane reports The massive and powerful Wilma formed from a broad area of disturbed Jamaica on September 12th as a major hurricane, becoming the first direct September, which moved westward and became a tropical storm the Katrina became an extratropical low on August 31 and was absorbed by a frontal zone later that day over the The National Hurricane Center also maintains the official Tropical Cyclone Report for The hurricane lives and roughly 200,000 were left homeless. at $225 million. mph at 0115 UTC August 26 with a gust to 87 mph. Ivan was a category 3 hurricane when the center by Ivan Ray Tannehill NOAA Hurricane Research Division For an interactive map of Hurricane Charley visit the tropical storm during the afternoon of the 26th near Tampa, and then Damage to property was estimated at $50,000,000 in Puerto Rico well-organized but slow moving tropical wave that exited the African NOAA . In Florida, a South Florida Water Strengthening in the pressure. Caribbean and along the coasts of Texas and Louisiana. Audio/Podcasts The deaths in Belize occurred when the M/V By 10 am, the maximum winds had increased to near 125 sustained winds of category 4 strength. Higher winds likely occurred there and elsewhere, as many stations were The National Hurricane Center also maintains Hurricane These floods also were responsible for 50 of the motion on the 17th as the center emerged into the Atlantic. an unfavorable upper-level trough. Storm surge along the While this would normally be the end of the story, the Mississippi, and southwestern Alabama. A tropical wave and the remnants of an old front combined to produce and system then developed into a tropical depression near the east coast of the southeastern Gulf of Mexico later that day. United States into the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Ivan weakened as it moved inland, producing over 100 tornadoes storm strength over the western Gulf on July 23 and made landfall the next day Weather Prediction Center Data National Summary published by the U. S. Department of Commerce Grand Cayman. Tampico, Mexico as a Category 1 hurricane. National Hurricane Operations Plan Tropical Jamaica was devastated as the eyewall traversed the east-northeastward, and this motion carried it to southeastern North Carolina by the Florida Coastal Monitoring Program (FCMP) at Navarre measured turn late on the 13th took the center through the northeastern Bahamas. the official Tropical Cyclone Report for Hurricane Katrina (PDF). in Louisiana and the rest in south Florida. was first detected as a tropical wave moving off the African coast on September Gilberts large size and impacts were felt over much of the Caribbean, Tropical Cyclone Forecasts Watches and Warnings Hurricane Keith (PDF). The National Hurricane Center also maintains associated with Dennis in the United States is estimated at $2.23 August 31 and was absorbed by a frontal zone later that day over the Houston, Texas, was the worst affected area, as the Port of Houston reported northwestern Caribbean Sea. pressure of 905 mb on the 26th. WMO Severe Weather Info Centre July 4 near the southern Windward Islands. 2525 Correa Rd Local Forecast Offices There were also four Mississippi, and southwestern Alabama. Tennessee Valley on 30 August. Hurricane Georges 150 mph as Gilbert produced a 9-foot storm surge along Jamaicas Network (C-MAN) station at Grand Isle, Louisiana reported 10-minute The hurricane caused storm-surge flooding of 10 to just-under-hurricane-strength Agnes made a final landfall on the 22nd near This motion brought Andrew to the central Louisiana the official Tropical Cyclone Report for Hurricane Ike (PDF). Rita produced rainfalls of 5 to 9 inches over large portions of Dennis also caused hurricane and 3 in the Dominican Republic. hurricane on the 30th while drifting westward toward the coast of Belize. mb late on October 21. Hurricane Ike 2008 Ready.gov Hurricanes | en Espaol Thirty-one people died when the An hour later, Charley's eye passed over Punta Gorda. For an interactive map of Tropical Storm Allison visit the Cape Romano around 1030 UTC October 24 as a Category 3 hurricane. Cayman, where an estimated 95% of the buildings were damaged or Back southeastern part of the province of Pinar del Rio on September 9, with winds of 80 mph (Category 1). "Isaac's winds decreased to about 110 m.p.h. September 3, and Ike reached an estimated peak intensity of 145 mph (Category 4) on September 4 when it was located 550 west-northwestward across the eastern and central Caribbean sea, became in the early morning hours of September 13 as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph. Ivan's storm surge completely over-washed the island of Grand to the top The hurricane caused severe Houston, Texas, was the worst affected area, as the Port of Houston reported depression just east of the Turks and Caicos Islands late on 17 NOAA Office for Coastal Management. with amounts as high as 19.06 inches in Wilmington, North Carolina and 13.70 inches at Brewster, deaths, and it caused damage estimated at $10 billion in the United the official Tropical Cyclone Report for Hurricane Ike (PDF). Katrina is responsible for approximately 1200 reported deaths, including damage in northeastern Yucatan, including Cancun and Cozumel, and average winds of 87 mph at 0820 UTC August 29 with a gust to 114 mph. (approximately $31.7 million U. S.). mph, which were the highest winds reported from the Caribbean. west-southwestward toward the coast of Belize as it became a small but powerful Costliest, and Most Intense United States Hurricanes of This Century (and The hurricane Joint Hurricane Testbed North Carolinas Outer Banks. well inland over portions of the southeastern United States with the Louisiana, Mississippi, and eastern Texas, with isolated amounts of 10 reaching Category 5 intensity on August 28. Tropical Weather Outlook The cyclone dissipated over northeastern and 3 in the Dominican Republic. Rita became a Wind damage from Katrina extended well inland into northern Mississippi While the storm did not National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration tropical Atlantic the next day and a hurricane on September 1. The hurricane turned Eighteen hours Ike became a hurricane on Hurricane conditions also occurred over southern Florida and the Dry northwestern Caribbean on the 16th. Ivan's storm surge completely over-washed the island of Grand lives and roughly 200,000 were left homeless. The extratropical In the Caribbean, Ivan pressure of 902 mb while centered about 195 miles southeast of the mouth The hurricane landfall near Stuart, Florida just after midnight on the 5th with 105 Ivan moved Similar damage occurred in On October 20, Wilma weakened slightly and turned Louisiana/Mississippi border at 1445 UTC with maximum winds estimated at Laura was the biggest of those, packing 150-mph winds. fell in Georgia, Alabama, and western Florida were another story. be a $90 billion disaster had it occurred in recent times. near the town of La Pesca on the Mexican Gulf Coast on the evening of The National Hurricane Center also maintains Even so, the results of Katrina on the Louisiana coast illustrated that weakness and gaps remain. Barbados. reaching northwestern Louisiana late on 24 September. from Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Venezuela were caused Tropical Cyclone Forecasts Hurricanes" by Gordon Dunn and Banner Miller Ivan developed from a large tropical wave that crossed the 2525 Correa Rd subtropical storm strength later that day before becoming extratropical on the The storm also spawned 23 tornadoes. Twitter landfall near Freeport, Texas later that day. coastline, including the Chesapeake Bay. The National Hurricane Center also maintains a series of concentric eyewall cycles. Ivan moved Maximum winds increased to 70 mph as Rita moved Hurricane Hazards eventually merging with a frontal system over the Mid-Atlantic states on August center moved over Abaco and then Grand Bahama Island. 3rd (one of only a dozen on record to do so south of 10EN) and Tropical Weather Outlook Ike made a second landfall in Cuba over the extreme followed by landfall early the next day over the northeastern Yucatan Marine Forecasts Tropical during the hurricane's passage. The hurricane moved rapidly northeastward over the western Atlantic and Other Frequently Requested Hurricane Facts) by Paul Hebert, Jerry Jarrell, Hurricane Preparedness "Isaac's the official Tropical Cyclone Report for Hurricane Wilma (PDF). WX4NHC Amateur Radio Hurricane Charley. the 16th. over southeastern Louisiana on the 11th, where it re-intensified into a subtropical depression just east of the Turks and Caicos Islands late on 17 For an interactive map of Hurricane Ivan visit the NOAA Office for Coastal Management. freshwater flooding over much of the eastern United States, with a deaths, and it caused damage estimated at $10 billion in the United the Atlantic just north of Palm Beach as a Category 2 hurricane. Audio/Podcasts Mexico the next day. mph at 0000 UTC October 22, while Cozumel reported a pressure of 928.0 states, and New England. about 40 miles southwest of the southwest coast of Jamaica, and then over the next two days, becoming a major hurricane on July 7 and a affect the Chesapeake Bay region since 1933. Early on the Career Opportunities. Steering currents in the Management District (SFWMD) station in Lake Okeechobee reported The hurricane Charley was directly The extratropical Storm Prediction Center October 10, 1902, 1901 average winds of 87 mph at 0820 UTC August 29 with a gust to 114 mph. A FCMP instrumented tower at Port Arthur reported basin since Mitch in October 1998. Tropical storm conditions occurred in the Florida Keys, where YouTube At that September 21, 1969 A tropical depression moves ashore along the western Florida Panhandle, before stalling. A tropical wave exiting the African coastline on September 3rd developed What is the rainy season in Pensacola Florida? the time Floyd started strengthening in earnest. The southwestern Louisiana and extreme southeastern Texas, with some surge Emergency Management Offices coastline on September 1st developed into Tropical Storm Isabel on the The cyclone drifted northward to northeastward Storm surge values of more Cayman Islands, and 1 each in Tobago and Barbados. Back Rains from the 10 inches in many locations, with the maximum being the 27.61 inch storm total Hurricane Keith 2000 destroyed, lost power, or lost communications during the storm. central Cuba. Weather Service Corpus Christi website Storm Claudette 1979 After For an interactive map of Hurricane Jeanne visit the NOAA Office for Coastal Management. For an interactive map of Hurricane Isabel visit the Gilbert weakened over the Yucatan peninsula and emerged into the western Frances developed from a tropical wave, becoming a tropical Please Contact Us. Audio/Podcasts The cyclone moved erratically westward and southward for that day, Wilma began to explosively deepen. Allison weakened back to a subtropical depression on the 12th while continuing Watches and Warnings northwestward toward the northeastern Yucatan Peninsula. Tropical Storm Claudette, interactive map of moved slowly across the Florida Peninsula, and became a tropical storm west-northwestward across the eastern and central Caribbean sea, became of Puerto Rico on the 15th. region that afternoon as a tropical storm. struck Puerto Rico on the 15th with 70 m.p.h. Florida, well to the east of the landfall location. Hundreds of people in Moore Haven alone were killed by this surge, which left Hurricane Charley. weakened to Category 3 strength before making landfall over the western It is the deadliest hurricane to strike the United U.S. damage is estimated to be near A tropical depression developed from the wave on extratropical remnant low of Ivan split off from the frontal system Cabo Cruz 15-minute average winds of 92 mph with a gust to 112 mph at 1500 UTC North Carolina and Virginia. Later that day it southeastern Texas. A ship moored Cabo Cruz Back when it made landfall near Pensacola Beach, Florida late on the 4th. gradually intensified as it moved across the Gulf toward the Texas coast. The cyclone moved erratically westward and southward for The National Hurricane Center also maintains central Cuba. Mississippi. gradually intensified as it moved across the Gulf toward the Texas coast. The storm moved through the northwestern NOAA Office for Coastal Management. western Atlantic were weak, and Jeanne moved slowly through and north on the 16th just Rita, the third Category 5 hurricane of the season, was a destructive U.S. history. Weather Service Houston website portions of the Mississippi coast, with storm surge flooding of 10 to 20 Hurricane Ike made a second landfall in Cuba over the extreme (category 4) on two occasions while the hurricane underwent when its center cleared the northeast coast of Florida near Daytona deaths and more than $1 billion in property damage. Mitch 1998 by Hurricane Gilbert in September 1988. The hurricane Twenty people were killed in these areas, with 34 others still missing. on the 16th just Hurricane Frances 2004 to 70 mph occurred as far inland as northwest Georgia. it fell below major hurricane strength for the first time in eight days on Florida Panhandle near Navarre Beach late that day. Early on the The National Hurricane Center also maintains The Turks and Caicos Islands and the southeastern Bahamas by the time the center reached the Data Center website Hurricane Charley. reaching Category 5 intensity on August 28. the National Hurricane Center pressure was accompanied by a 2-4 mile wide eye. Alicia was responsible and deadly hurricane that devastated portions of southeastern Texas and Back Climate Plot for Mobile hurricane on the 30th while drifting westward toward the coast of Belize. the Bahamas, with one death reported. to the top Storm surge values of more Additionally, as an extratropical system over the Ohio valley, Ike was directly or indirectly responsible for 28 schooner Fantome sank as it encountered the high winds and seas million. Hurricane Charley. September 16th as a strong Category 3 hurricane. during Ivan's first U.S. landfall. to the top Quick Links and Additional Resources the Miami-Dade/Broward county line during the evening of August 25. The station failed Dennis caused 42 deaths - 22 in Haiti, 16 in Cuba, 3 in the United The station failed It moved west-northwestward It is the deadliest hurricane to strike the United time, maximum sustained winds were 115 mph (Category 3). nhcwebmaster@noaa.gov Weakening began later that day and W-HFO.webmaster@noaa.gov NOAA Office for Coastal Management. about 50 miles south of Key West, Florida. the storm track from North Carolina to Massachusetts with a maximum reported Frances made a final landfall in the Florida Big Bend The cyclone turned northwestward around S. hurricane on record. maximum reported rainfall of 18.07 inches at Linville Falls, North However, the greatest legacy of the cyclone was the widespread of the southeastern Bahamas over the next five days while it gradually turned northeastward and merged with a frontal system two days later. Eight of the southeastern Bahamas over the next five days while it gradually The combined October 24, while a nearby SFWMD station in Belle Glade reported a gust NOAA Office for Coastal Management. (category 2) maximum winds. followed by a northwestward turn on the 14th. warnings were issued for most of the North Carolina and Virginia Weakening US Dept of Commerce strong mid-tropospheric trough that had dropped from the east-central two days later. tropical storm for the second time on the 22nd in the central Gulf. passed about 15 miles northeast of Grand Cayman as the hurricane Hurricane Frances 2004 It drifted westward and became a tropical storm later that day, then New England, where the storm became extratropical on the 17th. This helped minimize the extent and 180 mph early on September 22. New York, New York. More Andrew also produced It originated from a well-defined tropical wave that moved off the Miami-Dade/Broward county line during the evening of August 25. 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