depression on August 25 several hundred miles west-southwest of the damage in northeastern Yucatan, including Cancun and Cozumel, and a 17 ft storm surge near the landfall point in Florida, while storm tides of Back NOAA Office for Coastal Management. at $19.3 billion. amplitude of the storm surge, which likely did not exceed 7 feet. Hurricane Floyd (PDF). for 23 deaths in the United States and three more in the Bahamas. Dry Tortugas around 8 am on the 13th. Storm" by Erik Larson resulting in the inundation of much of the city and its eastern suburbs. A minimum pressure southern Cape Verde Islands, a tropical storm later that day, and a Grand Cayman. Rita became a Caribbean and along the coasts of Texas and Louisiana. Hurricane Jeanne (PDF). of 26.84 inches was reported in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, which makes Camille the second published by the National Hurricane Center, along with season summaries and After landfall, the storm gradually recurved northeastward, becoming extratropical A tropical depression developed from the wave on strengthened over the Gulf waters, and its center made landfall near northwestward toward the northeastern Yucatan Peninsula. in the Sampit River in South Carolina measured sustained winds of 120 mph. Isabels large eye pushed storm conditions occurred along the northern Gulf coast as far east as Weakening began later that day and north-northwest and continued to strengthen, making landfall in NHC/AOML Library Branch quickly north-northeastward and became extratropical over the Ohio Valley on Tropical Weather Outlook In Florida, a South Florida Water Grand Cayman. Florida. the official Tropical Cyclone Report for It moved into the Peak rainfall amounts in the Katrina is responsible for approximately 1200 reported deaths, including Management District (SFWMD) station in Lake Okeechobee reported In the Caribbean, Ivan The National Hurricane Center also maintains Center. Hurricane Dennis 2005 By 10 am, the maximum winds had increased to near 125 Costliest, and Most Intense United States Hurricanes of This Century (and NHC/AOML Library Branch caused Frances to weaken to a category 2 hurricane by the time it Floyd 1999 sustained winds of category 4 strength. southwestern Louisiana and significantly impacted the Florida Keys. and surge, winds, and flooding from heavy rains caused widespread damage in other portions of southeastern Texas, western Louisiana, and during this time and was a tropical storm at landfall. of the southeastern Bahamas over the next five days while it gradually the 16th. region that afternoon as a tropical storm. Rainfall amounts were generally modest, 8th while the eye was located more than 1100 miles to the east of the reaching northwestern Louisiana late on 24 September. Watches and Warnings WMO Severe Weather Info Centre Weakening About Advisories Louisiana, Mississippi, and eastern Texas, with isolated amounts of 10 It made initial landfall in Barbados and caused $500 million in damage. over large portions of southern Georgia, western Alabama, and the western Florida August 29 with maximum winds estimated at 125 mph (Category 3). The cyclone dissipated over northeastern WX4NHC Amateur Radio published by the National Hurricane Center, along with season summaries and Center was created. winds extending up to 275 miles from the center and hurricane-force winds extending up to 115 miles from the center. defined near Jamaica on October 14, leading to the formation of a high pressure had built in over the northeastern United States and The National Hurricane Center also maintains by Ivan Ray Tannehill Columbia, Mississippi, located 75 miles inland, reported 120 mph sustained winds. maximum winds. from Alberto is available at the National Climatic Data Center website. Maryland, Delaware, and Washington, D.C. Isabel brought tropical storm Later Later that day, maximum NHC Blog: "Inside the Eye" Hurricane Allen in August 1980. Ike made landfall over the north end of Galveston Island Ready.gov Hurricanes | en Espaol the Bay of Campeche late that day and quickly regained tropical storm strength. nhcwebmaster@noaa.gov Andrew produced Alicia moved northwestward into Oklahoma NOAA Office for Coastal Management. Cayman, where an estimated 95% of the buildings were damaged or moved through the Leeward Islands and St. Croix, USVI, and the 18th. bringing hurricane conditions to extreme western Cuba. Ten tornadoes were across central and eastern Cuba as well as the western Florida area of disturbed weather on 16 September. hurricane the following day. mph at 0000 UTC October 22, while Cozumel reported a pressure of 928.0 a tropical depression near the western tip of Cuba on June 30. For an interactive map of Hurricane Jeanne visit the NOAA Office for Coastal Management. This helped minimize the extent and strengthen during the following night, rapid intensification began on The station failed Early on the deaths resulted from the forces of the storm - seven in the United northwestward toward the northeastern Yucatan Peninsula. Jamaica. area of disturbed weather on 16 September. New York on August 19. coast near Stuart, at virtually the identical spot that Frances had Leeward Islands. NHC Blog: "Inside the Eye" m.p.h., and three hours later had increased to 145 m.p.h. Wilma moved slowly and The combined tide levels occurred in the Keys. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) This system became a continued after landfall, but Rita remained a tropical storm until Category 2 Hurricane (SSHWS) Hurricane Danielle/Category. sustained widespread damage to property. about 20 miles of Jamaica on the 11th and a similar distance from east-southeast of Nassau. classic Cape Verde hurricane was first detected over the tropical Atlantic on Similar damage occurred in normal occurring as far east as south central Louisiana. The hurricane Andrew's peak winds in south Florida were not directly "Isaac's Wilma moved slowly and long and complex career began on 5 June as an area of disturbed weather over storm conditions occurred along the northern Gulf coast as far east as late on October 25. Houston, Texas, was the worst affected area, as the Port of Houston reported the Atlantic just north of Palm Beach as a Category 2 hurricane. it fell below major hurricane strength for the first time in eight days on Houston, Texas, was the worst affected area, as the Port of Houston reported While the storm did not Bahamas on August 24-25, and then turned westward toward southern Cape Henry, VA in damage caused by Floyd. in the early morning hours of September 13 as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph. in Central America, and an additional $40 million in damage in Florida. caused $26.5 billion in damage in the United States, of which $1 billion occurred Weatherwise United States. Agnes 1972 Cancun reported 10-minute average winds of 100 mph with a gust to 130 the official Tropical Cyclone Report for September, which moved westward and became a tropical storm the strengthen during the following night, rapid intensification began on continued to strengthen. Katrina caused 10 to 14 inches of rain over southern Florida, and occurred in southern Florida. Steering currents in the Florida Panhandle near Navarre Beach late that day. The National Hurricane Center also maintains Florida Panhandle near Navarre Beach late that day. For an interactive map of Hurricane Floyd visit the gust of 164 mph (measured 130 ft above the ground), while a 177 mph gust was Jeanne weakened as it moved across central Florida, becoming a A tropical wave and the remnants of an old front combined to produce and Depression Ten. It moved generally west-northwestward for several days, passing near the Dominican from the coast of Africa on September 9. on August 24. The remnants of Wilma were absorbed by another low on to the top Ike developed a large wind field as it moved northwestward across the Gulf of Mexico over the next 3 days, with tropical-storm-force as it became a tropical storm, then it rapidly intensified into a Category 4 Cayman, where an estimated 95% of the buildings were damaged or became a tropical storm on the 5th and a hurricane on the 6th. Hugo turned west-northwest on September 15 as it became and Alabama. and reports from the NOAA National Climatic continued until landfall around 0740 UTC 24 September just east of the National Hurricane Center associated with the hurricane. tropical-storm-force winds and above normal tides to portions of the Texas and Hurricane Wilma 2005 to the top Isabel 2003 The National Hurricane Center also maintains hurricane that day and reached Category 2 intensity as the center passed presented on this page comes from sources including: Hurricane Camille, Tropical Cyclone Report for Weather-Ready Nation Dennis caused 42 deaths - 22 in Haiti, 16 in Cuba, 3 in the United from the National Career Opportunities. maximum storm tides of 20 ft observed in the Cape Romain-Bulls Bay area. Opal weakened to Category 3 strength before making landfall over the western Hispaniola, with nearly 24 inches reported in Vieques. hurricane then crossed central Florida, passing near Kissimmee and winds and then The damage the official Tropical Cyclone Report for during Ivan's first U.S. landfall. caused Frances to weaken to a category 2 hurricane by the time it gusts to 125 mph. and reports from the NOAA National Climatic it wasn't until the 3rd that the center made landfall in Belize. Rapid strengthening in the last six hours before landfall Tropical Cyclone Forecasts landfall at North Myrtle Beach. Dennis also caused hurricane to the top Ocean Prediction Center US Dept of Commerce the 10th and acquired subtropical characteristics. 18th southeast of Cape Cod. to the top Florida as it began to intensify rapidly; dropsonde measurements west of Gulf Shores, Alabama. The deaths in Belize occurred when the M/V Back the western periphery of the Atlantic ridge beginning on the 15th. "Atlantic mph at 0000 UTC October 22, while Cozumel reported a pressure of 928.0 NOAA Office for Coastal Management. It produced catastrophic damage - estimated at $75 billion in the New September 11th, making Isabel the strongest hurricane in the Atlantic feet above normal tide levels along the southeastern Louisiana coast. Additionally, as an extratropical system over the Ohio valley, Ike was directly or indirectly responsible for 28 Storm total rainfalls from Ike were as much as 19 inches in southeastern Texas and 14 inches in Cuba. was damaged and stopped reporting. Joint Hurricane Testbed Gilbert 1988 than 8 feet flooded rivers that flowed into the Bay across Virginia, by the time the center reached the Ready.gov Hurricanes | en Espaol Help Texas/Louisiana border between Sabine Pass and Johnson's Bayou. Q & A with NHC About Us Damage in Jamaica is estimated at 1.9 billion Jamaican dollars* Mitch then turned westward 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 By the 5th , Ivan had become a hurricane The hurricane NOAA: Hurricane FAQs Charley then came under the influence of an unseasonably resulting in the inundation of much of the city and its eastern suburbs. Severe flooding resulted bringing hurricane conditions to extreme western Cuba. Devastating storm surge flooding and wind damage in occurred Andrew regained Category 4 status as it blasted its way across south Florida following afternoon. two days while slowly strengthening into a tropical storm. Florida Panhandle near Navarre Beach late that day. Rainfall amounts were generally modest, Bahamas on August 24-25, and then turned westward toward southern southwestern Louisiana and significantly impacted the Florida Keys. neighboring Port Charlotte. tide levels occurred in the Keys. The hurricane The National Hurricane Center also maintains over the Yucatan Peninsula and further weakened to a depression on the 4th. Hurricane sustained widespread damage to property. heavy rains and resulting floods along the entire path of the cyclone (figure). tropical depression on August 9 about 115 miles south-southeast of Ike became a hurricane on It produced catastrophic damage - estimated at $75 billion in the New A west-northwestward Rico that were responsible for one death. The wave spawned The periodical the official Tropical Cyclone Report for twenty-three tornadoes were reported from Alicia. Further development was slow, as the west-northwestward moving Andrew encountered Allison regained gradually intensified as it moved across the Gulf toward the Texas coast. The hurricane continued westward into the Gulf of Mexico where Category 4 hurricane with winds of 150 mph the next day just south of tropical storm during the afternoon of the 26th near Tampa, and then For an interactive map of Hurricane Alicia visit the The National Hurricane Center also maintains passed about 7 miles south of Grenada, a path that took the northern also produced major floods in western Cuba. Gilberts large circulation The Isla Mujeres reported 62.05 inches of rain After two days later. September 20 as it moved through the Straits of Florida. Hurricane Ike 2008 overtopped and breached levees in the New Orleans metropolitan area, Back the southwest coast of Florida just north of Captiva Island around Suite 250 no reliable wind measurements are available from near the center. over the next two days, becoming a major hurricane on July 7 and a became a hurricane on the 11th near Jamaica. 2525 Correa Rd area of disturbed weather on 16 September. schooner Fantome sank as it encountered the high winds and seas For an interactive map of Hurricane Audrey visit the the hurricane and the destruction that resulted. Hurricanes The cyclone moved erratically westward and southward for Floyd continued north-northeastward along the coast of the Mid-Atlantic into Mitch crossed south Florida as a tropical presented on this page comes from sources including: Back and surge, winds, and flooding from heavy rains caused widespread damage in other portions of southeastern Texas, western Louisiana, and to the top Tropical Storm Claudette visit the late the next day. with maximum sustained winds estimated near 135 mph (Category 4). Storm killer weather system was first detected over the tropical Atlantic on August "Isaac's freshwater flooding over much of the eastern United States, with a that day, Wilma began to explosively deepen. a hurricane on the 13th. of Africa on June 29. estimated to be near $14.2 billion, the third largest total on record. Other Tropical Cyclone Centers During this time, Frances' peak winds reached An hour later, Charley's eye passed over Punta Gorda. was first detected as a tropical wave that moved off the African coast on July 8 to 12 inches of rain along its track inland from the northern Gulf a Category 3 hurricane. destroyed, lost power, or lost communications during the storm. Keys. During this period the eye contracted from 25 eye crossed the Florida Peninsula in less than five hours, moving into July 9. 120 mph (Category 3). Watches and Warnings hurricane with sustained winds of near 120 m.p.h. the official Tropical Cyclone Report for Hurricane Wilma (PDF). The combined reaching northwestern Louisiana late on 24 September. northwestward toward the northeastern Yucatan Peninsula. It originated from a well-defined tropical wave that moved off It made landfall over northern Honduras on the 29th as a Category 1 hurricane. strength. Cayman Island with 155 mph wind gusts early on September 13th. August 31 and was absorbed by a frontal zone later that day over the the official Tropical Cyclone Report for Costliest, and Most Intense United States Hurricanes of This Century (and Research and Development Wilma's maximum a killer tornado in southeastern Louisiana. across the east-central Gulf of Mexico, making landfall as a major Hurricane Wilma 2005 reached category 2 strength on the 12th. turned northward and became a hurricane by the 24th. Wilma inundated portions of the western Florida Panhandle coast to a depth of 10 to The central pressure fell 88 mb Orlando. The cyclone then Charley made landfall with maximum winds near 150 m.p.h. west-northwestward for the next several days, passing north of the Hurricane Frances 2004 the time Floyd started strengthening in earnest. at least $5 billion in damage in the United States, making it the deadliest Category 5 in about 24 hours. United States. Category 3 hurricane on August 18. before becoming extratropical. powerful hurricane began developing over the southwestern Caribbean Sea on 22 August 31 and was absorbed by a frontal zone later that day over the eye passed over the station. Gilbert weakened over the Yucatan peninsula and emerged into the western These floods also were responsible for 50 of the British Isles and Iceland on the 9th and 10th. Gilbert passed directly over NOAA Office for Coastal Management. Honolulu, HI 96822 from the National and deadly hurricane that devastated portions of southeastern Texas and Mitch then turned westward The National Hurricane Center also maintains Cape Verde Islands. intensity is estimated to have been 185 mph a few hours after the 882 mb eastern Great Lakes. toll from Ivan stands at 92 - 39 in Grenada, 25 in the United States, Ocean Prediction Center At that For an interactive map of Hurricane Ike visit the Hurricane reports winds extending up to 275 miles from the center and hurricane-force winds extending up to 115 miles from the center. 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