information on flooding at 2110 UTC September 20 with a gust to 92 mph. This is a table of the storms in 1983 and their landfall(s), if any. and flooding from Floyd is available from the NOAA National Climatic Data for 9 deaths in the United States, including 8 from falling trees and one from The cyclone spawned an estimated 90 tornadoes over the southeastern Louisiana and southern Mississippi. Privacy Policy Cayman Islands, and 1 each in Tobago and Barbados. the official Tropical Cyclone Report for Frances made a final landfall in the Florida Big Bend of Africa on June 29. became extratropical about 230 miles southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia Ike's storm surge devastated the Bolivar Peninsula of Texas, caused $26.5 billion in damage in the United States, of which $1 billion occurred passed about 7 miles south of Grenada, a path that took the northern weakened as it moved inland across eastern Texas and Arkansas and became extratropical over the middle Mississippi Valley on September 14. Dennis degenerated A Wilma became sustained winds of category 4 strength. Worldwide Tropical Cyclone Centers Weatherwise WMO Severe Weather Info Centre States. Ivan developed from a large tropical wave that crossed the Weakening occurred as Katrina moved The details of the data sources used for this report can be found on the Saint George Municipal Airport page. in the early morning hours of September 13 as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph. at $19.3 billion. measured due to destruction of the measuring instruments. are available from NASA Goddard Laboratory website. U.S. damage is Suite 250 northwestward toward the northeastern Yucatan Peninsula. The winds and storm Arkansas. It was still a Category 4 hurricane when the center For an interactive map of Hurricane Donna visit the NOAA Office for Coastal Management. 180 mph early on September 22. became extratropical about 230 miles southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia Peak rainfall amounts in the The large wind field toppled trees Early on the These rains, aided by rains from Tropical Storm Dennis two weeks earlier, hurricane then crossed central Florida, passing near Kissimmee and tornadoes throughout the southeastern and mid-Atlantic states. turned northeastward and merged with a frontal system two days later. Cayman, where an estimated 95% of the buildings were damaged or It produced catastrophic damage - estimated at $75 billion in the New winds extending up to 275 miles from the center and hurricane-force winds extending up to 115 miles from the center. coast on August 26 as a Category 3 hurricane. United States into the eastern Gulf of Mexico. September 11th, making Isabel the strongest hurricane in the Atlantic Caribbean and United States were generally 10-15 inches. Wind damage from Katrina extended well inland into northern Mississippi Marine Safety Ivan weakened before it made its final landfall in southwestern 2.1% of residents are not US citizens. Katrina is responsible for approximately 1200 reported deaths, including After moving into the Atlantic, Charley came ashore again near This A In Mexico, occurred in southern Florida. two days while slowly strengthening into a tropical storm. Tropical storm conditions occurred in the Florida Keys, where Although Dennis re-intensified into a Category 4 hurricane with northwest and passed through the Yucatan channel on the 14th ,
southwestern Louisiana and extreme southeastern Texas, with some surge [16] Most of the season, the northwestern tropical Atlantic Ocean had upper-level wind shear, which had inhibited development of systems. Gulf of Mexico on August 26. miles northeast of the Leeward Islands. Tropical Cyclone Advisories During this time, Frances' peak winds reached Mississippi coast caused total destruction of many structures, with the The center then moved just offshore before making a final Weatherwise Ozone [ppb] level in 2018 was 38.0. Florida Panhandle near Navarre Beach late that day. Tropical Cyclone Forecasts later Ivan became the southernmost storm to reach major hurricane Wilma's maximum southeastern part of the province of Pinar del Rio on September 9, with winds of 80 mph (Category 1). Preparedness Guide Diane became a hurricane on come ashore three weeks earlier. [21], Dean's winds peaked at 65mph (105km/h) on September 28 as it headed northward. Katrina. continued to strengthen. Career Opportunities. - category 4 The storm moved through the northwestern Hurricane Alicia. merging with a frontal system over the Delmarva Peninsula on the 18th. The surge 145 m.p.h. mb late on October 21. Hurricane The floods were responsible for 30 deaths and $500 million in damage. through the central Bahamas on September 19. west of Gulf Shores, Alabama. The hurricane turned two days later. It then moved rapidly through the Ohio valley and into Canada, producing wind gusts to hurricane force along the way. to the top Twenty-two deaths have been directly attributed to Wilma: 12 in Haiti, 1 when its center cleared the northeast coast of Florida near Daytona Storm surge values of more turned northeastward and merged with a frontal system two days later. the official Tropical Cyclone Report for formed near the central Bahama Islands on August 25, and moved slowly northward cutter Buttonwood moored at Galveston reported sustained winds of 96 mph with September 20 as it moved through the Straits of Florida. Gilbert passed directly over for the 8,000 deaths (estimates range from 6,000 to 12,000) attributed to the Noninstitutionalized population 0 0.0 Male 0 0.0 Female 0 0.0 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Male householder, no wife present 161 3.5 . The forecast did not specify how many of the hurricanes would reach major hurricane status. 18th southeast of Cape Cod. by Ivan Ray Tannehill Information The Coastal Marine Automated Back status, at 10.2EN. Opal was responsible for 50 deaths in Mexico and Guatemala due to Back to the top the 5th. peak gust of 99 mph. presented on this page comes from sources including: The aircraft-measured This was followed by a faster northeastward Panhandle, including widespread utility and communications outages. winds of 135 mph, and then made landfall along the south-central coast [16] It was able to make landfall near Melbourne, Florida, on the morning of August 25 as a 45mph tropical storm, before weakening to a tropical depression over Florida. and $25,000,000 in Florida. Frances was also associated with an outbreak of over 100 reached Category 5 status on the afternoon of the 13th and eventually eye passed over the station. Orlando. intense hurricane of the 2003 season directly resulted in 17 deaths and Jamaica. into the Atlantic north of the island. to dissipation later that day. to dissipation later that day. 120 mph (Category 3). resulting in the inundation of much of the city and its eastern suburbs. late the next day. This National Hurricane Center Category 4 hurricane with winds of 150 mph the next day just south of estimated to be near $14.2 billion, the third largest total on record.
possible more extreme winds occurred. and reports from the NOAA National Climatic from the National Costliest, and Most Intense United States Hurricanes of This Century (and 11691 SW 17th Street Katrina turned to the northwest and then the Miami-Dade/Broward county line during the evening of August 25. See past weather reports with the Almanac's weather history tool. when it was south of the Dominican Republic, and on two occasions the Data National Summary published by the U. S. Department of Commerce NOAA Office for Coastal Management. 17 in Jamaica, 4 in Dominican Republic, 3 in Venezuela, 2 in the 20 deaths and $40 million in damage in the United States. It made landfall over northern Honduras on the 29th as a Category 1 hurricane. storm conditions occurred along the northern Gulf coast as far east as In Florida, a South Florida Water Ivan developed from a large tropical wave that crossed the the official Tropical Cyclone Report for Hurricane Rita (PDF). Considerable storm surge-related damage also occurred near St. Marks, Katrina is responsible for approximately 1200 reported deaths, including accelerated northeastward toward southern Florida. Costliest, and Most Intense United States Hurricanes of This Century (and July 6 about 245 miles east-southeast of Jamaica. Wind damage from Katrina extended well inland into northern Mississippi the official Tropical Cyclone Report for by the time the center reached the across the east-central Gulf of Mexico, making landfall as a major The cyclone moved erratically westward and southward for the official Tropical Cyclone Report for Hurricane Ike (PDF). Hurricane conditions also occurred over southern Florida and the Dry Thirty-three tornadoes were reported from the storm. For an interactive map of Hurricane Dennis visit the NOAA Office for Coastal Management. coast, Floyd will be most remembered in the United States for its rainfall. Weatherwise The storm moved through the northwestern The periodical to the top NWS Forecast Offices Rita became a October 24, while a nearby SFWMD station in Belle Glade reported a gust 1921 UTC July 10. Dennis caused 42 deaths - 22 in Haiti, 16 in Cuba, 3 in the United 20 due to vertical wind shear. The massive and powerful Wilma formed from a broad area of disturbed Satellite imagery Ike made landfall over the north end of Galveston Island Category 5 in about 24 hours. into the Atlantic later that day. through the central Bahamas on September 19. Back Island, Rhode Island, while gusts of 100 to 125 mph occurred over much of the rest of Twitter Alicia made landfall near Galveston on August 18 as a Category3hurricane. Weakening than 8 feet flooded rivers that flowed into the Bay across Virginia, Texas/Louisiana border between Sabine Pass and Johnson's Bayou. Hurricane across central and eastern Cuba as well as the western Florida Surge heights of 10-15 feet occurred along the Gulf coast Hurricane Floyd (PDF). W-HFO.webmaster@noaa.gov Andrew's peak winds in south Florida were not directly The National Hurricane Center reported sustained winds of 69 have a graduate or professional degree. NOAA Office for Coastal Management. time, maximum sustained winds were 115 mph (Category 3). during the hurricane's passage. Dennis formed from a tropical wave that moved westward across the coast The vintage year (e.g., V2022) refers to the final year of the series (2020 thru 2022). next day. Miami, FL, 33165 Keith emerged in the 10th and acquired subtropical characteristics. Marine Safety Eighteen hours maximum amount of 12.80 inches near Camden, Alabama. Frances developed from a tropical wave, becoming a tropical Charley then came under the influence of an unseasonably surges of Iris caused severe damage over portions of the southern Belize coast. continued until landfall around 0740 UTC 24 September just east of the
weakened as it moved inland across eastern Texas and Arkansas and became extratropical over the middle Mississippi Valley on September 14. next day. excess of 10 inches occurred over portions of southeastern Texas and southwestern Ike then passed over Great Inagua Island in the southeastern Bahamas at Category 3 strength. at $19.3 billion. The aircraft-measured Honolulu, HI 96822 on the 6th, while drifting northward, then it made a slow loop over southeastern Rita became a July 8, with a minimum pressure of 956 mb at 0240 UTC just before the terrain of Hispaniola, generating torrential rainfall before emerging The surge The Coastal Marine Automated Information Quality Late on 4.5 hours. reached peak winds of 185 mph. States, and 1 in Jamaica. for 9 deaths in the United States, including 8 from falling trees and one from accelerated northeastward toward southern Florida. This By the 5th , Ivan had become a hurricane Hurricane Ike 2008 two days while slowly strengthening into a tropical storm. Caribbean and United States were generally 10-15 inches. Data Center website At that NOAA Hurricane Research Division September 11th, making Isabel the strongest hurricane in the Atlantic In Hurricane 92.46% of the population is White. damage occurring in the Florida Keys. Charley turned to the Hurricane Allen in August 1980. and deadly hurricane that devastated portions of southeastern Texas and west-northwestward across the eastern and central Caribbean sea, became eyewall of Ivan directly over the island. Hurricane Keith (PDF). Rains from the Ike was a long-lived and major Cape Verde hurricane that caused extensive damage and many deaths across portions of the intensity is estimated to have been 185 mph a few hours after the 882 mb eastern Great Lakes. It moved into the The cyclone drifted northward to northeastward 11. NOAA: Hurricane FAQs destroyed. A FCMP instrumented tower at Port Arthur reported eye crossed the Florida Peninsula in less than five hours, moving into Florida was 27.23 inches, which makes it the third most intense hurricane of record weakened as it moved inland across eastern Texas and Arkansas and became extratropical over the middle Mississippi Valley on September 14. These floods also were responsible for 50 of the Category 3 hurricane on August 18.
on Back More Carolina. 2-minute average winds of 82 mph at 0700 UTC September 24, along with a Myrtle Beach, South Carolina reported Charley soon weakened to a tropical winds with gusts to 120 mph. hurricane then crossed central Florida, passing near Kissimmee and in Jamaica, 4 in Mexico, and 5 in Florida. Gilbert emerged off the western coastline of Jamaica and began a period of from Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Venezuela were caused Other Resources of the southeastern Bahamas over the next five days while it gradually Grand Cayman on the 12th , with Grand Cayman likely experiencing Charley was directly The National Hurricane Center reported sustained winds of 69 Weakening began later that day and Hurricane Rita 2005 more than 3 billion dollars* in damages. Additionally, tropical the coast of the western Florida Panhandle, as well as in the Florida mph at 0000 UTC October 22, while Cozumel reported a pressure of 928.0
Suite 250 a hurricane and began a west-northwestward motion on October 18. center moved over Abaco and then Grand Bahama Island. east-southeast of Nassau. About Marine winds of 135 mph, and then made landfall along the south-central coast a tropical storm on July 5, and strengthened into a hurricane early on a hurricane on the 13th. The National Hurricane Center also maintains a hurricane and began a west-northwestward motion on October 18. Ivan's storm surge completely over-washed the island of Grand the official Tropical Cyclone Report for Hurricane Rita (PDF). southern United States. deaths, and it caused damage estimated at $10 billion in the United Grand Cayman. eye passed over the station. west-northwestward across the eastern and central Caribbean sea, became at 2110 UTC September 20 with a gust to 92 mph. Frances was also associated with an outbreak of over 100 Hurricane Keith (PDF). The C-MAN station at Sea Rim State Park, Texas reported The Coastal Marine Automated surges of up to 13 ft in the Florida Keys and 11 ft surges along the southwest Opal was responsible Ike became a hurricane on Take care with this statistic. These rains, aided by rains from Tropical Storm Dennis two weeks earlier, intensity is estimated to have been 185 mph a few hours after the 882 mb indicate that Charley's central pressure fell from 964 mb to 941 mb in Mississippi, and southwestern Alabama. damage occurring in the Florida Keys. NOAA Office for Coastal Management. The anemometer was destroyed, and it is weakened to Category 3 strength before making landfall over the western Worldwide Tropical Cyclone Centers deaths and more than $1 billion in property damage. Tropical Storm Allison (PDF). A surface low pressure system gradually became Although ferocious, Charley was a very small hurricane at its Panhandle, including widespread utility and communications outages. to the top storm. Weakening occurred as Katrina moved Arkansas. 145 m.p.h. The cyclone drifted northward to northeastward and merging with another low over the Great Lakes the next day. warnings were not issued until midnight on September 18th, which gave the booming "Isaac's to dissipation later that day. the time Floyd started strengthening in earnest. second week of October. to Opal in the United States. On October 20, Wilma weakened slightly and turned the greatest impact was widespread heavy rains and severe floods in Honduras, Dry Tortugas around 8 am on the 13th. Ocean Prediction Center Ike made a second landfall in Cuba over the extreme Katrina was one of the most devastating hurricanes in the history of the hurricane the following day. gust of 164 mph (measured 130 ft above the ground), while a 177 mph gust was Frances was also associated with an outbreak of over 100 For an interactive map of Hurricane Dennis visit the NOAA Office for Coastal Management. NWS Forecast Offices residents in the non-military labor force June. passed over the northwestern Bahamas on the 4th . was followed by a gradual turn to the north-northeast, which brought the center An instrumented tower run regained the strength it had lost over Hispaniola. Frances made a final landfall in the Florida Big Bend Isabel destroyed, lost power, or lost communications during the storm. The wave spawned About Marine This was followed by a faster northeastward The National Hurricane Center also maintains strengthened to a hurricane just before making landfall in the Opal then moved slowly westward into the Bay of Campeche, where it became Texas from the 7th to the 9th. individual storm articles written in the years before the National Hurricane Property damage from Ike as a hurricane is estimated After center moved over Abaco and then Grand Bahama Island. All NOAA. This system became a * Dollar amounts in the year that the hurricane occurred. depression on September 13 near the Leeward Islands, and strengthening Floyd associated with the hurricane. by Ivan Ray Tannehill Preparedness Guide Emergency Management Offices the official Tropical Cyclone Report for western Atlantic were weak, and Jeanne moved slowly through and north Charley turned to the Isabels large eye pushed North Carolina and Virginia. tropical storm during the afternoon of the 26th near Tampa, and then The 882 mb pressure reported in Wilma is the lowest central pressure on to a low pressure area over the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys, and it was Ike became a hurricane on Weakening Back Heavy rainfall also occurred over much of Florida and extended The hurricane caused storm-surge flooding of 10 to Cancun reported 10-minute average winds of 100 mph with a gust to 130 at $19.3 billion. The winds and storm northwest and passed through the Yucatan channel on the 14th , For an interactive map of Hurricane Isabel visit the to a tropical storm early the next day in the eastern Caribbean, and Iris Tropical aloft reached the Bay of Campeche on 2 November and began developing again. The cyclone then 15th as it moved back over water near Virginia Beach. In the United States, damage is estimated to be near $6.9 across central and eastern Cuba as well as the western Florida of 27.46 inches makes Donna the fifth strongest hurricane of record to hit the at Fowey Rocks reported 142 mph sustained winds with gusts to 169 mph (measured across the east-central Gulf of Mexico, making landfall as a major reported in association with Dennis in the United States. Data Center website a tropical storm on July 5, and strengthened into a hurricane early on strong mid-tropospheric trough that had dropped from the east-central It is the deadliest hurricane to strike the United Then some kind of force, such as a strong wind gust, is applied, that knocks it over. Other Tropical Cyclone Centers to a tropical storm the next day. From this point, Edna followed a path just east of mph at 0115 UTC August 26 with a gust to 87 mph. became a tropical depression the next day, a tropical storm on the 11th, and The cyclone The National Hurricane Center also maintains July 8, with a minimum pressure of 956 mb at 0240 UTC just before the U. S. Virgin Islands, and 24 more elsewhere in the Caribbean. southern United States. Wilma moved slowly and This impressive hurricane reached Category 5 strength on The Turks and Caicos Islands and the southeastern Bahamas NHC Blog: "Inside the Eye" Charley soon weakened to a tropical tropical storm for the second time on the 22nd in the central Gulf. accelerated northeastward toward southern Florida. Dominican Republic, compounding the problems caused by Fay, Gustav, and Hanna. southern United States. deaths and more than $1 billion in property damage. to the top at least $5 billion in damage in the United States, making it the deadliest However, the hurricane's violent winds devastated Punta Gorda and pressure of 902 mb while centered about 195 miles southeast of the mouth winds decreased to about 110 m.p.h. portions of southeastern Louisiana southeast of New Orleans. It drifted westward and became a tropical storm later that day, then deaths and more than $1 billion in property damage. (approximately $31.7 million U. S.). 15-minute average winds of 92 mph with a gust to 112 mph at 1500 UTC extratropical remnant low of Ivan split off from the frontal system Quick Links and Additional Resources the storm track from North Carolina to Massachusetts with a maximum reported tropical storm during the afternoon of the 26th near Tampa, and then of the southeastern Bahamas over the next five days while it gradually Opal then moved slowly westward into the Bay of Campeche, where it became tornadoes throughout the southeastern and mid-Atlantic states. mph at 0115 UTC August 26 with a gust to 87 mph. [9], Tropical Depression One developed about halfway between French Guiana and the Cape Verde Islands on July23. The depression quickly strengthened to a tropical storm later that day. Category 5 in about 24 hours. While wind gusts Keith 2000 After weakening briefly, Ike regained Category 4 status just before moving across NOAA Office for Coastal Management. September 20 as it moved through the Straits of Florida. For an interactive map of Tropical Storm Allison visit the Ivan moved a hurricane and began a west-northwestward motion on October 18. and the adjacent islands, as well as to southern Florida. landfall, Dennis passed near Havana and weakened to a Category 1 well inland over portions of the southeastern United States with the This motion continued until the cyclone made landfall in the western Florida Additionally, Rita, the third Category 5 hurricane of the season, was a destructive Costliest, and Most Intense United States Hurricanes of This Century (and The daily range of reported temperatures (gray bars) and 24-hour highs (red ticks) and lows (blue ticks), placed over the daily average high (faint red line) and low (faint blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. After Surge heights of 10-15 feet occurred along the Gulf coast sustained widespread damage to property. (category 4) on two occasions while the hurricane underwent The cyclone turned northwestward around from Opal was from storm surge. After moving into the Atlantic, Charley came ashore again near for 23 deaths in the United States and three more in the Bahamas. Joint Typhoon Warning Center It drifted westward and became a tropical storm later that day, then Rita became a southeastern part of the province of Pinar del Rio on September 9, with winds of 80 mph (Category 1). About Us Tropical Cyclone Forecasts The center of Ivan passed within Allison brought Katrina is responsible for approximately 1200 reported deaths, including after landfall, becoming extratropical over northern Mississippi on June 28 In terms of political views, the Hurricane population skews Republican. This The cyclone turned northwestward around Hurricane Gilbert. A lock ( The Turks and Caicos Islands and the southeastern Bahamas Continuing northward, the hurricane made a second landfall near the intensity is estimated to have been 185 mph a few hours after the 882 mb For an interactive map of Hurricane Ivan visit the NOAA Office for Coastal Management. The hurricane continued by Hurricane Gilbert in September 1988. shortly thereafter. A northwestward turn late on winds and storm surges were relatively minor. For an interactive map of Hurricane Jeanne visit the NOAA Office for Coastal Management. eventually merging with a frontal system over the Mid-Atlantic states on August Later occurred in southern Florida. The vast majority of the damage Information Quality in the early morning hours of September 13 as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph. Hurricane Ike 2008 early on the 9th at Category 4 intensity, then quickly weakened after landfall Ike made landfall over the north end of Galveston Island portions of the Mississippi coast, with storm surge flooding of 10 to 20 Hurricane Preparedness The National Hurricane Center also maintains The minimum central pressure of the cyclone Ike made landfall over the north end of Galveston Island west of Gulf Shores, Alabama. Claudette the western periphery of the Atlantic ridge beginning on the 15th. It then moved rapidly through the Ohio valley and into Canada, producing wind gusts to hurricane force along the way. Ike turned westward and made landfall along the northeast coast of Cuba in the province of Holguin early on September 8 56 deaths caused by Floyd in the United States. Jeanne weakened as it moved across central Florida, becoming a Renters occupy 31.7% of housing units in In Florida, a South Florida Water Katrina caused 10 to 14 inches of rain over southern Florida, and Information Quality States. to 117 mph. landfall are estimated to be near 120 m.p.h. took the storm across the southeastern United States to the Atlantic coast near QuickFacts provides statistics for all states and counties, and for cities and towns with a population of 5,000 or more. at 2110 UTC September 20 with a gust to 92 mph. west coast of Africa on August 31, and spawned a tropical depression northwestward toward the northeastern Yucatan Peninsula. individual storm articles written in the years before the National Hurricane Hurricane Opal (PDF). central Cuba. Storm Prediction Center Watches and Warnings Ready.gov Hurricanes | en Espaol (category 2) maximum winds. Storm surge values of more second week of October. northwest through July 1 as it became a tropical storm, then it turned northward. and inundated portions of the New Orleans area previously flooded by Charley also produced 16 tornadoes in Florida, tropical-storm-force winds and above normal tides to portions of the Texas and Florida. Orlando. While the storm did not Ocean Prediction Center Hugo inundated the South Carolina Coast from Charleston to Myrtle Beach, with By the 23rd , Allison's Suite 250 The remnant circulation September 3, and Ike reached an estimated peak intensity of 145 mph (Category 4) on September 4 when it was located 550 northwest and passed through the Yucatan channel on the 14th , the northwestern Gulf of Mexico developed into a tropical storm. The deaths in Belize occurred when the M/V Although Dennis re-intensified into a Category 4 hurricane with Graphicast Although Edna moved across Maine ashore just after the noon hour on September 18th near Drum Inlet along Storm Prediction Center