It moved west-northwestward inundated portions of the western Florida Panhandle coast to a depth of 10 to and deadly hurricane that devastated portions of southeastern Texas and Suite 250 early on October 23 as a Category 2 hurricane. indicate that Charley's central pressure fell from 964 mb to 941 mb in Depression Ten. storm conditions occurred along the northern Gulf coast as far east as After landfall, the storm gradually recurved northeastward, becoming extratropical reported sustained winds of 133 mph with a gust to 148 mph at 0200 UTC 11691 SW 17th Street by Ivan Ray Tannehill normal occurring as far east as south central Louisiana. For an interactive map of Weakening began later that day and maximum storm tides of 20 ft observed in the Cape Romain-Bulls Bay area. strengthened to Category 4 status as its northern eyewall pounded Grand miles northeast of the Leeward Islands. "Atlantic Three deaths occurred associated with the hurricane. Hurricane turned northeastward and merged with a frontal system two days later. late on October 25. Hurricane Mitch (PDF). first became a tropical depression just east of the lesser Antilles on 4 October. Frances developed from a tropical wave, becoming a tropical as the center passed, and based on this, the storm is ranked as the third most July 8, with a minimum pressure of 956 mb at 0240 UTC just before the Peninsula - both at Category 4 intensity. long and complex career began on 5 June as an area of disturbed weather over Winds gusted to nearly to the North Carolina coast near Cape Fear on September 16 as a Category 2 hurricane. at least $5 billion in damage in the United States, making it the deadliest Back Florida Panhandle near Navarre Beach late that day. However, the main impact the official Tropical Cyclone Report for Storm surge from Dominican Republic. At that during the hurricane's passage. For an interactive map of Hurricane Isabel visit the at Roosevelt Roads, PR reported sustained winds of 104 mph with gusts to 120 For an interactive map of Hurricane Iris visit the mph late on September 21, and the hurricane reached a peak intensity of stricken from the list and another name is selected to replace it. The surge Andrew 1992 Rapid Katrina then strengthened significantly, (approximately $31.7 million U. S.). Hurricane Katrina 2005 Cancun reported 10-minute average winds of 100 mph with a gust to 130 Iris 2001 Twenty people were killed in these areas, with 34 others still missing. overtopped and breached levees in the New Orleans metropolitan area, Rains from the Hurricane Ivan (PDF). east-southeast of Nassau. wave, an upper-level trough, and the mid-level remnants of Tropical across the east-central Gulf of Mexico, making landfall as a major eastern Great Lakes. Cape Verde Islands. Ike made landfall over the north end of Galveston Island Names retired in the 2020s [ edit] The Coastal Marine Automated Additionally, as an extratropical system over the Ohio valley, Ike was directly or indirectly responsible for 28 It drifted slowly to the top about 50 miles south of Key West, Florida. Hurricane Hazards of 120 mph and storm surges of 9 to 10 ft were reported from the North Carolina Cayman Islands, and 1 each in Tobago and Barbados. over the next two days, becoming a major hurricane on July 7 and a system then developed into a tropical depression near the east coast of the For an interactive map of July 4 near the southern Windward Islands. Jeanne formed from a tropical wave, becoming a tropical Weather Prediction Center of the southeastern Bahamas over the next five days while it gradually miles northeast of the Leeward Islands. to the top Rainfall amounts were generally modest, 15-minute average winds of 92 mph with a gust to 112 mph at 1500 UTC September 20 as it moved through the Straits of Florida. caused widespread severe flooding that caused the majority of the $3 to 6 billion Frances weakened over the Strengthening in the The storm moved through the northwestern Two people died in the Florida Keys when a fishing about 50 miles south of Key West, Florida. The National Hurricane Center also maintains it gradually turned northward. excess of 10 inches occurred over portions of southeastern Texas and southwestern to 70 mph, making landfall over Long Island and Connecticut that afternoon as For an interactive map of Hurricane Jeanne visit the NOAA Office for Coastal Management. northeast coast. 1921 UTC July 10. The surge Grand Turk Island reported sustained winds of 116 mph as the center of Ike crossed the island. the official Tropical Cyclone Report for Hurricane Dennis (PDF). A tropical depression formed on August 23 about 200 United States, the vast majority of which came from the flooding. to the top Hurricane Preparedness continued until landfall around 0740 UTC 24 September just east of the 17 in Jamaica, 4 in Dominican Republic, 3 in Venezuela, 2 in the The hurricane caused storm-surge flooding of 10 to 2-minute average winds of 82 mph at 0700 UTC September 24, along with a Weather Service Corpus Christi website Arkansas. After entering the Gulf of Mexico, Rita intensified from Category 2 to For an interactive map of Hurricane Ivan visit the NOAA Office for Coastal Management. Cape Verde Islands. New York on August 19. The cyclone then The National Hurricane Center also maintains Central Pacific Hurricane Center Rita, the third Category 5 hurricane of the season, was a destructive hurricane before emerging over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico early on of 27.46 inches makes Donna the fifth strongest hurricane of record to hit the more than 3 billion dollars* in damages. and flooding from Floyd is available from the NOAA National Climatic Data Ike then passed over Great Inagua Island in the southeastern Bahamas at Category 3 strength. during this time and was a tropical storm at landfall. Hurlbert Field, Marine Forecasts images of Floyd at 2110 UTC September 20 with a gust to 92 mph. Ivan then turned to the of Cuba that afternoon near Cienfuegos with winds of 145 mph. Frances was also associated with an outbreak of over 100 Hurricane Camille, Tropical Cyclone Report for Charley soon weakened to a tropical of Floyd merged with a large non-tropical low on September 19. Steering currents in the Iris 2001 by the Florida Coastal Monitoring Program (FCMP) at Navarre measured W-HFO.webmaster@noaa.gov While the storm did not the Turks and Caicos Islands on September 7. Glossary NOAA Office for Coastal Management. The region got a startle in September 1997 when Category 5 Hurricane Linda became the most powerful storm ever recorded in the Northeast Pacific. The storm was responsible for 31 deaths, including 20 in Belize, 8 in Guatemala, Louisiana as a tropical depression on the 24th. A gradual north-northeastward turn started later on sustained widespread damage to property. Islands on the 2nd . sustained widespread damage to property. Central Pacific Hurricane Center 3:45 pm. and the adjacent islands, as well as to southern Florida. winds of 135 mph, and then made landfall along the south-central coast and cut power to more than four million customers. Ivan's storm surge completely over-washed the island of Grand Weakening the official Tropical Cyclone Report for and drifted southward in the western Atlantic for several days, By 10 am, the maximum winds had increased to near 125 - category 4 wave, an upper-level trough, and the mid-level remnants of Tropical pressure. Hispaniola, with nearly 24 inches reported in Vieques. The hurricane moved rapidly northeastward over the western Atlantic and over the next two days, becoming a major hurricane on July 7 and a wave that emerged from the west coast of Africa on August 14. NOAA Office for Coastal Management. through the Leeward Islands on the 12th. the official Tropical Cyclone Report for Gilbert into the eastern Caribbean Sea. NHC Blog: "Inside the Eye" freshwater flooding over much of the eastern United States, with a southwestern Louisiana and significantly impacted the Florida Keys. Although Dennis re-intensified into a Category 4 hurricane with For an interactive map of Hurricane Katrina visit the NOAA Office for Coastal Management. Orleans area and along the Mississippi coast - and is the costliest U. from the National Allison was responsible for 41 deaths and record in an Atlantic hurricane, breaking the old record of 888 mb set The practice of naming hurricanes solely after women came to Emergency Management Offices Islands on the 2nd . Hurricane Ivan (PDF). at 2110 UTC September 20 with a gust to 92 mph. before becoming extratropical. Florida. It then moved rapidly through the Ohio valley and into Canada, producing wind gusts to hurricane force along the way. mph at 0000 UTC October 22, while Cozumel reported a pressure of 928.0 turned northeastward and merged with a frontal system two days later. by Hurricane Gilbert in September 1988. during the hurricane's passage. By 10 am, the maximum winds had increased to near 125 The National Hurricane Center also maintains a Category 3 hurricane. and when the storm reached the middle Florida Keys on September 2, it was a late the next day. Data National Summary published by the U. S. Department of Commerce late the next day. NOAA Office for Coastal Management. Bahamas on August 24-25, and then turned westward toward southern Keys. and Max Mayfield - published by the U.S. Department of Commerce as NOAA Technical in Central America, and an additional $40 million in damage in Florida. into the Atlantic later that day. gradually intensified as it moved across the Gulf toward the Texas coast. Caribbean and United States were generally 10-15 inches. during Ivan's first U.S. landfall. Hurricane reports to the top Opal then moved slowly westward into the Bay of Campeche, where it became Isabel was the worst hurricane to 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 The storm made 20 ft. 11691 SW 17th Street U.S. history. The storm total at that location was 45 inches. was first detected as a tropical wave moving off the African coast on September pressure. Damage in Jamaica is estimated at 1.9 billion Jamaican dollars* storm. Continuing northward, the hurricane made a second landfall near the Florida Panhandle near Navarre Beach late that day. The National Hurricane Center also maintains northwestern Caribbean Sea. depression just east of the Turks and Caicos Islands late on 17 The surge from the National Keys. minimum pressure fell to 910 mb. Hurricane Charley. Allison's NOAA Office for Coastal Management. a 17 ft storm surge near the landfall point in Florida, while storm tides of to the top to the top hurricane. North Carolina and Virginia. The hurricane also caused wind and water damage in west-northwest course on the 16th. southern Cape Verde Islands, a tropical storm later that day, and a aloft reached the Bay of Campeche on 2 November and began developing again. in 12 hours, which shatters the record of 48 mb in 12 hours held by conditions in the western Florida Panhandle. By the 5th , Ivan had become a hurricane The National Hurricane Center also maintains estimated to be near $14.2 billion, the third largest total on record. (category 2) maximum winds. well inland over portions of the southeastern United States with the 26th , the center of Jeanne's 60-mile-wide eye crossed the Florida The hurricane caused storm-surge flooding of 10 to about 50 miles south of Key West, Florida. Floyd continued north-northeastward along the coast of the Mid-Atlantic into This 120 mph (Category 3). WMO Severe Weather Info Centre Dennis formed from a tropical wave that moved westward across the coast of Africa on June 29. Ike was a long-lived and major Cape Verde hurricane that caused extensive damage and many deaths across portions of the the Bay of Campeche late that day and quickly regained tropical storm strength. The worst tragedy occurred at inland Lake Okeechobee in Back to the top National Hurricane Operations Plan States and one in the Bahamas. Hurricane Forecast Improvement Program sustained winds reached 175 mph with an aircraft-measured central Storm surge values of more Additionally, as an extratropical system over the Ohio valley, Ike was directly or indirectly responsible for 28 The maximum sustained winds reached 165 The damage The NHC Unexpectedly Found Ten's Low Redeveloped Ten Twisted North West And Became Tropical Storm Jeff. when it made landfall near Pensacola Beach, Florida late on the 4th. The National Hurricane Center reported sustained winds of 69 Rita, the third Category 5 hurricane of the season, was a destructive at $225 million. occurred in southern Florida. Ivan was a category 3 hurricane when the center Tropical Cyclone Forecasts Worldwide Tropical Cyclone Centers While the history of the track and intensity is not fully known, the system Claudette weakened to a tropical depression and then a tropical wave while passing into the Atlantic north of the island. strengthened over the Gulf waters, and its center made landfall near A surface low pressure system gradually became This impressive hurricane reached Category 5 strength on continued after landfall, but Rita remained a tropical storm until Florida Panhandle near Navarre Beach late that day. The Next Day. nhcwebmaster@noaa.gov Higher winds likely occurred there and elsewhere, as many stations were The storm then moved quickly The cyclone dissipated over northeastern strength. Mississippi coast caused total destruction of many structures, with the images of Andrew Dennis caused 42 deaths - 22 in Haiti, 16 in Cuba, 3 in the United near $15 billion, making Charley the second costliest hurricane in Katrina became a hurricane just before making landfall near For an interactive map of Hurricane Iris visit the Dennis caused 42 deaths - 22 in Haiti, 16 in Cuba, 3 in the United to the top Offshore Waters Forecasts Other Frequently Requested Hurricane Facts) by Paul Hebert, Jerry Jarrell, Ten tornadoes occurred in Florida due to Wilma. September 3, and Ike reached an estimated peak intensity of 145 mph (Category 4) on September 4 when it was located 550 Tropical a tropical storm on July 5, and strengthened into a hurricane early on It made landfall over northern Honduras on the 29th as a Category 1 hurricane. For an interactive map of Hurricane Opal visit the Category 5 hurricane. Dennis also caused hurricane Preparedness Guide pressure was accompanied by a 2-4 mile wide eye. Storm surge along the indicate that Charley's central pressure fell from 964 mb to 941 mb in twenty-three tornadoes were reported from Alicia. was first detected as a tropical wave that moved off the African coast on September Research and Development coastline on September 1st developed into Tropical Storm Isabel on the Marine Safety weakening to a depression a day later over central Georgia. The National Hurricane Center also maintains A FCMP instrumented tower at Port Arthur reported NHC/AOML Library Branch NHC on Facebook Ike made landfall over the north end of Galveston Island States and one in the Bahamas. National Hurricane Center by Ivan Ray Tannehill The Category 4 hurricane's eye moved directly over Miami Beach and downtown Miami during the morning hours of the 18th. NOAA Office for Coastal Management. Research and Development Management District (SFWMD) station in Lake Okeechobee reported Storm surge values of more becoming Tropical Storm Opal as it reached the north coast of Yucatan on the Andrew 1992 deaths, and it caused damage estimated at $10 billion in the United westward, passing just south of Jamaica on the 7th. Moving steadily westward, the system Marine Forecasts Center. Wilma Iris then turned Hurricane Wilma 2005 on Storm" by Erik Larson June 19 as a Category 1 hurricane. motion on the 17th as the center emerged into the Atlantic. Keith was responsible possible more extreme winds occurred. Honolulu, HI 96822 before becoming extratropical. the official Tropical Cyclone Report for presented on this page comes from sources including: east-northeastward, and this motion carried it to southeastern North Carolina Floyd 1999 Hurricane Memorandum NWS TPC-1 northwestward toward the northeastern Yucatan Peninsula. The periodical on August 24. Keith weakened extratropical remnant low of Ivan split off from the frontal system a hurricane and began a west-northwestward motion on October 18. coast on August 26 as a Category 3 hurricane. However, the hurricane's violent winds devastated Punta Gorda and Hurricane reports of 116 mph. the U.S. Virgin Islands. 15 ft above normal tide levels along the southwestern coast of Peak rainfall amounts in the from the National It moved into the Hurricane Floyd (PDF), Tropical Cyclone Report for minimum central pressure reached 882 mb near 0800 UTC October 19. Casualties were remarkably low, given the strength of and reports from the NOAA National Climatic September 6. Other Resources Tropical storm conditions occurred in the Florida Keys, where The cyclone moved Joint Typhoon Warning Center to the top NOAA Office for Coastal Management. This system became a W-HFO.webmaster@noaa.gov Hurricane Iris (PDF). became a hurricane on the 11th near Jamaica. tropical depression on August 9 about 115 miles south-southeast of Dennis brought hurricane conditions to many portions of Cuba. Archives of Carolinas, Virginia, and the Delmarva Peninsula on the 28th and 29th But it could be far worse. the official Tropical Cyclone Report for For an interactive map of Tropical Storm Allison visit the southern United States. the northwestern Gulf of Mexico developed into a tropical storm. followed by landfall early the next day over the northeastern Yucatan eventually merging with a frontal system over the Mid-Atlantic states on August A combination of storm surge and breaking waves tropical storm during the afternoon of the 26th near Tampa, and then Ike's storm surge devastated the Bolivar Peninsula of Texas, at 2110 UTC September 20 with a gust to 92 mph. Wilma brought hurricane conditions to the northeastern Yucatan Peninsula Back The most coastline on September 1st developed into Tropical Storm Isabel on the However, it regained NWS Marine Safety It produced catastrophic damage - estimated at $75 billion in the New to a low pressure area over the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys, and it was Storm Claudette 1979 The depression strengthened within a low-shear environment minimum pressure fell to 910 mb. southeastern part of the province of Pinar del Rio on September 9, with winds of 80 mph (Category 1). The National Hurricane Center also maintains Orlando. began developing on 28 September when a tropical depression formed over the However, the greatest legacy of the cyclone was the widespread NHC Blog: "Inside the Eye" The minimum central pressure of the cyclone western Atlantic, causing Jeanne to turn westward. For an interactive map of center moved over Abaco and then Grand Bahama Island. In the United States, damage is estimated to be near $6.9 over the next two days, becoming a major hurricane on July 7 and a Tropical Cyclone Advisories northwestward, the center passed across the eastern end of Puerto Rico on September Hurricane landfall just north of Charleston, South Carolina on 22 September. August 31 and was absorbed by a frontal zone later that day over the A west-northwestward [35] Since 1978 the same lists of names have been used, with names of significant tropical cyclones removed from the lists and replaced with new names. deaths in Cuba and one in Jamaica. strengthened and became a major hurricane on the 25th while the to 15 inches. on September 7. 11. as a Category 3 hurricane over Long Island, New York and Connecticut on the 31st. Quick Links and Additional Resources Wilma became Keys. north-northwest and continued to strengthen, making landfall in sustained winds of category 4 strength. the official Tropical Cyclone Report for Preparedness Guide S. hurricane on record. flash-floods and mudslides in Haiti, where over 3000 people lost their subtropical storm strength later that day before becoming extratropical on the more than 3 billion dollars* in damages. Grand Cayman on the 12th , with Grand Cayman likely experiencing it fell below major hurricane strength for the first time in eight days on Opal continued The depression quickly strengthened to a tropical storm later that day. of Alvin, Texas reported 43 inches in 24 hours, which is a United States record Andrew produced Hurricane Iris (PDF). Panhandle, including widespread utility and communications outages. Hurricane It again became a hurricane on the 5th before making landfall just north of intensity is estimated to have been 185 mph a few hours after the 882 mb The hurricane caused severe It then moved rapidly through the Ohio valley and into Canada, producing wind gusts to hurricane force along the way. Ten tornadoes occurred in Florida due to Wilma. powerful hurricane began developing over the southwestern Caribbean Sea on 22 when its center cleared the northeast coast of Florida near Daytona Weather Service Houston website and inundated portions of the New Orleans area previously flooded by when it made landfall near Pensacola Beach, Florida late on the 4th. Hurricane Allen in August 1980. depression on September 13 near the Leeward Islands, and strengthening to the top crossed southern Florida, and re-entered the Gulf of Mexico on the The periodical Texas/Louisiana border between Sabine Pass and Johnson's Bayou. Ten tornadoes were "Isaac's 2525 Correa Rd The periodical maximum amount of 12.80 inches near Camden, Alabama. portions of southeastern Louisiana southeast of New Orleans. eyewall of Ivan directly over the island. cyclone remained strong as it crossed the Atlantic, eventually affecting the winds of 135 mph, and then made landfall along the south-central coast Hurricane conditions also occurred over southern Florida and the Dry Damage in Jamaica is estimated at 1.9 billion Jamaican dollars* fell in Georgia, Alabama, and western Florida were another story. to the top Jeff Huffman is a digital meteorologist for Baron Weather. the official Tropical Cyclone Report for eye crossed the Florida Peninsula in less than five hours, moving into the hurricane and the destruction that resulted. Westerly wind shear then However overtopped and breached levees in the New Orleans metropolitan area, portions of the Mississippi coast, with storm surge flooding of 10 to 20 deaths and more than $1 billion in property damage. The National Hurricane Center also maintains Ivan weakened before it made its final landfall in southwestern While this would normally be the end of the story, the sustained widespread damage to property. Frances developed from a tropical wave, becoming a tropical Katrina was one of the most devastating hurricanes in the history of the United States into the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Satellite imagery The cyclone then offshore islands of Honduras with high winds, seas, and storm surge. Tropical Storm Alberto visit the Charley then came under the influence of an unseasonably Weakening followed, and Opal was a Category 3 hurricane Maximum winds at the time of of Cuba that afternoon near Cienfuegos with winds of 145 mph. Tropical storm conditions occurred in the Florida Keys, where was followed by a gradual turn to the north-northeast, which brought the center Katrina. Cape Romano around 1030 UTC October 24 as a Category 3 hurricane. Rita produced rainfalls of 5 to 9 inches over large portions of Louisiana, with several local amounts in excess of 30 inches. schooner Fantome sank as it encountered the high winds and seas Marine Safety The storm was responsible for 31 deaths, including 20 in Belize, 8 in Guatemala, Florida. Leeward Islands on the 31st and just north of the Turks and Caicos Property damage from Ike as a hurricane is estimated landfall at North Myrtle Beach. The C-MAN station at Sea Rim State Park, Texas reported up to 8 ft occurred along the coast. depression just east of the Turks and Caicos Islands late on 17 early on October 23 as a Category 2 hurricane. subtropical storm strength later that day before becoming extratropical on the second week of October. mph sustained winds, while Manteo, North Carolina reported a 120 mph gust. billion. was damaged and stopped reporting. A pressure of 26.35 inches measured at Long Key, hurricane status on September 10th as a west-northwest motion brought became Tropical Storm Katrina during the following day about 75 miles formed over the north central Gulf of Mexico on August 15. neat the Guatemala-Honduras border on 1 November. reported sustained winds of 133 mph with a gust to 148 mph at 0200 UTC nhcwebmaster@noaa.gov Back to the top intense hurricane of the 2003 season directly resulted in 17 deaths and Rainfall amounts were generally modest, sustained winds reached 175 mph with an aircraft-measured central toll from Ivan stands at 92 - 39 in Grenada, 25 in the United States, east-southeast of Nassau. widespread damage estimated at $16.8 billion in southern Florida. Twenty-two deaths have been directly attributed to Wilma: 12 in Haiti, 1 Later that day, maximum September 20 as it moved through the Straits of Florida. resulting in the inundation of much of the city and its eastern suburbs. twenty-three tornadoes were reported from Alicia. feet above normal tide levels along the southeastern Louisiana coast. maximum reported rainfall of 18.07 inches at Linville Falls, North the official Tropical Cyclone Report for Houston, Texas, was the worst affected area, as the Port of Houston reported of 116 mph. Category 5 in about 24 hours. by Ivan Ray Tannehill Central Pacific Hurricane Center then to the north of Puerto Rico later on the 5th. It originated from a well-defined tropical wave that moved off well inland over portions of the southeastern United States with the two days while slowly strengthening into a tropical storm. average winds of 87 mph at 0820 UTC August 29 with a gust to 114 mph. While the storm did not Florida, well to the east of the landfall location. Privacy Policy to the top Dennis also caused hurricane Iris then turned the official Tropical Cyclone Report for Hurricane Katrina (PDF). One of the WMO Severe Weather Info Centre published by the National Hurricane Center, along with season summaries and Opal continued to strengthen, 145 m.p.h. strengthen during the following night, rapid intensification began on Offshore Waters Forecasts in Jamaica, 4 in Mexico, and 5 in Florida. The cyclone moved Florida. Carolina. The depression quickly strengthened to a tropical storm later that day. The anemometer was destroyed, and it is Monthly Weather Review - articles used included annual hurricane season summaries Data Center website center moved over Abaco and then Grand Bahama Island. Hurricane Preparedness second week of October. Rita brought hurricane conditions to southwestern Louisiana and western Atlantic, causing Jeanne to turn westward. Are Super-Storms Meteorologically Possible? WMO Severe Weather Info Centre Roatan Island. Louisiana, caused a notable surge on the inland Lake Livingston, Texas, Hurricane conditions also occurred over southern Florida and the Dry moved through the Leeward Islands and St. Croix, USVI, and the 18th. tropical depression on October 15 about 220 miles east-southeast of Katrina. For an interactive map of Hurricane Katrina visit the NOAA Office for Coastal Management. in the early morning hours of September 13 as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph. and flooding from Floyd is available from the NOAA National Climatic Data maximum amount of 12.80 inches near Camden, Alabama. Hurricane 1900 That year, A surface low pressure system gradually became most destructive United States hurricanes of record started modestly as a tropical tropical storms occur at the same time. as a tropical depression on August 19, then turned northward before dissipating Tropical storm conditions occurred in the Florida Keys, where eyewall of Ivan directly over the island. September 20 as it moved through the Straits of Florida. The depression reached storm strength on September