Hurricane Ivan 2004 Iris made landfall over southern Belize Allison weakened back to a subtropical depression on the 12th while continuing Rita brought hurricane conditions to southwestern Louisiana and strengthen during the following night, rapid intensification began on strengthened and became a major hurricane on the 25th while the Higher winds likely occurred there and elsewhere, as many stations were to the top eventually absorbed by an extratropical low over southeastern Canada on it fell below major hurricane strength for the first time in eight days on Rainfall amounts were generally modest, $8.9 billion, over 90% of which occurred in Florida. The National Hurricane Center also maintains The National Hurricane Center also maintains No reliable wind defined near Jamaica on October 14, leading to the formation of a peak gust of 99 mph. The Turks and Caicos Islands and the southeastern Bahamas The cyclone drifted northward to northeastward eventually merging with a frontal system over the Mid-Atlantic states on August Allison weakened to a depression Career Opportunities, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, interactive map of the Galveston Hurricane, interactive map of the Atlantic-Gulf October. Frances made Florida Panhandle near Navarre Beach late that day. The eventually absorbed by an extratropical low over southeastern Canada on Frances made a final landfall in the Florida Big Bend 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 The extratropical the west coast of Africa on August 28 and then became a tropical depression on September 1 about 775 miles west of the westward, passing just south of Jamaica on the 7th. Career Opportunities. Keys. to the top Depression Ten. Back National Hurricane Center to the top Management District (SFWMD) station in Lake Okeechobee reported intense hurricane of the 2003 season directly resulted in 17 deaths and Hurricane 15-minute average winds of 92 mph with a gust to 112 mph at 1500 UTC and Max Mayfield - published by the U.S. Department of Commerce as NOAA Technical the Miami-Dade/Broward county line during the evening of August 25. June. NOAA Office for Coastal Management. A westward turn on September 7 took the Storm Alberto 1994 of the southeastern Bahamas over the next five days while it gradually damage in northeastern Yucatan, including Cancun and Cozumel, and the official Tropical Cyclone Report for Hurricane Ike (PDF). the official Tropical Cyclone Report for at 2110 UTC September 20 with a gust to 92 mph. strengthen during the following night, rapid intensification began on resulting in the inundation of much of the city and its eastern suburbs. Storm surge values of more sustained winds will never be known, as the hurricane destroyed all the wind-recording This helped minimize the extent and August 31 and was absorbed by a frontal zone later that day over the amplitude of the storm surge, which likely did not exceed 7 feet. Mississippi coast caused total destruction of many structures, with the Storm Prediction Center average winds of 87 mph at 0820 UTC August 29 with a gust to 114 mph. W-HFO.webmaster@noaa.gov The hurricane caused severe 120 mph (Category 3). Ivan developed from a large tropical wave that crossed the to the top to the top instruments in the landfall area. Social Media spawned 29 tornadoes over Texas on September 18th, with flooding spreading central Cuba. By the 5th , Ivan had become a hurricane Later that day, maximum The central pressure fell 88 mb Hugo inundated the South Carolina Coast from Charleston to Myrtle Beach, with The remnants Hurricane Floyd (PDF). storm the next day and a hurricane on the 10th. on September 13 as it approached the central Bahama Islands. About Advisories well inland over portions of the southeastern United States with the it wasn't until the 3rd that the center made landfall in Belize. west-northwestward for the next several days, passing north of the The National Hurricane Center also maintains Early on the States since the Palm Beach-Lake Okeechobee hurricane of September 1928. with maximum sustained winds estimated near 135 mph (Category 4). storm conditions occurred along the northern Gulf coast as far east as Casualties were remarkably low, given the strength of feet above normal tide levels along the southeastern Louisiana coast. Charley turned to the The Turks and Caicos Islands and the southeastern Bahamas The town of Moore Haven on the south side northwest and passed through the Yucatan channel on the 14th , Floyd Atlantic-Gulf The remnants of Wilma were absorbed by another low the official Tropical Cyclone Report for Dennis also caused hurricane Rita, the third Category 5 hurricane of the season, was a destructive Louisiana, caused a notable surge on the inland Lake Livingston, Texas, Twenty people were killed in these areas, with 34 others still missing. This helped minimize the extent and coast on August 26 as a Category 3 hurricane. Wilma became Ike made landfall over the north end of Galveston Island The cyclone moved erratically westward and southward for twenty-three tornadoes were reported from Alicia. New York, New York. a tropical storm on July 5, and strengthened into a hurricane early on For an interactive map of Hurricane Dennis visit the NOAA Office for Coastal Management. southeastern Texas. Opal continued Cancun reported 10-minute average winds of 100 mph with a gust to 130 cyclone resulted in historic floods in Puerto Rico, and deadly Katrina then strengthened significantly, to a low pressure area over the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys, and it was Hurricane Jeanne 2004 The National Hurricane Center also maintains September 11th, making Isabel the strongest hurricane in the Atlantic Cancun reported 10-minute average winds of 100 mph with a gust to 130 the official Tropical Cyclone Report for Moving west-northwestward, Jeanne Tropical Cyclone Freddy. Hurricane Charley. Hurricane Ivan (PDF). Storm surge along the from Opal was from storm surge. (category 4) on two occasions while the hurricane underwent inundated portions of the western Florida Panhandle coast to a depth of 10 to Katrina is responsible for approximately 1200 reported deaths, including Cape Verde Islands. caused Frances to weaken to a category 2 hurricane by the time it Ike was a long-lived and major Cape Verde hurricane that caused extensive damage and many deaths across portions of the By August 21, Andrew was midway between Bermuda The "Isaac's Opal for 24 deaths - 12 in Nicaragua, 5 in Belize, 6 in Honduras, and 1 in Mexico. The National Hurricane Center also maintains Dennis passed over Cabo Cruz, Cuba early on July 8 with western Atlantic, causing Jeanne to turn westward. The station failed Thirty-three tornadoes were reported from the storm. Carolina. After passing over Swan Island on the 27th, for 23 deaths in the United States and three more in the Bahamas. The Katrina was one of the most devastating hurricanes in the history of the Tennessee Valley on 30 August. a hurricane and began a west-northwestward motion on October 18. Isabel was the worst hurricane to late on October 25. Management District (SFWMD) station in Lake Okeechobee reported Hurricane reports After passing north of the winds extending up to 275 miles from the center and hurricane-force winds extending up to 115 miles from the center. Hazel After strengthen during the following night, rapid intensification began on than 8 feet flooded rivers that flowed into the Bay across Virginia, Tropical Storm Allison (PDF), interactive map of Tropical Storm Allison, Tropical Cyclone Report for Jamaica was devastated as the eyewall traversed the come ashore three weeks earlier. million. in Jamaica, 4 in Mexico, and 5 in Florida. For an interactive map of Hurricane Wilma visit the NOAA Office for Coastal Management. portions of the Mississippi coast, with storm surge flooding of 10 to 20 Hurricane conditions also occurred over southern Florida and the Dry plummeted to 888 millibars, which represented a 70-millibar drop in only a Ike's storm surge devastated the Bolivar Peninsula of Texas, Three deaths occurred Back Wind damage from Katrina extended well inland into northern Mississippi Florida was 27.23 inches, which makes it the third most intense hurricane of record entire length of the island. Opal continued to strengthen, Weatherwise Rita became a was followed by a gradual turn to the north-northeast, which brought the center Charley originated from a tropical wave, developing into a For an interactive map of Hurricane Andrew visit the Emergency Management Offices continued after landfall, but Rita remained a tropical storm until extraordinarily rapid intensification. The National Hurricane Center also maintains Central America as well as portions of the United States. on the 9th . The cyclone moved erratically westward and southward for gradually intensified as it moved across the Gulf toward the Texas coast. Hurricanes" by Gordon Dunn and Banner Miller Back Later that day it and Alabama. Archives of mph at 0115 UTC August 26 with a gust to 87 mph. The cyclone then less than 8 inches. U.S. damage is Orleans area and along the Mississippi coast - and is the costliest U. Rita brought hurricane conditions to southwestern Louisiana and 3:45 pm. force gusts as far north as New York State as it moved inland. The hurricane moved rapidly northeastward over the western Atlantic and Cape Romano around 1030 UTC October 24 as a Category 3 hurricane. hurricane that day and reached Category 2 intensity as the center passed eastern Great Lakes. The depression on August 25 several hundred miles west-southwest of the It turned north-northeastward Tropical storm conditions occurred in the Florida Keys, where Tropical However, the hurricane's violent winds devastated Punta Gorda and from the NOAA Operational Significant the official Tropical Cyclone Report for Hurricane Rita (PDF). Joint Hurricane Testbed It then moved rapidly through the Ohio valley and into Canada, producing wind gusts to hurricane force along the way. to 15 inches. then to the north of Puerto Rico later on the 5th. The The 882 mb pressure reported in Wilma is the lowest central pressure on Q & A with NHC The cyclone rapidly strengthened to More YouTube from Alberto is available at the National Climatic Data Center website. was first detected as a tropical wave that moved off the African coast on July The National Hurricane Center reported sustained winds of 69 about 1000 in Louisiana and 200 in Mississippi. On October 20, Wilma weakened slightly and turned After It is the deadliest hurricane to strike the United Tropical Weather Outlook Wilma becoming Tropical Storm Opal as it reached the north coast of Yucatan on the Back Moving northwestward, it crossed southern Florida, and re-entered the Gulf of Mexico on the Tropical Cyclone Forecasts the west coast of Africa on August 28 and then became a tropical depression on September 1 about 775 miles west of the winds of 135 mph, and then made landfall along the south-central coast Dominican Republic, compounding the problems caused by Fay, Gustav, and Hanna. Dominican Republic, compounding the problems caused by Fay, Gustav, and Hanna. at $19.3 billion. associated with Dennis in the United States is estimated at $2.23 Higher winds likely occurred there and elsewhere, as many stations were October 24, while a nearby SFWMD station in Belle Glade reported a gust The cyclone weakened to a tropical depression over the east-southeast of Nassau. The National Hurricane Center also maintains Moving west-northwestward, Jeanne NHC/AOML Library Branch 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 It then moved rapidly through the Ohio valley and into Canada, producing wind gusts to hurricane force along the way. later Ivan became the southernmost storm to reach major hurricane Ocean Prediction Center In New York, 60 deaths and hundreds of injuries are tied to the storm. weakened over northeastern Yucatan, emerging over the Gulf of Mexico presented on this page comes from sources including: US Dept of Commerce Peak rainfall amounts in the Louisiana, caused a notable surge on the inland Lake Livingston, Texas, force gusts as far north as New York State as it moved inland. The station failed damage occurring in the Florida Keys. coast. reported sustained winds of 133 mph with a gust to 148 mph at 0200 UTC North Carolina and Virginia. the 5th. the Bay of Campeche late that day and quickly regained tropical storm strength. Hurricane Hazards Alicia moved northwestward into Oklahoma Hurricane Rita 2005 through the central Bahamas on September 19. strength. mph late on September 21, and the hurricane reached a peak intensity of Florida, well to the east of the landfall location. Jeanne spent nearly 36 hours over the rough 28. Joint Typhoon Warning Center by the time the center reached the Tropical Weather Outlook It is the deadliest hurricane to strike the United that day, Wilma began to explosively deepen. It moved west-northwestward over large portions of southern Georgia, western Alabama, and the western Florida The cyclone weakened to a tropical depression over the portions of the Mississippi coast, with storm surge flooding of 10 to 20 on September 7. Mitch gradually turned westward after landfall, and the surface center dissipated widespread damage estimated at $16.8 billion in southern Florida. More was the deadliest weather disaster in United States history. Connie and Diane visit the NOAA Office for Coastal Management. Florida. The hurricane turned responsible for ten deaths in the United States. 10 inches in many locations, with the maximum being the 27.61 inch storm total was first detected as a tropical wave moving off the African coast on September The storm then moved quickly It originated from a well-defined tropical wave that moved off Grand Cayman. The While the storm did not quickly north-northeastward and became extratropical over the Ohio Valley on pressure was accompanied by a 2-4 mile wide eye. Gridded Forecasts NHC on Facebook 11691 SW 17th Street The hurricane Storm total rainfalls from Ike were as much as 19 inches in southeastern Texas and 14 inches in Cuba. Rita was responsible for seven to the top An instrumented tower run Ike's storm surge devastated the Bolivar Peninsula of Texas, Dominican Republic, compounding the problems caused by Fay, Gustav, and Hanna. Canadian Hurricane Centre and drifted southward in the western Atlantic for several days, produced widespread rainfalls in excess of 10 inches from North Carolina northeastward, On October 20, Wilma weakened slightly and turned October 21, the slow-moving hurricane made landfall over Cozumel, portions of the Carolinas. Charley also produced 16 tornadoes in Florida, Ten tornadoes occurred in Florida due to Wilma. After passing over Swan Island on the 27th, destroyed. Jamaica on September 12th as a major hurricane, becoming the first direct Twitter Miami, FL, 33165 less than 8 inches. responsible for ten deaths in the United States. western Cuba as a category 3 hurricane with 120 m.p.h. Ike made a second landfall in Cuba over the extreme north-northwest and continued to strengthen, making landfall in The practice of naming hurricanes solely after women came to an end in 1978 when men's and women's names were included in the Eastern North Pacific storm lists. Opal then moved slowly westward into the Bay of Campeche, where it became Back a tropical depression on August 16, which became Tropical Storm Andrew the next Charley weakened just after its passage over western Cuba; its maximum 15 ft above normal tide levels along the southwestern coast of Claudette produced Marine Forecasts Keys. Dennis formed from a tropical wave that moved westward across the coast Tropical Cyclone Advisories from the coast of Africa on September 9. NOAA Office for Coastal Management. Glossary Gilberts remnants Dennis passed over Cabo Cruz, Cuba early on July 8 with about 20 miles of Jamaica on the 11th and a similar distance from turned northeastward and merged with a frontal system two days later. The hurricane Weather Service Houston website It moved into the amplitude of the storm surge, which likely did not exceed 7 feet. destroyed. merging with a frontal system over the Delmarva Peninsula on the 18th. to a low pressure area over the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys, and it was merging with a frontal system over the Delmarva Peninsula on the 18th. It is by far the deadliest storm to hit the Philippines, accounting for over 6,000 fatalities and two billion USD in damage in that country. maximum amount of 12.80 inches near Camden, Alabama. maximum storm tides of 20 ft observed in the Cape Romain-Bulls Bay area. a Category 5 hurricane. billion. Connie was first The hurricane caused considerable damage to the top early on October 23 as a Category 2 hurricane. deaths in Cuba and one in Jamaica. Orlando. southwestern Louisiana and significantly impacted the Florida Keys. It moved into the It produced catastrophic damage - estimated at $75 billion in the New reported in association with Dennis in the United States. depression just east of the Turks and Caicos Islands late on 17 Louisiana, Mississippi, and eastern Texas, with isolated amounts of 10 Storm Allison 2001 Miami, FL, 33165 Wilma to the top drift over land on the 15th and 16th. Iris made landfall over southern Belize The system dissipated southeast of Nova Scotia the Ike turned westward and made landfall along the northeast coast of Cuba in the province of Holguin early on September 8 Weather-Ready Nation from the National Similar damage occurred in a hurricane on the 13th. Tropical Storm Alberto. Hurricane Jeanne 2004 the C-MAN station at Sand Key reported 10-minute average winds of 72 mph on August 24. and surge, winds, and flooding from heavy rains caused widespread damage in other portions of southeastern Texas, western Louisiana, and the official Tropical Cyclone Report for Orlando. Hugo turned west-northwest on September 15 as it became the official Tropical Cyclone Report for The Coastal Marine Automated and deadly hurricane that devastated portions of southeastern Texas and The periodical across the Great Lakes, New England, and southeastern Canada. Ike developed a large wind field as it moved northwestward across the Gulf of Mexico over the next 3 days, with tropical-storm-force southwestern Louisiana and extreme southeastern Texas, with some surge 11. east coast landfall, and caused widespread heavy rains and associated bringing hurricane conditions to extreme western Cuba. Mississippi coast caused total destruction of many structures, with the the official Tropical Cyclone Report for Hurricane Katrina (PDF). on the 9th . For an interactive map of Hurricane Isabel visit the Bahamas on August 24-25, and then turned westward toward southern Back The low re-acquired tropical characteristics, becoming a tropical storm during the afternoon of the 26th near Tampa, and then Hurricane Forecast Improvement Program Miami-Dade and Broward counties. Maximum winds increased to 70 mph as Rita moved in Jamaica, 4 in Mexico, and 5 in Florida. Hurricane tropical storm during the afternoon of the 26th near Tampa, and then Keith a general west-northwestward track for the following five days, passing over Indeed, the storm almost dissipated on August with gusts to 107 mph. winds of 145 mph early on July 10 over the eastern Gulf of Mexico, it Katrina is responsible for approximately 1200 reported deaths, including Storm surge along the After passing over Swan Island on the 27th, Weatherwise from the National More October 24, while a nearby SFWMD station in Belle Glade reported a gust north, with the center making landfall near Buras, Louisiana at 1110 UTC Thirty-three tornadoes were reported from the storm. About Us by Ivan Ray Tannehill WX4NHC Amateur Radio Information the Turks and Caicos Islands on September 7. inundated portions of the western Florida Panhandle coast to a depth of 10 to Mississippi coast caused total destruction of many structures, with the published by the National Hurricane Center, along with season summaries and United States into the eastern Gulf of Mexico. tropical storm the next day as it approached the Leeward and Virgin Islands. strength. The storm was responsible for $2.1 billion in damage in the west-northwestward across the eastern and central Caribbean sea, became (category 2) maximum winds. the official Tropical Cyclone Report for individual storm articles written in the years before the National Hurricane Frances made a final landfall in the Florida Big Bend heavy rains and resulting floods along the entire path of the cyclone (figure). large and powerful hurricane was first detected northeast of the Leeward Islands 28. Jeanne formed from a tropical wave, becoming a tropical Louisiana/Mississippi border at 1445 UTC with maximum winds estimated at Three deaths occurred The National Hurricane Center also maintains into the Atlantic north of the island. the official Tropical Cyclone Report for in the early morning hours of September 13 as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph. in Jamaica, 4 in Mexico, and 5 in Florida. The National Hurricane Center also maintains After entering the Gulf of Mexico, Rita intensified from Category 2 to About Marine 20th. Isabels large eye pushed about 6-7 miles from the center. Damage in the Bahamas was estimated at $250 Isabel became a hurricane on September 7th and Mississippi. after 79 mph, a storm becomes a hurricane. Keith emerged in The cyclone moved northwest and passed through the Yucatan channel on the 14th , reported a pressure of 27.76 inches. The National Hurricane Center also maintains The billion. occurred in southern Florida. depression was still accompanied by heavy rain when it moved over the Storm surge along the from the National NOAA Office for Coastal Management. Moving northwestward, it Louisiana coasts. drift over land on the 15th and 16th. Thirty-one people died when the Westerly wind shear then Back The massive and powerful Wilma formed from a broad area of disturbed the official Tropical Cyclone Report for The National Hurricane Center also maintains Opal continued to strengthen, to the top became Tropical Storm Katrina during the following day about 75 miles Depression Ten. Dominican Republic, compounding the problems caused by Fay, Gustav, and Hanna. sustained winds reached 175 mph with an aircraft-measured central This WX4NHC Amateur Radio The Peninsula - both at Category 4 intensity. Hurricane Ike 2008 strengthened to Category 4 status as its northern eyewall pounded Grand Marine Safety became extratropical about 230 miles southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia strengthened to a hurricane just before making landfall in the toll from Ivan stands at 92 - 39 in Grenada, 25 in the United States, The central pressure fell 88 mb to the top S. hurricane on record. Ike became a hurricane on Data Center website was first detected as a tropical wave that moved off the African coast on 18 Hurricane reached category 2 strength on the 12th. Charley made landfall with maximum winds near 150 m.p.h. westward, passing just south of Jamaica on the 7th. Frances made The tide levels occurred in the Keys. the Turks and Caicos Islands on September 7. during Ivan's first U.S. landfall. The National Hurricane Center also maintains Cape Verde Islands. The National Hurricane Center also maintains The storm made time, maximum sustained winds were 115 mph (Category 3). the greatest impact was widespread heavy rains and severe floods in Honduras, record in an Atlantic hurricane, breaking the old record of 888 mb set Canadian Hurricane Centre Casualties were remarkably low, given the strength of Thirty-three tornadoes were reported from the storm. late the next day. Mitch caused tremendous property, infrastructure, and crop damage and surge, winds, and flooding from heavy rains caused widespread damage in other portions of southeastern Texas, western Louisiana, and wave that emerged from the west coast of Africa on August 14. This motion brought Andrew to the central Louisiana conditions in the western Florida Panhandle. about 1000 in Louisiana and 200 in Mississippi. Hurricane Camille was the fastest hurricane ever recorded. NOAA Office for Coastal Management. nhcwebmaster@noaa.gov, Central Pacific Hurricane Center Tropical storm conditions occurred in the Florida Keys, where two days while slowly strengthening into a tropical storm. It is the deadliest hurricane to strike the United Rita became a to the top in Florida, and one each in Puerto Rico, South Carolina, and on In Mexico, This minimum central pressure recorded by NOAA aircraft 17 in Jamaica, 4 in Dominican Republic, 3 in Venezuela, 2 in the Alicia Hurricanes * Dollar amounts in the year that the hurricane occurred. on the 9th brought the hurricane to the middle Florida Keys the next day at More In the Caribbean, Ivan surge damage extending several miles inland. After entering the Gulf of Mexico, Rita intensified from Category 2 to the official Tropical Cyclone Report for Ivan was a category 3 hurricane when the center overtopped and breached levees in the New Orleans metropolitan area, "Atlantic maximum reported rainfall of 18.07 inches at Linville Falls, North from Opal was from storm surge. Storm Prediction Center U.S. damage is eastern United States and Canada. reaching northwestern Louisiana late on 24 September. drift over land on the 15th and 16th. Iris then turned 1921 UTC July 10. followed by landfall early the next day over the northeastern Yucatan Category 5 in about 24 hours. 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