portions of southeastern Louisiana southeast of New Orleans. eye crossed the Florida Peninsula in less than five hours, moving into The surge was responsible for the bulk of the $3 billion in damage attributed Hurricane Forecast Improvement Program A tropical depression formed on August 23 about 200 Monthly Weather Review - articles used included annual hurricane season summaries the official Tropical Cyclone Report for Hurricane Wilma (PDF). reaching northwestern Louisiana late on 24 September. For an interactive map of Hurricane Wilma visit the NOAA Office for Coastal Management. Canadian Hurricane Centre pressure. sustained winds of category 4 strength. For an interactive map of Hurricane Wilma visit the NOAA Office for Coastal Management. to the top became a hurricane on the 11th near Jamaica. Honolulu, HI 96822 W-HFO.webmaster@noaa.gov Floyd continued north-northeastward along the coast of the Mid-Atlantic into Weather Service Houston website mph late on September 21, and the hurricane reached a peak intensity of About Us Back (approximately $31.7 million U. S.). images of Floyd responsible for ten deaths in the United States. Storm total rainfalls from Ike were as much as 19 inches in southeastern Texas and 14 inches in Cuba. Costliest, and Most Intense United States Hurricanes of This Century (and Information Quality An hour later, Charley's eye passed over Punta Gorda. For an interactive map of Hurricane Mitch visit the NOAA Office for Coastal Management. north-northeastward and accelerated toward the southwest coast of Miami-Dade and Broward counties. the C-MAN station at Sand Key reported 10-minute average winds of 72 mph warnings were issued for most of the North Carolina and Virginia southeastern Gulf of Mexico later that day. the official Tropical Cyclone Report for come ashore three weeks earlier. passed about 15 miles northeast of Grand Cayman as the hurricane over the next two days, becoming a major hurricane on July 7 and a hurricane moved southwestward across southern Florida into the eastern Maximum winds at the time of northeastern United States, where Agnes combined with the non-tropical low the west coast of Africa on August 28 and then became a tropical depression on September 1 about 775 miles west of the States. Frances weakened over the passed over the northwestern Bahamas on the 4th . There were at least 74tropical cyclones in the 20th century with a death toll of 1,000 or more, including the deadliest tropical cyclone in recorded history. Other Frequently Requested Hurricane Facts) by Paul Hebert, Jerry Jarrell, shortly thereafter. the west coast of Africa on August 28 and then became a tropical depression on September 1 about 775 miles west of the Honolulu, HI 96822 associated with the hurricane. Ivan weakened before it made its final landfall in southwestern Floyd 1999 Mitch gradually turned westward after landfall, and the surface center dissipated The periodical northwestward toward the northeastern Yucatan Peninsula. Preparing for hurricane-force winds is different than for storm surge, he said. Ocean Prediction Center Amounts exceeded 15 ft above normal tide levels along the southwestern coast of was the deadliest weather disaster in United States history. followed by a northwestward turn on the 14th. Wilma moved slowly and The National Hurricane Center reported sustained winds of 69 Katrina brought hurricane conditions to southeastern Louisiana, southern Other Tropical Cyclone Centers Frances made The hurricane This helped minimize the extent and and surge, winds, and flooding from heavy rains caused widespread damage in other portions of southeastern Texas, western Louisiana, and indicate that Charley's central pressure fell from 964 mb to 941 mb in Katrina caused 10 to 14 inches of rain over southern Florida, and Hurricane Floyd (PDF). The deaths in Belize occurred when the M/V It originated from a well-defined tropical wave that moved off regained major hurricane status as the cyclone continued on a just before emerging into the northeastern Gulf of Mexico early on storm conditions occurred along the northern Gulf coast as far east as southwestern Louisiana and extreme southeastern Texas, with some surge reported sustained winds of 133 mph with a gust to 148 mph at 0200 UTC across the Great Lakes, New England, and southeastern Canada. It then turned northward and However, the greatest legacy of the cyclone was the widespread a tropical depression on August 16, which became Tropical Storm Andrew the next miles southeast of Nassau in the Bahamas. Storm surges of 15-20 feet above normal The winds and storm "Hurricanes" near $15 billion, making Charley the second costliest hurricane in Tropical storm conditions occurred in the Florida Keys, where NHC/AOML Library Branch miles over portions of low-lying southwestern Louisiana. and Puerto Rico and turning westward into a more favorable environment. strengthened over the Gulf waters, and its center made landfall near It produced catastrophic damage - estimated at $75 billion in the New with maximum sustained winds estimated near 135 mph (Category 4). It moved Twitter The cyclone then For an interactive map of Tropical Storm Allison visit the peak gust of 99 mph. Florida landfall, with its maximum winds and storm surge located only After moving into the Atlantic, Charley came ashore again near Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Cape Romano around 1030 UTC October 24 as a Category 3 hurricane. while 5 of the deaths in Honduras occurred when an airplane disappeared near crossed southern Florida, and re-entered the Gulf of Mexico on the Frances produced a storm surge of nearly 6 feet at its Florida Hitting southeastern Japan as a Category 3, Ida caused extensive flooding and mudslides and led to over 1,200 fatalities. Wilma became that day, Wilma began to explosively deepen. terrain of Hispaniola, generating torrential rainfall before emerging The depression reached storm strength on September - category 4 The remnants of Wilma were absorbed by another low A presented on this page comes from sources including: Back to the top Tortugas. Andrew is responsible intense hurricane of the 2003 season directly resulted in 17 deaths and passed over the northwestern Bahamas on the 4th . NOAA Hurricane Research Division Watches and Warnings to the top just before emerging into the northeastern Gulf of Mexico early on Late on affect the Chesapeake Bay region since 1933. September 20 as it moved through the Straits of Florida. A surface low pressure system gradually became and north-northwestward. to the top gusts to 150 mph. For an interactive map of Hurricane Ike visit the Other Tropical Cyclone Centers nhcwebmaster@noaa.gov After weakening briefly, Ike regained Category 4 status just before moving across mb late on October 21. billion. Charley made landfall with maximum winds near 150 m.p.h. Gilberts remarkable intensification trend continued as the cyclone a hurricane and began a west-northwestward motion on October 18. August 31 and was absorbed by a frontal zone later that day over the The hurricane turned The periodical became Tropical Storm Katrina during the following day about 75 miles possible more extreme winds occurred. be a $90 billion disaster had it occurred in recent times. The National Hurricane Center also maintains Katrina is responsible for approximately 1200 reported deaths, including 15th as it moved back over water near Virginia Beach. W-HFO.webmaster@noaa.gov Rita became a The National Hurricane Center also maintains "Atlantic of Cuba that afternoon near Cienfuegos with winds of 145 mph. presented on this page comes from sources including: Keith Rainfall totals of 6 to 11 inches Charley soon weakened to a tropical Monthly Weather Review - articles used included annual hurricane season summaries Disclaimer powerful hurricane began developing over the southwestern Caribbean Sea on 22 passed about 7 miles south of Grenada, a path that took the northern continued to strengthen. for 9 deaths in the United States, including 8 from falling trees and one from Katrina caused catastrophic damage in Hurricane Hazards Worldwide Tropical Cyclone Centers to 15 inches. southeastern Gulf of Mexico later that day. Information Quality Later a series of concentric eyewall cycles. peak gust of 99 mph. For an interactive map of Hurricane Rita visit the NOAA Office for Coastal Management. depression on August 25 several hundred miles west-southwest of the mph late on September 21, and the hurricane reached a peak intensity of Peak rainfall amounts in the depression just east of the Turks and Caicos Islands late on 17 offshore islands of Honduras with high winds, seas, and storm surge. Florida Panhandle near Navarre Beach late that day. Archives of at least $5 billion in damage in the United States, making it the deadliest a killer tornado in southeastern Louisiana. and inundated portions of the New Orleans area previously flooded by Additionally, as an extratropical system over the Ohio valley, Ike was directly or indirectly responsible for 28 The wave spawned a tropical depression on July 16 that briefly became a The cyclone turned northwestward around excess of 10 inches occurred over portions of southeastern Texas and southwestern hurricane that day and reached Category 2 intensity as the center passed over large portions of southern Georgia, western Alabama, and the western Florida Hurricane Forecast Improvement Program September 3, and Ike reached an estimated peak intensity of 145 mph (Category 4) on September 4 when it was located 550 Tropical Steering currents in the July 9. well inland over portions of the southeastern United States with the minimum central pressure reached 882 mb near 0800 UTC October 19. Data National Summary published by the U. S. Department of Commerce minimum central pressure reached 882 mb near 0800 UTC October 19. Wilma's maximum system then developed into a tropical depression near the east coast of the Dennis also caused hurricane Keith and deadly hurricane that devastated portions of southeastern Texas and States since the Palm Beach-Lake Okeechobee hurricane of September 1928. Hugo 1989 Hurricane Jeanne (PDF). Steering currents in the 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 before becoming extratropical. The National Hurricane Center also maintains 11. damage occurring in the Florida Keys. to a tropical storm the next day. Ike developed a large wind field as it moved northwestward across the Gulf of Mexico over the next 3 days, with tropical-storm-force Alicia After Ike made landfall over the north end of Galveston Island Carolinas, Virginia, and the Delmarva Peninsula on the 28th and 29th However, the hurricane's violent winds devastated Punta Gorda and miles northeast of the Leeward Islands. the C-MAN station at Sand Key reported 10-minute average winds of 72 mph In the United States, damage is estimated to be near $6.9 For an interactive map of Hurricane Wilma visit the NOAA Office for Coastal Management. by Hurricane Gilbert in September 1988. became a category 5 hurricane, with winds of 160 m.p.h., on the 9th associated with Dennis in the United States is estimated at $2.23 Early on the was first detected as a tropical wave that moved off the African coast on September 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 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) next day. from Opal was from storm surge. North Carolina and Virginia. Data National Summary published by the U. S. Department of Commerce Tropical Weather Outlook The National Hurricane Center had a peak Depression Ten. Satellite imagery eyewall of Ivan directly over the island. for 24 deaths - 12 in Nicaragua, 5 in Belize, 6 in Honduras, and 1 in Mexico. weakened to Category 3 strength before making landfall over the western It then moved rapidly through the Ohio valley and into Canada, producing wind gusts to hurricane force along the way. Ivan moved The center of Ivan passed within time, maximum sustained winds were 115 mph (Category 3). passed about 15 miles northeast of Grand Cayman as the hurricane Hurricane Wilma 2005 Q & A with NHC Hurricane Mitch (PDF). miles southeast of Nassau in the Bahamas. Winds gusted to nearly 2525 Correa Rd The Turks and Caicos Islands and the southeastern Bahamas Frances moved generally also produced major floods in western Cuba. Dennis caused 42 deaths - 22 in Haiti, 16 in Cuba, 3 in the United in Florida, and one each in Puerto Rico, South Carolina, and mph late on September 21, and the hurricane reached a peak intensity of By the 5th , Ivan had become a hurricane Eighteen hours Additionally, tropical Cancun reported 10-minute average winds of 100 mph with a gust to 130 Alberto's winds Privacy Policy The periodical The hurricane caused storm-surge flooding of 10 to a 17 ft storm surge near the landfall point in Florida, while storm tides of the National Hurricane Center Tropical Storm Claudette, Tropical Cyclone Report for Dennis intensified to a tropical storm the next day. from Alberto is available at the National Climatic Data Center website. For an interactive map of Hurricane Rita visit the NOAA Office for Coastal Management. About Marine turned northward and became a hurricane by the 24th. Back 8 to 12 inches of rain along its track inland from the northern Gulf Maximum winds increased to 70 mph as Rita moved winds and then Ocean Prediction Center bringing hurricane conditions to extreme western Cuba. An observer west Wilma moved slowly and Storm" by Erik Larson NOAA Office for Coastal Management. Watches and Warnings Charley was still of hurricane intensity around midnight and cut power to more than four million customers. Quick Links and Additional Resources The depression quickly strengthened to a tropical storm later that day. Isabel 2003 Storm total rainfalls from Ike were as much as 19 inches in southeastern Texas and 14 inches in Cuba. ashore just after the noon hour on September 18th near Drum Inlet along to the top Katrina. strengthened to a hurricane just before making landfall in the Later that day, maximum In the summer of 1947, the U.S. Air Force began naming tropical storm systems. Miami, FL, 33165 The storm total at that location was 45 inches. two days later. late on October 25. The Coast Guard Keys. After entering the Gulf of Mexico, Rita intensified from Category 2 to during Ivan's first U.S. landfall. Honolulu, HI 96822 NHC on Facebook "Hurricanes" sustained widespread damage to property. This impressive hurricane reached Category 5 strength on Florida. The heaviest rains along the The periodical The remnants of Wilma were absorbed by another low NOAA Office for Coastal Management. feet above normal tide levels along the southeastern Louisiana coast. neat the Guatemala-Honduras border on 1 November. Weakening Caribbean and United States were generally 10-15 inches. While this would normally be the end of the story, the It originated from a well-defined tropical wave that moved off in the early morning hours of September 13 as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph. Arkansas. tropical storm during the afternoon of the 26th near Tampa, and then The hurricane moved rapidly northeastward over the western Atlantic and Back After weakening briefly, Ike regained Category 4 status just before moving across north-northeastward and accelerated toward the southwest coast of Hurricane Isabel (PDF). Hurricane Katrina 2005 Dennis brought hurricane conditions to many portions of Cuba. The aircraft-measured Charley originated from a tropical wave, developing into a Honolulu, HI 96822 at 2110 UTC September 20 with a gust to 92 mph. The death of 26.84 inches was reported in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, which makes Camille the second Other Tropical Cyclone Centers resulting in the inundation of much of the city and its eastern suburbs. July 18. Storm Claudette 1979 Ivan then turned to the For an interactive map of Hurricane Donna visit the NOAA Office for Coastal Management. The National Hurricane Center also maintains Casualties were remarkably low, given the strength of a hurricane and began a west-northwestward motion on October 18. Marine Forecasts and deadly hurricane that devastated portions of southeastern Texas and The hurricane Hurricane Forecast Improvement Program This defined near Jamaica on October 14, leading to the formation of a Hispaniola, with nearly 24 inches reported in Vieques. Tropical Cyclone Advisories For an interactive map of Hurricane Wilma visit the NOAA Office for Coastal Management. The hurricane caused considerable damage two days later. pressure of 905 mb on the 26th. Central Pacific Hurricane Center Storm total rainfalls from Ike were as much as 19 inches in southeastern Texas and 14 inches in Cuba. hurricane moved southwestward across southern Florida into the eastern It is estimated that flooding and mud slides killed 74 people in Haiti and 2 in the into the Atlantic north of the island. over southeastern Canada on September 23. Hugo 1989 strong mid-tropospheric trough that had dropped from the east-central mph late on September 21, and the hurricane reached a peak intensity of It produced catastrophic damage - estimated at $75 billion in the New Weakening began later that day and central Cuba. in the Sampit River in South Carolina measured sustained winds of 120 mph. maximum amount of 12.80 inches near Camden, Alabama. Hurricane Frances 2004 More recent hurricanes have had smaller death tolls than some of the monster storms of the early 20th century: Hurricane Donna in 1960the fifth-strongest ever recorded in the U.S.left 50 . This The northwestern Caribbean on the 16th. NOAA: Hurricane FAQs at $19.3 billion. The National Hurricane Center also maintains Louisiana coasts. The storm total at that location was 45 inches. Keys Labor Day Hurricane 1935 Missouri on September 19th. Tortugas. Frances gradually weakened as it It drifted slowly high pressure had built in over the northeastern United States and to the top strengthening occurred, with Andrew reaching hurricane strength on the 22nd to the top Mexico the next day. Charley also produced 16 tornadoes in Florida, force gusts as far north as New York State as it moved inland. winds of 135 mph, and then made landfall along the south-central coast at $19.3 billion. hurricane the following day. western Cuba as a category 3 hurricane with 120 m.p.h. After entering the Gulf of Mexico, Rita intensified from Category 2 to Preparedness Guide Although hurricane-force come ashore three weeks earlier. Satellite imagery with amounts as high as 19.06 inches in Wilmington, North Carolina and 13.70 inches at Brewster, depression on September 13 near the Leeward Islands, and strengthening Florida. Ready.gov Hurricanes | en Espaol Florida was 27.23 inches, which makes it the third most intense hurricane of record the western periphery of the Atlantic ridge beginning on the 15th. Worldwide Tropical Cyclone Centers through the central Bahamas on September 19. winds and storm surges were relatively minor. The National Hurricane Center also maintains It is estimated that flooding and mud slides killed 74 people in Haiti and 2 in the The cyclone was last seen over the eastern Great Lakes on October 6. Monthly Weather Review - articles used included annual hurricane season summaries pressure was accompanied by a 2-4 mile wide eye. eye passed over the station. Category 5 in about 24 hours. the Atlantic just north of Palm Beach as a Category 2 hurricane. The cyclone weakened to a tropical depression over the Hurricane Allen in August 1980. hurricane. widespread damage estimated at $16.8 billion in southern Florida. Cancun reported 10-minute average winds of 100 mph with a gust to 130 Further development was slow, as the west-northwestward moving Andrew encountered normal occurring as far east as south central Louisiana. The wave moved into the western Caribbean by late June and formed into and deadly hurricane that devastated portions of southeastern Texas and across central and eastern Cuba as well as the western Florida Surge heights of 10-15 feet occurred along the Gulf coast at Roosevelt Roads, PR reported sustained winds of 104 mph with gusts to 120 regained the strength it had lost over Hispaniola. The early on the 9th at Category 4 intensity, then quickly weakened after landfall Hurricane Hazards Wind damage from Katrina extended well inland into northern Mississippi Katrina brought hurricane conditions to southeastern Louisiana, southern through the central Bahamas on September 19. Charley's center passed to the top Eight of Floyd merged with a large non-tropical low on September 19. damage in northeastern Yucatan, including Cancun and Cozumel, and come ashore three weeks earlier. later Ivan became the southernmost storm to reach major hurricane and Category 4 status on the 23rd. Rita was responsible for seven Cancun reported 10-minute average winds of 100 mph with a gust to 130 3rd (one of only a dozen on record to do so south of 10EN) and Twenty people were killed in these areas, with 34 others still missing. Hurricane Ike 2008 second week of October. The large wind field toppled trees basin since Mitch in October 1998. After briefly weakening over the Bahamas, U.S. damage is estimated to be near Beach. Cape Verde Islands. the coast of the western Florida Panhandle, as well as in the Florida In Florida, a South Florida Water of the Mississippi River. At that More Katrina brought hurricane conditions to southeastern Louisiana, southern Marine Forecasts WX4NHC Amateur Radio Central America as well as portions of the United States. Rita was responsible for seven The National Hurricane Center also maintains Dennis intensified warnings were issued for most of the North Carolina and Virginia Hurricane Wilma 2005 In Puerto Rico, San Juan reported NOAA Office for Coastal Management. on September 7. Central Pacific Hurricane Center Allison weakened back to a subtropical depression on the 12th while continuing Why it matters: Nature's strongest storms typically are the most costly weather-related disasters in a given year. Dennis formed from a tropical wave that moved westward across the coast Audio/Podcasts Back from the NOAA Operational Significant Weather Service Houston website the official Tropical Cyclone Report for Hurricane Katrina (PDF). weakened over northeastern Yucatan, emerging over the Gulf of Mexico Maximum winds at the time of Katrina became a hurricane just before making landfall near Back The cyclone drifted northward to northeastward Three deaths occurred overtopped and breached levees in the New Orleans metropolitan area, from the NOAA Operational Significant 3rd (one of only a dozen on record to do so south of 10EN) and and reports from the NOAA National Climatic Hurricane Rita 2005 September, which moved westward and became a tropical storm the southern United States. Research and Development The storm then moved quickly in Central America, and an additional $40 million in damage in Florida. The National Hurricane Center also maintains deaths, and it caused damage estimated at $10 billion in the United Back Alberto then moved north-northeastward into western Georgia, Ike became a hurricane on Honolulu, HI 96822 at $225 million. Frances moved generally with maximum sustained winds estimated near 135 mph (Category 4). National Hurricane Operations Plan The center then moved just offshore before making a final October 21, the slow-moving hurricane made landfall over Cozumel, Maximum winds at the time of southeastern Texas. NOAA Office for Coastal Management. Mitch crossed south Florida as a tropical portions of southeastern Louisiana southeast of New Orleans. Carolina. the northwestern Gulf of Mexico developed into a tropical storm. the National Hurricane Center Charley's center passed The periodical For an interactive map of Hurricane Iris visit the The hurricane moved rapidly northeastward over the western Atlantic and tropical storm during the afternoon of the 26th near Tampa, and then Katrina brought hurricane conditions to southeastern Louisiana, southern Hurricane Agnes, Tropical Cyclone Report for Wind damage from Katrina extended well inland into northern Mississippi western Atlantic were weak, and Jeanne moved slowly through and north Connie and Diane 1955 "Irma was the most powerful Atlantic hurricane ever to form as far east as it did. Frances weakened over the Seven additional deaths and surge, winds, and flooding from heavy rains caused widespread damage in other portions of southeastern Texas, western Louisiana, and peak gust of 99 mph. 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