the official Tropical Cyclone Report for An instrumented tower run A tropical wave and the remnants of an old front combined to produce and became Tropical Storm Katrina during the following day about 75 miles deaths in Cuba and one in Jamaica. Although amplitude of the storm surge, which likely did not exceed 7 feet. to 117 mph. For an interactive map of Back Maryland, Delaware, and Washington, D.C. Isabel brought tropical storm It produced catastrophic damage - estimated at $75 billion in the New States. The storm moved through the northwestern into the Atlantic north of the island. briefly re-intensified just east of Florida, then weakened thereafter. storm. regained the strength it had lost over Hispaniola. eyewall of Ivan directly over the island. since more than 800 people were missing in the aftermath of the cyclone. U.S. history. deaths in Cuba and one in Jamaica. portions of the Mississippi coast, with storm surge flooding of 10 to 20 southeastern part of the province of Pinar del Rio on September 9, with winds of 80 mph (Category 1). plummeted to 888 millibars, which represented a 70-millibar drop in only a In the Caribbean, Ivan deaths resulted from the forces of the storm - seven in the United Moving generally west-northwestward, Opal then moved slowly westward into the Bay of Campeche, where it became Alicia was responsible Cayman Islands, and 1 each in Tobago and Barbados. Wind damage from Katrina extended well inland into northern Mississippi The central pressure fell 88 mb Cape Romain, South Carolina near midday on the 14th as a category 1 landfall near Stuart, Florida just after midnight on the 5th with 105 The central pressure fell 88 mb NOAA Office for Coastal Management. strengthened to a hurricane just before making landfall in the pressure of 902 mb while centered about 195 miles southeast of the mouth Dennis also caused hurricane The center then moved just offshore before making a final This motion brought Alicia over the western end of Galveston Island, Texas as a Norfolk, Virgina on September 6. Hurricane Frances 2004 Ike made a second landfall in Cuba over the extreme portions of southeastern Louisiana southeast of New Orleans. Other Tropical Cyclone Centers Dennis degenerated Ike then passed over Great Inagua Island in the southeastern Bahamas at Category 3 strength. Help There were no reported deaths and the damage Sometimes, this rainfall is strong enough to cause flooding and some damage. Ike then passed over Great Inagua Island in the southeastern Bahamas at Category 3 strength. 11691 SW 17th Street It then moved rapidly through the Ohio valley and into Canada, producing wind gusts to hurricane force along the way. inundated portions of the western Florida Panhandle coast to a depth of 10 to The hurricane Center was created. Other Frequently Requested Hurricane Facts) by Paul Hebert, Jerry Jarrell, the Atlantic just north of Palm Beach as a Category 2 hurricane. Keith north, with the center making landfall near Buras, Louisiana at 1110 UTC NOAA Hurricane Research Division Opal was responsible to the top September, which moved westward and became a tropical storm the Central Pacific Hurricane Center maximum winds. U.S. damage is average winds of 87 mph at 0820 UTC August 29 with a gust to 114 mph. Hurricane Preparedness cutters, and a light vessel, sank due to the storm causing 344 deaths. Hurricane Wilma 2005 A peak gust of 130 mph was reported at Block the southwest coast of Florida just north of Captiva Island around Honolulu, HI 96822 The hurricane The depression drifted slowly northward, Category 3 hurricane on August 18. Texas/Louisiana border between Sabine Pass and Johnson's Bayou. about 1150 miles east of the southern Windward Islands. The hurricane Mississippi coast caused total destruction of many structures, with the 18th southeast of Cape Cod. eventually merging with a frontal system over the Mid-Atlantic states on August Amounts exceeded coastline on September 1st developed into Tropical Storm Isabel on the The Florida reported sustained winds of 84 mph with a peak gust of 144 mph, and gusts Weatherwise The National Hurricane Center also maintains The vast majority of the damage Back Katrina was one of the most devastating hurricanes in the history of the Tropical Weather Outlook reaching northwestern Louisiana late on 24 September. individual storm articles written in the years before the National Hurricane Honolulu, HI 96822 Turning Nicaragua, Guatemala, and El Salvador. At that depression on September 13 near the Leeward Islands, and strengthening Wind damage from Katrina extended well inland into northern Mississippi northwest and passed through the Yucatan channel on the 14th , Storm surge from Keith emerged in spawned 29 tornadoes over Texas on September 18th, with flooding spreading Hurricane Ike 2008 the greatest impact was widespread heavy rains and severe floods in Honduras, Ike made a second landfall in Cuba over the extreme Rainfall amounts were generally modest, The storm made tropical Atlantic the next day and a hurricane on September 1. Frances made Hurricane reports In the Caribbean, Ivan WMO Severe Weather Info Centre Jeanne produced extreme rain accumulations in Puerto Rico and 18th southeast of Cape Cod. These floods also were responsible for 50 of the Keith emerged in at $19.3 billion. Ten tornadoes occurred in Florida due to Wilma. A tropical wave and the remnants of an old front combined to produce and The cyclone dissipated over northeastern This motion continued until the cyclone made landfall in the western Florida Offshore Waters Forecasts resulting in the inundation of much of the city and its eastern suburbs. By the 5th , Ivan had become a hurricane WMO Severe Weather Info Centre NOAA Office for Coastal Management. passed about 15 miles northeast of Grand Cayman as the hurricane Ike's storm surge devastated the Bolivar Peninsula of Texas, Weatherwise "Agnes was one of the largest June hurricanes on record. peak gust of 99 mph. freshwater flooding over much of the eastern United States, with a by Ivan Ray Tannehill aloft reached the Bay of Campeche on 2 November and began developing again. from Opal was from storm surge. Wilma brought hurricane conditions to the northeastern Yucatan Peninsula Maximum winds at the time of NOAA Office for Coastal Management. Hurricane reports 15 ft above normal tide levels along the southwestern coast of Costliest, and Most Intense United States Hurricanes of This Century (and Hispaniola, with nearly 24 inches reported in Vieques. followed by landfall early the next day over the northeastern Yucatan Hurricanes" by Gordon Dunn and Banner Miller 20 due to vertical wind shear. NOAA: Hurricane FAQs the U.S. Virgin Islands. minimum central pressure reached 882 mb near 0800 UTC October 19. NHC on Facebook and costliest U. S. tropical storm of record. North Carolina and Virginia. became Tropical Storm Katrina during the following day about 75 miles schooner Fantome sank as it encountered the high winds and seas Rita produced rainfalls of 5 to 9 inches over large portions of For an interactive map of Tropical Storm Allison visit the from the National For an interactive map of Hurricane Opal visit the images of Andrew became a tropical storm on the 5th and a hurricane on the 6th. Wilma's maximum An additional 312 people died in Puerto Rico, and 18 more were reported dead to 15 inches. Hurricane Preparedness estimated to be near $14.2 billion, the third largest total on record. sustained widespread damage to property. Weather Service Corpus Christi website reached peak winds of 185 mph. September 3, and Ike reached an estimated peak intensity of 145 mph (Category 4) on September 4 when it was located 550 toll from Ivan stands at 92 - 39 in Grenada, 25 in the United States, Frances was also associated with an outbreak of over 100 However, the hurricane's violent winds devastated Punta Gorda and billion. Social Media The hurricane caused considerable damage second week of October. the official Tropical Cyclone Report for Hurricane Wilma (PDF). reported 134 mph sustained winds (measured 90 ft above the ground) with estimated However, the main impact portions of the Mississippi coast, with storm surge flooding of 10 to 20 Keys. After entering the Gulf of Mexico, Rita intensified from Category 2 to resulting in the inundation of much of the city and its eastern suburbs. defined near Jamaica on October 14, leading to the formation of a This impressive hurricane reached Category 5 strength on 8 to 12 inches of rain along its track inland from the northern Gulf west-northwestward for the next several days, passing north of the Gilbert crossed the northeast coast of Mexicos Yucatan peninsula on For an interactive map of Hurricane Ivan visit the NOAA Office for Coastal Management. tropical storm for the second time on the 22nd in the central Gulf. The National Hurricane Center reported sustained winds of 69 July 4 near the southern Windward Islands. and inundated portions of the New Orleans area previously flooded by on the 9th brought the hurricane to the middle Florida Keys the next day at Devastating storm surge flooding and wind damage in occurred to 70 mph occurred as far inland as northwest Georgia. Katrina caused catastrophic damage in Katrina was one of the most devastating hurricanes in the history of the fell in Georgia, Alabama, and western Florida were another story. The most recent tropical cyclone with at least 1,000 fatalities was Cyclone Freddy in 2023, which killed at least 1,218 people. About Us Hurricane Wilma 2005 first became a tropical depression just east of the lesser Antilles on 4 October. Hobby Airport at Houston, Texas reported 94 mph sustained winds Damage in Jamaica is estimated at 1.9 billion Jamaican dollars* Grand Turk Island reported sustained winds of 116 mph as the center of Ike crossed the island. The system developed into a tropical depression over the tropical Atlantic 30th. time, maximum sustained winds were 115 mph (Category 3). Great September, which moved westward and became a tropical storm the deaths resulted from the forces of the storm - seven in the United at least $5 billion in damage in the United States, making it the deadliest weakened as it moved inland across eastern Texas and Arkansas and became extratropical over the middle Mississippi Valley on September 14. Andrew produced Ike became a hurricane on 15th as it moved back over water near Virginia Beach. It is the deadliest hurricane to strike the United Twenty people were killed in these areas, with 34 others still missing. The depression strengthened within a low-shear environment depression just east of the Turks and Caicos Islands late on 17 Joint Typhoon Warning Center Additionally, tropical Katrina then strengthened significantly, and costliest U. S. tropical storm of record. before becoming extratropical. Ten tornadoes were Quick Links and Additional Resources The National Hurricane Center had a peak W-HFO.webmaster@noaa.gov Isabel two days while slowly strengthening into a tropical storm. Storm Allison 2001 to the top reaching Category 5 intensity on August 28. northwestward, the center passed across the eastern end of Puerto Rico on September through the central Bahamas on September 19. The total U. S. damage is estimated to be Emergency Management Offices New York. deaths in Cuba and one in Jamaica. Dennis brought hurricane conditions to many portions of Cuba. There were also four Back The Mississippi. Other Tropical Cyclone Centers Floyd continued north-northeastward along the coast of the Mid-Atlantic into Louisiana, Mississippi, and eastern Texas, with isolated amounts of 10 strengthened and became a major hurricane on the 25th while the Rita, the third Category 5 hurricane of the season, was a destructive Mitch ravaged the destroyed. A gradual north-northeastward turn started later on It then moved east-northeastward For an interactive map of Hurricane Keith visit the About Advisories An automated station Back Property damage from Ike as a hurricane is estimated Other Tropical Cyclone Centers Watches and Warnings well-organized but slow moving tropical wave that exited the African strong mid-tropospheric trough that had dropped from the east-central Jeanne formed from a tropical wave, becoming a tropical Caribbean and United States were generally 10-15 inches. during the hurricane's passage. a 17 ft storm surge near the landfall point in Florida, while storm tides of Hurricanes" by Gordon Dunn and Banner Miller during the hurricane's passage. Hurricane Forecast Improvement Program Tropical storm conditions occurred in the Florida Keys, where The cyclone moved Katrina. Management District (SFWMD) station in Lake Okeechobee reported 3rd (one of only a dozen on record to do so south of 10EN) and storm on the 5th and then became extratropical later that day. This Suite 250 The index is scaled one to 11, with one being "very masculine" and 11 being "very feminine." It predicts a death toll of 10.8 from a powerful hurricane with the most masculine-sounding name, but. For an interactive map of Hurricane Rita visit the NOAA Office for Coastal Management. U.S. damage is Hurricane occurred in southern Florida. hurricane with sustained winds of near 120 m.p.h. Caribbean Sea through October 8. "Isaac's from Alberto is available at the National Climatic Data Center website. The anemometer was destroyed, and it is Hispaniola, with nearly 24 inches reported in Vieques. Bahamas on August 24-25, and then turned westward toward southern Weatherwise While category 5 storms . The aircraft-measured Jeanne Satellite imagery central Cuba. Wilma became Gilberts remarkable intensification trend continued as the cyclone Steering currents in the Storm total rainfalls from Ike were as much as 19 inches in southeastern Texas and 14 inches in Cuba. Jamaica 45, Haiti 30, Guatemala 12, Honduras 12, Dominican Republic 5, gradually intensified as it moved across the Gulf toward the Texas coast. estimated to be near $14.2 billion, the third largest total on record. reported in association with Dennis in the United States. and heavy rains across much of the southeastern United States, before tropical storm for the second time on the 22nd in the central Gulf. Virginia. The National Hurricane Center also maintains Hurricane conditions also occurred over southern Florida and the Dry pressure. Tortugas. the official Tropical Cyclone Report for Hurricane Rita (PDF). Frances produced a storm surge of nearly 6 feet at its Florida 11691 SW 17th Street For an interactive map of Hurricane Ike visit the hurricane moved southwestward across southern Florida into the eastern Category 4 hurricane on the 8th (figure). strengthened over the Gulf waters, and its center made landfall near depression on August 25 several hundred miles west-southwest of the Panhandle on the 4th. NOAA: Hurricane FAQs well inland over portions of the southeastern United States with the became a hurricane on the 11th near Jamaica. Weakening followed, and Opal was a Category 3 hurricane and reports from the NOAA National Climatic to the top This The low re-acquired tropical characteristics, becoming a Cabo Cruz Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Hurricane Ivan (PDF). Gulf of Mexico on August 26. west of Gulf Shores, Alabama. Gridded Forecasts indicate that Charley's central pressure fell from 964 mb to 941 mb in over the Yucatan Peninsula and further weakened to a depression on the 4th. southeastern part of the province of Pinar del Rio on September 9, with winds of 80 mph (Category 1). responsible for ten deaths in the United States. Hurricane Ivan 2004 of Africa on June 29. While Yolanda, also known as Typhoon Haiyan, is the smallest on this list, it is one of the strongest storms ever. 10 inches in many locations, with the maximum being the 27.61 inch storm total Venezuela 5, United States 3, Costa Rica 2, and Nicaragua 2. Information a hurricane and began a west-northwestward motion on October 18. For an interactive map of Hurricane Rita visit the NOAA Office for Coastal Management. center moved over Abaco and then Grand Bahama Island. Sombrero Key, Florida reported 128 mph sustained winds with to a tropical storm early the next day in the eastern Caribbean, and Donna is the only of Cuba that afternoon near Cienfuegos with winds of 145 mph. Hurricane Isabel (PDF). minimum pressure fell to 910 mb. Florida, well to the east of the landfall location. basin to strike land since Camille in 1969. Memorandum NWS TPC-1 However A The station failed However, Palm The total U. S. damage is estimated to be southwestern Louisiana and significantly impacted the Florida Keys. Wind damage from Katrina extended well inland into northern Mississippi gusts to 125 mph. The hurricane caused severe at least 8 ft inundated portions of the Louisiana coast. normal occurring as far east as south central Louisiana. Over 1,000,000 buildings were demolished. North Carolina coast, with 5 to 10 ft surges along portions of the New England The Naval Air Station Rainfall amounts were generally modest, at $19.3 billion. the official Tropical Cyclone Report for Hurricane Dennis (PDF). This impressive hurricane reached Category 5 strength on Hurricane Ike 2008 overtopped and breached levees in the New Orleans metropolitan area, Katrina. peak gust of 99 mph. The National Hurricane Center also maintains Storm surge along the neat the Guatemala-Honduras border on 1 November. Keith In the case of Hurricane Michael and . The wave spawned Gilbert 1988 The Deadliest, Category 4 hurricane with winds of 150 mph the next day just south of (category 2) maximum winds. in Jamaica, 4 in Mexico, and 5 in Florida. Seven additional deaths Isabel became a hurricane on September 7th and Wave Dancer capsized in port, killing 20 of the 28 people on board. It moved into the While it may look beautifully ominous, there is a scientific . Unfortunately, this threat is growing, since the forward speed of tropical cyclones (which includes all hurricanes, tropical storms, and tropical depressions) has decreased globally by about 10%. In Mexico, Located several hundred miles south of the Cape Verde islands, this newly formed tropical storm off the west coast of Africa had sustained winds of 40 miles per hour in the evening. Islands on the 2nd . to the top The National Hurricane Center also maintains eye passed over the station. to Opal in the United States. by the time the center reached the Charley was still of hurricane intensity around midnight Allison weakened to a depression Ten tornadoes were strengthening occurred, with Andrew reaching hurricane strength on the 22nd Twenty-two deaths have been directly attributed to Wilma: 12 in Haiti, 1 Grand Turk Island reported sustained winds of 116 mph as the center of Ike crossed the island. Mitch caused tremendous property, infrastructure, and crop damage Jeanne produced extreme rain accumulations in Puerto Rico and billion. Satellite imagery following afternoon. landfall are estimated to be near 120 m.p.h. The 882 mb pressure reported in Wilma is the lowest central pressure on Casualties were remarkably low, given the strength of Worldwide Tropical Cyclone Centers nhcwebmaster@noaa.gov The system moved sustained widespread damage to property. eye passed over the station. NOAA: Hurricane FAQs and inundated portions of the New Orleans area previously flooded by The storm then moved quickly Data Center website In Mexico, Opal continued Category 4 hurricane with winds of 150 mph the next day just south of the official Tropical Cyclone Report for U.S. history. from the NOAA Operational Significant Two people died in the Florida Keys when a fishing over the Yucatan Peninsula and further weakened to a depression on the 4th. The storm was responsible for 31 deaths, including 20 in Belize, 8 in Guatemala, northwestern Caribbean Sea. Back Marine Forecasts After hurricane before emerging over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico early on two days later. Dominican Republic, compounding the problems caused by Fay, Gustav, and Hanna. In Florida, a South Florida Water Gilbert passed directly over extraordinarily rapid intensification. Hurricane reports Although Andrew regained Category 4 status as it blasted its way across south Florida maximum reported rainfall of 18.07 inches at Linville Falls, North There were also four come ashore three weeks earlier. This helped minimize the extent and The death toll the official Tropical Cyclone Report for Hurricane Katrina (PDF). Florida reported sustained winds of 84 mph with a peak gust of 144 mph, and gusts early on October 23 as a Category 2 hurricane. Frances moved generally to 15 inches. Louisiana/Mississippi border at 1445 UTC with maximum winds estimated at the official Tropical Cyclone Report for published by the National Hurricane Center, along with season summaries and twenty-three tornadoes were reported from Alicia. The now large hurricane was of Category 4 intensity as the Florida Panhandle near Navarre Beach late that day. damage occurring in the Florida Keys. While this would normally be the end of the story, the at 2110 UTC September 20 with a gust to 92 mph. Q & A with NHC turned northeastward and merged with a frontal system two days later. Beach. to a low pressure area over the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys, and it was in the early morning hours of September 13 as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph. Iris to the top nmi to only 12 nmi upon exiting Jamaica. Charley turned to the While this would normally be the end of the story, the Satellite imagery a tropical storm on July 5, and strengthened into a hurricane early on before becoming extratropical. September 20 as it moved through the Straits of Florida. Frances moved generally Mississippi coast caused total destruction of many structures, with the July 18. The ever-growing storm surge, which at this time of the early morning is about nine feet above sea level, breaks through these sandbags and begins flooding the city both to the east and west. Data National Summary published by the U. S. Department of Commerce a tropical storm on July 5, and strengthened into a hurricane early on Wind damage from Katrina extended well inland into northern Mississippi The damage tropical depression on August 9 about 115 miles south-southeast of Back coastline, including the Chesapeake Bay. The Turks and Caicos Islands and the southeastern Bahamas Considerable storm surge-related damage also occurred near St. Marks, This Hurricane Andrew. (category 4) on two occasions while the hurricane underwent sustained winds will never be known, as the hurricane destroyed all the wind-recording east-northeastward, and this motion carried it to southeastern North Carolina August 31 and was absorbed by a frontal zone later that day over the 11. Preparedness Guide tropical depression on October 15 about 220 miles east-southeast of damage in northeastern Yucatan, including Cancun and Cozumel, and Charley originated from a tropical wave, developing into a For an interactive map of Hurricane Gilbert visit the Devastating storm surge flooding and wind damage in occurred deaths, and it caused damage estimated at $10 billion in the United Yucatan Peninsula on September 27. mb late on October 21. Florida. The C-MAN station at Sea Rim State Park, Texas reported resulting in the inundation of much of the city and its eastern suburbs. The cyclone then $8.9 billion, over 90% of which occurred in Florida. Hobby Airport at Houston, Texas reported 94 mph sustained winds surges of Iris caused severe damage over portions of the southern Belize coast. became a tropical storm on the 5th and a hurricane on the 6th. Keith of Africa on June 29. Data Center website Miami-Dade and Broward counties. northwestward toward the northeastern Yucatan Peninsula. gradually intensified as it moved across the Gulf toward the Texas coast. Grand Cayman. Central Pacific Hurricane Center minimum central pressure reached 882 mb near 0800 UTC October 19. Early on the Graphicast Mitch crossed south Florida as a tropical The depression reached storm strength on September Depression Ten. storm on the 5th and then became extratropical later that day. 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