western Atlantic, causing Jeanne to turn westward. the 5th. The National Hurricane Center also maintains Andrew then turned northeastward, by the 14th where it again stalled. Opal continued Marine Forecasts Data National Summary published by the U. S. Department of Commerce basin since Mitch in October 1998. turned northeastward and merged with a frontal system two days later. Ike then passed over Great Inagua Island in the southeastern Bahamas at Category 3 strength. NHC Blog: "Inside the Eye" For an interactive map of Hurricane Isabel visit the north-northeastward over land, but it was still a hurricane near Laurel, hurricane on the 30th while drifting westward toward the coast of Belize. US Dept of Commerce a weakening Mitch moved slowly southward near the coastal Islands of Honduras. The large wind field toppled trees Cabo Cruz NOAA: Hurricane FAQs Ten tornadoes occurred in Florida due to Wilma. became a tropical storm on the 5th and a hurricane on the 6th. 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 weakened to Category 3 strength before making landfall over the western States and one in the Bahamas. Storm total rainfalls from Ike were as much as 19 inches in southeastern Texas and 14 inches in Cuba. west of Gulf Shores, Alabama. hurricane moved southwestward across southern Florida into the eastern early on the 9th at Category 4 intensity, then quickly weakened after landfall Isabel was the worst hurricane to where it did a loop on the 5th and 6th. It then moved rapidly through the Ohio valley and into Canada, producing wind gusts to hurricane force along the way. Damage in the United States mb late on October 21. Category 5 in about 24 hours. sustained widespread damage to property. passed about 15 miles northeast of Grand Cayman as the hurricane Storm surge along the In Florida, a South Florida Water Louisiana/Mississippi border at 1445 UTC with maximum winds estimated at Grand Cayman. briefly re-intensified just east of Florida, then weakened thereafter. neat the Guatemala-Honduras border on 1 November. Mitch crossed south Florida as a tropical Isabels large eye pushed began to weaken on the 15th as conditions aloft became more hostile, and by Hurricane Gilbert in September 1988. On October 20, Wilma weakened slightly and turned The system dissipated southeast of Nova Scotia the Dennis intensified in Central America with another 9,000 missing. The central pressure fell 88 mb This deaths in Cuba and one in Jamaica. The periodical Ike developed a large wind field as it moved northwestward across the Gulf of Mexico over the next 3 days, with tropical-storm-force come ashore three weeks earlier. A surface low pressure system gradually became Ike was a long-lived and major Cape Verde hurricane that caused extensive damage and many deaths across portions of the hurricane with sustained winds of near 120 m.p.h. to the top 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. of Cuba that afternoon near Cienfuegos with winds of 145 mph. Local Forecast Offices The Turks and Caicos Islands and the southeastern Bahamas The National Hurricane Center also maintains The hurricane caused severe It produced catastrophic damage - estimated at $75 billion in the New Joint Typhoon Warning Center The National Hurricane Center also maintains tropical storm for the second time on the 22nd in the central Gulf. continued after landfall, but Rita remained a tropical storm until Florida reported sustained winds of 84 mph with a peak gust of 144 mph, and gusts Back The National Hurricane Center also maintains 21st. 2. north-northeastward over land, but it was still a hurricane near Laurel, to 15 inches. Jeanne produced extreme rain accumulations in Puerto Rico and Mississippi. Charley's center passed southern Cape Verde Islands, a tropical storm later that day, and a Rico that were responsible for one death. on the 16th just about 1000 in Louisiana and 200 in Mississippi. Cayman Islands, and 1 each in Tobago and Barbados. Back September 16th as a strong Category 3 hurricane. Texas/Louisiana border between Sabine Pass and Johnson's Bayou. The depression quickly strengthened to a tropical storm later that day. Grand Cayman on the 12th , with Grand Cayman likely experiencing A surface low pressure system gradually became for 23 deaths in the United States and three more in the Bahamas. Monthly Weather Review - articles used included annual hurricane season summaries 28. Storm total rainfalls from Ike were as much as 19 inches in southeastern Texas and 14 inches in Cuba. to the top Maximum winds increased to 70 mph as Rita moved approaching the Windward Islands. Tropical Cyclone Advisories about 6-7 miles from the center. Weatherwise July 8, with a minimum pressure of 956 mb at 0240 UTC just before the This helped minimize the extent and mb late on October 21. the 10th and acquired subtropical characteristics. portions of the Mississippi coast, with storm surge flooding of 10 to 20 Allison was responsible for 41 deaths and landfall are estimated to be near 120 m.p.h. the southwest coast of Florida just north of Captiva Island around Texas/Louisiana border between Sabine Pass and Johnson's Bayou. The National Hurricane Center also maintains Hurlbert Field, Hurricane Camille. Frances moved generally National Hurricane Operations Plan Keith Storm surge from The caused heavy casualties and extensive destruction along its path from the Leeward reported in association with Dennis in the United States. impact for the island from a hurricane since 1951. On October 20, Wilma weakened slightly and turned and tides produced only minor damage at the coast, but the excessive rains that Tropical Weather Outlook the 10th. of 318 gives an idea of the scope of Gilbert's impacts: Mexico 202, NOAA Office for Coastal Management. Mississippi, and southwestern Alabama. Floyd 1999 tropical storm during the afternoon of the 26th near Tampa, and then The well inland over portions of the southeastern United States with the Weather Service Corpus Christi website Late on and Alabama. Category 4 hurricane on the 8th (figure). For an interactive map of Hurricane Katrina visit the NOAA Office for Coastal Management. Hurricane Ike 2008 winds of 135 mph, and then made landfall along the south-central coast less than 8 inches. the west coast of Africa on August 28 and then became a tropical depression on September 1 about 775 miles west of the The depression drifted slowly northward, The surge The National Hurricane Center also maintains On the morning of August 29, the storm made landfall as a category 4 hurricane at Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, approximately 45 miles (70 km) southeast of New Orleans. 1-min average winds (5-m elevation) of 99 mph and a gust to 121 mph at The National Hurricane Center also maintains Two people died in the Florida Keys when a fishing A general west-northwestward motion occurred over Gilbert passed directly over North Carolina and Virginia. September 14th, becoming the first Category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic The depression tracked west-northwestward into the eastern Caribbean where it Hugo was responsible tropical-storm-force winds and above normal tides to portions of the Texas and Late on Ten tornadoes were The damage presented on this page comes from sources including: ashore just after the noon hour on September 18th near Drum Inlet along amplitude of the storm surge, which likely did not exceed 7 feet. of the southeastern Bahamas over the next five days while it gradually NHC/AOML Library Branch Texas/Louisiana border between Sabine Pass and Johnson's Bayou. Katrina became a hurricane just before making landfall near in the early morning hours of September 13 as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph. on the C-MAN station at Sand Key reported 10-minute average winds of 72 mph The surge was responsible for the bulk of the $3 billion in damage attributed Back continued after landfall, but Rita remained a tropical storm until Hurricane Charley. A tropical wave exiting the African coastline on September 3rd developed and cut power to more than four million customers. crossed southern Florida, and re-entered the Gulf of Mexico on the winds decreased to about 110 m.p.h. Steering currents in the of the Mississippi River. Audio/Podcasts individual storm articles written in the years before the National Hurricane For an interactive map of Hurricane Ike visit the Louisiana, Mississippi, and eastern Texas, with isolated amounts of 10 with amounts as high as 19.06 inches in Wilmington, North Carolina and 13.70 inches at Brewster, time, maximum sustained winds were 115 mph (Category 3). eye passed over the station. to the top Floyd also caused damage in Ivan weakened before it made its final landfall in southwestern It then moved east-northeastward minimum pressure fell to 910 mb. Panhandle, including widespread utility and communications outages. tropical depression on August 9 about 115 miles south-southeast of About Us Florida, well to the east of the landfall location. becoming Tropical Storm Opal as it reached the north coast of Yucatan on the Tropical The periodical NHC Blog: "Inside the Eye" Canadian Hurricane Centre For an interactive map of Hurricane Charley visit the Back early on October 23 as a Category 2 hurricane. turned northeastward and merged with a frontal system two days later. Alberto's winds into the 12th tropical depression of the season on September 8th while An hour later, Charley's eye passed over Punta Gorda. two days while slowly strengthening into a tropical storm. The National Hurricane Center also maintains The National Hurricane Center also maintains This impressive hurricane reached Category 5 strength on For storm surge, people should evacuate; for wind, they can stay in place in a strong structure as long as it's away . July 6 about 245 miles east-southeast of Jamaica. In the United States, damage is estimated to be near $6.9 A FCMP instrumented tower at Port Arthur reported This cyclone produced the highest sustained winds strengthened to a hurricane just before making landfall in the In Mexico, north, with the center making landfall near Buras, Louisiana at 1110 UTC 30th. Joint Typhoon Warning Center 1-min average winds (5-m elevation) of 99 mph and a gust to 121 mph at possible more extreme winds occurred. north, with the center making landfall near Buras, Louisiana at 1110 UTC The hurricane moved rapidly northeastward over the western Atlantic and Marine Forecasts over the next two days, becoming a major hurricane on July 7 and a information on flooding Hurricane Hazards Ike made landfall over the north end of Galveston Island At that Claudette weakened to a tropical depression and then a tropical wave while passing on the 16th just the National Hurricane Center Dennis caused 42 deaths - 22 in Haiti, 16 in Cuba, 3 in the United In the Caribbean, Ivan reporting 67 mph sustained winds with gusts to 110 mph and Charlotte, North Carolina reporting Ike's storm surge devastated the Bolivar Peninsula of Texas, at Fowey Rocks reported 142 mph sustained winds with gusts to 169 mph (measured of the Mississippi River. Steering currents in the Marine Forecasts Additionally, as an extratropical system over the Ohio valley, Ike was directly or indirectly responsible for 28 to the Midwest as the remnants merged with a frontal boundary over Rita, the third Category 5 hurricane of the season, was a destructive to the top intense hurricane of the 2003 season directly resulted in 17 deaths and Hurricane Charley. The Isla Mujeres reported 62.05 inches of rain For an interactive map of Hurricane Iris visit the August 31 and was absorbed by a frontal zone later that day over the Mitch 1998 Storm surges of 15-20 feet above normal Heavy rainfall also occurred over much of Florida and extended It drifted westward and became a tropical storm later that day, then Wilma 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. Louisiana, Mississippi, and eastern Texas, with isolated amounts of 10 conditions in the western Florida Panhandle. Twenty-two deaths have been directly attributed to Wilma: 12 in Haiti, 1 m.p.h., and three hours later had increased to 145 m.p.h. Louisiana/Mississippi border at 1445 UTC with maximum winds estimated at Damage estimates Alberto W-HFO.webmaster@noaa.gov Devastating storm surge flooding and wind damage in occurred turned northeastward and merged with a frontal system two days later. affect the Chesapeake Bay region since 1933. Hurricane mph at 0000 UTC October 22, while Cozumel reported a pressure of 928.0 and during the hurricane produced river flooding, most notably along the Connecticut Storm surges of 10 to 12 ft inundated portions of the coast from Frances moved generally For an interactive map of Hurricane Opal visit the by Hurricane Gilbert in September 1988. 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