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The primary focus is on U.S.
hurricanes of the Atlantic hurricane seasons, although others
will show. |
Flat Earth
Times |
My
Musings |
Through
the researching of the Hurricanes, primarily the accounts of
Christopher Columbus, I have began to formulate a theory. The
Ancient sailors at sea helped to solidify the belief of the
earth being flat. There were stories of monsters and harsh
storms. Most likely the storms and monsters were hurricanes or
even the tropical size storms that had so amazed and frightened
the sailors that they simply assumed them monsters, not being
surprised to find such horrors as they approached the 'edge of
the earth.' |
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1000+
BC |
(myth of)
hurricane |
The Epic
of Gilgamesh is a story of the clashing of tumultuous warm and
cold forces, nature and human nature and archetypal devastation
and suffering. The epic is man's earliest known account of a
natural disaster. |
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TimeLines.PoetPatriot.com |
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BC & AD Demarcation
- Before
Christ &
Anno
Domini (Latin: 'Year
of our Lord' for the current era) |
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1500s |
1502
500 Deaths |
Columbus
hurricane |
Columbus
encounters a hurricane on his fourth voyage to the New World.
Columbus sailed a fleet of 4 caravels from Spain and on June
15th came across a forming hurricane. At the end of June
Columbus shelters his four ships in an estuary surviving the
storm. He had warned the governor of Santo Domingo not to put a
treasure fleet to sea. The treasure fleet of caravels had a
cargo of Aztec Gold. The Hurricane sank 20 ships drowning 500
sailors. Among the lost were Bobadillo, Roldan, and the gold
destined for the Spanish Crown. The Spanish settlement of Santo
Dimingo on the Island of Hispanola was hit and nearly
destroyed. Columbus would later state, "nothing but the service
of God and the extension of the monarchy" would force his
exposure to such danger. |
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1527 |
Mississippi
hurricane |
The
Mississippi River was almost discovered on October 23rd, 1527
when Panifo de Navaez fled from Florida with 5 boats heading
west along the coast of the gulf. Just as he and his crew of
less than 250 reached near the mouth of the Mississippi River
they encountered a hurricane that "tossed them like driftwood"
(Chapman in reference to the barges) The Mouth of the
Mississippi would not be discovered for over 150 years when La
Salle will take his historic trip down the Mississippi. |
1553
2k Deaths |
New Spain Fleet
hurricane |
New Spain
sent a fleet of 20 vessels, loaded with Aztek gold out along the
Texas coast. The three heaviest vessels sank soon after
encountering a hurricane. The remaining 17 ships were scattered,
grounded or capsized near Padre Island. 1,700 people were lost.
The 300 survivors had then to fight the Karankawa natives who
had earlier encounters with Spaniards. Reports were from the
only 2 survivors. |
1559
1.8k Deaths |
Spanish
hurricane |
73 ships
were destroyed out of a Spanish fleet of 74,
that were to recapture Florida, when they sailed into a
hurricane. Assuming a minimum crew of 25 for each ship, at least
1,825 people lost their lives. The crew of the one remaining ship founded a colony near
Pensacola, Florida. |
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1565 |
French Fleet
hurricane |
The bid to control the Atlantic coast of North
America is lost by the French when their fleet is destroyed by a
storm. Without the added French support the Spanish capture Fort
Carolina, near today's Jacksonville, Florida. |
1590
1k Deaths |
Gulf of Mexico
hurricane |
Early in
November of 1590 a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico. One of the
region's worst maritime disasters occured when a ships are
tossed about and 1000 people are killed. |
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1600s |
1600
60 Deaths |
1600 Gulf
hurricane |
On
September 12th off the coast of Mexico a hurricane tosses a ship
about, killing 60 people at sea. |
1609
15est
Deaths |
Bermuda
hurricane |
The 'Sea Venture', while in route to Virginia with
supplies for the starving Jamestown colonists, becomes damaged by
a hurricane on July 8th. Most of the 150 aboard; men, women and children
found safety in the Somers Islands; later named the Bermuda Islands. |
1615
45est
Deaths |
1615 Gulf
hurricane |
A
hurricane on August 30th in 1615 sinks the San Miguel off the
coast of Mexico. All onboard perished. |
1631
300 Deaths |
1631 Gulf
hurricane |
In the
Gulf of Mexico an October 21st hurricane kills 300 people at
sea. |
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1635 |
Great Colonial
Hurricane
Meteotsunami |
The eye of the Great Colonial Hurricane passes
between Boston and Plymouth, Massachusetts causing a 20-foot
high meteotsunami in Boston. A report that thousands of trees and many houses
were blown down was given by Governor William Bradford. |
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TimeLines.PoetPatriot.com |
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1700s |
1722
200+Deaths |
New Orleans
hurricane |
A
hurricane passes through the Lesser Antilles on September 11th
making landfall just west of the Mississippi on the 23rd. It
passes through central Louisiana then curves northeast into
South Carolina with 3 days of rain and flooding about the 27th.
Hurricane winds lasted 15 hours the night of the 22nd.
Meteotsunamis (storm surges) of 3ft are reported at Bayou St.
John and 8 feet in the Mississippi River. Buildings were
destroyed including the St. Louis church. Ships were sank in the
harbor and in lakes. Also destroyed was a levee that was
constructed in 1718, to protect New Orleans from river and tidal
flooding. Over 200 estimated deaths occured. |
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1722 |
New Orleans
studied |
The 1722
New Orleans hurricane was the first well documented hurricane to
hit Louisiana.
Investigative:
1722, 1743,
1772, 1779,
1780,
1819, 1873, 1943,
1953,
1975 & 1979 |
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1740 |
hurricane |
Colonists
are again left without shelter and food when a hurricane makes
landfall on September 23 at the Mississippi River. The
settlement of La Balize is destroyed removing all traces. A new
island is created and La Balize is re-established on the new
site. |
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1743 |
hurricane
study |
A lunar eclipse study by Benjamin Franklin in
September was foiled by a nearby hurricane. Franklin had been
surprised when a friend had reported clear skies for the viewing
of the lunar eclipse and that the storm arrived the next day.
"This puzzled me," wrote Franklin, "because the storm began with
us so soon as to prevent an observation; and being a north-east
storm, I imagined it must have begun rather sooner in places
farther to the north-eastward than it did in Philadelphia." With
aroused curiosity
he collected more details learning how the storm moved up
the seaboard against the surface winds. Science takes the
first step to understanding the basic nature of hurricanes.
Investigative:
1722, 1743,
1772, 1779,
1780,
1819, 1873, 1943,
1953,
1975 & 1979 |
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1749 |
Virginia
hurricane |
Fort George in Virginia, where Fort Monroe is
now, was destroyed by a hurricane in 1749 that altered the
shoreline. One record, "A
sand spit of 800 acres was washed up," explains the creation of
the Willoughby Spit in Norfolk. |
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1752 |
Charleston
hurricane |
A hurricane's 17-foot storm surge destroys 500
homes and the fortifications in Charleston, South Carolina in
1752. |
1766
25+ Deaths |
Constante
hurricane
meteotsunami |
A Hurricane hits
near Galveston, Texas on September 4th. The mission San
Augustine de Ahumando was destroyed and a meteotsunami (storm
surge) of 7 feet flooded the area. 45 miles east of Calcasieu
Pass the vessel Constante was lost at sea during the storm. The
(Bayu del Constante) Constance Bayou was named in memoriam for
the loss of the Constante. |
1772
50+ Deaths |
Hamilton
hurricane |
On August
28th a hurricane originated near Jamaica and whirled north and
northwest into the Gulf of Mexico destroying wharves in
Pensacola. Most of the damges were in the area of Mobile and the
Pasca Oocola River. The hurricane cut new channels in the Grand
Gozier, and Breton Isles. New Orleans was spared, allowed to
enjoy light breezes and a sunny day. It is resonable to estimate
a minimum of 50 people lost during the storm. 15 year old
Alexander Hamilton lived in Christiansted on the island of
St. Croix when the hurricane passed over. |
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1772 |
Alexander Hamilton
Observations |
In a
September 6th letter to his father 15 year old Alexander
Hamilton gives the following account of the 1772 hurricane:
"... It began about dusk,
at north, and raged very violently till ten o'clock. Then ensued
a sudden and unexpected interval which lasted about an hour.
Meanwhile the wind was shifting round to the south west point ,
from whence it returned with redoubled fury and continued till
nearly three in the morning. Good God! what horror and
destruction - it's impossible for me to describe - or you to
form any idea of it. It seemed as if a total dissolution of
nature was taking place. The roaring of the sea and wind - fiery
meteors flying about in the air - the prodigious glare of almost
perpetual lightning - the crash of falling houses - and the
ear-piercing shrieks of the distressed were sufficient to strike
astonishment into Angels. A great part of the buildings
throughout the island are leveled to the ground - almost all the
rest very much shattered - several persons killed and numbers
utterly ruined - whole families wandering about the streets,
unknowing where to find a place of shelter - the sick exposed to
the keenness of water and air - without a bed to lie upon - or a
dry covering to their bodies - and our harbors entirely bare. In
a word, misery, in its most hideous shapes, spread over the
whole face of the country ...".
Investigative:
1722, 1743,
1772, 1779,
1780,
1819, 1873, 1943,
1953,
1975 & 1979 |
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1772 |
hurricane |
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1776 |
1776
10.1k Deaths |
2nd Deadliest
Season |
The
events of the 1776 Atlantic hurricane season are not fully known
but records were made in areas of population to give a fairly
accurate account. Of the two hurricanes with records showing
more than 10,100 people were killed.
Most Deadly Seasons: 1776,
1780, 1900,
1928, 1974,
2004 & 2005 |
1776
4.1k Deaths |
Hurricane of
Independence |
The "Hurricane of Independence"
ravages the Atlantic coast from North Carolina to Nova Scotia
from September 2nd to the 9th. Supply ships for the
Revolutionary war were sank in the Chesapeake Bay area. Over 4100 Americans and Canadians
are thought have been killed. |
1776
6k Deaths |
Martinique
hurricane |
A
hurricane in 1776
hits Martinique killing more than 6,000 people. It then moved
through the gulf to cause some damage in New Orleans. |
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1778 |
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1778 |
hurricane
meteotsunami |
From October 7th to the 10th a
hurricane generated a great meteotsunami (storm surge) that
destroyed the setlements of Balize, Bayou St. John and Tigouyou
in Louisiana. All structures were completely destroyed. |
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1779 |
1779
1k Deaths |
Louisiana
hurricane of 1779
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On August
18th a hurricane made landfall at New Orleans, Louisiana. Crops,
homes, boats and buildings were destroyed. Spain had declared
war on Great Britain but the fleet was decimated foiling plans
to take the British fort at Baton Rouge. More than 1000 people
are estimated to have died. |
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1779 |
hurricane
study |
It was during the
1779 Louisiana hurricane that William Dunbar had made the
observation that hurricanes progressively moved forward with
winds that revolved around a vortex in the center. His studies
were presented to the American Philosophical Society in 1801.
Investigative:
1722, 1743,
1772, 1779,
1780,
1819, 1873, 1943,
1953,
1975 & 1979 |
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1780 |
1780
27k Deaths |
Most Deadly
Season |
The 1780
Atlantic hurricane season was the deadlies in recorded history
that included the deadliest Atlantic Hurricane in recorded
history. Three different hurricanes have each contributed to
1000 deaths. Total toll for the season is 27,000 deaths.
Most Deadly Seasons: 1776,
1780, 1900,
1928, 1974,
2004 & 2005 |
1780
1k Deaths |
Louisiana
hurricane of 1780 |
On August
24th a hurricane had stormed over Louisiana striking New
Orleans, destroying crops, buildings and sinking every ship and
boat on the Mississippi and nearby lakes. More than 1000 people
are estimated to have died. |
|
1780 |
hurricane
study |
It was during the
1780 Louisiana hurricane that William Dunbar had made the
observations that tropical storms did not last more than 5 to 10
minutes and caused the formation of tornadoes.
Investigative:
1722, 1743,
1772, 1779,
1780,
1819, 1873, 1943,
1953,
1975 & 1979 |
1780
23k - 2nd Deadliest
Storm |
Great
Hurricane
of 1780 |
The Great Hurricane of 1780 kills an
estimated 22,000 in the Caribbean and destroys the British and French fleets
killing a thousand more. Between October 10th and 16th the
hurricane havocked its way across Martinique, St. Eustatious,
and Barbados. This hurricane holds the record as the deadliest
storm in recorded Atlantic history.
Deadliest Storms: 1780,
1900, 1963,
1974, 1994 &
1998 |
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1781 |
New Orleans
hurricane |
A
Hurricane had hit New Orleans in 1781. |
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1791 |
Padre Island
hurricane
meteotsunami |
A
hurricane strikes the lower coast of Texas. A meteotsunami
submerged Padre Island and some of the mainland killing a herd
of 50,000 cattle that belonged to a Spanish cattle baron. |
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1793 |
Tropical
Storm |
In August
a strong tropical storm hits New Orleans devastating rural areas
of the province. Crops that were ready for harvest were
destroyed. |
1794
50+
Deaths |
Avoyelles
hurricane
meteotsunami |
A
hurricane moves throught Cuba on August 27th and 28thto hit New
Orleans on the 31st causing crop damage. Nine hours of high
winds were experienced at the site now called Avoyelles Parish
on September 1st. As the hurricane stormed northward many lives,
cattle, and horses perished. The meteotsunami hit along the
shore from Balize west toward the Plaquemines. The depth
of the surge was as deep as 10 feet in places and totally
engulfed Fort St. Philip. |
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TimeLines.PoetPatriot.com |
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1800s |
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1800 |
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1800 |
1800
hurricane |
A Hurricane had made landfall near
New Orleans in 1800. |
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1815 |
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1815 |
Great
Sep. Gale
hurricane |
"The Great September Gale" makes landfall on Long
Island, New York and then again in Connecticut. Providence Rhode
Island is flooded and extensive damage throughout New England is
left behind. |
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1819 |
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1819 |
hurricane
study |
A Harvard professor published an article in 1819
concluding that a hurricane "appears to have been a moving
vortex and not the rushing forward of a great body of the
atmosphere." Years later William C. Redfield was published
in the American Journal of Science where he says the hurricane
is a progressive whirlwind. Redfield came to his conclusion by
studying the trees and other objects scattered by the storms.
Lt. Col. William Reid a Royal Engineer in the Barbados had built
upon the theory by studying logs of ships that experienced the
Great Hurricane of 1780.
Investigative:
1722, 1743,
1772, 1779,
1780,
1819, 1873, 1943,
1953,
1975 & 1979 |
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1837 |
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1837 |
Racer's Storm
hurricane |
Racer's
Storm was first seen in the northwest Caribbean. Forming near
Jamaica it crossed the Yucatan Penisula then making landfall
somewhere along the Texas coast to move over Louisiana,
Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina arriving just
off the coast of North Carolina on October 9th. As one of the
most destructive storms of the 19th century it left a 2000 mile
long path of destruction. Racer's Storm was named for the
British sloop of war that made the first observation of the
storm. |
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1846 |
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1846 |
Outer Banks
hurricane |
A
Hurricane in September cuts two inlets on the Outer Banks of
North Carolina. Inlets come and go; the sandy soil of the narrow
islands of the Outer Banks allow an easy shifting of land by
storm or sea. |
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1846 |
Florida Keys
hurricane |
The
Florida Keys are severely hit by a hurricane in November,
destroying all but eight of the the 600 houses in Key West. Some
meteorologists estimate this storm as a Category 5 hurricane. |
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1848 |
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1848 |
Fort Brooke
hurricane
meteotsunami |
Two hurricanes within the same month in 1848 nearly destroy Fort
Brooke located at today's Tampa, Florida. One of the storms
pushed a tide of 15 feet through the town. |
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1856 |
1856
400 Deaths |
Last Island
hurricane |
Last Island in Louisiana is hit by a
category 4 hurricane killing 400 people. |
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1873 |
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1873 |
hurricane
Warning |
The first hurricane warning in the U.S. is issued by the U.S.
Army Signal Corps. A hurricane approaching the coast was
expected to come ashore between Cape May, New Jersey and New
London, Connecticut, but never made landfall.
Investigative:
1722, 1743,
1772, 1779,
1780,
1819, 1873, 1943,
1953,
1975 & 1979 |
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1878 |
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1878 |
Florida 3 day
hurricane |
The Florida Keys was hit by a slow-traveling hurricane that for
three days crept up
the center of the state. |
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1881 |
1881
700 Deaths |
South Carolina
hurricane
meteotsunami |
An August, 1881 hurricane ends up in South Carolina after first making
landfall, causing destruction, at Savannah and Augusta, Georgia
and submerging several barrier islands by the meteotsunami (storm surge) in
South Carolina. 700 people were killed. |
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1886 |
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1886 |
Indianola
hurricane |
In
Alexandria, Louisiana 21.4 inches of rain is dumped from a June
category 4 hurricane. The coast of Louisiana is flooded and
after moving into Texas the city of Indianola was destroyed,
never to be rebuilt. |
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1887 |
1887
2k Deaths |
Long
&
3rd Busiest
Season |
19 Storms from May
15th to December 12 were recorded for the 1887 Atlantic
hurricane season. 11 of the storms became hurricanes.1887 had 5
storms outside the normal hurricane season. The 1887 season is
the 3rd busiest on record tied with the
1995 season.
Most Active Seasons 1887,
1933, 1969,
1995, 2005
&
2008
Long Seasons: 1887,
1908, 1952. 1992 &
2003 |
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1893 |
1893
2k Deaths |
August
hurricane |
A Storm that hits Georgia and South
Carolina submerging the barrier islands on August 28th and kills
between 1000 and 2000 people. |
1893
2k Deaths |
October
hurricane |
An October hurricane floods the Louisiana bayou, killing 2000
people. |
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TimeLines.PoetPatriot.com |
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1900s |
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1900 |
1900
10k Deaths
All of Season
|
3rd Deadliest
Season |
The 1900 Atlantic hurricane season's activity
was below average with 7 tropical storms the begat 3 hurricanes.
One hurricane became Americ's most deadly with the death toll
possibly as high as 12,000.
Most Deadly Seasons: 1776,
1780, 1900,
1928, 1974,
2004 & 2005 |
1900
10k - 4th Deadliest
Storm |
The 1900
Galveston
Hurricane |
The 1900 Hurricane One is America's most fatal natural disaster
with death toll estimates ranging from 6000 to 8000 to 12000. The storm hits with little warning
on September 8th causing storm tides of 8 to 15 feet, flooding
Galveston Island and areas along the Texas coast. Damages
totaled $30 million (763 million 2010 USD).
Deadliest Storms: 1780,
1900, 1963,
1974, 1994 &
1998 |
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1908 |
|
1908 |
Long
Season |
10 Tropical
cyclones formed. A Category 2 hurricane formed on March 6th the
earliest on recorded. Hurricane Two forming in May was the
earliest to hit the U.S.
Long Seasons: 1887,
1908, 1952. 1992 &
2003 |
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1905 |
1905
350 Deaths |
Louisiana
hurricane
meteotsunami |
A category 4 hurricane
causes a meteotsunami that floods
Southeastern Louisiana. |
|
1909 |
1909
350 Deaths |
Grand Isle
Hurricane |
A category 4 hurricane lasting 9 days
from September 10th to the 21st hitting Grande Isle and the
coasts of Louisiana and Mississippi killing 350 people.
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1914 |
|
1914 |
Free
Season |
The 1914 season gets a pass with only two tropical storms and no
hurricanes. |
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1915 |
1915
275 Deaths |
Louisiana-Texas
hurricane |
An August 5th to the 23rd rampaging
category 4 hurricane hits New Orleans, Louisiana and Galveston,
Texas, killing 275 people. |
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1915 |
2nd
Louisiana-Texas
hurricane |
Another
category 4 hurricane hits Texas and southeast Louisiana in 1915. |
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1919 |
1919
900 Deaths |
Corpus Christi
hurricane |
Corpus Christi, Texas is hit by a 12 foot storm surge on
September 14th by a category 4 hurricane that had already hit Cuba
and the Florida Keys. An estimated 600 to 900 people were
killed. |
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1926 |
1926
1.4k Deaths
All of Season |
Most Costly
Season
$260.1 Billion
(2010 USD) |
The 1926 Atlantic
hurricane season produced 11 storms that became 6 major
hurricanes. 1400 people were killed. Damages were $260.1 Billion
(2010 USD).
6 Most Costly Seasons: 1926,
1955, 1992,
2004,
2005 &
2008 |
1926
1.1k Deaths
1st
Costly Storm
163.4 B
(2010 USD) |
Florida-Alabama
Hurricane Six |
373
people die in Hurricane Six that
strikes southeast Florida and Alabama in its duration from
September 11th to the 22nd. The Category 4 hurricane destroys
Miami. 800 people were missing presumed dead. The damages of
$163.4 billion (2010 USD) halted an economic boom in South
Florida.
Most Costly Storms: 1926,
1955, 1992, 2 in
2005 & 2008 |
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1928 |
1928
4.6k Deaths
All of Season |
5th
Deadliest
Season |
The 1928 Atlantic hurricane season had just 6 tropical cyclones.
4 of those became hurricanes with one a major hurricane causing
the nearly 4,000 deaths.
Most Deadly Seasons: 1776,
1780, 1900, 1928,
1974, 2004 &
2005 |
1928
4.6k Deaths |
San Felipe
hurricane |
The San Felipe hurricane was reported by the Red Cross to
have had 1,836 dead in Florida; adjusted to 2,500; 75 years
later1 (The newer assesment is based upon three
commemorative plaques, graves and other records, The original
count was from Red Cross reports.). In the Caribbean 1,167
die. A direct hit on Puerto Rico, on September 13th,
kills 1,000 people. The storm makes landfall close to Palm Beach
Florida on the 16th of September moving inland to Lake
Okeechobee causing a lake surge nearly 9 feet to flood
surrounding areas.
1
St. Petersburg Times, May 9, 2003 |
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1930 |
1930
2k+ Deaths |
Santo Domingo
hurricane |
Thousands are left dead by a hurricane that
ravages the Dominican Republic and leaves the capital, Santo
Domingo, near total destruction. |
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1932 |
1932
2k+ Deaths |
Unamed Texas
hurricane |
A Category 4 hurricane hits damaging East
Texas. |
|
1933 |
1933
629 Deaths
All of Season |
2nd Busiest
Season |
The 1933 Atlantic Hurricane season saw its first activity in May
with 21 tropical cyclones forming in the Atlantic basin. It is
the second busiest season on record. There may have been more
that remained undetected in unpopulated areas or of short
durations. Possibly 24 storms may have been formed. Ten of the
21 detected had reached hurricane status. August had a record of
7 storms forming in August. In the U.S. Two hurricanes made
landfall within a 24 hour period. 629 people had died in the 21
storms of the 1933 Atlantic hurricane season.
Most Active Seasons 1887,
1933, 1969,
1995, 2005
&
2008 |
1933
31 Deaths |
Hurricane
Eight |
Hurricane
Eight made landfall in North Carolina at night on August 22nd as
a Category 2 hurricane then moved north across Virginia,
Maryland and Pennsylvania then weakened to a tropical depression
in New York. An 8 foot meteotsunami (storm surge) ripped apart
piers in Yorktown and cottages in Buckroe Beach. At Fort Monroe
barracks were pushed off their foundations. 31 people had died
and $27 million in damages was caused. |
1933
2 Deaths |
Hurricane
Twelve |
Hurricane
12 a Category 4 hurricane made landfall at Jupiter, Florida in
the first hour of September 4th just after midnight. 2 people
were killed and $33 million (2010 USD) in damages ocurred. |
1933
179 Deaths |
Hurricane
Eleven |
Hurricane
Eleven made landfall at South Padre Island, Texas in the first
hour of September 5th just before 1:00 AM and dissipated within
24 hours. 179 people died, with 40 of those in the U.S. Damages
in Texas was $16.9 million ($280 million 2010 USD). |
1933
21 Deaths |
Hurricane
Thirteen |
Category
3 Hurricane Eleven made landfall in
North Carolina near Cape Hatteras on September 16th. It weakend
passing through the Outer Banks and became an extratropical on
the 18th. 21 people were killed and damages were $4.5 million
($75 million 2010 USD). |
|
1935 |
1935
408 Deaths |
Labor Day
hurricane |
The Labor Day hurricane strikes the Florida Keys on September
2nd then heads north. WWI veterans working in the area are the
primary victims of the 408 killed in the category 5; the most
intense hurricane to strike the U.S. |
|
1938 |
1938
600 Deaths |
Long Is. Express
hurricane |
A hurricane called the
"Long Island Express", with little warning, slams Long Island,
New York then ransacks southern New England with a death toll of
600. Damages were $308 million (4.7 Billion 2010 USD) |
|
1940 |
1940
50 Deaths |
Abbeville
hurricane |
An early August hurricane rains 31.66 inches on Abbeville,
Louisiana. The storm caused heavy flooding claiming 50 lives in
Southeast United States. |
|
1943 |
|
1943 |
Minor
hurricane |
On July 17th, A
category 1 hurricane bore down on the Texas coast. |
|
1943 |
Hurricane
study |
On July 17th,
1943, Army Air Corp, Lt. Col.
Joseph P. Duckworth flying a single-engine AT-6 trainer becomes the first pilot to intentionally fly
his plane through a storm and into the eye of a hurricane. His
intention was to prove it could be done. In his report he states
"The only embarassing episode would have been engine failure,
which, with the strong ground winds, would probably have
prevented a landing, and certainly would have made a descent via
parachute highly inconvenient." His successful flight paved
the way for further study of hurricanes by aircrafts. Today the
Air Force has a special unit based out of Mississippi for flying
planes into storms of 150 mph or higher for the purpose of
scientific study of the storms.
Investigative:
1722, 1743,
1772, 1779,
1780,
1819, 1873, 1943,
1953,
1975 & 1979 |
|
1944 |
1944
1156 Deaths
All of Season |
Season |
9 hurricanes and 2
tropical storms were known to have made landfalls. 1156 people
are known to have been killed. Damages exceeded $114 million
1944 dollars (1.4 Billion 2010 USD). |
1944
390 Deaths |
World War II
(Great Atlantic)
hurricane |
From September 9th to the 16th storm
travels bombarding the east coast from North Carolina to New
England as a
category 4 hurricane that causes 46 deaths in the United States. An
additional 344 deaths were on ships at sea with the hurricane
having a devastating effect on War shipping. A U.S. Navy
destroyer , two U.S. Coast Guard cutters a light vessel and
another ship were sank by the storm. |
|
1947 |
1947
51 Deaths |
Florida
hurricane |
From September 4th to the 21st a hurricane hits
Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama killing 51 people. |
|
1947 |
Lousiana - Texas
hurricane |
Southwest
Louisiana and Texas is hit by an unamed Category 4 Hurricane. |
|
1952 |
1952
47 Deaths
All of Season |
Long
Season |
The 1952 Atlantic
hurricane season ran from June 15th until November 15th. The
season was extended by the Groundhog Day Tropical Storm that
formed on February 2nd; the earliest recorded Atlantic basin
cylone. 43 people were killed, most in Hurricane Fox in the
Caribbean area. Damages were 13.75 million 1952 U.S. dollars
(110 Million USD).
Long Seasons: 1887,
1908, 1952. 1992 &
2003 |
1952
3 Deaths |
Hurricane
Able |
Hurricane
Able made landfall in South Carolina as a Category 2 hurricane
on August 31st. 3 peolple were killed and there was $2.75
million in damages. |
1952
4 Deaths |
Hurricane
Charlie |
Charlie reached hurricane
status on September 22nd and passing through the Caribbean Sea
the moved northward out to sea weakening over the Atlantic.
In Puerto Rico 4 peolple were killed and the damage was $1
million in 1952 USD. |
|
1953 |
|
1953 |
hurricane
tracking |
Hurricane tracking
forecasters begin to give
female names, to distinguish between the various tropical and
hurricane storms.
Investigative:
1722, 1743,
1772, 1779,
1780,
1819, 1873, 1943,
1953,
1975 & 1979 |
|
1954 |
1954
1,169 Deaths
All of Season |
Season |
The 1954 Atlantic hurricane season had
exteded into the next year with the second Hurricane Alice. It
was at first thought it began in January but was found to have
began in December leaving 1954 with two hurricanes of the same
name. 1,169 people were killed. The season had damages of $881
million (6.95 Billion 2010 USD).
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1954
60 Deaths |
Hurricane
Carol |
Hurricane Carol makes landfall on August 31st over Long Island,
N.Y. and Connecticut. 60 died in her wake with 461 million
dollars in damages (3.64 Billion 2010 USD). |
1954
20 Deaths |
Hurricane
Edna |
Hurricane Edna, just over a week after hurricane Carol, makes
landfall over Cape Cod on September 10th killing 20 people.
Damages were $40 million. |
1954
1k Deaths |
Hurricane
Hazel |
Already having hit Haiti, on Oct. 15th Hurricane Hazel comes
ashore in the Carolinas then pushes through through
Pennsylvania, New York on into Canada. 95 die in the United
States, 100 in Canada, and 400, possibly up to 1,000 in Haiti.
Damages were $100 million in Canada and $281 million in the
United States. |
|
1955 |
1955
987 Deaths
All of Season |
5th Costly
Season
$43.89 Billion
(2010 USD) |
The 1955 hurricane season had 12
tropical storms form with 9 becoming hurricanes. 987 People died
during the season. Damages caused were 5.54 Billion dollars
(43.89 Billion 2010 USD). The names for the 1955 season began
with 'B'. See 1954.
6 Most Costly Seasons: 1926,
1955, 1992,
2004,
2005 &
2008 |
|
1955 |
Hurricane
Connie |
Connie hits the North Carolina coast in early August with heavy
rains that set the stage for the devastating floods caused by
Hurricane Diane. Damages were $40 million. |
1955
184 Deaths
5th
Costly Storm
43.57 B
(2010 USD) |
Hurricane
Diane |
Hurricane Diane hits the North Carolina five days after Connie
August which results in devastating floods from North Carolina
to Massachusetts. The floods were responsible for the 184 who
died. Damages hit $5.5 billion. (43.57 billion 2010 USD)
Most Costly Storms: 1926,
1955, 1992, 2 in
2005 & 2008 |
|
1957 |
1957
390 Deaths |
Hurricane
Audrey |
Audrey a category 4 hurricane travels through Louisiana
destroying Cameron before hitting Texas from June 25 to the 28th
leaving 390 people dead. Damage estimates were $150 million. |
|
1959 |
1959
22 Deaths |
Hurricane
Gracie |
Hurricane Gracie made landfall in South
Carolina, near Beaufort. 10 people died directly by Gracie and
11 by a tornado that had been spun off. Gracie caused $14
million in damages |
|
1960 |
1960
165+
Deaths |
Hurricane
Donna |
Donna strikes Florida on September 11th moving north to New
England. Donna, a category 4 hurricane, was the first storm to
produce
hurricane-force winds in Florida, the Mid-Atlantic states and
the New England States. More than 50 people in the U.S. and 115
in Antilles died in the wake of Hurricane Donna. Damages were
$387 million in the U.S. and $13 million elsewhere. |
|
1961 |
1961
46 Deaths |
Hurricane
Carla |
Lasting from September 3rd to the 15th Carla, a category 4
hurricane, rampages gulf cities of Texas taking 46 lives. |
|
1963 |
1963
7k - 6th Deadliest
Storm |
Hurricane
Flora |
Hurricane Flora kills more than 7,000 people in its path through
Haiti and Cuba.
Deadliest Storms: 1780,
1900, 1963,
1974, 1994 &
1998 |
|
1965 |
1965
75 Deaths |
Hurricane
Betsy |
Betsy hits the Bahamas to ransack Florida a day
later on its 2 week rampage. Miami and Fort Lauderdale is
flooded by a 6-foot tide. It later hits Louisiana for a total
death toll of 75 |
|
1969 |
1969
399 Deaths
All of Season |
5th Busiest
Season |
The 1969 Atlantic Hurricane season began on June 1st and ended
November 30th. 18 tropical cyclones formed in the Atlantic
basin. 12 of those storms became hurricanes. It is the fifth
busiest season on record. The reports show a death toll of 399
people.
Most Active Seasons 1887,
1933, 1969,
1995, 2005
&
2008 |
1969
299 Deaths |
Hurricane
Camille |
Category 5, Hurricane Camille comes ashore along
the Mississippi coast on August 17th then moves north. In
Mississippi, Pass Christian is hit by a 24.6 foot meteotsunami (storm tide
or surge).
The winds, surges, and rain kills 143 on the Gulf front, 154 in
the flash floods of the Virginia Mountains. 2 had died in Cuba. Damages, during the August 14th to 22nd
rampage, are estimated at 1.421 billion dollars. |
1969
100 Deaths |
Hurricane
Francelia |
Hurricane
Francelia formed on August 29th in the Lesser Antilles and
traveled through the Caribbean, hitting Belize as a Category 2
then died out over Central America. 100 people were killed. |
|
1971 |
|
1971 |
Hurricane
Ginger |
Hurricane
Ginger sets a length record of 31days (20 as hurricane force
winds) as it meanders around the North Atlantic, the Bermuda
Triangle and the North Carolina and Virginia coasts. |
|
1972 |
1972
129 Deaths |
Hurricane
Agnes |
In the run of
Hurricane Agnes from the Yucatan Peninsula it makes landfall on
the Florida panhandle on August 19th continuing northward ending
up in New York on the 22nd and 23rd. 122 are killed, most in the
flash floods. Damages of 3 billion dollars resulted. 7 had died
in Cuba. The
extensive flooding and the 50 dead make Agnes, only a category
1, the worst natural disaster in Pennsylvania. |
|
1974 |
1974
8k Deaths
All of Season |
4th Deadliest
Season |
The 1974 Atlantic hurricane season had 11 storms forming with 4
becoming hurricanes. Reported deaths were 8,001 for the season.
Damages added to $160 million in 1974 dollars.
Most Deadly Seasons: 1776,
1780, 1900,
1928, 1974,
2004 & 2005 |
1974
1 Death |
Hurricane
Carmen |
Category 4,
Hurricane Carmen was the most intense of the 1974 Atlantic
hurricane season lasting from August 29th to September 10th.
Carmen made landfall in Louisiana on September 8th with 80 mph
winds. Only one death was reported; a downed power line
electrocuted one person. Damages was $150 million in 1974 USD. |
1974
8k - 5th Deadliest
Storm |
Hurricane
Fifi |
Fifi makes landfall on September 18th and 19th
killing 8,000 people in Honduras. Over one third of the
country's cattle is drowned and 80 percent of the banana crop is
destroyed. Fifi crossed Central America and Mexico to become
Tropical Storm Orlene in the 1974 Pacific hurricane season.
Deadliest Storms: 1780,
1900, 1963,
1974, 1994 &
1998 |
|
1975 |
|
1975 |
hurricane
tracking |
The Saffir-Simpson scale for measuring hurricanes
is developed by meteorologists Herbert Saffir and Robert Simpson
in 1975.
Investigative:
1722, 1743,
1772, 1779,
1780,
1819, 1873, 1943,
1953,
1975 & 1979 |
|
1979 |
|
1979 |
hurricane
tracking |
Weather officials tracking hurricanes begin to be
politically correct and start alternating male names with female
names for tagging hurricanes.
Investigative:
1722, 1743,
1772, 1779,
1780,
1819, 1873, 1943,
1953,
1975 & 1979 |
1979
2 Deaths |
Tropical Storm
Claudette |
Tropical Storm
Claudette passed by Puerto Rico on July 18th killing one person.
On the 24th Claudette made landfall near the Louisiana-Texas
border then moved north to Oklahoma on the 27th. One person was
killed and $400 million (1.17 Billion 2010 USD) in damages were
incurred in the U.S. A report from west of Alvin, Texas recorded
43 inches in a 24 hour period, a record for rainfall in the
United States. |
1979
1.2k Deaths |
Hurricane
David |
From the
Carribbean on August 25th to New England through September 7th
Hurricane David killing 5 in the U.S. and over 1200 in the
Dominican Republic. |
|
1979 |
Hurricane
Frederic |
The Gulf
Coast is whipped by Hurricane Frederic in its rampage from
August 29th to September 15th, devastating Mobile, Alabama
causing around 3 billion dollars in damages. |
1979
50 Deaths |
Hurricane
Hugo |
Hurricane Hugo comes ashore at South Carolina on
September 22nd after tearing up Puerto Rico and the Virgin
Islands. Storm surges flood the coast with 20 foot tides. 50 die
throughout the areas hit with U.S. damages at 7 billion dollars. |
|
1980 |
1980
200+
Deaths |
Hurricane
Allen |
Hurricane
Allen from August 3rd to the 10th storms its way from the
Caribbean, killing over 200, to Texas in the Gulf, killing 28
people. |
|
1983 |
1983
21 Deaths |
Hurricane
Alicia |
Hitting
Galveston and Houston in Texas Hurricane Alicia kills 21 with
damages at $2 billion in its path from August 15th to
the 21st. Alicia had spawned 23 tornadoes. |
|
1985 |
1985
63 Deaths |
Hurricane
Juan |
As only a
category 1 hurricane Juan causes flooding and around 2 billion
dollars in damages, killing 63 people in its wake from October
6th to November 1st. |
|
1988 |
1988
318 Deaths |
Hurricane
Gilbert |
Hurricane Gilbert
was the first hurricane to make landfall on Jamaica since 1951.
Gilbert, as a category 3 hurricane, passed over Jamaica on
September 12th creating a 9 foot storm surge along Jamaica's
northeast coast. Becoming the first category 5 hurricane in the
Atlantic Basin since Camille in 1969 it
weakened crossing Mexico's Yucatan peninsula on September 14th.
Weakening in the Gulf Gilbert spun off over 29 tornadoes over
Texas on September 18th and causing flooding into the midwest
merging with a frontal system over Missouri on the 19th.
3 people died in the U.S. of the 318 total deaths over the path
of Gilbert. |
|
1989 |
1989
86 Deaths |
Hurricane
Hugo |
From
September 10th to the 22nd Hurricane Hugo, a category 4, hits
the Caribbean and the Carolinas leaving 86 dead and estimated
damages of over 8 billion dollars. |
|
1991 |
|
1991 |
Perfect
Storm
hurricane |
The eastern Atlantic seaboard, from October 30th
to November 1st was slammed by a surprise storm that was unnamed
but dubbed the "perfect storm". The rains and 39 foot waves
caused extensive flooding and erosion. |
|
1992 |
1992
30 Deaths
All of Season |
Long &
4th Costly
Season
$53 Billion
(2010 USD) |
The 1992 Atlantic
hurricane season began early when Subtropical Storm One formed
in April. The season produced 10 named storms from which 4
became hurricanes. 30 people were killed. Damages were $53
Billion (2009 U.S. dollars).
6 Most Costly Seasons: 1926,
1955, 1992,
2004,
2005 &
2008
Long Seasons: 1887,
1908, 1952. 1992 &
2003 |
|
1992 |
Hurricane
Iniki |
The Island of
Kauai and the western shores of Oahu are ravaged by Hurricane
Iniki in 1992. |
1992
26 Deaths
4th
Costly Storm
53.1 B
(2010 USD) |
Hurricane
Andrew |
From August 22nd to the 26th Andrew blasts a
record as the most destructive U.S. hurricane of record as of
1992, as a category 5. 3 are killed in the Bahamas and 23 in
Florida and Louisiana. The United states received an estimated
damage of 26.5 to 34.9 billion dollars (52.7 Billion USD).
Damages in the Bahamas was $250 million
(377.5 Million 2010 USD). Total was $35.15
Billion
(53.1 Billion 2010 USD)
Most Costly Storms: 1926,
1955, 1992, 2 in
2005 & 2008 |
|
1994 |
1994
30k - The Deadliest
Storm |
Tropical Storm
Alberto |
The tropical storm
Alberto made landfall on the Florida Panhandle on June 4th then
eastward into Georgia and dissapated in Georgia on the 7th. The
extensive rains exceeded 10" in many areas with nearly 28 inches
at Americus, Georgia (21" in 24 hours). The floods killed 30
people and caused $500 million in damages.
Deadliest Storms: 1780,
1900, 1963,
1974, 1994 &
1998 |
1994
1.1k Deaths |
Hurricane
Gordon |
Hurricane Gordon's fling from November 8th to the
21st hits the Caribbean and southern Florida killing 1122 people
in Haiti and 8 in Florida. |
|
1995 |
1995
115 Deaths
All of Season |
3rd Busiest Season |
On record, 1995 was the busiest hurricane season,
with 19 storms, since 1933 that recorded 21 storms.
11 storms reached hurricane strength. It is the 3rd busiest
season on record tied with the 1887
season115 people died and damages were $9.3 billion USD. (13
Billion 2010 USD)
See 1996
Most Active Seasons 1887,
1933, 1969,
1995, 2005
&
2008 |
1995
59 Deaths |
Hurricane
Opal |
Opal touches land on November 29th in Florida
continuing to Alabama causing extensive damages of 3 to 3.5
billion dollars and 59 deaths in the U.S. Mexico and Guatemala. |
|
1996 |
1996
179 Deaths
All of Season |
Power
Season |
Surprising experts, 1996 became a worse hurricane season than
1995. Only 13 storms formed but the power and damages generated
were greater. 1996 had 6 hurricanes that were a category 3 or
greater causing more than 4.7 billion dollars damage and killing 179
people.
See 1887, 1933, 1969,
1995, 1996,
2005
See 1887, 1933, 1969-18,
1995, 1996,
2005 |
1996
37 Deaths |
Hurricane
Fran |
Category 3, Hurricane Fran caused over 3.2
billion dollars in damages and Kill 37 people beginning
September 5th making landfall in North Carolina moving to
Virginia. |
|
1997 |
|
1997 |
Quiet
Year
hurricanes |
After two
of the worse years, 1995 and 1996, for hurricanes 1997 is
surprisingly quiet with only three hurricanes. |
|
1998 |
1998
11k - 3rd Deadliest
Storm |
Hurricane
Mitch |
Honduras takes the brunt of Hurricane Mitch with
60 percent of the 11,000 deaths as it traveled across Central
America. Damages surpassed 5.5 billion dollars.
Deadliest Storms: 1780,
1900, 1963,
1974, 1994 &
1998 |
|
1999 |
1999
57 Deaths |
Hurricane
Floyd |
Hurricane Floyd hits landfall as a category 2, near Cape Fear,
North Carolina on September 16th, continuing up the coast into
New England. Total damages were 4.5 billion dollars with
the resulting floods causing 50 of the 57 deaths. |
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|
2000s |
|
2000 |
2000
79 Deaths
All of Season |
No U.S.
Landfall |
2000 brought an average above normal count of tropical storms
and hurricanes, however not one hurricane came ashore in the
United States. The official Atlantic
hurricane season was from June 1st to November 30th had held
firm containing 15 named storms and 8 of those
became hurricanes. 79 people were killed during the season and
damages were $1,297 million
(1.6 Million 2010 USD). |
|
2000 |
Hurricane Keith |
Hurricane Keith
passed through the Caribbean hitting Belize on October 1st as a
category 4 hurricane. Keith traveled over the Yucatan Peninsula
weakening to a depression and regained its hurricane status
making landfall north of Tampico, Mexico then dissipated over
the northeastern region of Mexico. 24 had died and damages
amounted to $225 million
(277.55 Million 2010 USD). |
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|
2001 |
2001
117 Deaths
All of Season |
No U.S.
Landfall |
There were no
hurricane landfalls in the United States in 2001. The official
Atlantic hurricane season was from June 1st to November 30th,
ending late with Hurricane Olga dissipating on December 4th.
117 people were killed during the season and damages were at
$7.1 Billion, 2001 USD. (8.6 Billion 2010 USD) |
2001
41 Deaths |
Tropical
St.Allison
storm |
Raging through Texas killing 41 people
in June,
Tropical Storm Allison remained under hurricane force winds,
however Allison still ranks among the 10 top storms causing the
most damage; 5 billion dollars (6.07
Billion 2010 USD). The tropical storm raged from
June 8th to the 15th, first
hitting the Gulf coast then northward to southern New England. |
2001
31 Deaths |
Hurricane
Iris |
Hurricane Iris
whirled only 6 days but hitting Belize on October 8th killed 31
people in Belize, Dominican Republic, and Guatemala. |
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|
2002 |
2002
23 Deaths
All of Season |
Season |
The official
Atlantic hurricane season was from June 1st to November 30th and
was average with 14 tropical cyclones forming to
produce 12 named storms of which 4 became hurricanes. The season
began late on July 14th and ended early on September 1st; a
rarity partly due to the El Niņo conditions. 23 people were
killed during the season and damages were at $2.6 Billion
(3.08 Billion 2010 USD). |
2002
4 Deaths |
Hurricane
Isidore |
Hurricane Isidore
hit Landfall on the Yucatan Peninsula of southern Mexico as a
Category 3 on September 22nd. After a day on the Yucatan it
weakened to a Tropoical Storm dropping heavy rains over the
southeast coastal states. Damages reached 640 million in U.S.
Dollars
(659 Million 2010 USD). 4 deaths were
reported. |
2002
4 Deaths |
Hurricane
Isidore |
|
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|
2003 |
2003
92 Deaths
All of Season |
Long
Season |
The official
Atlantic hurricane season was from June 1st to November 30th but
for the first time in 50 year was exteded early and late.
Subtropical Storm Ana began on April 20th. Tropical Storm Peter
formed on December 10 strengthening to near hurricane strength
then dissipated the next day. 21 cyclones were formed with 16
becoming a named storm. 92 people were killed during the season
and damages were $4.4 Billion
(5.57 Billion 2010 USD).
Long Seasons: 1887,
1908, 1952. 1992 &
2003 |
2003
50 Deaths |
Hurricane
Isabel |
Isabel a category 2 hurricane kills 50 with
damages were 5 billion dollars (4.3
Billion 2010 USD). Isabel hit North Carolina
on September 18th then continues to Virginia. |
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|
2004 |
2004
3,132 Deaths
All of Season |
7th Deadliest
&
3rd Costly
Season
$56.3 Billion (2010 USD) |
The 2004 hurricane season went from June 1st to November 30th
extended 3 days into December. One of the deadlies seasons with
3,132 people killed. Damages totaled 50 billion in 2004 U.S.
dollars. (56.3 Billion 2010 USD) The 2004 season was the first
to have 8 hurricanes form in August.
Most Deadly Seasons: 1776,
1780, 1900, 1928,
1974, 2004 &
2005
6 Most Costly Seasons: 1926,
1955, 1992,
2004,
2005 &
2008 |
2004
34 Deaths |
Hurricane
Charley |
Category 4 Charley slams Florida on August 13th
causing 15 billion dollars (16.9
Billion 2010 USD) in destruction and killing 34 |
2004
48 Deaths |
Hurricane
Frances |
Hurricane Frances hits Florida as a category 2 on
September 5th causing 48 deaths and 8.9 billion dollars in
damages (10 Billion 2010 USD). |
2004
123 Deaths |
Hurricane
Ivan |
Ivan twirls its way from Grenada to hit Alabama
on September 16 and then hitting Florida as a category 3
hurricane. Ivan's damage in the U.S. was 14.2 billion dollars
(16 Billion 2010 USD).
57 people were killed in the U.S. and 66 in the Caribbean. |
2004
28 Deaths |
Hurricane
Jeanne |
Category 3, Hurricane Jeanne floods Florida again
on September 26th killing 28 people and causing 6.9 billion dollars
(6.9 Billion 2010 USD)
in damages. |
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2005 |
2005
3,865 Deaths
All of Season
First
Busiest
|
6th Deadliest
&
2nd Costly
Season
168.85 Billion (2010 USD) |
2005 was the most
active hurricane year in 154 years with a total of 28 cyclones
forming. The season had seven major hurricanes. 3,865
people were killed. Damages came to $155 billion ($168.85
Billion 2010 USD) making it the second most costly hurricane
season.
Most Active Seasons 1887,
1933, 1969,
1995, 2005
&
2008 |
2005
42 Deaths |
Hurricane
Dennis |
Weakening to a
category 3, Hurricane Dennis made landfall near Navarre Beach on
Florida's Panhandle on July 10th. Dennis degrades to a low
pressure over Tennesee and Ohio being absorbed by an
extratropical low in Canada on the 18th. 3 people died in the
U.S. and 39 in Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica. US damages were 2.23
billion dollars (2.4 Billion 2010 USD). Over 4 billion dollars
damages in total. |
2005
1.8k Deaths
2nd
Costly Storm
109 B
(2010 USD) |
Hurricane
Katrina
meteotsunami |
Hurricane Katrina hits Florida on August 25th
north of Miami Beach as a Category 1. Weakening over land it
moves out into the Gulf causing damage along Alabama and
Mississippi on August 26th, growing to a category 2. Katrina
grows to a very strong category 3 over the Gulf of Mexico
creating category 5-level storm surge causing catastrophic
damage along louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama's coastlines.
Kitrina weakens to a strong category 3 and hits Louisiana on August 29th. 145
mile an hour winds and storm surges as high as 30 feet destroy Biloxi, Mississippi
and breaches dikes causing massive flooding in New Orleans.
Death toll is eventually set at 1,836 people. (The 1900
Galveston Hurricane was the deadliest in U.S. History killing
over 6000 people.) Thousands of people were still displaced four
years later. Damages from Kitrina would reach 100 billion
dollars (109 Billion 2010 USD).
Most Costly Storms: 1926,
1955, 1992, 2 in
2005 & 2008 |
2005
3rd
Costly Storm
76 B
(2010 USD) |
Hurricane
Ophelia |
In the Bahamas
Hurricane Ophelia starts as a tropical depression on September
6th, to become a tropical storm off the coast of Florida.
Ophelia's eye never made landfall however it battered North
Carolina's southern coast as a category 1 with winds and storm
surge on September 12 and 13th. Weakening out at sea Ophelia
becomes an extratropical on September 17th to scrape the
Canadian coast causing $70 million dollars in damages
(76 Billion 2010 USD).
Most Costly Storms: 1926,
1955, 1992, 2 in
2005 & 2008 |
2005
119 Deaths |
Hurricane
Rita |
Hurricane Rita on the heals of Katrina hits Texas
and Louisiana, as a category 5, leaving destruction Katrina had
missed. Rita made landfall near the Texas-Louisiana border
on September 24th. Port Arthur and Beaumont in Texas received
major flooding before Rita move on to the devastation of Cameron
and Calcasieu Parishes in Louisiana. The death toll on September 27th was 31; 9 from
the hurricane and 23 evacuees when a bus of senior citizens
exploded. Eventually the toll would reach 113 direct and
indirect deaths. Damages reach 10 billion dollars
(10.9 Billion 2010 USD). |
|
2005 |
Tropical Storm
Tammy |
Tropical Storm
Tammy broke landfall on northeastern Florida on October 5th.
Tammy would drop heavy rains over the Southeast then converge
with a frontal system that would cause the October 2005 flooding
of the Northeastern U.S. |
2005
35 Deaths |
Hurricane
Wilma |
Hurricane Wilma,
as a category 4 hurricane, may have been Mexico's most damaging
hurricane. Weakening to a category 3, Wilma made landfall in
south Florida on October 24th. Wilma turned to the Atlantic
Ocean and weakened to become an extratropical storm. 35 people
were killed by Hurricane Wilma. U.S. damages were 26 billion
dollars with another 3 billion in Mexico and Cuba. ($31.6
Billion in 2010 USD) |
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2006 |
2006
14 Deaths
All of Season |
No U.S.
Landfalls |
The official
Atlantic hurricane season was from June 1st to November 30th.
there were no hurricane landfalls in the United States in 2006.
14 people were killed during the season and damages were $500
million. |
2006
482 Deaths |
(Pacific Season)
Tropical
Bilis |
Tropical Storm
Bilis slammed China's southeast coast on july 14th. Three
million people fleed from their homes. 482 people died while 89
remained missing. Local Chinese officials often report reduced
numbers. Damages in just the province of Guangdong were 9
billion yean (1.1 Billion U.S. dollars; 1.17 Billion USD). |
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2006 |
Tropical
Ernesto |
Florida was hit by
the tropical storm Ernesto on August 30th with major storm
surges and winds up to 70mph. On August 31st Ernesto hits North
Carolina. |
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2007 |
2007
423 Deaths
All of Season |
Season |
The official
Atlantic hurricane season was from June 1st to November 30th.
The 2007 season began early with Subtropical Storm Andrea
developing on May 9th and ending late with Tropical Storm Olga
dissipating on December 13th. 423 people are killed during the
season. Damages are $3 Billion
(31 Billion 2010 USD). |
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2007 |
Tropical Storm
Gabrielle |
Tropical Storm
Gabrielle made landfall at Cape Lookout National Seashore in
North Carolina on September 9th with winds of 60 mph. Gabriell
turned northeast and dissipated on September 11th. |
|
2007 |
Hurricane
Humberto |
Hurricane Humberto
made landfall on September 13th at High Island in Texas with
winds of 90mph. Moving eastwardly it dissipated on September
14th over Georgia. |
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2008 |
2008
997 Deaths
All of Season |
6th Busiest
&
6th Costly
Season
$41 Billion
(2010 USD) |
The 2008 Atlantic
hurricane season was the sixth busiest year on record. It was
the first year on record in which a hurricane existed in every
month from July through November. The official Atlantic
hurricane season was from June 1st to November 30th. Tropical
Storm Arthur began two days early. 997 people lost their lives
in the hurricanes of the 2008 season. The season with $41
Billion in damages is the sixth most destructive hurricane
season.
6 Most Costly Seasons: 1926,
1955, 1992,
2004,
2005 &
2008
Most Active Seasons 1887,
1933, 1969,
1995, 2005
&
2008 |
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2008 |
Hurricane
Dolly |
Hurricane Dolly
made landfall on July 21st at South Padre Island in Texas as a
Category 1 Hurricane. No deaths were caused but damages rivaled
hurricane Rita in 2005. $1.05 billion dollars in damages were
caused by Hurricane Dolly. |
|
2008 |
Tropical
Storm
Edouard |
Tropical Storm
Edouard made landfall in Southeast Texas as a strong tropical
storm on August 5th. Edouard weakened to a tropical depression
by the afternoon the dissipated late in the day on August 6th. |
2008
36 Deaths |
Tropical
Storm
Fay |
Tropical Storm Fay
hit landfall in south Florida late on August 18th. Zigzagging
from water to land Fay is the first storm recorded to have made
four landfalls in Florida. Fay moved on to weaken in the Gulf of
Mexico to become an extratropical the morning of August 27th
while over Tennessee. Fay caused 36 deaths and damages of over
560 million in U.S. dollars. |
2008
153 Deaths |
Hurricane
Gustav |
Having
caused much havoc in the Caribbean, Hurricane Gustav makes
landfall on Louisiana the morning of September 1st as a Category
2 hurricane. On September 4th Gustav merged into a cold front
while storming over the Ozarks. Gustav caused 153 deaths (Most
in Haiti) and damages of 6.6 billion U.S. dollars. |
2008
529 Deaths |
Hurricane
Hanna |
Hurricane
Hanna hits the Bahamas early September. Storm surges flood Haiti
killing 529, nearly 500 of those were from the flooding. |
2008
195 Deaths
6th
Costly Storm
32 B
(2010 USD) |
Hurricane
Ike |
Hurricane
Ike caused much destruction in its path through the Caribbean.
Ike made landfall on Galveston Island on September 13th as a
Category 2 hurricane. Ike moved east into Louisiana then blew
windows out of skyscrapers in Houston before moving northward
causing flooding when it dissipated in Pennsylvania. Ike caused
195 fatalities (112 in the U.S.) and total damages of 32 billion
dollars. Ike is the third most destructive U.S. hurricane;
behind Katrina, 2005 and Andrew, 1992. U.S. damages were 24
billion dollars.
Most Costly Storms: 1926,
1955, 1992, 2 in
2005 & 2008 |
2008
2 Deaths |
Hurricane
Omar |
Hurricane Omar
passing through the West Indies caused $60 million in damages in
the Lesser Antillies then killed 2 people in Puerto Rico. |
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2009 |
2009
6 Deaths
All of Season |
Season |
The official 2009
Atlantic hurricane season was from June 1st to November 30th.
The season began early with Tropical Depression One forming on
May 28th and ended late on November 10th with the dissipation of
Hurricane Ida. Eleven storms had formed with nine becoming
Tropical Storms and three of those became hurricanes. 6 people
lost their lives in the 2008 season. The 2009 season had $77
million in damages. |
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2009 |
Hurricane
Ida |
Hurricane Ida
having been weakened then strenthened had obtained hurricane
status three times. Having once again gaining hurricane status
near Louisiana it then became a tropical strom weakening further
to become just an extratropical cyclone prior to moving onto
land in the southern United States. Ida continued in its
weakened state until dissipating on November 11th. |
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2010 |
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2010 |
2010
Atlantic
Hurricane
Season |
The Atlantic
Hurricane Season for 2010 is officially from June 1st ending on
November 30th. The dates are set by the time of year in which
the formation of a tropical cyclone could occur at any time. A
formation of a tropical or subtropical cyclone before June 1
would still be counted as part of the 2010 season.
An extended forcast predicts the 2010 season's activity will be
average to above-average. It is anticipated that 11 to 16 named
storms will form, of those 6 to 8 will be Hurricanes, and 3 to 5
of those will be a Category 3 or greater. |
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