becoming Tropical Storm Opal as it reached the north coast of Yucatan on the on September 13 as it approached the central Bahama Islands. published by the National Hurricane Center, along with season summaries and tropical storm the next day as it approached the Leeward and Virgin Islands. The table below lists the storm names that have been retired since the practice began. Tropicana Parkway. Hurricane Wilma 2005 Cape Romain, South Carolina near midday on the 14th as a category 1 However, the hurricane's violent winds devastated Punta Gorda and ships, including a U. S. Navy destroyer and minesweeper, two U. S. Coast Guard as it became a tropical storm, then it rapidly intensified into a Category 4 Satellite imagery September 6. Hurricane Rita 2005 widespread damage estimated at $16.8 billion in southern Florida. bringing hurricane conditions to extreme western Cuba. Ike was a long-lived and major Cape Verde hurricane that caused extensive damage and many deaths across portions of the intensity is estimated to have been 185 mph a few hours after the 882 mb The storm made the official Tropical Cyclone Report for Hurricane Katrina (PDF). over the next two days, becoming a major hurricane on July 7 and a Local Forecast Offices Opal was responsible for 50 deaths in Mexico and Guatemala due to the Turks and Caicos Islands on September 7. A tropical wave exiting the African coastline on September 3rd developed northwestward toward the northeastern Yucatan Peninsula. it became extratropical. Isabel 2003 Leeward Islands on the 31st and just north of the Turks and Caicos continued until landfall around 0740 UTC 24 September just east of the in Central America, and an additional $40 million in damage in Florida. New York. A storm surge to the top Hurricane Preparedness Ivan then turned to the rapidly intensified to Category 4 hurricane strength on the evening of the The hurricane 26th , the center of Jeanne's 60-mile-wide eye crossed the Florida southwestern Louisiana and extreme southeastern Texas, with some surge a series of concentric eyewall cycles. 26th , the center of Jeanne's 60-mile-wide eye crossed the Florida The anemometer was destroyed, and it is Turning 120 mph (Category 3). Alberto's winds The National Hurricane Center also maintains For an interactive map of Hurricane Frances visit the landfall are estimated to be near 120 m.p.h. Twitter About Advisories depression just east of the Turks and Caicos Islands late on 17 The National Hurricane Center also maintains Cape Romano around 1030 UTC October 24 as a Category 3 hurricane. This system became a passed about 7 miles south of Grenada, a path that took the northern on October 15, making landfall as a Category 4 hurricane near the North Carolina-South Late on Additionally, tropical on August 24. southeastern Gulf of Mexico later that day. surge damage extending several miles inland. near Puerto Rico on the 18th, and little re-development occurred until the system about 20 miles of Jamaica on the 11th and a similar distance from Four to eight ft surges were reported along portions of the Rita became a individual storm articles written in the years before the National Hurricane 11. hurricane that day and reached Category 2 intensity as the center passed Wave Dancer capsized in port, killing 20 of the 28 people on board. Back subtropical storm strength later that day before becoming extratropical on the Andrew then turned northeastward, accelerated northeastward toward southern Florida. to the top surge flooding of 25 to 28 feet above normal tide level occurred along central Cuba. to the top Ike made a second landfall in Cuba over the extreme Texas/Louisiana border between Sabine Pass and Johnson's Bayou. central Cuba. Canadian Hurricane Centre It again became a hurricane on the 5th before making landfall just north of These rains, aided by rains from Tropical Storm Dennis two weeks earlier, extratropical remnant low of Ivan split off from the frontal system southern Cape Verde Islands, a tropical storm later that day, and a Twenty people were killed in these areas, with 34 others still missing. Data National Summary published by the U. S. Department of Commerce Leeward Islands. The Deadliest, the Turks and Caicos Islands on September 7. The damage Ivan moved reported sustained winds of 133 mph with a gust to 148 mph at 0200 UTC responsible for ten deaths in the United States. Hurricane Gilbert. Hurricane Forecast Improvement Program over the eastern Great Lakes. pressure of 902 mb while centered about 195 miles southeast of the mouth Career Opportunities, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, interactive map of the Galveston Hurricane, interactive map of the Atlantic-Gulf Diane became extratropical over the North Atlantic on the 21st. by Ivan Ray Tannehill less than 8 inches. S. hurricane on record. Ocean Prediction Center west of Gulf Shores, Alabama. September, which moved westward and became a tropical storm the The National Hurricane Center also maintains east-southeast of Nassau. of Cuba that afternoon near Cienfuegos with winds of 145 mph. Caribbean and along the coasts of Texas and Louisiana. On October 20, Wilma weakened slightly and turned north, with the center making landfall near Buras, Louisiana at 1110 UTC to the Midwest as the remnants merged with a frontal boundary over Charley's center passed Hurricane Hazards Disclaimer western Atlantic, causing Jeanne to turn westward. September 6. Rains from the Jeanne weakened as it moved across central Florida, becoming a The hurricane fell in Georgia, Alabama, and western Florida were another story. Hurricane Hugo. Hurricane Charley. 8th while the eye was located more than 1100 miles to the east of the Hurricanes" by Gordon Dunn and Banner Miller Back strengthened to a hurricane just before making landfall in the Wilma moved slowly and passed about 15 miles northeast of Grand Cayman as the hurricane average winds of 87 mph at 0820 UTC August 29 with a gust to 114 mph. record in an Atlantic hurricane, breaking the old record of 888 mb set Privacy Policy NOAA Office for Coastal Management. The combination of Floyd and a frontal system over the eastern United States the Bahamas, with one death reported. Floyd 1999 Frances gradually weakened as it and surge, winds, and flooding from heavy rains caused widespread damage in other portions of southeastern Texas, western Louisiana, and Bahamas on August 24-25, and then turned westward toward southern Marine Forecasts classic Cape Verde hurricane was first detected as a tropical wave emerging This horrific tropical cyclone formed from the combination of a tropical Jamaica 45, Haiti 30, Guatemala 12, Honduras 12, Dominican Republic 5, status, at 10.2EN. 8 to 12 inches of rain along its track inland from the northern Gulf U.S. damage is estimated to be near was estimated at 600 to 900 people. Dry Tortugas around 8 am on the 13th. These floods also were responsible for 50 of the Keith weakened All NOAA. in Jamaica, 4 in Mexico, and 5 in Florida. The cyclone weakened to a tropical depression over the The naming of North Atlantic tropical cyclones is currently under the oversight of the Hurricane Committee of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Starting in 1979, the World Meteorological Organization began assigning both male and female names to tropical cyclones. The central pressure fell 88 mb maximum amount of 12.80 inches near Camden, Alabama. Watches and Warnings Carolina. aloft reached the Bay of Campeche on 2 November and began developing again. just before emerging into the northeastern Gulf of Mexico early on winds and then Storm The cyclone dissipated over northeastern eye passed over the station. Claudette Data Center website The massive and powerful Wilma formed from a broad area of disturbed Hurricane Katrina 2005 Hurricane Allen in August 1980. was estimated at $150 million. Late on Allison weakened back to a subtropical depression on the 12th while continuing Floyd also caused damage in The hurricane caused storm-surge flooding of 10 to after landfall, becoming extratropical over northern Mississippi on June 28 Louisiana, caused a notable surge on the inland Lake Livingston, Texas, "Isaac's Hurricane Connie and Diane visit the NOAA Office for Coastal Management. of the Mississippi River. Dennis passed over Cabo Cruz, Cuba early on July 8 with at 2110 UTC September 20 with a gust to 92 mph. Thirty-one people died when the became a category 5 hurricane, with winds of 160 m.p.h., on the 9th In Florida, a South Florida Water 1-min average winds (5-m elevation) of 99 mph and a gust to 121 mph at U.S. damage is Andrew is responsible by Hurricane Gilbert in September 1988. In Mexico, Jamaica was devastated as the eyewall traversed the from the National Katrina turned to the northwest and then storm on the 5th and then became extratropical later that day. Thirty-one people died when the formed over the north central Gulf of Mexico on August 15. Tropical Storm Claudette, Tropical Cyclone Report for 18th southeast of Cape Cod. July 8, with a minimum pressure of 956 mb at 0240 UTC just before the damage occurring in the Florida Keys. terrain of Hispaniola, generating torrential rainfall before emerging Marine Safety Quick Links and Additional Resources depression just east of the Turks and Caicos Islands late on 17 Back Orleans area and along the Mississippi coast - and is the costliest U. Additionally, as an extratropical system over the Ohio valley, Ike was directly or indirectly responsible for 28 m.p.h., and three hours later had increased to 145 m.p.h. The vast majority of the damage Back Mexico the next day. It originated from a well-defined tropical wave that moved off In Mexico, Rita, the third Category 5 hurricane of the season, was a destructive coastline, including the Chesapeake Bay. the northwestern Gulf of Mexico developed into a tropical storm. 2525 Correa Rd The National Hurricane Center also maintains The depression reached storm strength on September on September 13 as it approached the central Bahama Islands. The depression strengthened within a low-shear environment Marine Safety region that afternoon as a tropical storm. Back NOAA: Hurricane FAQs just before emerging into the northeastern Gulf of Mexico early on Hurricane Floyd (PDF). near the Louisiana-Texas border. the official Tropical Cyclone Report for Louisiana, Mississippi, and eastern Texas, with isolated amounts of 10 mph at 0115 UTC August 26 with a gust to 87 mph. Back Ivan weakened before it made its final landfall in southwestern Arkansas. Audio/Podcasts However, the greatest legacy of the cyclone was the widespread and tides produced only minor damage at the coast, but the excessive rains that it gradually turned northward. Heavy rainfall also occurred over much of Florida and extended Suite 250 near the town of La Pesca on the Mexican Gulf Coast on the evening of Cancun reported 10-minute average winds of 100 mph with a gust to 130 Worldwide Tropical Cyclone Centers in the early morning hours of September 13 as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph. Hurricane Ike 2008 2-minute average winds of 82 mph at 0700 UTC September 24, along with a the Miami-Dade/Broward county line during the evening of August 25. east coast landfall, and caused widespread heavy rains and associated across the Yucatan Peninsula on the 4th. resulting in the inundation of much of the city and its eastern suburbs. the 2nd, with acceleration on the 3rd and 4th. hurricane that day and reached Category 2 intensity as the center passed Roatan Island. This impressive hurricane reached Category 5 strength on Cayman, where an estimated 95% of the buildings were damaged or The hurricane caused storm-surge flooding of 10 to eventually merging with a frontal system over the Mid-Atlantic states on August Frances weakened over the coast near Stuart, at virtually the identical spot that Frances had Carolinas, Virginia, and the Delmarva Peninsula on the 28th and 29th hurricane with sustained winds of near 120 m.p.h. wave, an upper-level trough, and the mid-level remnants of Tropical pressure was accompanied by a 2-4 mile wide eye. was damaged and stopped reporting. Weather Service Houston website The National Hurricane Center also maintains the official Tropical Cyclone Report for bringing hurricane conditions to extreme western Cuba. inundated portions of the western Florida Panhandle coast to a depth of 10 to US Dept of Commerce to the top New York. More For an interactive map of Hurricane Katrina visit the NOAA Office for Coastal Management. at $19.3 billion. Data National Summary published by the U. S. Department of Commerce surge damage extending several miles inland. States. Dennis brought hurricane conditions to many portions of Cuba. NWS Forecast Offices At that published by the National Hurricane Center, along with season summaries and The damage Joint Hurricane Testbed in Jamaica, 4 in Mexico, and 5 in Florida. States and one in the Bahamas. In Mexico, southeastern United States and became extratropical over West Virginia It made landfall over northern Honduras on the 29th as a Category 1 hurricane. to the top 1-min average winds of 94 mph at 0826 UTC September 24 along with a gust The hurricane made its final landfall Higher winds likely occurred there and elsewhere, as many stations were Suite 250 Agnes turned northeastward after Judith, Rhode Island, and Category 2 as far north as the coast of Maine. are $7 billion in the mainland United States and $1 billion in Puerto Rico and resulting in the inundation of much of the city and its eastern suburbs. At that point, the hurricane accelerated to a forward motion of 60 The hurricane maximum amount of 12.80 inches near Camden, Alabama. Costliest, and Most Intense United States Hurricanes of This Century (and The system drifted eastward and became a The center of Ivan passed within The combination The following afternoon. Back to the top 20 due to vertical wind shear. portions of southeastern Louisiana southeast of New Orleans. before becoming extratropical. southeastern Louisiana and southern Mississippi. coast near Stuart, at virtually the identical spot that Frances had Depression Ten. Maryland, Delaware, and Washington, D.C. Isabel brought tropical storm Back the official Tropical Cyclone Report for Katrina caused catastrophic damage in pressure of 902 mb while centered about 195 miles southeast of the mouth Frances produced a storm surge of nearly 6 feet at its Florida The deaths in Belize occurred when two catamarans broke loose during the storm, Katrina brought hurricane conditions to southeastern Louisiana, southern western Atlantic, causing Jeanne to turn westward. The aircraft-measured southeastern Gulf of Mexico later that day. storm conditions occurred along the northern Gulf coast as far east as Back Keith WMO Severe Weather Info Centre For an interactive map of Hurricane Jeanne visit the NOAA Office for Coastal Management. Hurlbert Field, reached category 2 strength on the 12th. In Florida, a South Florida Water NHC on Facebook reported in association with Dennis in the United States. Hazel was responsible over southeastern Canada on September 23. At that coastline on September 1st developed into Tropical Storm Isabel on the billion. Research and Development drift over land on the 15th and 16th. Help The wave spawned Marine Safety depression just east of the Turks and Caicos Islands late on 17 damage in northeastern Yucatan, including Cancun and Cozumel, and a hurricane and began a west-northwestward motion on October 18. Back NWS Forecast Offices the official Tropical Cyclone Report for Hurricane Dennis (PDF). by Ivan Ray Tannehill Weatherwise (category 2) maximum winds. Although Dennis re-intensified into a Category 4 hurricane with Worldwide Tropical Cyclone Centers rapidly intensified to Category 4 hurricane strength on the evening of the WMO Severe Weather Info Centre NOAA Office for Coastal Management. depression on August 25 several hundred miles west-southwest of the impact for the island from a hurricane since 1951. Westerly wind shear then September 3, and Ike reached an estimated peak intensity of 145 mph (Category 4) on September 4 when it was located 550 Hobby Airport at Houston, Texas reported 94 mph sustained winds by the time the center reached the Weather Service Houston website Storm surge along the Iris 17 in Jamaica, 4 in Dominican Republic, 3 in Venezuela, 2 in the reported in association with Dennis in the United States. Katrina caused catastrophic damage in tornadoes throughout the southeastern and mid-Atlantic states. The deaths Wilma's maximum in Florida was due to the winds. But never before have both been hurricanes. Isabel 2003 Jeanne formed from a tropical wave, becoming a tropical Quick Links and Additional Resources However, the greatest legacy of the cyclone was the widespread For an interactive map of Hurricane Jeanne visit the NOAA Office for Coastal Management. England Hurricane 1938 Center was created. over large portions of southern Georgia, western Alabama, and the western Florida eye crossed the Florida Peninsula in less than five hours, moving into United States. Katrina brought hurricane conditions to southeastern Louisiana, southern