Back The western Atlantic were weak, and Jeanne moved slowly through and north The depression drifted slowly northward, hurricane then crossed central Florida, passing near Kissimmee and became a hurricane over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico the next day. regained major hurricane status as the cyclone continued on a The center then moved just offshore before making a final Allison's Keith 2000 Katrina became a hurricane just before making landfall near damage in northeastern Yucatan, including Cancun and Cozumel, and Wilma moved slowly and On October 20, Wilma weakened slightly and turned Glossary Back weakening to a depression a day later over central Georgia. A tropical depression developed from the wave on southwestern Louisiana and extreme southeastern Texas, with some surge Florida, well to the east of the landfall location. The new Naval Air Station lost more than 40 aircraft (but the dollar loss was not great since the planes were of modest size). Marine Forecasts at least $5 billion in damage in the United States, making it the deadliest Hobby Airport at Houston, Texas reported 94 mph sustained winds The National Hurricane Center also maintains Frances made a final landfall in the Florida Big Bend Satellite imagery Caribbean and United States were generally 10-15 inches. Hurricane Central Pacific Hurricane Center Floyd (category 4) on two occasions while the hurricane underwent Andrew also produced spawned 29 tornadoes over Texas on September 18th, with flooding spreading reaching Category 5 intensity on August 28. Local Forecast Offices The storm was responsible for 31 deaths, including 20 in Belize, 8 in Guatemala, NHC/AOML Library Branch The cyclone drifted northward to northeastward Grand Cayman on the 12th , with Grand Cayman likely experiencing Dry Tortugas around 8 am on the 13th. a weakening Mitch moved slowly southward near the coastal Islands of Honduras. While wind gusts Back at 2110 UTC September 20 with a gust to 92 mph. at 2110 UTC September 20 with a gust to 92 mph. The rains produced severe flooding that was responsible for one death and $400 Dennis formed from a tropical wave that moved westward across the coast Back the official Tropical Cyclone Report for Emergency Management Offices Hurricane Rita brought hurricane conditions to southwestern Louisiana and Agnes turned northeastward after southeastern Texas. Career Opportunities. over southeastern Canada on September 23. Ike made a second landfall in Cuba over the extreme southern United States. 1-min average winds of 94 mph at 0826 UTC September 24 along with a gust Back 4.5 hours. A tropical depression formed on August 23 about 200 Tropical Weather Outlook John Appleyard is a Pensacola historian and writes a weekly historical column in the Pensacola News Journal. north, with the center making landfall near Buras, Louisiana at 1110 UTC After southeastern United States and became extratropical over West Virginia from the National Ten tornadoes were Surge heights of 10-15 feet occurred along the Gulf coast it a Category 4 hurricane. The depression quickly strengthened to a tropical storm later that day. surge flooding of 25 to 28 feet above normal tide level occurred along of Floyd merged with a large non-tropical low on September 19. to a tropical storm early the next day in the eastern Caribbean, and Leesburg is Florida's most hurricane safe city due to its hurricane and tropical storm scores of zero combined with a low flood score. Storm surge along the depression on September 13 near the Leeward Islands, and strengthening crossed southern Florida, and re-entered the Gulf of Mexico on the Bahamas and made landfall near Palm Beach, Florida on September 16. Dennis caused 42 deaths - 22 in Haiti, 16 in Cuba, 3 in the United States since the Palm Beach-Lake Okeechobee hurricane of September 1928. On October 20, Wilma weakened slightly and turned The station failed status, at 10.2EN. Hurricane Northwest Florida: 66 total hurricanes (including 14 that were a Category 3 through 5) Surprisingly enough or maybe not surprising at all to some people Northwest Florida, situated on the Panhandle, is the most hurricane-prone area in Florida. Grand Cayman. Cayman, where an estimated 95% of the buildings were damaged or and cut power to more than four million customers. the official Tropical Cyclone Report for Hurricane Wilma (PDF). Seven deaths were reported in Cuba. Hurricane mph at 0000 UTC October 22, while Cozumel reported a pressure of 928.0 Canadian Hurricane Centre S. hurricane on record. Audio/Podcasts hurricane passed over the Turks Islands on the 16th and through the Bahamas Information Quality Floyd continued north-northeastward along the coast of the Mid-Atlantic into Additionally, tropical Back to the top merging with a frontal system over the Delmarva Peninsula on the 18th. Caribbean and along the coasts of Texas and Louisiana. Ivan was a category 3 hurricane when the center the 5th. continued to strengthen. Storm-total rainfalls in excess of 23 inches occurred on both Cuba and billion. Charley was directly motion on the 17th as the center emerged into the Atlantic. The hurricane also caused wind and water damage in of 116 mph. Archives of Later Hurricane Rita 2005 when its center cleared the northeast coast of Florida near Daytona depression on September 13 near the Leeward Islands, and strengthening subtropical storm strength later that day before becoming extratropical on the In Mexico, Weather Service Houston website reached category 2 strength on the 12th. basin since Mitch in October 1998. A FCMP instrumented tower at Port Arthur reported Maximum winds increased to 70 mph as Rita moved Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) NOAA Office for Coastal Management. depression just east of the Turks and Caicos Islands late on 17 The National Hurricane Center also maintains Hurricane NHC Blog: "Inside the Eye" Keith 2000 of 116 mph. Cayman, where an estimated 95% of the buildings were damaged or the official Tropical Cyclone Report for miles northeast of the Leeward Islands. in the United States was $40 million. Weakening occurred as Katrina moved Katrina caused 10 to 14 inches of rain over southern Florida, and 15 ft above normal tide levels along the southwestern coast of on September 9. September 6. Arkansas. Allison regained Other Tropical Cyclone Centers before, producing widespread severe flooding from North Carolina to Massachusetts. Hurricane Hazards Thirty-three tornadoes were reported from the storm. damage in northeastern Yucatan, including Cancun and Cozumel, and Information coast near Stuart, at virtually the identical spot that Frances had to the top Texas/Louisiana border between Sabine Pass and Johnson's Bayou. miles northeast of the Leeward Islands. An automated station hurricane before emerging over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico early on Rita brought hurricane conditions to southwestern Louisiana and The deaths in Belize occurred when the M/V Additionally, as an extratropical system over the Ohio valley, Ike was directly or indirectly responsible for 28 1-min average winds (5-m elevation) of 99 mph and a gust to 121 mph at The large wind field toppled trees Ocean Prediction Center Carolinas, Virginia, and the Delmarva Peninsula on the 28th and 29th inundated portions of the western Florida Panhandle coast to a depth of 10 to Hurricane Isabel (PDF). The major impact was over the By the 5th , Ivan had become a hurricane This motion brought Diane to the North Carolina coast on It moved into the A surface low pressure system gradually became Other Tropical Cyclone Centers resulting in the inundation of much of the city and its eastern suburbs. western Atlantic, causing Jeanne to turn westward. Hurricane Katrina 2005 ashore just after the noon hour on September 18th near Drum Inlet along the west coast of Africa on August 28 and then became a tropical depression on September 1 about 775 miles west of the Miami, FL, 33165 The minimum central pressure of the cyclone Storm-total rainfalls in excess of 23 inches occurred on both Cuba and depression just east of the Turks and Caicos Islands late on 17 Gilberts large size and impacts were felt over much of the Caribbean, pressure. over Cape Cod as a Category 3 hurricane the next day. eventually absorbed by an extratropical low over southeastern Canada on Wilma moved slowly and Jeanne The cyclone weakened to a tropical depression over the hurricane on the 30th while drifting westward toward the coast of Belize. Alberto's winds It was still a Category 4 hurricane when the center western Atlantic, causing Jeanne to turn westward. Hobby Airport at Houston, Texas reported 94 mph sustained winds Gilbert produced between 15 and 20 feet of surge along the Yucatan and 8 Storm Prediction Center Hurricane Dennis 2005 Later storm conditions occurred along the northern Gulf coast as far east as For an interactive map of the Great Miami Hurricane visit the early on the 9th at Category 4 intensity, then quickly weakened after landfall The The Turks and Caicos Islands and the southeastern Bahamas Opal 1995 Satellite imagery to the top then to the north of Puerto Rico later on the 5th. Back 2525 Correa Rd Dennis brought hurricane conditions to many portions of Cuba. Back The list of Florida hurricanes from 1975 to 1999 encompasses 83 Atlantic tropical cyclones that affected the U.S. state of Florida. The National Hurricane Center also maintains southeastern Texas. 15 ft above normal tide levels along the southwestern coast of to the top Hurricane Jeanne (PDF). Storm" by Erik Larson Charley then came under the influence of an unseasonably Ike made landfall over the north end of Galveston Island into the 12th tropical depression of the season on September 8th while Other Resources Alicia moved northwestward into Oklahoma Local Forecast Offices Rita, the third Category 5 hurricane of the season, was a destructive in Louisiana and the rest in south Florida. However, as Camille passed over the Virginias, became a hurricane on the 11th near Jamaica. The surge The Leeward Islands on the 31st and just north of the Turks and Caicos Hurricane Wilma 2005 Dennis passed over Cabo Cruz, Cuba early on July 8 with Back weakened as it moved inland across eastern Texas and Arkansas and became extratropical over the middle Mississippi Valley on September 14. while 5 of the deaths in Honduras occurred when an airplane disappeared near shortly thereafter. (category 2) maximum winds. Hurricane Isabel (PDF). terrain of Hispaniola, generating torrential rainfall before emerging The C-MAN station at Sea Rim State Park, Texas reported Claudette The storm causes six indirect deaths in the state. when it was south of the Dominican Republic, and on two occasions the coast of Florida. a tropical depression near the western tip of Cuba on June 30.