List of Atlantic hurricanes

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This is a list of notable Atlantic hurricanes — tropical cyclones in the northern Atlantic Ocean — subdivided by reason for notability.

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[edit] Retired names

Hurricane names can be retired due to the notoriety of the storm if a nation affected by the storm lobbies the World Meteorological Organization.

Further information: List of retired Atlantic hurricane names
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Retired Atlantic hurricane names
1950s
Carol • Edna • Hazel • Connie • Diane • Ione • Janet • Audrey
1960s
Donna • Carla • Hattie • Flora • Cleo • Dora • Hilda • Betsy • Inez • Beulah • Camille
1970s
Celia • Agnes • Carmen • Fifi • Eloise • Anita • David • Frederic
1980s
Allen • Alicia • Elena • Gloria • Gilbert • Joan • Hugo
1990s
Diana • Klaus • Bob • Andrew • Luis • Marilyn • Opal • Roxanne • Cesar • Fran • Hortense • Georges • Mitch • Floyd • Lenny
2000s
Keith • Allison (TS) • Iris • Michelle • Isidore • Lili • Fabian • Isabel • Juan • Charley • Frances • Ivan • Jeanne
Dennis • Katrina • Rita • Stan • Wilma • Dean • Felix • Noel

[edit] Unnamed but historically significant

Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
TD TS 1 2 3 4 5
Name Year Notes
Columbus Hurricane 1495 Reported by Christopher Columbus; First definite hurricane report; three ships sank
Bermuda Hurricane 1609 1609 First recorded hurricane to affect Bermuda, led to the colonization of Bermuda, and inspired Shakespeare to write "The Tempest".
Great Colonial Hurricane 1635 First recorded hurricane to hit New England
Harry Cane of 1667 1667 First recorded major hurricane to hit Virginia, estimated 10,000 homes destroyed, estimated Cat 3/4
Newfoundland Hurricane 1775 Killed over 4,000 people
Great Hurricane 1780 Deadliest Atlantic hurricane on record; over 22,000 killed
Great September Gale 1815 Category 4 New England strike
Norfolk and Long Island Hurricane 1821 200 deaths as it raced up the Atlantic coast
Racer's Storm 1837 105 deaths on 2,000 mile track from Caribbean to Texas to North Carolina
Last Island Hurricane 1856 400 people dead. The island and the resort on it never resurfaced.
Indianola Hurricane 1886 destroyed Indianola, Texas.
New York Hurricane 1893 Category 1 direct strike on New York City. Weakened from a category 3.
Sea Islands Hurricane 1893 killed 1,000 – 2,000 people on the Georgia and South Carolina coasts.
Chenier Caminanda Hurricane 1893 killed 2,000 people in Louisiana.
Hurricane San Ciriaco 1899 traversed the Atlantic for 31 days.
Galveston Hurricane of 1900 1900 Deadliest natural disaster in US history (as of 2005); 8,000 - 12,000 killed
March Hurricane 1908 reached Category 2 strength in March.
1915 Galveston Hurricane 1915 Strongest storm in 15 years; 17 foot tall seawall, built after 1900 storm, saved city.
Great Miami Hurricane 1926 Florida's economy didn't recover until the 1950s.
Okeechobee Hurricane 1928 Wrecked Guadaloupe, Puerto Rico, and Florida; killed over 4,000
Dominican Republic Hurricane 1930 killed 8,000 people
Labor Day Hurricane 1935 Struck the Florida Keys; strongest storm to ever hit the United States. Killed 423.
Great New England Hurricane 1938 Killed 600, fastest moving hurricane recorded.
Surprise Hurricane 1943 First intentional flight into a hurricane; last hurricane advisory censored due to war; 19 killed.
Fort Lauderdale Hurricane 1947 Struck Fort Lauderdale as a large Category 4.
1991 Halloween Nor’easter 1991 Also known as "The Perfect Storm"

[edit] Effect

Deadliest Atlantic hurricanes
Rank Hurricane Season Fatalities
1 "Great Hurricane" 1780 22,000
2 Mitch 1998 11,000 – 18,000
3 "Galveston" 1900 8,000 – 12,000
4 Fifi 1974 8,000 – 10,000
5 "Dominican Republic" 1930 2,000 – 8,000
6 Flora 1963 7,186 – 8,000
7 "Pointe-à-Pitre" 1776 6,000+
8 "Newfoundland" 1775 4,000 – 4,163
9 "Okeechobee" 1928 4,075+
10 "San Ciriaco" 1899 3,433+
See also: List of deadliest Atlantic hurricanes

[edit] Listed by cost (United States only)

See also: Template:Costliest US Atlantic hurricanes

There are several ways to express the monetary cost of a hurricane, cost at the time, by inflation adjusted cost, and cost if the hurricane were to strike today. Pielke et al. (2008)[1] generate the 2005 normalized damage estimate as follows: D2005 = Dy × Iy × RWPCy × P2005/y, where

D2005 = normalized damages in 2005 dollars
Dy = reported damages in current-year dollars
Iy = inflation adjustment
RWPCy = real wealth per capita adjustment
P2005/y = coastal county population adjustment

Care should be taken not to confuse "economic impact" estimates (often used for modern hurricanes like Katrina) with damage costs; it is the latter that are included in this list (and in all hurricane articles).

Note that these charts are only based on damage in the U.S.; the total in many of these storms is higher due to damage in the Caribbean, Central America, Mexico or Canada, but information for most storms that affected these areas is not consistently available except for very recent systems.

Name Year Cost at the time
(in billion USD)		 Inflation adjusted cost[2]
(in billion 2004 USD)		 Cost adjusted for wealth normalization[1]
(in billion 2005 USD)
Great Miami Hurricane 1926 0.1 2.58 157.0
Galveston Hurricane 1900 0.02 0.52 99.4
Hurricane Katrina 2005 81.2 81.0 81.0
Galveston Hurricane 1915 0.05 0.92 68.0
Hurricane Andrew 1992 26.5 44.9 55.8
New England Hurricane 1938 0.31 6.2 39.2
Pinar del Río Hurricane 1944 0.1 5.5 38.7
Okeechobee Hurricane 1928 0.1 1.4 33.6
Hurricane Donna 1960 0.9 3.1 26.8
Hurricane Camille 1969 1.42 9.1 21.2
Hurricane Wilma 2005 20.6 20.6 20.6
Hurricane Betsy 1965 1.42 11.1 17.9
Hurricane Diane 1955 0.83 7.2 17.2
Hurricane Agnes 1972 2.1 11.6 17.2
Hurricane Hazel 1954 0.38 3.0 16.5
Hurricane Charley 2004 15.0 15.0 16.3
Hurricane Carol 1954 0.46 3.95 16.1
Hurricane Ivan 2004 14.2 14.2 15.5
Hurricane Hugo 1989 7.0 12.6 15.3
South Florida Hurricane 1949 0.05 2.7 14.7
Hurricane Carla 1961 0.33 2.5 14.2
Fort Lauderdale Hurricane 1947 0.11 0.9 13.7
Great Atlantic Hurricane 1944 0.1 5.4 13.2
Florida Keys Hurricane 1919 0.02 0.2 13.2
Southeast Florida Hurricane 1945 0.05 0.6 12.3
Hurricane Frederic 1979 2.3 6.5 10.3
Hurricane Rita 2005 10.0 9.4 10.0
Hurricane Frances 2004 8.9 8.9 9.7
Chesapeake Potomac Hurricane 1933 0.03 0.4 8.2
Hurricane Dora 1964 0.28 1.9 7.7
Hurricane Jeanne 2004 6.9 6.9 7.5
Hurricane Alicia 1983 2.0 4.38 7.5
Hurricane Floyd 1999 4.5 5.76 6.7
Tropical Storm Allison 2001 5.0 6.0 6.6
Vagabond Hurricane 1903 0.008 0.18 6.5
Yankee Hurricane 1935 0.005 0.08 6.4
Hurricane Opal 1995 3.0 4.32 6.1
Galveston Hurricane 1932 0.007 0.1 5.9
Mobile Hurricane 1916 0.0015 0.05 5.8
Hurricane Fran 1996 3.2 4.53 5.8
Hurricane Celia 1970 0.45 2.76 5.6
Hurricane Cleo 1964 0.2 1.4 5.2
Hurricane King 1950 0.03 0.26 4.4
Hurricane Beulah 1967 0.15 1.1 4.0
Hurricane Isabel 2003 3.37 3.64 4.0
Hurricane Juan 1985 1.5 3.1 3.9
Hurricane Audrey 1957 0.147 1.0 3.8
Hurricane Ione 1955 0.088 0.7 3.7
Nassau Hurricane 1926 0.008 0.09 3.7
Southeast Florida Tropical Storm 1946  ?  ? 3.7

[edit] Characteristics

See also: History of tropical cyclone-spawned tornadoes

Note that tornado detection has increased markedly in recent decades, so the number of tornadoes are underestimated for older events.

Number of tornadoes spawned[3]
Count Name Year
117 Hurricane Ivan 2004
115 Hurricane Beulah 1967
101 Hurricane Frances 2004[4]
86 Hurricane Rita 2005
62 Hurricane Katrina 2005
39 Hurricane Danny 1985
34 Hurricane David 1979
33 Hurricane Cindy 2005
31 Hurricane Opal 1995
29 Hurricane Allen 1980
29 Hurricane Gilbert 1988
23 Hurricane Alicia 1983
21 Hurricane Audrey 1957
20 Hurricane Carla 1961
Greatest duration †
Sources: NOAA [5], [6][7]
Duration
(days)		 Name Date
28 Hurricane San Ciriaco August 1899
27.25 Hurricane Ginger September 1971
24.75 Hurricane Inga September 1969
22 Hurricane Kyle September 2002
20.75 Hurricane Carrie September 1957
Hurricane Inez September 1966
19.75 Hurricane Alberto August 2000
19.5 Storm 4 September 1926
19.25 Storm 9 September 1893
18.75 Hurricane Ivan September 2004
18.50 "Sea Islands" August 1893
18 Storm 2 August 1930
Hurricane Irene August 2005
Fastest forward speed ‡
Rank Speed Name Year Day Time
1 70 mph (110 km/h) Great New England Hurricane 1938 September 15 0600 UTC
2 66 mph (107 km/h) Tropical Storm Four 1970 August 18 1800 UTC
3 65 mph (105 km/h) Hurricane Luis 1995 September 11 1200 UTC
4 63 mph (101 km/h) Hurricane Lisa 1998 October 9 1800 UTC
7 62 mph (100 km/h) Hurricane Fox 1951 September 10 0600 UTC
Tropical Storm Helene 2000 September 25 1200 UTC
Hurricane Irene 1999 October 19 0000 UTC
[8]
Notes
† Only those lasting longer the 18 days. Hurricane Joan-Miriam lasted 22 days total, but is not placed here because it lasted that long between two basins: the Atlantic and the East Pacific.
‡ These are the fastest estimated recorded speeds of any tropical system (including tropical depressions, tropical storms, and hurricanes) between 1851 and 2005. It does not include extratropical systems which routinely reach very high forward speeds.

[edit] Seasonal activity

A hurricane with a peak intensity of category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is classified as major. The table on the right excludes seasons prior to 1965 due to lack of accurate data for the period.

Most storms
Tropical
storms		 Year Hurricanes Notes
Total Minor Major
28 2005 15 8 7 4 category 5s, 1 subtropical storm
21 1933 10 5 5
19 1887 11 9 2
1995 11 6 5
18 1969 12 7 5 1 subtropical storm, 1 category 5
16 1936 7 6 1
2003 7 4 3 1 category 5
15 2000 8 5 3 1 subtropical storm
2001 9 5 4
2004 9 3 6 1 subtropical storm, 1 category 5
2007 6 4 2 2 category 5s, 1 subtropical storm
14 1953 6 2 4
1990 8 7 1
1998 10 7 3 1 category 5
13 1949 7 4 3
1950 11 3 8 1 category 5
1971 6 5 1
1984 5 4 1 1 subtropical storm
1996 9 3 6
Fewest storms
Total
storms		 Year Tropical
storms		 Hurricanes Notes
Minor Major
4 1983 1 2 1
6 1965 2 3 1
1977 1 4 1 1 category 5
1982 3 1 1 1 subtropical storm
1986 2 4 0
7 1972 1 3 0 3 subtropical storms
1987 4 2 1
1992 2 3 1 1 subtropical storm, 1 category 5
1994 4 3 0

[edit] Off-season storms

This section lists Atlantic storms that formed outside of the official hurricane season; June 1 - November 30. These storms are very unusual and thus they all merit inclusion on this page. The majority of off-season storms formed in May, with 20 total tropical storms or hurricanes since 1851.[9]

[edit] Category 5 hurricanes

Becoming a Category 5 (sustained windspeeds greater than 155 mph) is achieved on a regular basis in the Western Pacific but is less common in the Atlantic. Only 31 Atlantic hurricanes are known to have reached Category 5 and only 13 made landfall while at this intensity.

  1. "Okeechobee" (Puerto Rico) 1928
  2. "Bahamas" (Bahamas) 1932
  3. "Labor Day" (Florida Keys) 1935
  4. "Fort Lauderdale" (Bahamas) 1947
  5. Janet (Mexico) 1955
  6. Camille (Louisiana/Mississippi) 1969
  7. Edith (Nicaragua) 1971
  8. Anita (Mexico) 1977
  9. David (Dominican Republic) 1979
  10. Gilbert (Mexico) 1988
  11. Andrew (Florida) 1992
  12. Dean (Mexico) 2007
  13. Felix (Nicaragua) 2007

Only four times have more than one Category 5 formed in the same season: two in 1960, 1961, and 2007, and four in 2005. (Several earlier storms may have also reached Category 5 intensity, but their peak winds cannot be verified due to the lack of technology necessary to measure wind speeds.)

Category 5 Atlantic hurricanes
Name Season Name Season
"Okeechobee" 1928 "Bahamas" 1932
"Labor Day" 1935 "New England" 1938
"Fort Lauderdale" 1947 Dog 1950
Easy 1951 Janet 1955
Cleo 1958 Donna 1960
Ethel 1960 Carla 1961
Hattie 1961 Beulah 1967
Camille 1969 Edith 1971
Anita 1977 David 1979
Allen 1980 Gilbert 1988
Hugo 1989 Andrew 1992
Mitch 1998 Isabel 2003
Ivan 2004 Emily 2005
Katrina 2005 Rita 2005
Wilma 2005 Dean 2007
Felix 2007
Main article: List of Category 5 Atlantic hurricanes

[edit] Listed by intensity

Most intense Atlantic hurricanes
Intensity is measured solely by central pressure
Rank Hurricane Season Min. pressure
1 Wilma 2005 882 mbar (hPa)
2 Gilbert 1988 888 mbar (hPa)
3 "Labor Day" 1935 892 mbar (hPa)
4 Rita 2005 895 mbar (hPa)
5 Allen 1980 899 mbar (hPa)
6 Katrina 2005 902 mbar (hPa)
7 Camille 1969 905 mbar (hPa)
Mitch 1998 905 mbar (hPa)
Dean 2007 905 mbar (hPa)
10 Ivan 2004 910 mbar (hPa)
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce

[edit] Strongest storm in each month

The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30. Intensity is measured solely by central pressure.

Month Name Year Minimum pressure
January Zeta* 2006 994 mb (hPa)
February unnamed** 1952 1004 mb (hPa)
March unnamed** 1908 <991 mb (hPa)
April Ana 2003 994 mb (hPa)
May Able 1951 <980 mb (hPa)
June Audrey 1957 946 mb (hPa)
July Emily 2005 929 mb (hPa)
August Allen 1980 899 mb (hPa)
September Gilbert 1988 888 mb (hPa)
October Wilma 2005 882 mb (hPa)
November Lenny 1999 933 mb (hPa)
Michelle 2001 933 mb (hPa)
December Nicole‡ 1998 979 mb (hPa)
* Tropical storm Zeta formed in 2005 but continued into January 2006
** These are the strongest systems in these months by virtue of being the only known systems.
‡ Storm 2 reached category two strength in December of 1925, but there was also a lack of pressure readings. Nicole was only a category one.

[edit] Atlantic-Eastern Pacific crossover storms

Season Storm (Atlantic) Storm (E.Pacific)
1961 Hattie - Inga (see below) Simone
1971 Irene Olivia
1974 Fifi Orlene
1978 Greta Olivia
1988 Joan Miriam
1996 Cesar Douglas

Tropical Storm Bret from 1993 retained its circulation and was designated Tropical Depression 8-E upon reaching the Pacific. The depression dissipated, reorganized, and became Hurricane Greg.

Tropical Storm Simone in the Pacific, itself formerly Hurricane Hattie in the Atlantic, appears to have become Tropical Storm Inga in the Atlantic. (From Weatherwise, August 1963). [16]

Hurricane Debby in 1988 crossed over Mexico and became Tropical Depression 17-E in the E. Pacific, but ended up dissipating before becoming a storm.

Hurricane Gert in 1993 crossed over Mexico and became Tropical Depression 14-E in the E. Pacific, but ended up dissipating before becoming a storm.

In addition, numerous storms have crossed Central America and lost their circulation, but reformed over open waters. Remnants of tropical cyclones have done this as well, for example, the remnants of 2004's Tropical Storm Earl becoming Hurricane Frank in the Pacific.

[edit] Unusual landfalls

For unusual formation areas, see Tropical cyclogenesis#Unusual areas of formation. As a note, only storms of Tropical Storm strength or higher will be listed. Storms that become subtropical or extratropical upon making landfall will not be listed.
This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

[edit] Europe

See also: Category:Hurricanes in Europe

Note: Europe has been hit by many tropical cyclones after they became extratropical. The following includes either a European tropical landfall, or came close to hitting as a tropical cyclone.

  • 1961 - Hurricane Debbie became extratropical just before striking western Ireland, causing heavy damage.
  • 1966 - Hurricane Faith struck Faroe Islands (while tropical) and Scandinavia (while extratropical), killing one person.
  • 1967 - Hurricane Chloe became extratropical just before making landfall in France as a 40 mph storm.
  • 2005 - Hurricane Vince made landfall while tropical in southern Spain, the only tropical system ever recorded to make landfall on mainland Europe.[2]
  • 2006 - Hurricane Gordon became extratropical shortly before performing a large loop off the coast of Europe, causing minimal wind damage.

[edit] Azores

[edit] Brazil

[edit] West African Coast

  • 1973 - Tropical Storm Christine formed as a 35-mph tropical depression inland along the northern coast of Guinea. This is the only time a tropical cyclone has ever existed over the West African mainland.
  • 2005 - Tropical Storm Delta's remnants made landfall in Morroco, but caused no damage.

[edit] Cape Verde Islands

[edit] Venezuela

See also: Category:Hurricanes in Venezuela
  • 1933 - An early season hurricane made landfall in Venezuela as a category one. Any damage is unknown. [17]
  • 1974 - Tropical Storm Alma made landfall in Venezuela in August, causing almost no damage.
  • 1988 - Hurricane Joan affected Venezuela as a tropical storm, bringing heavy rains that caused severe flashflooding.
  • 1993 - Tropical Storm Bret caused severe mudslides that killed 173 people.

[edit] Canary Islands

See also: Category:Hurricanes in the Canary Islands
  • 2005 - Tropical Storm Delta caused severe damage across the Canary Islands and left 7 people dead shortly after becoming extratropical. It caused no significant damage in Morocco when it later made landfall there.

[edit] Panama

  • 1969 - Hurricane Martha made the only recorded landfall in Panama as a tropical storm.

[edit] Extreme latitudes and longitudes

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This list contains tropical cyclones that formed or moved to an extraordinary latitude or longitude. This list may include storms that reach extreme north latitude, or very equatorial cyclones.

  • 1966 - Hurricane Faith became extratropical farther north than any other known tropical cyclone, at about 62°N. It was still a Category 2-strength storm at the time.
  • 1971 - Hurricane #2 became a hurricane at 46°N, the highest latitude a tropical storm has been upgraded in the Atlantic. It maintained its identity and hurricane force winds to 58°N.
  • 1973 - Tropical Storm Christine developed as a tropical depression at 14°W over western Africa, the eastern-most tropical depression formation in the Atlantic basin.
  • 1973 - Hurricane Ellen became a major hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Scale at 42.1°N, making Ellen the furthest north a hurricane has reached major hurricane strength, and was one of only two storms to reach that strength above 38°N.
  • 1978 - Hurricane Ella strengthened to a Category 4 hurricane at about 38°N and remained at such until 45°N, the highest latitude such a strong storm has been recorded at.
  • 1982 - Hurricane Debby reached Category 4 strength at 38.80°N, slightly higher than Ella, but did not maintain it past 41°N nor was it as strong as Ella.
  • 1990 - Hurricane Isidore formed lower than any other tropical cyclone on record for the North Atlantic, 7.2°N.
  • 2004 - Hurricane Alex was the other hurricane to gain major hurricane status above 38°N, obtaining it at 38.5°N and keeping it until it reached 42.7°N, and was stronger than Ellen at its peak. Ellen was farther north.
  • 2004 - Hurricane Ivan became a Category 3 at 9.6°N latitude, the lowest latitude ever recorded for a major hurricane.
  • 2005 - Hurricane Vince formed at a record northeast point in the Atlantic. Vince also became a hurricane further east than any storm in Atlantic history at 18.9°W.

[edit] Earliest/latest formations for each category

Below is a list of the earliest and latest forming hurricanes for each category.

Earliest formation
Category Year Storm Date reached
TS 1952 "Groundhog Day" February 2
1 1908 Storm 1 March 6
2 1908 Storm 1 March 7
3 1951 Hurricane Able May 21
4 1957 Hurricane Audrey June 27
5 2005 Hurricane Emily July 17
Latest formation
Category Year Storm Date reached
TS 1954 Hurricane Alice December 30
1 1954 Hurricane Alice December 31
2 1925 Storm 2 December 2
3 1985 Hurricane Kate November 20
4 1999 Hurricane Lenny November 17
5 1961 Hurricane Hattie October 30

[edit] Worldwide cyclone records set by Atlantic storms

[edit] Earliest formation records

[edit] By storm number

Earliest formation of Atlantic Basin tropical cyclones by storm number
Storm number Earliest Next earliest
Name Date of formation Name Date of formation
1 Unnamed January 18, 1978 Unnamed February 2, 1952
2 Unnamed May 17, 1887 Unnamed May 26, 1908
3 Unnamed June 12, 1887 Unnamed June 18, 1959
4 Dennis July 5, 2005 Cindy July 7, 1959
5 Emily July 11, 2005 Danny July 16, 1997
6 Franklin July 21, 2005 Unnamed August 4, 1936
7 Gert July 24, 2005 Unnamed August 7, 1936
8 Harvey August 3, 2005 Unnamed August 15, 1936
9 Irene August 7, 2005 Unnamed August 20, 1936
10 Jose August 22, 2005 Jerry August 23, 1995
11 Katrina August 24, 2005 TIE Unnamed August 28, 1933
Unnamed August 28, 1936
Karen August 28, 1995
12 Luis August 29, 1995 TIE Unnamed August 31, 1933
Lee August 31, 2005
13 Maria September 2, 2005 TIE Unnamed September 8, 1933
Unnamed September 8, 1936
14 Nate September 5, 2005 Unnamed September 10, 1936
15 Ophelia September 7, 2005 Unnamed September 16, 1933
16 Philippe September 17, 2005 Unnamed September 27, 1933
17 Rita September 18, 2005 Unnamed September 28, 1933
18 Unnamed October 1, 1933 Stan October 2, 2005
19 Unnamed October 4, 2005 Unnamed October 25, 1933
20 Tammy October 5, 2005 Unnamed October 26, 1933
21 Vince October 9, 2005 Unnamed November 15, 1933
22 Wilma October 17, 2005 N/A N/A
23 Alpha October 22, 2005 N/A N/A
24 Beta October 27, 2005 N/A N/A
25 Gamma November 18, 2005 N/A N/A
26 Delta November 23, 2005 N/A N/A
27 Epsilon November 29, 2005 N/A N/A
28 Zeta December 30, 2005 N/A N/A
Based on data from: U.S. NOAA Coastal Service Center - Historical Hurricane Tracks Tool

[edit] Naming

  • First season to use the (13th) letter "M": Martha, 1969
  • First season to use the (14th) letter "N": Nana, 1990
  • First season to use the (15th) letter "O": Opal, 1995
  • First season to use the (16th) letter "P": Pablo, 1995
  • First season to use the (17th) letter "R": Roxanne, 1995
  • First season to use the (18th) letter "S": Sebastien, 1995
  • First season to use the (19th) letter "T": Tanya, 1995
  • First season to use the (20th) letter "V": Vince, 2005
  • First season to use the (21st) letter "W": Wilma, 2005
  • Season with most named storms: 28 - 2005


[edit] Intensification

  • Fastest Intensification from a Tropical Storm to a Category 5 Hurricane: 16 hours - 70mph to 155mph - Hurricane Wilma 2005
  • Maximum pressure drop in 12 hours: 90+mb - Wilma 2005
  • Maximum pressure drop in 24 hours: 98mb - Wilma 2005 - 1200 UTC October 18 to October 19
  • Fastest Intensification from a Tropical Depression to a Hurricane: 12 hours - Lorenzo 2007
  • Fastest Intensification from a Depression to a Category Five Hurricane: 51 Hours - Felix 2007

[edit] Most number of named storms

Number of named storm occurrences by Month
Month During
Storms Season
June 3 1968
July 5 2005
August 8 2004
September 8 2002 and 2007
October 6 1950 and 2005
Based on data from: U.S. NOAA Coastal Service Center - Historical Hurricane Tracks Tool
  • Hurricanes: 15 - 2005
  • Retired Hurricanes: 5 - 2005
  • Major Hurricanes - 8 - 1950
  • 2 Consecutive Seasons - 43 - 2004 and 2005
  • Category 5 - 4 - 2005
  • Category 4 before August - 2 - 2005

[edit] Other records

[edit] References

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  17. ^ http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/atlantic/1933/2/track.gif

[edit] See also

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