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August 13 – Hurricane Charley struck southwestern Florida as a Category 4 hurricane, the strongest landfall in the continental United States since Hurricane Andrew in 1992. Its eye crossed Cayo Costa and later the mainland at Punta Gorda, before crossing the state with much of its intensity retained. A wind gust of 173 mph (278 km/h) was ...
Hurricane Charley was the first of four separate hurricanes to impact or strike Florida during 2004, along with Frances, Ivan and Jeanne, as well as one of the strongest hurricanes ever to strike the United States. It was the third named storm, the second hurricane, and the second major hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season.
According to CSU, the average season between 1950 and 2000 had 9.6 tropical storms, 5.9 hurricanes, and 2.3 major hurricanes, which are Category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale. [3] A normal season, as defined by NOAA, has 12.1 named storms, of which 6.4 reach hurricane strength and 2.7 become major hurricanes. [4]
In 2004, hurricane forecasting was rapidly improving, said Max Mayfield, the director of the National Hurricane Center from 2000-07. ... It was the strongest hurricane to hit Florida since Cat 5 ...
The mean season happened in 2004, two decades ago. The mean season happened in 2004, two decades ago. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
According to Colorado State University hurricane researcher Phil Klotzbach, eight major hurricanes have made landfall in Florida since 2000: Charley and Jeanne in 2004; Dennis and Wilma in 2005 ...
Of these, 9 strengthened into hurricanes with 6 intensifying into major hurricanes. [ nb 1 ] The most noteworthy storms for the season were the five named storms that made landfall in the U.S. states of Florida and Alabama , three of them with at least 115 mph (185 km/h) sustained winds ( major hurricane strength): Tropical Storm Bonnie ...
Post photographers captured the destruction of the 2004 Mean Season: the fallen trees, the blown-off roofs, the agony. And the sand. So much sand.