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Speaking, Cyclones Tam and Clare were the only tropical cyclones in January 2006 to have known damage totals, even though Boloetse was the most severe and deadliest in the month. Boloetse was also the strongest and most intense tropical cyclone of the month, peaking with 10-minute sustained winds of 100 mph and pressure dropping to 950 hPa/mbar.
The 2006 Atlantic hurricane season was the least active in the basin since 1997, with nine named storms as well as an additional unnamed tropical storm identified by the National Hurricane Center. 2006 was the first season since 2001 in which no hurricanes made landfall in the United States, and was the first since 1994 in which no tropical cyclones formed during October. [1]
1200 UTC – The tropical depression near Nantucket strengthens into a tropical storm, but is not operationally named. [10] July 18. 8 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) – Tropical Depression Two forms 250 nautical miles (290 mi; 460 km) east-southeast of Wilmington, North Carolina. [11] 1200 UTC – The unnamed tropical storm degenerates into a remnant low ...
Hurricane Lane was a powerful tropical cyclone which is tied as the ninth-strongest landfalling Pacific hurricane on record. The thirteenth named storm, ninth hurricane, and sixth major hurricane of the 2006 Pacific hurricane season , Lane developed on September 13 from a tropical wave to the south of Mexico.
Hurricane Ernesto was the costliest tropical cyclone of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season.The sixth tropical storm and first hurricane of the season, Ernesto developed from a tropical wave on August 24 in the eastern Caribbean Sea.
The eighth tropical storm, third hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season, Gordon formed on September 10 in the tropical Atlantic Ocean. It gradually matured into a hurricane as it tracked northward, reaching its peak intensity with winds of 195 km/h (121 mph) early on September 14 while located about 925 km ...
Severe Tropical Cyclone Xavier was a strong pre-season cyclone that formed on October 20, 2006 to the north of the Santa Cruz Islands. Cyclone Xavier was also the strongest storm of the season . During the next day it rapidly developed and was designated as Tropical Depression 01F later that day, before being designated as Tropical Cyclone ...
Wilma left US$704 million in damage, which included flooding damage in Havana, as well as more than 7,000 destroyed houses. [50] [47] Satellite image of Hurricane Gustav approaching western Cuba. June 10, 2006 - Tropical Storm Alberto formed west of the western tip of Cuba. Its large circulation dropped heavy rainfall in Cuba, reaching 17.52 ...