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In post-hurricane-season analysis, Charley was determined to have struck southern Cuba with winds of 120 mph (195 km/h) hurricane; the original estimate was revised based on a report of a sustained wind measurement of 118 mph (190 km/h) in Playa Baracoa, meaning Charley was a major hurricane at landfall. [6]
Hurricane Charley affected at least ten U.S. states, [8] [10] [14] resulting in five total deaths and $15 million in damage (1986 USD). [1] The precursor disturbance to Charley brought rainfall to much of Florida, including a total of 8.61 inches (219 millimetres) in Steinhatchee ; that rainfall maxima was the greatest total associated with ...
Hurricane Charley (1980), Category 1 hurricane that looped across the open ocean Hurricane Charley (1986) , Category 1 hurricane that made landfall along the North Carolina coast, then moved out over the ocean, going on to hit Ireland and Great Britain as a strong extratropical storm
Hurricane Charley was the first hurricane to threaten the east-central United States since Hurricane Gloria in the previous year. The third tropical storm and second hurricane of the season, Charley formed as a subtropical low on August 13 along the Florida panhandle. A few days later intensified it into a tropical storm off the coast of South ...
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 ...
Much like Hurricane Ian, Hurricane Charley made landfall on the southwest coast of Florida just north of Captiva Island in August 2004. Then Charley’s eye passed over Punta Gorda and crossed ...
Hurricane Betsy was the first hurricane to have damages exceeding US$1 billion. In 1960, four rotating lists of names were developed to avoid creating new lists each year, while the practice of retiring any particularly damaging storm names for 10 years continued, with 11 names deemed significant enough to be retired during the decade.
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