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Pages in category "Hurricanes in West Virginia" ... This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Tropical Storm Bertha (2020) Hurricane Bob (1979) Hurricane Bob (1985) C.
The hurricane center said Monday morning that a "general westward to west-northwestward motion" is expected to continue through Tuesday, and a gradual turn to the northwest is forecast by Wednesday.
Hurricane Isaac formed on September 26 and later peaked as a Category 2 hurricane. [60] On September 27, Tropical Storm Joyce formed just west of the Cabo Verde Islands. [61] Activity in September ended with the formation of Hurricane Kirk on September 29, which reached its peak intensity on October 4.
The 1935 Labor Day hurricane was the most intense hurricane to make landfall on the country, having struck the Florida Keys with a pressure of 892 mbar.It was one of only seven hurricanes to move ashore as a Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale; the others were "Okeechobee" in 1928, Karen in 1962, Camille in 1969, Andrew in 1992, Michael in 2018, and Yutu in 2018, which ...
Coal miners from West Virginia – whom locals have lovingly dubbed the “West Virginia Boys” – moved a mountain in just three days to reopen a 2.7-mile stretch of Highway 64 between Bat Cave ...
The Atlantic hurricane season officially ended on Saturday, Nov. 30. It was a season that left its mark in the record books in many ways, including the earliest Category 5 on record and a ...
The most recent tropical cyclone-related deluge was from Hurricane Irene in August 2011, when 22.05 inches (560 mm) of rain was measured at Gurabo Abajo. [106] The heaviest rainfall noted over the past 30 years was from the precursor disturbance to Tropical Storm Isabel , when 31.67 inches (804 mm) fell at Toro Negro Forest. [ 107 ]
With winds reaching 175 mph, this Category 5 hurricane devastated parts of Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Virginia. It was the second-most intense hurricane in U.S. history, with ...