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List of Atlantic hurricane records. As of May 2024, there have been 1,727 tropical cyclones of at least tropical storm intensity, 960 at hurricane intensity, and 333 at major hurricane intensity within the Atlantic Ocean since 1851, the first Atlantic hurricane season to be included in the official Atlantic tropical cyclone record. [1]
Great Hurricane of 1780: October 9–20, 1780: North Atlantic Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, and Bermuda 22,000–27,501 [3] 1780 Solano's Hurricane: October 18–21, 1780: North Atlantic Gulf of Mexico 2,000 [3] Unnamed 1781: North Atlantic Offshore Florida 2,000+ [3] 1782 Central Atlantic hurricane: September 16, 1782: North Atlantic
The most intense tropical cyclone (s) in the Australian Region were cyclones Gwenda and Inigo. By 10-minute sustained wind speed, the strongest were Cyclone Orson, Cyclone Monica and Cyclone Marcus. Storms with an intensity of 920 hPa (27.17 inHg) or less are listed.
Milton also formed in the Gulf of Mexico, a sort of “red zone” as it has relatively warm water —hurricanes need water of at least 80 degrees to form — and what’s referred to as a low ...
e. "Huracán"[ 1 ] (/ ˈhʊrəkən, ˈhʊrəkɑːn /; Spanish: Huracán; Mayan languages: Hunraqan, "one legged"), often referred to as U Kʼux Kaj, the " Heart of Sky ", [ 2 ] is a Kʼicheʼ Maya god of wind, storm, fire and one of the creator deities who participated in all three attempts at creating humanity. [ 3 ] He also caused the Great ...
Peak Wind Speed: 190 mph. Deaths: 269. What happened: Allen is considered to be the only hurricane in the history of the Atlantic basin to reach 190 mph of sustained winds. The winds of the storm ...
When Hurricane Milton reaches Florida's Gulf Coast on Wednesday, the immense and powerful storm could generate “life-threatening” storm surge of up to 15 feet. Why Milton could become one of ...
This is a list of the costliest Atlantic hurricanes, with US$1 billion in property damage, broadly capturing the severity of the damage each tropical cyclone has caused. The list includes tropical storms, a tropical cyclone with a peak 1-minute maximum sustained wind in the range of 39–73 mph (63–118 km/h), placing them below the 74 mph ...