Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The 2009 Atlantic hurricane season was a below-average Atlantic hurricane season that produced eleven tropical cyclones, nine named storms, three hurricanes, and two major hurricanes. [ 1 ] [ nb 1 ] It officially began on June 1 and ended on November 30, dates that conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones ...
It was a below-average Atlantic hurricane season with nine named storms, the fewest since the 1997 season. [nb 1] [2] The season officially began on June 1, 2009, and ended on November 30, 2009, dates that conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones develop in the Atlantic basin. [3]
Hurricane Bill, the first hurricane, major hurricane, and most intense hurricane was a powerful Cape Verde-type hurricane that affected areas from the Leeward Islands to Newfoundland. With only 11 tropical depressions and 9 named storms, the 2009 season featured the lowest number of tropical cyclones since the 1997 season , and only one system ...
The decade featured Hurricane Andrew, which at the time was the costliest hurricane on record, and also Hurricane Mitch, which is considered to be the deadliest tropical cyclone to have its name retired, killing over 11,000 people in Central America. A total of 15 names were retired in this decade, seven during the 1995 and 1996 seasons.
First hurricane season in the modern satellite era. Features the highest number of tropical depressions in a season at the time. One of five seasons to have a category 5 as the sole major hurricane of the season. 1968: 8 5 0 46.60 10 $10M 2 Gladys: None: There was one subtropical storm with Category 1 hurricane strength. 1969: 18 12 3 149.25 ...
Timeline of the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season; A. Tropical Storm Ana (2009) B. Hurricane Bill (2009) C. Tropical Storm Claudette (2009) D. Tropical Storm Danny (2009) E.
Hurricane season begins June 1 and ends November 30. It typically starts to peak in late summer and early fall. Global warming increases hurricanes' propensity for damaging effects.
Hurricane Bill was a large Atlantic hurricane that brought minor damage across mainly Atlantic Canada and the East Coast of the United States during August 2009. The second named storm , first hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season , Bill originated from a tropical wave in the eastern Atlantic on August 15.