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The 2008 Atlantic hurricane season was the most destructive Atlantic hurricane season since 2005, causing over 1,000 deaths and nearly $50 billion (2008 USD) in damage. [nb 1] The season ranked as the third costliest ever at the time, but has since fallen to ninth costliest. It was an above-average season, featuring sixteen named storms, eight ...
2008 Atlantic hurricane season summary map. The 2008 Atlantic hurricane season was the most destructive Atlantic hurricane season since 2005, causing over 1,000 deaths and nearly $50 billion (2008 USD) in damage. The season ranked as the third costliest ever at the time, but has since fallen to seventh costliest.
Hurricane Ike. Hurricane Ike (/ aɪk /) was a powerful tropical cyclone that swept through portions of the Greater Antilles and Northern America in September 2008, wreaking havoc on infrastructure and agriculture, particularly in Cuba and Texas. Ike took a similar track to the 1900 Galveston hurricane. The ninth tropical storm, fifth hurricane ...
From 1975 to 1999, 83 Atlantic hurricanes have affected the U.S. state of Florida. Collectively, tropical cyclones in Florida during the time period resulted in at least $45 billion (2008 USD) in damage, primarily from Hurricane Andrew. Additionally, tropical cyclones in Florida were directly responsible for 54 fatalities during the period.
1980–1984. Hurricane Diana just offshore. August 27, 1980 – Northeasterly winds from Hurricane Charley contribute to six deaths from strong rip currents. [1] June 7, 1981 – The remnants of a tropical depression bring light precipitation to the state. [2] July 1, 1981 – Tropical Storm Bret moves ashore on Virginia, with its outer ...
October 26–30, 2012 – Hurricane Sandy passed by the state, dropping heavy rains and making storm surge. July 3–4, 2014 – Hurricane Arthur hits eastern North Carolina, in particular the Outer Banks, with 100 mph (160 km/h). May 7, 2015 – Tropical Storm Ana produced heavy rainfall and indirectly caused a fatality.
Preceding Wilma is Hurricane Gilbert, which had also held the record for most intense Atlantic hurricane for 17 years. [62] The 1935 Labor Day hurricane, with a pressure of 892 mbar (hPa; 26.34 inHg), is the third strongest Atlantic hurricane and the strongest documented tropical cyclone prior to 1950. [11]
Part of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season Tropical Storm Marco was the smallest tropical cyclone on record by radius of winds from its center. [ 1 ] The thirteenth named storm of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season , Marco developed out of a broad area of low pressure over the northwestern Caribbean during late September 2008.