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Radar image of Hurricane Alice (1954–55), the only Atlantic tropical cyclone on record to span two calendar years at hurricane strength. Climatologically speaking, approximately 97 percent of tropical cyclones that form in the North Atlantic develop between June 1 and November 30 – dates which delimit the modern-day Atlantic hurricane season.
In recent years, the deadliest Atlantic hurricane was Hurricane Mitch of 1998, with at least 11,374 deaths attributed to it, while the deadliest Atlantic hurricane overall was the Great Hurricane of 1780, which resulted in at least 22,000 fatalities.
The hurricane seasons of those two hurricanes, the 2005 and 2017 Atlantic hurricane seasons, are also the third costliest, and most costly hurricane seasons recorded. Most of the costliest Atlantic hurricanes in recorded history have peaked as major hurricanes.
What happened: Classified as a Category 5 hurricane, Ian was the third-costliest hurricane on record, according to the National Hurricane Center. The hurricane was also the costliest storm in the ...
The most intense storm in the Eastern Pacific Ocean by both sustained winds and central pressure was Hurricane Patricia. Its sustained winds of 345 km/h (215 mph) are also the highest on record globally. Storms with a minimum central pressure of 925 hPa (27.32 inHg) or less are listed.
What happened: Classified as a Category 5 hurricane, Ian was the third-costliest hurricane on record, according to the National Hurricane Center. The hurricane was also the costliest storm in the ...
Tied for fifth most active season on record Tied for second most hurricanes in a season on record Eastern Pacific: 13* 8 3 Celia: 268 $1.62 billion Least active Pacific hurricane season on record tied with 1977: Western Pacific: 29 14 7 Megi: 384 $2.96 billion Fanapi: Quietest Pacific typhoon season on record North Indian: 8 6 5 Giri: 402 $2.99 ...
By the end of this Category 4 hurricane with 145 mph winds, 10,000 of them had lost their homes in the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history. cestes001/istockphoto Hurricane Maria