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The 1985 North America cold wave[1] was a meteorological event which occurred in January 1985 as a result of the shifting of the polar vortex farther south than is normally seen. [1] Blocked from its normal movement, polar air from the north pushed into nearly every section of the central and eastern half of the United States and Canada ...
The 1985 Atlantic hurricane season was an average, yet destructive year that experienced a near-record number of hurricanes strikes in the United States. It is tied with 2020 and only surpassed by 1886. [ 1 ][ 2 ] The season officially began on June 1 and lasted until November 30. [ 3 ]
Areas affected. United States. The December 1989 United States cold wave was a series of cold waves into the central and eastern United States from mid-December 1989 through Christmas. On December 21–23, a massive high pressure area pushed many areas into record lows. On the morning of the 22nd, Scottsbluff, Nebraska, experienced −42 °F ...
Hurricane Rita – Hurricane Rita produces up to 3 inches (76 mm) of precipitation in southern Georgia. Tropical Storm Tammy (2005) – Up to 14.48 inches (368 mm) of rainfall in Darien caused flooding in coastal Georgia. Several dirt and coastal roads were washed out. In Brunswick, 30 homes were damaged by flooding.
Hurricane Kate was the final in a series of tropical cyclones to impact the United States during 1985. It was the eleventh named storm, seventh hurricane, and third major hurricane of the 1985 Atlantic hurricane season, [ nb 1 ] Kate originated from the interaction of an upper-level trough and tropical wave northeast of Puerto Rico on November 15.
The 1985 Atlantic hurricane season was an event in the annual Atlantic hurricane season in the north Atlantic Ocean. It featured average activity overall, with thirteen tropical cyclones, eleven tropical storms, seven hurricanes, and three major hurricanes. [1] The season officially began on June 1, 1985 and ended November 30, 1985.
A cold wave (known in some regions as a cold snap, cold spell or Arctic Snap) is a weather phenomenon that is distinguished by a cooling of the air. Specifically, as used by the U.S. National Weather Service, a cold wave is a rapid fall in temperature within a 24-hour period requiring substantially increased protection to agriculture, industry ...
Hurricane Elena was a strong and destructive tropical cyclone that affected eastern and central portions of the United States Gulf Coast in late August and early September 1985. Threatening popular tourist destinations during Labor Day weekend, Elena repeatedly deviated from its forecast path, triggering evacuations of unprecedented extent.