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Hurricane Esther was the first large tropical cyclone to be discovered by satellite imagery.The fifth tropical cyclone, named storm, and hurricane of the 1961 Atlantic hurricane season, Esther developed from an area of disturbed weather hundreds of miles west-southwest of the southernmost Cape Verde Islands on September 10.
The Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 15. [1] It was an above average season in which twelve tropical storms formed; this was above the 1950–2000 average of 9.6 named storms. [2] Eight of these reached hurricane status, also above of the 1950–2000 average of 5.9. [3] [2] Furthermore, five storms reached major hurricane status.
The name Esther has been used for four tropical cyclones worldwide. In the Atlantic: Tropical Storm Esther (1957) Hurricane Esther (1961) In the Australian basin: Cyclone Esther (1983) Cyclone Esther (2020)
The most intense storm of the 1969 Atlantic hurricane season, Camille slammed into Mississippi just before midnight on Aug. 17. The hurricane produced a peak storm surge of 24 feet and flattened ...
A Category 5 Atlantic hurricane is a tropical cyclone that reaches Category 5 intensity on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale, within the Atlantic Ocean to the north of the equator. They are among the strongest tropical cyclones that can form on Earth, having 1-minute sustained wind speeds of at least 137 knots (254 km/h ; 158 mph ; 70 m ...
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.
September 21, 1961 – Hurricane Esther moves northward through the western Atlantic Ocean, causing heavy rains, rough seas, and a strong storm surge of 6 to 7 feet (1.8 to 2.1 m). The waves produces coastal flooding along the Maryland and Delaware coastline.
The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season officially begins June 1 and will run for 183 days through Nov. 30.. Tropical activity can form outside these dates because warm water and favorable atmospheric ...