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Hurricane Grace was a short-lived Category 2 hurricane that contributed to the formation of the powerful 1991 Perfect Storm. Forming on October 26, Grace initially had subtropical origins, meaning it was partially tropical and partially extratropical in nature. It became a tropical cyclone on October 27, and ultimately peaked with winds of 105 ...
The 1991 Perfect Storm, also known as The No-Name Storm (especially in the years immediately after it took place) [1] and the Halloween Gale/Storm, was a damaging and deadly nor'easter in October 1991. Initially an extratropical cyclone, the storm absorbed Hurricane Grace to its south and evolved into a small unnamed hurricane later in
FV Andrea Gail was an American commercial fishing vessel that was lost at sea with all hands during the Perfect Storm of 1991. The vessel and her six-man crew had been fishing the North Atlantic Ocean out of Gloucester, Massachusetts. Her last reported position was 180 mi (290 km) northeast of Sable Island on October 28, 1991.
Operationally, Grace was assessed to have been even stronger at landfall, with winds of 125 mph (201 km/h) and a pressure of 962 mbar (28.4 inHg), [23] which would have tied it with Hurricane Karl of 2010 as the most powerful hurricane ever recorded in the Bay of Campeche by maximum sustained winds; [24] however, it was downgraded slightly in ...
Hurricane Grace (1991) – Category 2 hurricane that passed 50 miles (80 km) south of Bermuda; its remnants contributed to the creation of a large and powerful nor'easter, nicknamed "The Perfect Storm". Tropical Storm Grace (1997) – formed north of Hispaniola, threatened no land. Tropical Storm Grace (2003) – made landfall in Texas.
The 1991 Atlantic hurricane season was the first season since 1984 in which no hurricanes [nb 1] developed from tropical waves, which are the source for most North Atlantic tropical cyclones. [2] The hurricane season officially began on June 1, [ 3 ] and ended on November 30. [ 4 ]
Hurricane Grace on October 28, 1991, when the Andrea Gail went missing. A ship similar to Andrea Gail, Lady Grace, was used during the filming of the movie. [9] [10] Most of the names used were not changed for the fictional film, but in response to two lawsuits were later filed by certain families of the crew members.
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