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The final Atlantic hurricane of 1945 was not officially documented until over a decade following the end of the season. Using re-analyzed surface weather maps, as well as recounts from local residents along the storm's path, it was discovered that a tropical depression formed south of Jamaica in the southwestern Caribbean Sea by 12:00 UTC on ...
The 1935 Labor Day hurricane was the most intense hurricane to make landfall on the country, having struck the Florida Keys with a pressure of 892 mbar.It was one of only seven hurricanes to move ashore as a Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale; the others were "Okeechobee" in 1928, Karen in 1962, Camille in 1969, Andrew in 1992, Michael in 2018, and Yutu in 2018, which ...
The 1945 Homestead hurricane, known informally as Kappler's hurricane, was the most intense tropical cyclone to strike the U.S. state of Florida since 1935. The ninth tropical storm , third hurricane, and third major hurricane of the season , it developed east-northeast of the Leeward Islands on September 12.
It ties with Hurricane Katrina as the costliest hurricane in U.S. history. Track Map of Hurricane Hazel, Saffir–Simpson Scale, 1954. Hurricane Hazel. Year: 1954. Death Toll: 95 (in the U.S.)
Several other major hurricanes struck the state during the time period, including the 1926 Miami hurricane, the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane, and a cyclone each in 1945, 1947, 1948, and 1949. All of these storms made landfall as Category 4 hurricanes .
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 billion South-West Indian (Jan.–July/Aug ...
Sept. 10-11, 2017: Hurricane Irma, one of the strongest hurricanes on record in the Atlantic Ocean, hit the Florida Keys with 130 mph winds before making a second landfall at Marco Island.
August 1, 1830: A hurricane passes to the east of New York and produces gale-force winds to New York City and Long Island. [9] October 4, 1841: Gale–force winds affect New York City as a hurricane tracks north along the East Coast of the United States. Damage is estimated at $2 million (1841 USD, $41 million 2007 USD). [10]