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The 2009 Atlantic hurricane season was a below-average Atlantic hurricane season that produced eleven tropical cyclones, nine named storms, three hurricanes, and two major hurricanes. [ 1 ] [ nb 1 ] It officially began on June 1 and ended on November 30, dates that conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones ...
6:00 p.m. CDT (0000 UTC) – Hurricane Ida weakens to a tropical storm as it nears the United States Gulf Coast. [19] November 10. 3:00 a.m. CDT (0900 UTC) – Tropical Storm Ida transitions into an extratropical cyclone just before moving inland over southern Alabama. [19] November 30. The 2009 Atlantic hurricane season officially ends. [3]
Hurricane Bill, the first hurricane, major hurricane, and most intense hurricane was a powerful Cape Verde-type hurricane that affected areas from the Leeward Islands to Newfoundland. With only 11 tropical depressions and 9 named storms, the 2009 season featured the lowest number of tropical cyclones since the 1997 season , and only one system ...
October 24 – Hurricane Wilma made landfall near Cape Romano as a major hurricane, with sustained hurricane-force winds recorded across the Miami area. Wind gusts reached 135 mph (215 km/h) on Marco Island. The strong winds left widespread wind damage, with fallen trees and power lines, damaged roofs, and lost crops.
Depending on what path it takes, Hurricane Milton, which is expected to make landfall on Wednesday, Oct. 8, is poised to be the costliest disaster in Florida’s history, says Morales.
The last time a hurricane hit the state was Isaias in 2020, and the Category 1 storm produced relatively little damage when it made landfall. “People have a lot more things to do than just sit ...
Elsewhere in the Atlantic, Kirk, which formed in late September, is likely to strengthen rapidly and become a major hurricane of Category 3 strength or greater on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind ...
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 ...