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Storms which reached a minimum central pressure of 920 millibars (27.17 inHg) or less are listed. Storm information has been compiled back to 1851, though measurements were rarer until aircraft reconnaissance started in the 1940s, and inexact estimates were still predominant until dropsondes were implemented in the 1970s. [4]
This is a list of the deadliest tropical cyclones, including all known storms that caused at least 1,000 direct deaths. There were at least 76 tropical cyclones in the 20th century with a death toll of 1,000 or more, including the deadliest tropical cyclone in recorded history.
[1] [2] Storms were originally named in alphabetical order using the World War II version of the Phonetic Alphabet. [1] By 1952 a new phonetic alphabet had been developed and this led to confusion as some parties wanted to use the newer phonetic alphabet. [1] In 1953, to alleviate any confusion, forecasters decided to use a set of 23 feminine ...
At weather.com we often describe a large storm system that produces weather that's everything but the kitchen sink, from severe thunderstorms to heavy snow. Feb. 21, 1971, 54 years ago today, was ...
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 ...
Year: 1980. Location: Made landfall on South Padre Island, Texas. Peak Wind Speed: 190 mph. Deaths: 269. What happened: Allen is considered to be the only hurricane in the history of the Atlantic ...
The thunderstorm episode ranks as one of the worst ever to hit Kansas. [7] 5 May 1995 Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, US The 1995 Mayfest Storm produced $1.1 billion insured losses, and total storm damage was reported at around $2 billion. The storms produced hail about the size of softballs. [8] [9] [10] 24 July 1996
Despite being early in the year for the Atlantic hurricane season, several storms beginning with the letters A and B have made notable impacts in their history.