Atlantic Hurricanes
List of Retired Atlantic Hurricanes
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutnames_history.shtml
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_retired_Atlantic_hurricane_names
Continental United States Hurricane Strikes 1950 – 2014 (Map of all Hurricanes to Make Landfall with Category Markers)
https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/images/posters/2014-Landfalling-Hurricanes-34×28.pdf
Historical Hurricane Tracks Search
https://coast.noaa.gov/hurricanes/index.html
http://www.accuweather.com/en/hurricane/tracker
National Hurricane Center’s Tropical Cyclone Reports
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/
Retired Atlantic Hurricanes listed by most recent:
2016 Atlantic Hurricanes
Hurricane Otto November 21, 2016 – November 26, 2016 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Otto
Hurricane Otto was the first tropical cyclone since Hurricane Cesar–Douglas in 1996 to survive the crossover from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, as well as the latest-forming major hurricane in the Atlantic basin on record.
Highest winds: 115 mph
Damage: ≥ $190 million (2016 USD)
Date: November 21, 2016 – November 26, 2016
Total fatalities: 23 total
Affected areas: Costa Rica, Colombia, Nicaragua, Panama
Hurricane Matthew September 28, 2016 – October 10, 2016 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Matthew
Hurricane Matthew was a powerful and devastating tropical cyclone which became the first Category 5 Atlantic hurricane since Hurricane Felix in 2007.
Date: September 28, 2016 – October 10, 2016
Category: Category 5 Hurricane (SSHS)
Total fatalities: 586 direct, 17 indirect
Lowest pressure: 934 mbar (hPa); 27.58 inHg
Affected areas: Haiti, Florida, Cuba, Venezuela, North Carolina, More
Did you know: Matthew is the ninth-costliest Atlantic hurricane ($15.09 billion in damage).
2015 Atlantic Hurricanes
Hurricane Joaquin September 28, 2015 – October 15, 2015 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Joaquin
Hurricane Joaquin was a powerful tropical cyclone that devastated several districts of the Bahamas and caused damage in the Turks and Caicos Islands, parts of the Greater Antilles, and Bermuda.
Highest winds: 155 mph
Damage: $200 million (2015 USD)
Date: September 28, 2015 – October 15, 2015
Category: Category 4 Hurricane (SSHS)
Total fatalities: 34 direct
Affected areas: Cuba, Haiti, Bahamas, Bermuda, Archipelago of the Azores, Southeastern United States
Tropical Storm Erika August 25, 2015 – August 29, 2015 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_Storm_Erika
Tropical Storm Erika of August 2015 was the deadliest natural disaster in Dominica since Hurricane David in 1979. The fifth named storm of the season, Erika developed from a westward-moving tropical wave while well east of the Lesser Antilles.
Total fatalities: 30
Highest wind speed: 53 mph
Date: August 25, 2015 – August 29, 2015
Total fatalities: 31 direct, 4 indirect
Damage: $509.1 million (2015 USD)
Affected areas: Florida, Puerto Rico, Bahamas, Dominica, Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Southeastern United States
2014 Atlantic Hurricanes
No Atlantic Hurricanes were reported for 2014
2013 Atlantic Hurricanes
Hurricane Ingrid September 12, 2013 – September 17, 2013 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Ingrid
Hurricane Ingrid was one of two tropical cyclones, along with Hurricane Manuel, to strike Mexico within a 24 hour period, the first such occurrence since 1958.
Highest winds: 85 mph
Damage: $1.5 billion (2013 USD)
Date: September 12, 2013 – September 17, 2013
Total fatalities: 32 total
Lowest pressure: 983 mbar (hPa); 29.03 inHg
2012 Atlantic Hurricanes
Hurricane Sandy October 22, 2012 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Sandy
Hurricane Sandy was the deadliest and most destructive hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season, and the second-costliest hurricane in United States history.
Formed: October 22, 2012
Fatalities: 233 total (direct and indirect)
Damage: $75 billion (2012 USD); (Second-costliest hurricane in U.S. history)
Highest winds: 1-minute sustained: 115 mph (185 km/h)
Lowest pressure: 940 mbar (hPa); 27.76 inHg
Did you know: Sandy is the second-costliest Atlantic hurricane ($75.0 billion in damage).
2011 Atlantic Hurricanes
Hurricane Irene August 21, 2011 – August 28, 2011
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Irene
Hurricane Irene was a large and destructive tropical cyclone, which affected much of the Caribbean and East Coast of the United States during late August 2011. Irene is ranked as the seventh-costliest hurricane in United States history.
Total fatalities: 56
Date: August 21, 2011 – August 28, 2011
Damage: $16.6 billion (2011 USD); (Seventh costliest tropical cyclone in U.S. history)
Category: Category 3 Hurricane (SSHS)
Affected areas: Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Bahamas, More
Did you know: Irene is the seventh-costliest Atlantic hurricane ($16.6 billion in damage).
2010 Atlantic Hurricanes
Hurricane Tomas October 29, 2010 – November 14, 2010 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Tomas
Hurricane Tomas was the latest recorded tropical cyclone on a calendar year to strike the Windward Islands. Wikipedia
Highest winds: 100 mph
Date: October 29, 2010 – November 14, 2010
Total fatalities: 51 total
Damage: $741 million (2010 USD)
Lowest pressure: 982 mbar (hPa); 29 inHg
Affected areas: Cuba, Jamaica, Bahamas, Greater Antilles, Windward Islands
Hurricane Igor September 8, 2010 – September 23, 2010 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Igor
Hurricane Igor was the most destructive tropical cyclone on record to strike the Canadian island of Newfoundland and the second-largest Atlantic hurricane on record.
Highest winds: 155 mph
Damage: $200 million (2010 USD)
Date: September 8, 2010 – September 23, 2010
Total fatalities: 4 direct
Lowest pressure: 924 mbar (hPa); 27.29 inHg
Affected areas: Cape Verde, Bermuda, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Newfoundland, East Coast of the United States
2009 Atlantic Hurricanes
No Atlantic Hurricanes were reported for 2009
2008 Atlantic Hurricanes
Hurricane Paloma November 5, 2008 – November 14, 2008 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Paloma
Hurricane Paloma was the third-strongest November Atlantic hurricane on record. It was the sixteenth tropical storm, eighth hurricane and fifth major hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season. Wikipedia
Highest winds: 145 mph
Damage: $454.5 million (2008 USD)
Date: November 5, 2008 – November 14, 2008
Total fatalities: 1 total
Lowest pressure: 944 mbar (hPa); 27.88 inHg
Affected areas: Cuba, Florida, Jamaica, Bahamas, Nicaragua, More
Hurricane Ike September 1, 2008 – September 15, 2008
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Ike
Hurricane Ike was a powerful tropical cyclone that swept through portions of the Greater Antilles and Northern America in September 2008, wreaking havoc on infrastructure and agriculture, particularly in Cuba and Texas.
Total fatalities: 195
Highest wind speed: 143 mph
Date: September 1, 2008 – September 15, 2008
Category: Category 4 Hurricane (SSHS)
Affected areas: Cuba, Dominican Republic, Texas, Haiti, Bahamas, More
Did you know: Ike is the third-costliest Atlantic hurricane ($37.5 billion in damage).
Hurricane Gustav August 25, 2008 – September 7, 2008 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Gustav
Hurricane Gustav was the second most destructive hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season. The storm was the seventh tropical cyclone, third hurricane, and second major hurricane of the season.
Total fatalities: 153
Highest wind speed: 155 mph
Date: August 25, 2008 – September 7, 2008
Damage: $6.61 billion (2008 USD)
Category: Category 4 Hurricane (SSHS)
Affected areas: Cuba, Florida, Dominican Republic, Alabama, More
2007 Atlantic Hurricanes
Hurricane Noel October 28, 2007 – November 5, 2007 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Noel
Hurricane Noel was the fourteenth named storm and sixth hurricane of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season. Noel formed on October 27 from the interaction between a tropical wave and an upper-level low in the north-central Caribbean.
Highest winds: 80 mph
Date: October 28, 2007 – November 5, 2007
Damage: $580 million (2007 USD)
Total fatalities: 222 total
Lowest pressure: 980 mbar (hPa); 28.94 inHg
Affected areas: Cuba, Florida, Massachusetts, Dominican Republic, More
Hurricane Felix August 31, 2007 – September 5, 2007 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Felix
Hurricane Felix was the southernmost landfalling Category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic; surpassing Hurricane Edith of 1971. It is also the most recent Atlantic hurricane to make landfall as a Category 5.
Highest winds: 175 mph
Date: August 31, 2007 – September 5, 2007
Damage: $720 million (2007 USD)
Total fatalities: 130 direct, 3 indirect
Lowest pressure: 929 mbar (hPa); 27.43 inHg
Affected areas: Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia, Costa Rica, More
Hurricane Dean August 13, 2007 – August 28, 2007 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Dean
Hurricane Dean was the strongest tropical cyclone of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season. It was the most intense North Atlantic hurricane since Hurricane Wilma of 2005, tying for seventh overall.
Highest winds: 175 mph
Date: August 13, 2007 – August 28, 2007
Damage: $1.66 billion (2007 USD)
Fatalities: 23
Affected areas: Mexico, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, More
2006 Atlantic Hurricanes
No Atlantic Hurricanes were reported for 2006
2005 Atlantic Hurricanes
Hurricane Wilma October 16, 2005 – October 27, 2005 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Wilma
Hurricane Wilma was the most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded in the Atlantic basin, and was the most intense tropical cyclone recorded in the western hemisphere until Hurricane Patricia in 2015.
Total fatalities: 62
Date: October 16, 2005 – October 27, 2005
Damage: $29.4 billion (2005 USD); (Fourth costliest hurricane in Atlantic basin)
Category: Category 5 Hurricane (SSHS)
Affected areas: Florida, Cuba, Europe, Jamaica, Haiti, Bahamas, More
Did you know: Wilma is the fourth-costliest Atlantic hurricane ($29.4 billion in damage).
Hurricane Stan October 1, 2005 – October 5, 2005 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Stan
Hurricane Stan was a rather weak but yet a deadly and destructive tropical cyclone that affected areas of Central America in early October 2005.
Date: October 1, 2005 – October 5, 2005
Damage: $3.96 billion (2005 USD)
Total fatalities: 1,668 total
Highest winds: 1-minute sustained: 80 mph (130 km/h)
Lowest pressure: 977 mbar (hPa); 28.85 inHg
Affected areas: Mexico, Costa Rica, Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras
Hurricane Rita September 18, 2005 – September 26, 2005 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Rita
Hurricane Rita was the fourth-most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded and the most intense tropical cyclone ever observed in the Gulf of Mexico.
Total fatalities: 120
Highest wind speed: 177 mph
Date: September 18, 2005 – September 26, 2005
Category: Category 5 Hurricane (SSHS)
Affected areas: Cuba, Florida, Europe, Texas, Bahamas, Louisiana, More
Did you know: Rita is the 10th-costliest Atlantic hurricane ($12.0 billion in damage).
Hurricane Katrina August 23, 2005 – August 31, 2005 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina
Hurricane Katrina was the costliest natural disaster and one of the five deadliest hurricanes in the history of the United States.
Highest wind speed: 174 mph
Date: August 23, 2005 – August 31, 2005
Damage: $108 billion (2005 USD); (Costliest on record)
Category: Category 5 Hurricane (SSHS)
Affected areas: New Orleans, Cuba, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, More
Did you know: Katrina is the costliest Atlantic hurricane ($108.0 billion in damage).
Hurricane Dennis July 10, 2005 – July 18, 2005 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Dennis
Hurricane Dennis was an early-forming major hurricane in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico during the record-breaking 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. Dennis was the fourth named storm, second hurricane, and first major hurricane of the season.
Date: July 10, 2005 – July 18, 2005
Damage: $3.71 billion (2005 USD)
Highest winds: 1-minute sustained: 150 mph (240 km/h)
Total fatalities: 76 direct, 12 indirect
Lowest pressure: 930 mbar (hPa); 27.46 inHg
Affected areas: Cuba, Florida, Alabama, Jamaica, Haiti, Georgia, More
2004 Atlantic Hurricanes
Hurricane Jeanne September 13, 2004 – September 29, 2004 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Jeanne
Hurricane Jeanne was the deadliest hurricane in the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season. It was the tenth named storm, the seventh hurricane, and the fifth major hurricane of the season, as well as the third …
Highest winds: 120 mph
Date: September 13, 2004 – September 29, 2004
Fatalities: >3,035 direct
Damage: $7.66 billion (2004 USD)
Total fatalities: >3,035 direct
Affected areas: Florida, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Bahamas, United States Virgin Islands
Hurricane Ivan September 2, 2004 – September 24, 2004 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Ivan
Hurricane Ivan was a large, long-lived, Cape Verde-type hurricane that caused widespread damage in the Caribbean and United States.
Total fatalities: 123
Date: September 2, 2004 – September 24, 2004
Damage: $23.3 billion (2004 USD); (Sixth costliest tropical cyclone in U.S. history)
Category: Category 5 Hurricane (SSHS)
Affected areas: Venezuela, Cuba, Florida, Alabama, Texas, More
Did you know: Ivan is the sixth-costliest Atlantic hurricane ($23.3 billion in damage).
Hurricane Frances August 24, 2004 – September 10, 2004 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Frances
Hurricane Frances was the sixth named storm, the fourth hurricane, and the third major hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season.
Highest winds: 145 mph
Date: August 24, 2004 – September 10, 2004
Damage: $9.8 billion (2004 USD)
Total fatalities: 7 direct, 43 indirect
Lowest pressure: 935 mbar (hPa); 27.61 inHg
Affected areas: Florida, Puerto Rico, Georgia, Bahamas, More
Hurricane Charley August 9, 2004 – August 15, 2004 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Charley
Hurricane Charley was the third named storm, the second hurricane, and the second major hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season.
Total fatalities: 15
Date: August 9, 2004 – August 15, 2004
Damage: $16.3 billion (2004 USD); (Eighth costliest tropical cyclone in U.S. history)
Category: Category 4 Hurricane (SSHS)
Affected areas: Cuba, Florida, Jamaica, North Carolina, South Carolina, Cayman Islands
Did you know: Charley is the eighth-costliest Atlantic hurricane ($16.3 billion in damage).
2003 Atlantic Hurricanes
Hurricane Juan September 24, 2003 – September 29, 2003 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Juan
Hurricane Juan was a significant tropical cyclone that heavily damaged parts of Atlantic Canada in late September 2003.
Damage: $200 million (2003 USD)
Date: September 24, 2003 – September 29, 2003
Category: Category 2 Hurricane (SSHS)
Total fatalities: 2 deaths
Affected areas: Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada
Hurricane Isabel September 6, 2003 – September 20, 2003 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Isabel
Hurricane Isabel was the costliest, deadliest, and strongest hurricane in the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season.
Highest winds: 165 mph
Date: September 6, 2003 – September 20, 2003
Fatalities: 17 direct, 34 indirect
Damage: $5.37 billion (2003 USD)
Total fatalities: 17 direct, 34 indirect
Affected areas: United States of America, Puerto Rico, Bahamas, More
Hurricane Fabian August 25, 2003 – September 8, 2003 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Fabian
Hurricane Fabian was a powerful Cape Verde-type hurricane that hit Bermuda in early September during the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season. Fabian is the most recent major hurricane to directly impact Bermuda until Hurricane Nicole of 2016.
Highest winds: 145 mph
Damage: $300 million (2003 USD)
Date: August 25, 2003 – September 8, 2003
Total fatalities: 8 direct
Lowest pressure: 939 mbar (hPa); 27.73 inHg
Affected areas: Europe, Bermuda, Atlantic Canada, Leeward Islands, Eastern Canada
2002 Atlantic Hurricanes
Hurricane Lili September 21, 2002 – October 4, 2002 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Lili
Hurricane Lili was the second deadliest and second costliest hurricane of the 2002 Atlantic hurricane season, being surpassed by Hurricane Isidore, which affected the same areas around a week before Lili.
Highest winds: 145 mph
Date: September 21, 2002 – October 4, 2002
Damage: $925 million (2002 USD)
Total fatalities: 13 direct, 2 indirect
Lowest pressure: 938 mbar (hPa); 27.7 inHg
Affected areas: Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, Louisiana, Cayman Islands, Windward Islands
Hurricane Isidore September 14, 2002 – September 27, 2002 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Isidore
Hurricane Isidore was the ninth named storm and the second hurricane in the 2002 Atlantic hurricane season. Isidore was the fifth of eight named storms to occur in September. Wikipedia
Date: September 14, 2002 – September 27, 2002
Total fatalities: 19 direct, 3 indirect
Damage: $1.3 billion (2002 USD)
Highest winds: 1-minute sustained: 125 mph (205 km/h)
Lowest pressure: 934 mbar (hPa); 27.58 inHg
Affected areas: Venezuela, Cuba, Jamaica, Louisiana, Mississippi, Cayman Islands, Yucatán Peninsula
2001 Atlantic Hurricanes
Hurricane Michelle October 29, 2001 – November 6, 2001 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Michelle
Hurricane Michelle was the fourth costliest tropical cyclone in Cuban history and strongest of the 2001 Atlantic hurricane season.
Highest winds: 140 mph
Damage: $2 billion (2001 USD)
Fatalities: 22 direct, 62 missing
Date: October 29, 2001 – November 6, 2001
Total fatalities: 22 direct, 62 missing
Affected areas: Cuba, Florida, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Bahamas, More
Hurricane Iris October 4, 2001 – October 9, 2001 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Iris
Hurricane Iris of 2001 was the most destructive hurricane in Belize since Hurricane Hattie in 1961. Iris was the second-strongest storm of the 2001 Atlantic hurricane season, behind Hurricane Michelle.
Highest winds: 145 mph
Damage: $250 million (2001 USD)
Date: October 4, 2001 – October 9, 2001
Total fatalities: 36 direct
Lowest pressure: 948 mbar (hPa); 27.99 inHg
Affected areas: Mexico, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Hispaniola, Windward Islands
Tropical Storm Allison June 4, 2001 – June 18, 2001 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_Storm_Allison
Tropical Storm Allison was a tropical storm that devastated southeast Texas in June of the 2001 Atlantic hurricane season.
Total fatalities: 55
Highest wind speed: 59 mph
Date: June 4, 2001 – June 18, 2001
Category: Tropical Storm (NHC/CPHC)
Total fatalities: 41 direct, 14 indirect
Affected areas: Texas, Louisiana, Mid-Atlantic states, Southeastern United States, Eastern United States
2000 Atlantic Hurricanes
Hurricane Keith September 28, 2000 – October 6, 2000 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Keith
Hurricane Keith was a storm in October 2000 that caused extensive damage in Central America, especially in Mexico and Belize.
Highest winds: 140 mph
Damage: $319 million (2000 USD)
Date: September 28, 2000 – October 6, 2000
Total fatalities: 62 direct, 6 indirect
Lowest pressure: 939 mbar (hPa); 27.73 inHg
Affected areas: Mexico, Belize, Central America, Yucatán Peninsula
1999 Atlantic Hurricanes
Hurricane Lenny November 13, 1999 – November 23, 1999 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Lenny
Hurricane Lenny is the second-strongest November Atlantic hurricane on record, behind a hurricane in 1932. It was the twelfth tropical storm, eighth hurricane, and record-breaking fifth Category 4 hurricane in the 1999 Atlantic hurricane season.
Highest winds: 155 mph
Date: November 13, 1999 – November 23, 1999
Total fatalities: 17 direct
Damage: $685.8 million (1999 USD)
Lowest pressure: 933 mbar (hPa); 27.55 inHg
Affected areas: Colombia, Puerto Rico, Leeward Islands
Hurricane Floyd September 7, 1999 – September 19, 1999 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Floyd
Hurricane Floyd was a very powerful Cape Verde-type hurricane which struck the east coast of the United States. It was the sixth named storm, fourth hurricane, and third major hurricane in the 1999 Atlantic hurricane season.
Highest winds: 155 mph
Date: September 7, 1999 – September 19, 1999
Fatalities: 57 direct, 20–30 indirect
Damage: $6.9 billion (1999 USD)
Total fatalities: 57 direct, 20–30 indirect
Affected areas: Florida, Bahamas, North Carolina, Maryland, Maine, East Coast of the United States, Atlantic Canada
1998 Atlantic Hurricanes
Hurricane Mitch October 22, 1998 – November 9, 1998 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Mitch
Hurricane Mitch was the most powerful and destructive hurricane of the 1998 Atlantic hurricane season, with maximum sustained winds of 180 mph. The storm was the thirteenth tropical storm, ninth hurricane, and third major hurricane of the season.
Total fatalities: 19,325
Date: October 22, 1998 – November 9, 1998
Damage: $6.2 billion (1998 USD)
Category: Category 5 Hurricane (SSHS)
Total fatalities: ≥ 19,325
Affected areas: Florida, Honduras, Nicaragua, Central America, Yucatán Peninsula
Hurricane Georges September 15, 1998 – October 1, 1998 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Georges
Hurricane Georges was a powerful and long-lived Cape Verde-type Category 4 hurricane which caused severe destruction as it traversed the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico in September 1998, making seven landfalls along its path.
Highest winds: 155 mph
Date: September 15, 1998 – October 1, 1998
Damage: $9.72 billion (1998 USD)
Total fatalities: 604 direct
Lowest pressure: 937 mbar (hPa); 27.67 inHg
Affected areas: Cuba, Florida, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, More
1997 Atlantic Hurricanes
No Atlantic Hurricanes were reported for 1997
1996 Atlantic Hurricanes
Hurricane Hortense September 3, 1996 – September 16, 1996 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Hortense
Hurricane Hortense was the first hurricane to make landfall in Guadeloupe and Puerto Rico since Hurricane Hugo in 1989.
Highest winds: 140 mph
Damage: $158 million (1996 USD)
Date: September 3, 1996 – September 16, 1996
Total fatalities: 39 direct
Lowest pressure: 935 mbar (hPa); 27.61 inHg
Affected areas: Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, More
Hurricane Fran August 23, 1996 – September 10, 1996 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Fran
Hurricane Fran caused extensive damage in the United States in early September 1996. The sixth named storm, fifth hurricane, and fourth major hurricane of the 1996 Atlantic hurricane season, Fran
Highest winds: 120 mph
Date: August 23, 1996 – September 10, 1996
Damage: $3.2 billion (1996 USD)
Total fatalities: 22 direct, 5 indirect
Lowest pressure: 946 mbar (hPa); 27.94 inHg
Affected areas: Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina, Maryland, West Virginia
Hurricane Cesar July 24, 1996 – August 6, 1996 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Cesar%E2%80%93Douglas
Hurricane Cesar–Douglas was the most recent tropical cyclone to survive the crossover from the Atlantic to east Pacific basin until Hurricane Otto in 2016, and was also the last tropical cyclone to receive two names upon doing so.
Highest winds: 130 mph
Damage: $203 million (1996 USD)
Date: July 24, 1996 – August 6, 1996
Total fatalities: 113 deaths, 29 missing (all as Cesar)
Lowest pressure: 946 mbar (hPa); 27.94 inHg
Affected areas: Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia, Guatemala, More
1995 Atlantic Hurricanes
Hurricane Roxanne October 7, 1995 – October 21, 1995 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Roxanne
Hurricane Roxanne was a rare and erratic tropical cyclone that caused extensive flooding in Mexico due to its unusual movement.
Highest winds: 115 mph
Date: October 7, 1995 – October 21, 1995
Total fatalities: 29 total
Damage: $1.5 billion (1995 USD)
Affected areas: Mexico, Yucatán Peninsula
Hurricane Opal September 27, 1995 – October 6, 1995 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Opal
Hurricane Opal was a Category 4 hurricane with the lowest barometric pressure in a hurricane which did not reach Category 5 strength within the north Atlantic basin. Opal formed in the Gulf of Mexico in September 1995.
Highest winds: 150 mph
Date: September 27, 1995 – October 6, 1995
Damage: $5.1 billion (1995 USD)
Fatalities: 63 total
Total fatalities: 63 total
Affected areas: Alabama, Georgia, Guatemala, Ontario, Yucatán Peninsula, Florida Panhandle
Hurricane Marilyn September 12, 1995 – September 30, 1995 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Marilyn
Hurricane Marilyn was the fifteenth tropical depression and thirteenth named storm of the unusually busy 1995 Atlantic hurricane season, following closely on the heels of Hurricane Luis. Wikipedia
Highest winds: 115 mph
Date: September 12, 1995 – September 30, 1995
Fatalities: 13
Fatalities: 13
Damage: $2.5 billion (1995 USD)
Affected areas: Puerto Rico, Barbados, Bermuda, Martinique, More
Hurricane Luis August 27, 1995 – September 12, 1995 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Luis
Hurricane Luis was an extremely destructive Cape Verde-type hurricane as well as one of the strongest, deadliest and most notable hurricanes of the incredible 1995 Atlantic hurricane season, with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph.
Highest winds: 140 mph
Date: August 27, 1995 – September 12, 1995
Total fatalities: 19 total
Damage: $3 billion (1995 USD)
Lowest pressure: 935 mbar (hPa); 27.61 inHg
Affected areas: Puerto Rico, Bermuda, Anguilla, Newfoundland, Northeastern United States, Leeward Islands
1994 Atlantic Hurricanes
No Atlantic Hurricanes were reported for 1994
1993 Atlantic Hurricanes
No Atlantic Hurricanes were reported for 1993
1992 Atlantic Hurricanes
Hurricane Andrew August 16, 1992 – August 28, 1992 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Andrew
Hurricane Andrew was, at the time of its occurrence in August 1992, the most destructive hurricane in United States history.
Total fatalities: 65
Highest wind speed: 175 mph
Date: August 16, 1992 – August 28, 1992
Category: Category 5 Hurricane (SSHS)
Affected areas: Florida, Bahamas, Louisiana, South Florida, Southern United States
Did you know: Andrew is the fifth-costliest Atlantic hurricane ($26.5 billion in damage).
1991 Atlantic Hurricanes
Hurricane Bob August 16, 1991 – August 20, 1991 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Bob
Hurricane Bob was one of the costliest hurricanes in New England history. The second named storm and first hurricane of the 1991 Atlantic hurricane season, Bob developed from an area of low pressure near The Bahamas on August 16.
Highest winds: 115 mph
Date: August 16, 1991 – August 20, 1991
Damage: $1.5 billion (1991 USD)
Total fatalities: 15 direct, 2 indirect
Lowest pressure: 950 mbar (hPa); 28.05 inHg
Affected areas: Massachusetts, North Carolina, Maine, New England, Long Island, Mid-Atlantic states, Atlantic Canada
1990 Atlantic Hurricanes
Hurricane Klaus October 3, 1990 – October 9, 1990
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Klaus
Hurricane Klaus was a minimal Atlantic hurricane that dropped heavy rainfall across the Lesser Antilles in October 1990.
Highest winds: 80 mph
Date: October 3, 1990 – October 9, 1990
Total fatalities: 11 direct
Damage: > $1 million (1990 USD)
Affected areas: United States of America, Puerto Rico, Bahamas, More
Hurricane Diana August 4, 1990 – August 9, 1990 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Diana
Hurricane Diana was the deadliest tropical cyclone during the 1990 Atlantic hurricane season, killing 139 people in Mexico.
Highest winds: 100 mph
Date: August 4, 1990 – August 9, 1990
Total fatalities: 139 total
Damage: $90.7 million (1990 USD)
Affected areas: Mexico, Costa Rica, Belize, Nicaragua, Honduras, Yucatán Peninsula
1989 Atlantic Hurricanes
Hurricane Hugo September 10, 1989 – September 25, 1989 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Hugo
Hurricane Hugo was a powerful Cape Verde-type hurricane that caused widespread damage and loss of life in the Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Southeast United States.
Total fatalities: 61
Highest wind speed: 162 mph
Date: September 10, 1989 – September 25, 1989
Category: Category 5 Hurricane (SSHS)
Damage: $10 billion (1989 USD)
Affected areas: Puerto Rico, Bahamas, North Carolina, Ohio, More
1988 Atlantic Hurricanes
Hurricane Joan October 10, 1988 – November 2, 1988 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Joan%E2%80%93Miriam
Hurricane Joan was a powerful hurricane that caused death and destruction in over a dozen countries in the Caribbean and Central America.
Highest winds: 145 mph
Date: October 10, 1988 – November 2, 1988
Total fatalities: 216-334 total (all as Joan)
Damage: $2 billion (1988 USD)
Lowest pressure: 932 mbar (hPa); 27.52 inHg
Affected areas: Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador, Curaçao, Windward Islands
Hurricane Gilbert September 8, 1988 – September 19, 1988 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Gilbert
Hurricane Gilbert was an extremely powerful tropical cyclone that formed during the 1988 Atlantic hurricane season and brought widespread destruction to the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico.
Highest winds: 185 mph
Date: September 8, 1988 – September 19, 1988
Damage: $7.1 billion (1988 USD)
Total fatalities: 318 total
Lowest pressure: 888 mbar (hPa); 26.22 inHg; (Second-lowest recorded in the Atlantic)
Affected areas: Mexico, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, More
1987 Atlantic Hurricanes
No Atlantic Hurricanes were reported for 1987
1986 Atlantic Hurricanes
No Atlantic Hurricanes were reported for 1986
1985 Atlantic Hurricanes
Hurricane Gloria September 16, 1985 – October 2, 1985 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Gloria
Hurricane Gloria was the first significant system to strike the northeastern United States since Hurricane Agnes in 1972 and the first major storm to affect New York and Long Island directly since Hurricane Donna in 1960.
Date: September 16, 1985 – October 2, 1985
Category: Category 4 Hurricane (SSHS)
Damage: $900 million (1985 USD)
Total fatalities: 14 total
Affected areas: North Carolina, New Jersey, New England, Long Island, Mid-Atlantic states, Atlantic Canada
Hurricane Elena August 28, 1985 – September 4, 1985 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Elena
Hurricane Elena was an unpredictable and damaging tropical cyclone that affected eastern and central portions of the United States Gulf Coast in late August and early September 1985.
Highest winds: 125 mph
Date: August 28, 1985 – September 4, 1985
Damage: $1.3 billion (1985 USD)
Total fatalities: 9 total
Lowest pressure: 953 mbar (hPa); 28.14 inHg
Affected areas: United States of America, Cuba, Florida, Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas
1984 Atlantic Hurricanes
No Atlantic Hurricanes were reported for 1984
1983 Atlantic Hurricanes
Hurricane Alicia August 15, 1983 – August 20, 1983 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Alicia
Hurricane Alicia was the costliest tropical cyclone in the Atlantic since Hurricane Agnes in 1972. Alicia was the third depression, the first tropical storm, and the only major hurricane of the 1983 Atlantic hurricane season.
Highest winds: 115 mph
Date: August 15, 1983 – August 20, 1983
Damage: $2.6 billion (1983 USD)
Total fatalities: 21 direct
Lowest pressure: 963 mbar (hPa); 28.44 inHg
Affected areas: Texas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Mississippi
1982 Atlantic Hurricanes
No Atlantic Hurricanes were reported for 1982
1981 Atlantic Hurricanes
No Atlantic Hurricanes were reported for 1981
1980 Atlantic Hurricanes
Hurricane Allen July 31, 1980 – August 11, 1980 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Allen
Hurricane Allen was a rare and extremely powerful Cape Verde-type hurricane which struck the Caribbean, eastern and northern Mexico then southern Texas. It was the first and strongest hurricane of the 1980 Atlantic hurricane season.
Highest winds: 190 mph
Date: July 31, 1980 – August 11, 1980
Damage: $1.24 billion (1980 USD)
Total fatalities: 269 total
Lowest pressure: 899 mbar (hPa); 26.55 inHg
Affected areas: Mexico, Puerto Rico, Texas, Jamaica, Haiti, More
1979 Atlantic Hurricanes
Hurricane Frederic August 29, 1979 – September 15, 1979 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Frederic
Hurricane Frederic was an intense and damaging tropical cyclone that carved a path of damage from the Lesser Antilles to Quebec, in particular devastating areas of the United States Gulf Coast.
Highest winds: 130 mph
Date: August 29, 1979 – September 15, 1979
Damage: $2.3 billion (1979 USD)
Fatalities: 12
Fatalities: 12
Affected areas: Cuba, Alabama, Puerto Rico, Mississippi, More
Hurricane David August 25, 1979 – September 8, 1979 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_David
Hurricane David was a Cape Verde-type hurricane that reached Category 5 hurricane status on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale.
Highest winds: 175 mph
Date: August 25, 1979 – September 8, 1979
Damage: $1.54 billion (1979 USD)
Fatalities: 2,068
Fatalities: 2,068
Affected areas: Cuba, Florida, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, More
1978 Atlantic Hurricanes
No Atlantic Hurricanes were reported for 1978
1977 Atlantic Hurricanes
Hurricane Anita August 29, 1977 – September 4, 1977 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Anita
Hurricane Anita was a powerful Atlantic hurricane during an otherwise quiet 1977 Atlantic hurricane season. The first tropical cyclone of the season, Anita developed from a tropical wave on August 29 in the north-central Gulf of Mexico.
Highest winds: 175 mph
Date: August 29, 1977 – September 4, 1977
Total fatalities: 11 direct
Lowest pressure: 926 mbar (hPa); 27.34 inHg
1976 Atlantic Hurricanes
No Atlantic Hurricanes were reported for 1976
1975 Atlantic Hurricanes
Hurricane Eloise September 13, 1975 – September 24, 1975 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Eloise
Hurricane Eloise was the most destructive tropical cyclone of the 1975 Atlantic hurricane season. The fifth tropical storm, fourth hurricane, and second major hurricane of the season, Eloise formed as …
Highest winds: 125 mph
Date: September 13, 1975 – September 24, 1975
Total fatalities: 80 direct
Damage: $560 million (1975 USD)
Lowest pressure: 955 mbar (hPa); 28.2 inHg
Affected areas: Florida, Yucatán, Yucatán Peninsula, Lesser Antilles, Greater Antilles, Eastern United States
1974 Atlantic Hurricanes
Hurricane Fifi September 14, 1974 – September 24, 1974 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Fifi%E2%80%93Orlene
Hurricane Fifi was a catastrophic tropical cyclone that killed between 3,000 and 10,000 people in Honduras in September 1974, ranking it as the fourth deadliest Atlantic hurricane on record.
Highest winds: 110 mph
Date: September 14, 1974 – September 24, 1974
Total fatalities: At least 8,200 total
Damage: $1.8 billion (1974 USD)
Lowest pressure: 971 mbar (hPa); 28.67 inHg
Affected areas: Mexico, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Belize, El Salvador, Arizona, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras, Hispaniola
Hurricane Carmen August 29, 1974 – September 10, 1974 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Carmen
Hurricane Carmen was the most intense tropical cyclone of the 1974 Atlantic hurricane season. A destructive and widespread storm, Carmen originated as a tropical disturbance that emerged from Africa toward the end of August.
Highest winds: 150 mph
Date: August 29, 1974 – September 10, 1974
Damage: $162 million (1974 USD)
Total fatalities: 8 total
Lowest pressure: 928 mbar (hPa); 27.4 inHg
Affected areas: Puerto Rico, Texas, Jamaica, Belize, Louisiana, Yucatán Peninsula, Hispaniola, Lesser Antilles
1973 Atlantic Hurricanes
No Atlantic Hurricanes were reported for 1973
1972 Atlantic Hurricanes
Hurricane Agnes June 14, 1972 – June 23, 1972 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Agnes
Hurricane Agnes was, at the time, the costliest hurricane to hit the United States in recorded history.
Highest winds: 85 mph
Date: June 14, 1972 – June 23, 1972
Damage: $2.1 billion (1972 USD)
Total fatalities: 128 direct
Lowest pressure: 977 mbar (hPa); 28.85 inHg
Affected areas: Cuba, Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina, More
1971 Atlantic Hurricanes
No Atlantic Hurricanes were reported for 1971
1970 Atlantic Hurricanes
Hurricane Celia July 31, 1970 – August 5, 1970 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Celia
Hurricane Celia was the costliest tropical cyclone in Texas history until Hurricane Alicia in 1983. The third named storm, second hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 1970 Atlantic hurricane
Highest winds: 125 mph
Date: July 31, 1970 – August 5, 1970
Damage: $930 million (1970 USD)
Total fatalities: 27 direct, 1 indirect
Lowest pressure: 945 mbar (hPa); 27.91 inHg
Affected areas: Cuba, Florida, Texas, South Texas
1969 Atlantic Hurricanes
Hurricane Camille August 14, 1969 – August 22, 1969 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Camille
Hurricane Camille was the third and strongest tropical cyclone and second hurricane during the 1969 Atlantic hurricane season. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Camille
Highest winds: 175 mph
Date: August 14, 1969 – August 22, 1969
Damage: $1.42 billion (1969 USD)
Total fatalities: 259 direct
Lowest pressure: 900 mbar (hPa); 26.58 inHg
Affected areas: Cuba, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Midwestern United States, Southern United States
1968 Atlantic Hurricanes
Tropical Storm Edna
1967 Atlantic Hurricanes
Hurricane Beulah September 5, 1967 – September 22, 1967 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Beulah
Hurricane Beulah was the second tropical storm, second hurricane, and only major hurricane during the 1967 Atlantic hurricane season.
Highest winds: 160 mph
Date: September 5, 1967 – September 22, 1967
Total fatalities: 688 direct
Damage: $1 billion (1967 USD)
Lowest pressure: 923 mbar (hPa); 27.26 inHg
Affected areas: Texas, Yucatán Peninsula, Greater Antilles
1966 Atlantic Hurricanes
Hurricane Inez September 21, 1966 – October 11, 1966 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Inez
Hurricane Inez was a major hurricane that affected the Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, and Mexico in 1966. It was the first storm on record to affect all of those areas. Wikipedia
Highest winds: 150 mph
Date: September 21, 1966 – October 11, 1966
Total fatalities: 756–900 total
Damage: $226.5 million (1966 USD)
Lowest pressure: 929 mbar (hPa); 27.43 inHg
Affected areas: Mexico, Cuba, Haiti, Bahamas, Yucatán Peninsula, Lesser Antilles, Florida Keys
1965 Atlantic Hurricanes
Hurricane Betsy August 27, 1965 – September 13, 1965 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Betsy
Hurricane Betsy was an intense and destructive tropical cyclone that brought widespread damage to areas of Florida and the central United States Gulf Coast in September 1965. Wikipedia
Highest winds: 155 mph
Date: August 27, 1965 – September 13, 1965
Fatalities: 81 total
Damage: $1.45 billion (1965 USD)
Total fatalities: 81 total
Affected areas: Florida, New Orleans, Bahamas, Tennessee, More
1964 Atlantic Hurricanes
Hurricane Hilda September 28, 1964 – October 5, 1964 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Hilda
Hurricane Hilda was the most intense tropical cyclone of the 1964 Atlantic hurricane season and ravaged areas of the United States Gulf Coast, particularly Louisiana.
Highest winds: 150 mph
Date: September 28, 1964 – October 5, 1964
Fatalities: 38
Fatalities: 38
Damage: $126 million (1964 USD)
Affected areas: Cuba, Louisiana, Yucatán Peninsula
Hurricane Dora August 28, 1964 – September 14, 1964 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Dora
Hurricane Dora was first tropical cyclone on record to make landfall over the First Coast of Florida. The sixth tropical storm and second hurricane of the 1964 season, Dora developed from a tropical wave near the coast of Senegal on August 28. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Dora
Highest winds: 130 mph
Damage: $250 million (1964 USD)
Date: August 28, 1964 – September 14, 1964
Total fatalities: 5 total
Lowest pressure: 942 mbar (hPa); 27.82 inHg
Affected areas: Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Virginia, South Carolina, More
Hurricane Cleo August 21, 1964 – September 5, 1964 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Cleo
Hurricane Cleo was the third named storm, first hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 1964 Atlantic hurricane season. Cleo was one of the longest-lived storms of the season. Wikipedia
Highest winds: 155 mph
Damage: $187 million (1964 USD)
Date: August 21, 1964 – September 5, 1964
Total fatalities: 156 total
Lowest pressure: 950 mbar (hPa); 28.05 inHg
Affected areas: Cuba, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina, Guadeloupe, Lesser Antilles, Greater Antilles
1963 Atlantic Hurricanes
Hurricane Flora September 26, 1963 – October 12, 1963 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Flora
Hurricane Flora is among the deadliest Atlantic hurricanes in recorded history, with a death total of over 7,000.
Highest winds: 145 mph
Date: September 26, 1963 – October 12, 1963
Total fatalities: 7,186 – 8,000
Damage: $528 million (1963 USD)
Lowest pressure: 940 mbar (hPa); 27.76 inHg
Affected areas: Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, More
1962 Atlantic Hurricanes
No Atlantic Hurricanes were reported for 1962
1961 Atlantic Hurricanes
Hurricane Hattie October 27, 1961 – November 1, 1961 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Hattie
Hurricane Hattie was the strongest and deadliest tropical cyclone of the 1961 Atlantic hurricane season, reaching a peak intensity equivalent to that of a Category 5 hurricane.
Highest winds: 160 mph
Damage: $60.3 million (1961 USD)
Date: October 27, 1961 – November 1, 1961
Start date: October 31, 1961
Total fatalities: 319 total
Affected areas: Belize, Guatemala, Honduras
Hurricane Carla September 3, 1961 – September 17, 1961 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Carla
Hurricane Carla ranks as the most intense U.S. tropical cyclone landfall on the Hurricane Severity Index.
Highest winds: 175 mph
Date: September 3, 1961 – September 17, 1961
Damage: $325.74 million (1961″ USD)
Total fatalities: 43 direct
Lowest pressure: 931 mbar (hPa); 27.49 inHg
Affected areas: Europe, Texas, Yucatán Peninsula, Great Lakes region, Central United States
1960 Atlantic Hurricanes
Hurricane Donna August 29, 1960 – September 14, 1960 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Donna
Hurricane Donna was a 1960 hurricane which brought severe damage to the Lesser Antilles, the Greater Antilles, and the East Coast of the United States, especially Florida, in August–September 1960.
Highest winds: 145 mph
Date: August 29, 1960 – September 14, 1960
Damage: $900 million (1960 USD)
Total fatalities: 164-364 total
Lowest pressure: 930 mbar (hPa); 27.46 inHg
Affected areas: Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Haiti, More
1959 Atlantic Hurricanes
No Atlantic Hurricanes were reported for 1959
1958 Atlantic Hurricanes
No Atlantic Hurricanes were reported for 1958
1957 Atlantic Hurricanes
Hurricane Audrey June 25, 1957 – June 29, 1957 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Audrey
Hurricane Audrey was an extremely destructive tropical cyclone which primarily impacted areas of the South Central United States in June 1957.
Highest winds: 125 mph
Date: June 25, 1957 – June 29, 1957
Damage: $147 million (1957 USD)
Total fatalities: At least 416
Lowest pressure: 946 mbar (hPa); 27.94 inHg
Affected areas: Texas, Louisiana, Ontario, Québec, South Central United States
1956 Atlantic Hurricanes
No Atlantic Hurricanes were reported for 1956
1955 Atlantic Hurricanes
Hurricane Janet September 21, 1955 – September 30, 1955 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Janet
Hurricane Janet was the most powerful tropical cyclone of the 1955 Atlantic hurricane season and one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record.
Highest winds: 175 mph
Date: September 21, 1955 – September 30, 1955
Fatalities: 1,023
Fatalities: 1,023
Damage: $65.8 million (1955 USD)
Affected areas: Mexico, Belize, Barbados, Yucatán Peninsula, Windward Islands
Hurricane Ione September 10, 1955 – September 21, 1955 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Ione
Hurricane Ione was a strong, Category 4 hurricane that affected North Carolina in September 1955, bringing high winds and significant rainfall.
Highest winds: 140 mph
Date: September 10, 1955 – September 21, 1955
Total fatalities: 7 direct
Damage: $88 million (1955 USD)
Affected areas: North Carolina, Virginia, Newfoundland, Leeward Islands
Hurricane Diane August 7, 1955 – August 23, 1955 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Diane
Hurricane Diane was the costliest Atlantic hurricane of its time. One of three hurricanes to hit North Carolina during the 1955 Atlantic hurricane season, it formed on August 7 from a tropical wave between the Lesser Antilles and Cape Verde.
Highest winds: 105 mph
Date: August 7, 1955 – August 23, 1955
Damage: $754.7 million (1955 USD)
Total fatalities: ≥184
Lowest pressure: 969 mbar (hPa); 28.61 inHg
Affected areas: North Carolina, New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland, New England, New York, Mid-Atlantic states
Hurricane Connie August 3, 1955 – August 15, 1955 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Connie
Hurricane Connie in August 1955 contributed to significant flooding across the eastern United States, just days before Hurricane Diane affected the same general area. Connie formed on August 3 from a tropical wave in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. Wikipedia
Highest winds: 140 mph
Date: August 3, 1955 – August 15, 1955
Damage: At least $86 million (1955 USD)
Total fatalities: 74 total
Lowest pressure: 944 mbar (hPa); 27.88 inHg
Affected areas: Puerto Rico, North Carolina, New Jersey, Virginia, More
1954 Atlantic Hurricanes
Hurricane Hazel October 5, 1954 – October 18, 1954 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Hazel
Hurricane Hazel was the deadliest and costliest hurricane of the 1954 Atlantic hurricane season. The storm killed at least 400 people in Haiti before striking the United States near the border between …
Highest winds: 130 mph
Date: October 5, 1954 – October 18, 1954
Category: Category 4 Hurricane (SSHS)
Damage: $382 million (1954 USD)
Total fatalities: 591–1,191 total
Affected areas: Cuba, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Haiti, Bahamas, More
Hurricane Carol August 25, 1954 – September 1, 1954 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Carol
Hurricane Carol was among the worst tropical cyclones on record to affect the states of Connecticut and Rhode Island in the United States.
Highest winds: 115 mph
Date: August 25, 1954 – September 1, 1954
Damage: $462 million (1954 USD)
Total fatalities: 72 total
Lowest pressure: 955 mbar (hPa); 28.2 inHg
Affected areas: Bahamas, North Carolina, New England, Québec, New York
