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Hurricane
Season Begins June 1st and ends November 30th (officially).
The peak usually is between August and October With Septmeber being the
busiest. With the absence of a any major US landfalling hurricane
in 2006 and 2007. Expect a few hurricanes and tropical storms to
make it to the Unites States shoreline.
Top 6 most
powerful Hurrianes (by air pressure)
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Hurricane Wilma (2005)
Peak: Catagory 5 (160kt@1200 UTC 19 October)
U.S. Landfall: Cat.3 (105kt@1030 UTC 24 October)
Cape Romano, (southwest) Florida.
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882mb
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Hurricane Gilbert (1988)
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888mb
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Labor Day Hurricane
(1935)
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892mb
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Hurricane Allen (1980)
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899mh
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Hurricane Katrina (2005
Peak: Catagory 5 (150 kt@1800 UTC 28 August)
U.S. Landfall: Cat.1 (70kts@2230 UTC 25 August)
Miami-Dade County/Broward County line & Cat. 3
(110kt@1110 UTC 29 August), near Buras, Louisiana
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902mb
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Hurricane Rita (2005)
Peak: Catagory 5 (155 kt@0300 UTC 22 September)
U.S. Landfall: Cat. 3 (100kt@0740 UTC 24
September), extreme southwestern Louisiana just west of Johnson’s Bayou
and just east of Sabine Pass (Note: Rita came very close to Key
West, Florida
prior to Gulf Coast landfall, but did not officially make landfall
there)
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904mb
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Top 6
Hurricanes at U.S. Landfall
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Florida Keys Hurricane (1935)
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Cat. 5 (892mb)
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1
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Hurricane Camille (1969)
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Cat. 5 (909mb)
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2
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Hurricane Andrew (1992)
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Cat. 5 (922mb)
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3
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| Texas/Indianola Hurricane (1886) |
Cat. 4 (925mb)
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4
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| Florida Keys/ S.Texas (1919) |
Cat. 4 (927mb)
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5
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| Lake Okeechobee Hurr. (1928) |
Cat. 4 (929mb)
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6
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Note: This chart
should illustrate that as strong and
active as the 2004/2005 season was, none were strong enough (at
landfall) to make this list. Most hurricanes cannot sustain their high
intensity ratings for long periods of time. These storm listed above
likely grew in intensity just prior to landfall, not allowing enough
time to retrograde in intensity. In the upcoming years, there is still
(in my opinion) a great potential for a catostropic event far
surpassing the Katrina and Charley events due to an intensification
just prior to landfall. This such event if occurring near one of the
major population centers along the Southeast coastal areas (Miami,
Tampa, Jacksonville, New Orleans, Galvaston, Savannah, Charleston, or
Virginia Beach) would possible be and "unrecoverable" loss due to the
extensive level of damage and rebuild cost. It is quickly becoming
apparent that after such events like Katrina, that some population
areas will go through a period of unrecoverablity after such a major
storm. Until structures/building, infrastructure (utilities) are
designed and built to withstand these storms, populations will likely
not be able to withstand the cost of rebuilding. Also, the culture of
citizens in hurricane prone areas will have to have a solid and well
trained mentallity with regards to proper procedure, evacuation, and
responsiblity of living in these areas. In the years to come, it may be
that these areas will have to bare the cost of building, protecting,
and insuring on their own, separate of other areas of the United States.
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Hurricane 2008 Names
Green: used,
Black: not used
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Bertha
Cristobal
Dolly
Edouard
Fay
Gustav
Hanna
Ike
Josephine
Kyle
Laura
Marco
Nana
Omar
Paloma
Rene
Sally
Teddy
Vicky
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The
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
by Wind (mph, knots, and kmph)
Category One:
74-95 mph
64-82 kt
119-153 km/hr
Category Two:
96-110 mph
83-95 kt
154-177 km/hr
Category Three:
111-130 mph
96-113 kt
178-209 km/hr
Category Four:
131-155 mph
114-135 kt
210-249 km/hr
Category Five:
greater than 155 mph
greater than 135 kt
greater than 249 km/hr
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