![]() Most of the island was without power and FEMA eventually declared the area an agricultural disaster when more than half of the papaya crop was lost. Iselle initially strengthened to a category four hurricane, but faded to a strong tropical storm before it made landfall. Of special note is Hurricane Iselle which was the strongest cyclone to hit the big island of Hawaii in the Central Pacific Ocean. Hurricane Iselle as it Approaches Hawaii on Aug(NOAA satellite imagery) Other storms of the season were Bertha (category one), Tropical Depression Two, Tropical Storm Dolly, Fay (category one), and Tropical Storm Hanna. As an extra-tropical storm with 75-mph gale-force winds, it slammed into the United Kingdom and was responsible for at least two deaths and three injuries. ![]() It hit Bermuda as a category two storm and continued to weaken as it turned northeastward. It strengthened to a category four storm and was blamed for the loss of at least one life in the Caribbean. Edouard was the first major Atlantic hurricane since Sandy in 2012.Ī disturbance east of the Lessor Antilles on October 12 rapidly developed into Hurricane Gonzales on October 13. Two men drowned in the rip currents off the coast of Maryland. Hurricane Edouard became the first hurricane in 2014 to reach major hurricane status with a category 3 intensity. Rip currents along the East Coast were blamed for the drowning of two swimmers-even hurricanes that don’t make landfall are dangerous to residents. Five people in Haiti, Dominican Republic, and the Turks were drowned. Lack of emergency backup power for medical equipment may have contributed to the death of a New Brunswick man.Ĭristobol was the first storm of the season to take lives. Arthur transitioned to an extra-tropical storm as it headed for the Canadian Maritimes where it left 290,000 people without power and caused extensive damage to the power grid. Half a foot of rain was measured in parts of New England. More than 44,000 utility customers lost power and a dozen swimmers were rescued from rip currents. NOAA is still projecting an “above normal” hurricane season though, with an expectation for six to 10 hurricanes - three to five of which could become major hurricanes.Hurricane Arthur reached category two status on July 2 and made landfall on the Outer Banks at Cape Lookout, North Carolina as it swept by the United States on its northward path. There have been three named storms through the first half of the current Atlantic hurricane season. The hurricane was downgraded into a tropical storm as it made its way through South Texas up to Central Texas before dissipating on June 28, 1851. The storm made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane with wind speeds of about 80 knots (92.2 mph). The earliest storm on the map is an unnamed hurricane that made landfall on June 25, 1851, just north of Corpus Christi. H-E-B shooting victim expected to survive.Comical obituary of love for Beaumont woman.50-year-old dies after Saturday Beaumont park shooting.Comedian Matt Rife adds more shows after presale ticket fiasco.Beaumont boutique raided for selling trademark counterfeit shoes, purses and more.Hardin County declares disaster after Saturday storm.Blue Bell releases new ice cream flavor Thursday across Texas shelves. ![]() ![]() People can also search past storms by category, which includes hurricane categories 1-5, tropical storm and tropical depression, pressure, year and location. People can sort the map by date, oldest or newest storm, name, and storm intensity. The map can be manipulated in a number of ways. □ □ #climate #hurricane #tropicalcyclone #research #data #noaa #hurricaneseason #science /SIdopb元Qk- NOAA Research August 16, 2022 The map shows that Texas has been home to 192 storms over the last 180 years.Ĭurious about hurricanes? Explore this interactive mapping tool from that shows past hurricane tracks and intensities all the way back to 1842: An interactive map from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows every storm to impact the Lone Star State since 1842. Sitting right on the edge of the Gulf Coast, the state of Texas is no stranger to hurricanes and tropical storms. Over the last 180 years, 92 of these storms have hit Texas with the earliest hurricane on the map dating back to 1851. ![]()
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