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HURRICANESAND
TROPICALSTORMS
OF THE
ATLANTICBASIN
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SAFFIR -- SIMPSON SCALECategory Surge
mb in kts MPH ftTD na na <34 <39 naTS na na 34-63 39-73 na1 980 28.93 64-82 74-95 4-52 965-980 28.48-28.93 83-95 96-110 6-83 945-965 27.88-28.48 96-112 111-130 9-124 920-945 27.13-27.88 113-134 131-155 13-185 <920 <27.13 >134 >155 >18
Pressure Winds
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Gilbert 1988 (5) 26.22 in. 888 mbFlorida Keys 1935 (5) 26.35 in. 892 mbAllen 1980 (5) 26.55 in. 899 mbCamille 1969 (5) 26.61 in. 901mbMitch 1998 (5) 26.73 in. 905 mbJanet 1955 (5) 27.00 in. 914 mbAndrew 1992 (5) 27.23 in. 922 mbFlorida Keys/Tex 1919 (4) 27.37 in. 927 mb
Opal* 1995 (4) 27.40 in. 929 mbOkeechobee 1928 (4) 27.43 in. 930 mbDonna 1960 (4) 27.46 in. 930 mbGalveston 1900 (4) 27.49 in. 931 mbGrand Isle 1909 (4) 27.49 in. 931 mbNew Orleans 1915 (4) 27.49 in. 931 mbCarla 1961 (4) 27.49 in. 931 mbHugo 1989 (4) 27.58 in. 934 mbMiami 1926 (4) 27.61 in. 935 mbGeorges 1998 (4) 27.70 in. 938 mbHazel 1954 (4) 27.70 in. 938 mbFlorida, S.E. 1947 (4) 27.76 in. 940 mb
Most Intense
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PAST CENTURY CATEGORY 5 HURRICANES
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PB4Y-2 PRIVATEER(Hurricane Hunter)Lost, Hurricane JANET - 1955
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GALVESTON1900
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GALVESTON 1900
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NO NAME CAT. 4
MIAMI, FLORIDA
1926
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MIAMI1926
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NO NAME CAT. 4
LAKE OKEECHOBEE
1928
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1935
FLORIDA KEYS
CAT. 5
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FLORIDA KEYS 1935
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FLORIDA KEYS 1935
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LONG ISLAND EXPRESS - 1938
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1938
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1938
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EASYKINGLOVE
1950
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FLORIDA
HURRICANE DONNA
CAT. 4
1960
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Donna about 60 miles from Miami 1960
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1964
CLEOISBELL
DORA
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HURRICANE CAMILLE 1969CAT. 5
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RICHELIEU APTS. PASS CHRISTIANCAMILLE
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AFTER CAMILLE
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American Legion Post, Bay St. Louis
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Landships, Camille
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HURRICANE ALLEN
CAT. 5
1980
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CAT. 5
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CAROLINAS
HURRICANE HUGO
CAT. 4
1989
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Hurricane Andrew, 1992
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MLB 88D on ANDREW
CAT. 4
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Hurricane Andrew, 1992Lost Roofs
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Hurricane Andrew, 1992Destroyed Mobile Homes
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BUGER KING HQ
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ANDREW
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1995ALLISONERINJERRYOPAL
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ERIN 1995
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ERIN’S FLOODS
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OCEANOGRAPHY 101 by ERIN
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Hurricane Opal, 1995
ALMOST CAT. 5
OPAL 1995
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1996BERTHAHORTENSEJOSEPHINELILI
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FRAN
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1998
GEORGESEARL
MITCH
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GEORGES, KEY WEST
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GEORGES, BIG PINE KEY
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MITCH 1998
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MITCH COMIN’ TO FLORIDA
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1999DENNISFLOYDHARVEYIRENE
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U.S. EAST COAST
CAT. 4
1999
FLOYD
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PEAK @ 155 mph,
921MB
CAT. 4 +13 SEP. 1200
FLOYD
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FLOYD ANDREW
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IRENE1999
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Andrew 1992 (5) $30.5 billionHugo 1989 (4) $8.5 billionAgnes 1972 (1) $7.5 billionBetsy 1965 (3) $7.4 billionCamille 1969 (5) $6.1 billionDiane 1955 (1) $4.8 billionFrederic 1979 (3) $4.3 billionNew England 1938 (3) $4.1 billionFran 1996 (3) $3.2 billionOpal 1995 (4) $3.1 billionAlicia 1983 (3) $2.9 billionCarol 1954 (3) $2.7 billionCarla 1961 (4) $2.2 billionJuan 1985 (1) $2.1 billionDonna 1960 (4) $2.1 billionCelia 1970 (3) $1.8 billionElena 1985 (3) $1.7 billionBob 1991 (2) $1.7 billionHazel 1954 (4) $1.6 billionMiami* 1926 (4) $1.5 billion
Adjusted to 1996 dollars
Costliest
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After normalizing to today’s population, wealth, and dollars, the
worst U.S hurricane was not ANDREW!
It was the 1926 Great Miami Hurricane! Had that storm hit in the mid-1990’s, the estimated cost would
have been over $63 billion with an additional $9 billion in the Florida
panhandle and Alabama!
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HURRICANE SEASON 2003
14 - 8 - 3TOTAL U.S. COASTLINE 64% (52%)
U.S. EAST COAST WITH FLORIDA 43% (31%)
GULF COAST 36% (30%)
ABOVE AVERAGE IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA
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FIRST CAT.5 THIS NEW CENTURY
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THE BIG ONE ISSTILL OUT THERE