User:Hurricanefreak777

Introduction[edit]

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Hurricane Isabel (2003)[edit]

File:HurricaneIsabel.jpg ISABEL AT LANDFALL

Storm history

On 1 September 2003, a small tropical wave moved off the coast of Africa. It organized itself over the next few days, becoming a tropical depression on the evening of 5 September. The storm continued strengthening and became Tropical Storm Isabel early on the 6th. While churning in the western Atlantic, winds peaked at 165 mph (270 km/h), classifying it as a very intense Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, the highest possible rating. Clouds associated with Isabel covered an area of 275,000 mi² (712,000 km²), roughly the size of Texas. Isabel made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane with winds of 100 mph (160 km/h) on September 18. Hurricane force winds extended out to 120 miles (200 km) from the center of the storm, and tropical storm force winds extended out up to 350 miles (560 km) from the center of the storm. At landfall, it was moving to the northwest at 14 mph (23 km/h), but as it began to weaken over land it accelerated. That evening, Isabel's sustained wind speed decreased to 70 mph (110 km/h), and the system was downgraded to a tropical storm, moving to the northwest at around 24 mph (39 km/h). By 8 a.m. on September 19, the storm center was 25 miles east of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and rain from the storm was falling as far north as Ontario. Early the next day, Isabel was absorbed by a larger extratropical low pressure system over south-central Canada.

Hurricane Charley (2004)[edit]

CHARLEY MAKING LANDFALL

Storm history

Charley began as a tropical wave that moved off the coast of Africa on August 4. It moved quickly westward and steadily organized, with convection developing in curved bands. The wave continued to organize as it approach the Lesser Antilles, and it developed into Tropical Depression Three on August 9 while 115 miles south-southeast of Barbados. Low upper-level shear and well-defined outflow contributed to further development, and the depression intensified into Tropical Storm Charley on August 10 in the typically unfavorable eastern Caribbean Sea. Charley making landfall on August 13, 2004.A strong ridge of high pressure to the system's north forced Charley to track quickly to the west-northwest. Steady strengthening continued, and Charley intensified into a hurricane on August 11 while 90 miles (150 km) south of Kingston, Jamaica. The hurricane moved around the periphery of high pressure, and its track turned to the northwest. On August 12, Charley passed just south of Jamaica, then passed 17 miles northeast of Grand Cayman as a Category 2 hurricane. The hurricane continued to strengthen as it turned to the northwest, and hit southern Cuba near Playa del Cajio as a 120 mph (190 km/h) major hurricane on the 13th. Charley weakened while crossing the island, and passed just west of downtown Havana before weakening to a 110 mph hurricane. Wind Swath of Charley Hurricane Charley accellerated to the north-northeast in response to the approach of an unseasonal mid-tropospheric trough, resulting in the hurricane to pass over the Dry Tortugas on August 13. This occurred 22 hours after Tropical Storm Bonnie, the first time two tropical cyclones hit the same state in a 24 hour period . Charley rapidly intensified, strengthening from a 110 mph hurricane with a pressure of 965 mbar to a 145 mph hurricane with a pressure of 941 mbar in just 6 hours. The hurricane continued to intensify as it turned more to the northeast, and Charley made landfall near the island of Cayo Costa, Florida as a 150 mph hurricane on the 13th. An hour later, the hurricane struck Port Charlotte as a 145 mph hurricane. Hurricane Charley, just after its second US landfall in South CarolinaCharley weakened quickly over land, but still retained winds of up to 85 mph as it passed near Orlando early on August 14. The hurricane emerged into the Atlantic Ocean near Daytona Beach, Florida as a minimal hurricane, but restrengthened slightly over open waters. Continuing to move rapidly to the north-northeast, Charley struck near Cape Romain, South Carolina, moved offshore briefly, and made landfall again near North Myrtle Beach as a minimal hurricane. Charley interacted with an approaching frontal boundary, and the storm became extratropical after exiting into the Atlantic Ocean near Virginia Beach on August 15. The extratropical storm continued to move to the northeast, and was absorbed by the front later on the 15th near southeastern Massachusetts.

Hurricane Frances (2004)[edit]

File:Hurr-frances-.jpg FRANCES AT LANDFALL

Storm history

Storm path strong tropical wave developed into a tropical depression late on August 24, 2004 (EDT). It was then 870 miles (1,400 km) west-southwest of Cape Verde, and about 1,650 miles (2,700 km) east of the Windward Islands. The next day it was upgraded and named Tropical Storm Frances, the eighth Atlantic storm of that name, bringing Frances level with Arlene as the name applied to the largest number of different Atlantic storms. The storm was upgraded to a hurricane and named Hurricane Frances on August 26. Hurricane Frances on September 1, 2004 (03:15 UTC).Frances strengthened rapidly, reaching Category 3 intensity 24 hours later on the 27th and Category 4 the next day. Initially forecast to turn north and potentially threaten Bermuda, conditions changed and Frances's predicted track shifted westward toward the Bahamas. Frances's intensity fluctuated as it travelled west over the next several days, dropping back to a Category 3 storm before restrengthening. This drop and subsequent restrengthening was likely caused by an eyewall replacement cycle, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). Over the next several days, Frances passed just north of the Antilles, with only its outer rain bands affecting the British Virgin Islands and the Dominican Republic. On the evening of September 1, Frances passed to the north of Grand Turk in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Although Frances did not strike the island directly, hurricane force winds were reported there. On September 2, Frances struck the Bahamas directly, passing directly over San Salvador Island and very near to Cat Island, and passing over Eleuthera on September 3. Reports from Long Island said that parts of the island remained underwater after the storm had passed, with numerous homes and other structures damaged. On Saturday, September 4, the airport at Freeport, Grand Bahama was reported to be under 6 to 8 feet of water. One drowning death was reported in Freeport, Grand Bahama. In Nassau an eighteen year old man was reportedly electrocuted when trying to refuel a generator. Nassau, reportedly had seriously devastating winds but a lot less rain than the other islands. A big problem was salt being blown through the air which stung any living thing in its path. Many trees were left with dead leaves from the force of the blown salt. As one islander put it, "If you ever see an 80 ft [24 m] tree bend down touch the ground then sway back to an upright position -- you will know there is a God in heaven. " One death and looting were reported in some areas. This photo of Hurricane Frances was taken by Astronaut Mike Fincke aboard the International Space Station as he flew 230 miles above the storm at about 10 a.m. EDT Friday, August 27, 2004. At the time, Frances was about 820 miles east of the Lesser Antilles in the Atlantic Ocean, moving west-northwest at 10 miles an hour, with maximum sustained winds of 105 miles an hour.On September 3, Frances weakened slightly as it passed into the vicinity of Abaco Island and directly over Grand Bahama. The storm weakened from a Category 3 to 2 prior to passing over Grand Bahama and also lessened in forward speed. Parts of South Florida began to be affected by squalls and the outer rainbands of the hurricane at this time. Gusts from 40 mph (60 km/h) to as high as 87 mph (140 km/h) were reported from Jupiter Inlet to Miami. At 7:26 AM EDT, September 5, 2004, Hurricane Frances was over eastern Florida. According to the National Hurricane Center, at 11:00 AM winds were 80 knots with gusts to 100 knots, and movement was west-northwest at 8 knots. High-resolution image courtesy of NOAA.Frances moved extremely slowly, from 5 to 10 mi/h (8 to 16 km/h), as it crossed the warm Gulf Stream between the Bahamas and Florida, leading to fears it could rapidly restrengthen. It remained stable at category 2 with 105 mph (170 km/h) maximum sustained winds, though, and battered the east coast of Florida, especially between Fort Pierce and West Palm Beach, for most of September 4. At 11pm, the western edge of Frances's eyewall began moving onshore. Because of Frances's large eye of roughly 80 miles (130 km) across and slow motion, the center of circulation remained offshore for several more hours. At 1 am EDT on September 5 (0500 UTC), the center of the broad eye of Frances finally was over Florida, near Sewall's Point, Port Saint Lucie, Stuart, Jensen Beach and Port Salerno, Florida. Late on September 5, it picked up speed and crossed the Florida Peninsula, emerging over the Gulf of Mexico near Tampa as a tropical storm. After a short trip over water, Frances again struck land near St. Marks, Florida. Frances headed inland, weakening to a tropical depression and causing heavy rainfall over the southern US. Tropical Depression Frances continued north, maintaining its circulation longer than expected. US forecasters at the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center continued issuing advisories on the remnants of Frances until the system crossed the Canadian border into Quebec, where heavy rainfall continued

Hurricane Ivan (2004)[edit]

File:HurricaneIvan.jpg IVAN AT LANDFALL

Storm history

On September 2, 2004, Tropical Depression Nine formed from a large tropical wave southwest of the Cape Verde Islands. As the storm moved to the west it gradually strengthened, becoming Tropical Storm Ivan on September 3 and it reached hurricane strength on September 5, 1150 miles (1850 km) to the east of Tobago. Later that day the storm began to rapidly intensify, and by 5 p.m. EDT (2100 UTC), Ivan had become a Category 3 hurricane with winds of 125 mph (200 km/h). The National Hurricane Center noted the rapid strengthening of Hurricane Ivan on September 5 was unprecedented at such a low latitude in the Atlantic basin. Hurricane Ivan weakened slightly as it continued to move west due to wind shear present in the area. The storm passed over Grenada on September 7, battering several of the Windward Islands as it entered the Caribbean Sea. Ivan began to rapidly intensify again and became a Category 5 hurricane just north of the Windward Netherlands Antilles and Aruba on September 9 with winds reaching 160 mph (260 km/h). Hurricane Ivan weakened slightly as it moved west-northwest, towards Jamaica. As Ivan approached the island late on September 10, it began a westward jog which kept the eye and the strongest winds to the south and west. However, because it still came very close to the Jamaican coast the island was battered with hurricane-force winds for hours. After passing Jamaica, it resumed its more northerly track, and regained Category 5 strength. Ivan's strength continued to flunctuate as it moved west on September 11 and attained its highest winds of 170 mph (275 km/h) as it passed within 30 miles (45 km) of Grand Cayman. Ivan reached its peak strength with a minimum central pressure of 910 mbar (hPa) on September 12, making Ivan the ninth most intense Atlantic hurricane on record, as of May 2006. Hurricane Ivan passed through the Yucatán Channel late on September 13 and its eyewall affecting the westernmost tip of Cuba. Once over the Gulf of Mexico, weakened slightly to Category 4 strength, but maintained that intensity as it approached the Gulf Coast of the United States. Yogart Ivan at landfall on the extreme eastern Alabama Gulf Coast.Just before it made landfall in the United States, Hurricane Ivan's eyewall weakened with its southwestern portion all but disappearing in the hours before landfall. Around 2 a.m. CDT September 16 (0700 UTC), Ivan struck the U.S. mainland near Gulf Shores, Alabama as a Category 3 hurricane with 130 mph (210 km/h) winds. Ivan then continued inland, maintaining hurricane strength until it was over central Alabama. Ivan rapidly weakened that evening and became a tropical depression the same day, still over Alabama. Ivan lost tropical characteristics on September 18 while crossing Virginia and later that day the remnant low drifted off the U.S. mid-Atlantic coast into the Atlantic Ocean, and the low pressure disturbance continued to dump rain on the United States. On September 20 a small surface low, originating from the southern remnants of Ivan, completed an anticyclonic loop and moved across the Florida peninsula. As it continued west across the northern Gulf of Mexico, the system organized and took on tropical characteristics. On September 22 the National Weather Service, "after considerable and sometimes animated in-house discussion [regarding] the demise of Ivan," determined that the low was in fact a result of the remnants of Ivan and thus named it accordingly. On the evening of September 23, the revived Ivan made landfall near Cameron, Louisiana as a tropical depression. Ivan finally dissipated on September 24 as it moved overland into Texas.

Hurricane Jeanne (2004)[edit]

File:2004 Jeanne.jpg JEANNE AT LANFALL

Storm History

Tropical Depression Eleven formed from a tropical wave 70 miles (110 km) east-southeast of Guadeloupe in the evening of September 13, and was upgraded to Tropical Storm Jeanne the next day. Jeanne passed south of the U.S. Virgin Islands on September 15 and made landfall near Yabucoa, Puerto Rico later the same day. After crossing Puerto Rico it reached hurricane strength on September 16 near the eastern tip of the Dominican Republic on the island of Hispaniola, but fell back to tropical storm strength later that day as it moved inland across the Dominican Republic. Jeanne continued to move slowly over the Dominican Republic on September 17 before finally leaving the island late that afternoon. By that time, Jeanne had declined one more level, to tropical depression strength. Even though it did not strike Haiti directly, the storm was large enough to cause flooding and mudslides, particularly in the northwestern part of the country. Hurricane Jeanne infrared satellite image, taken at landfall on the Florida coast (September 26, 2004 at 12:15 a.m. EDT).On September 18, while the system was being tracked near Great Inagua and Haiti, a new center formed well to the north-east and the previous circulation dissipated. The new center strengthened again, becoming a hurricane on September 20. Jeanne continued to meander for several days (making a complete loop in the process) before beginning a steady westward motion toward the Bahamas and Florida. Jeanne continued strengthening as it headed west, passing over Great Abaco in the Bahamas on the morning of September 25. Shortly thereafter, it reached Category 3 strength. It maintained this intensity as it passed Grand Bahama during the remainder of the day. At 11:50 p.m. EDT September 25 (0350 UTC September 26), Jeanne made landfall on Hutchinson Island, just east of Stuart, Florida and Port Saint Lucie, Florida, at Category 3 strength. This is only about two miles (3 km) from Sewall's Point, where Hurricane Frances struck Florida three weeks earlier. Jeanne was the first major (Category 3 or higher) storm to make landfall on the east coast north of Palm Beach, Florida and south of the mouth of the Savannah River since 1899. Jeanne's track continued to follow within 20 miles of that of Frances until it reached Pasco County. It then swung more rapidly to the north, and the center remained over land all the way to the Georgia state line, unlike Frances which exited into the Gulf of Mexico. It became extratropical over Virginia on September 28 and the remnant returned to sea off the New Jersey coast the next day. The last advisory was issued when it was 200 miles (320 km) east of New York City and heading east-northeast over the Atlantic.