May 23 - May 29, 2010 Hurricane Preparedness Week |
Fig 1. 2009 Tropical Storm Summary - Courtesy NOAA |
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May 23 - History |
Fig. 1. Tracks of Atlantic named storms during 2009. Shading corresponds to strength of maximum sustained surface wind speeds, with green indicating tropical depression intensity (< 39 mph), yellow indicating tropical storm (TS) intensity (39-73 mph), red indicating hurricane (H, cat. 1-2) intensity, and magenta indicating major hurricane(MH, cat. 3-5) intensity).
There was a sharp decrease in the number of landfalling named storms compared to 2008 with Claudette making landfall in the United States and Ida making landfall as a hurricane in Nicaragua. Tropical storm Erika passed through the northern Caribbean Islands while weakening, and Hurricane Bill brushed Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.
Some Infamous Atlantic Storms
- Hurricane Katrina (2005) – PDF – MS-Word
- Hurricane Gordon (1994)
- Hurricane Andrew (1992)
- Hurricane Hugo (1989)
- Hurricane Gilbert (1988)
- Hurricane Camille (1969)
- Other famous Atlantic storms (in our Hurricane History pages)
(Compiled by the Central Pacific Hurricane Center, Honolulu).
We will continue coverage of Hurricane Preparedness Week by looking at some of the hazards starting tomorrow. Additional Hurricane information can be found in our static Weather tab.
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