Systems 2005 Atlantic hurricane season

1 systems

1.1 june , july
1.2 august
1.3 september
1.4 october
1.5 november, december, , january 2006

systems





june , july

hurricane dennis making landfall on gulf coast

on june 8, 2 months earlier when 2004 season started, tropical storm arlene formed in western caribbean, crossing cuba before making landfall on florida panhandle on june 11. arlene caused moderate damage, although 1 swimmer caught in riptide , drowned in miami beach, florida.

tropical storm bret formed in bay of campeche on june 28 , made landfall in veracruz next morning. storm damaged hundreds of homes , caused flooding killed 2 people.

hurricane cindy formed in gulf of mexico on july 4. thought tropical storm, cindy made landfall in louisiana on july 5 minimal hurricane, dropping five in (130 mm) of rain, spawning several tornadoes, flooding coastal areas including coden, alabama, , killing 3 people. cindy upgraded hurricane in post-storm analysis.

satellite photo of hurricane emily near peak intensity

on july 5, hurricane dennis formed in eastern caribbean; crossed grenada before intensifying category 4 hurricane, strongest ever recorded in july pressure of 930 mbar (hpa). dennis struck cuba @ full force, made final landfall on florida panhandle. hurricane killed 89 people (mostly in haiti) , caused $4–$6 billion (2005 usd, $4.91 billion – $7.36 billion 2017 usd) in damage in cuba , united states.

soon thereafter, hurricane emily formed in atlantic on july 11. entered caribbean sea , intensified category 4 storm, breaking dennis s record july intensity when pressure reached 929 mbar (hpa). emily briefly reached category 5 intensity—the earliest such storm ever recorded in atlantic. emily crossed yucatán peninsula @ category 4 strength before hitting tamaulipas @ category 3 strength. emily killed @ least 14 people on course of path. estimated $400 million (2005 usd; $491 million 2017 usd) in damage reported.

tropical storm franklin formed off bahamas on july 18. storm moved northeast , became extratropical off coast of atlantic canada without ever having threatened land.

tropical storm gert followed after on july 24. gert struck veracruz near emily had hit few days before; 1,000 people evacuated fear of flooding, no damage or deaths reported.

august

like july, august got off fast start: tropical storm harvey formed southwest of bermuda on august 3. harvey dropped rain on bermuda moved northeast; became extratropical on august 8 in open atlantic ocean.

the tropical depression become hurricane irene formed west of cape verde islands on august 4. system moved west , north , did not reach hurricane strength until august 14, @ point became second cape verde-type hurricane of season. irene turned northeast , briefly reached category 2 status before weakening , becoming extratropical on august 18. never posed threat land.

eye of hurricane katrina seen noaa hurricane hunter p-3 aircraft

tropical depression ten formed east of lesser antilles on august 13. system dissipated next day. remnants merged system , contributed formation of hurricane katrina.

tropical storm jose followed, forming in bay of campeche on august 22. strengthened rapidly reached coast , made landfall in mexican state of veracruz on august 23, preventing further strengthening. jose forced 25,000 people evacuate homes in veracruz , killed 6 people in state of oaxaca; 2 more reported missing. in all, damage in mexico amounted $45 million (2005 usd; $55.2 million 2017 usd).

in katrina s wake – short film hurricane katrina nasa

hurricane katrina formed in mid-august on bahamas. became tropical storm on august 24 , reached hurricane intensity before making landfall in south florida minimal hurricane. few hours later, storm entered gulf of mexico , intensified rapidly category 5 hurricane while crossing loop current on august 28. katrina made landfall shortly after 06:00 cst on august 29 near mouth of mississippi river extremely large category 3 hurricane. category 5-level storm surges (as storm had weakened in previous several hours) caused catastrophic damage along coastlines of louisiana, mississippi, , alabama. within hours, levees separating lake pontchartrain new orleans, louisiana breached surge, flooding 80% of city. wind damage reported inland, impeding relief efforts. katrina estimated responsible @ least $108 billion (2005 usd; $132 billion in 2017 usd) in damage, breaking hurricane andrew s record in 1992 , making costliest natural disaster in u.s. history until harvey surpassed in 2017. deadliest u.s. hurricane since 1928 okeechobee hurricane, killing @ least 1,836 people. 1900 galveston hurricane remains deadliest natural disaster in united states history, death toll of approximately 6,000.

on august 24, vigorous tropical wave developed off coast of africa spawned area of low pressure. low gradually became better organized , designated tropical depression thirteen on august 28, midway between lesser antilles , africa. however, northerly wind shear prevented depression strengthening , degenerated broad low-pressure area next day. after traveling rapidly towards north low regenerated tropical depression , shortly after declared tropical storm lee on august 31. lee briefly tropical storm before weakened tropical depression. depression degenerated broad low-pressure area again before being absorbed cold front on september 4.

september

hurricane ophelia off coast of north carolina

hurricane maria led off month of september, , formed tropical storm east of leeward islands on september 2. maria reached peak category 3 hurricane on september 5, turning northeast , weakening before becoming extratropical on september 10. unusually, extratropical storm strengthened moved toward iceland; remnants struck norway 1 person killed in landslide.

hurricane nate formed southwest of bermuda on september 5 , moved northeast strengthened strong category 1 hurricane. nate became extratropical on september 10; storm never approached land, although did interfere canadian naval vessels en route gulf coast in katrina relief efforts.

hurricane ophelia formed tropical depression in bahamas on september 6 , made landfall on grand bahama. became tropical storm off coast of florida before strengthening large category 1 storm , raking long stretch of southern north carolina coast heavy winds , storm surge on september 12 , september 13. hurricane s eye never made landfall , moved out sea before becoming extratropical on september 17 , striking atlantic canada. total damage estimates around $70 million (2005 usd).

hurricane philippe formed east of leeward islands on september 17. moved northwards, reaching category 1 intensity before weakening , dissipating on september 23. no landmasses affected, although bermuda s lowest pressure of september recorded after philippe passed near island.

infrared image of hurricane rita near peak strength

hurricane rita formed tropical storm on turks , caicos islands on september 18. storm reached category 2 intensity moved south of florida keys on september 20. rapid intensification ensued rita moved gulf of mexico, , rita became category 5 hurricane on september 21, becoming third (now fourth) intense hurricane ever recorded in atlantic basin. rita made landfall near texas-louisiana border on september 24. major flooding reported in port arthur , beaumont, texas, while cameron , calcasieu parishes in louisiana devastated. offshore oil platforms throughout rita s path suffered significant damage. 6 people confirmed dead rita s direct effects, , total damage storm estimated @ $10 billion (2005 usd; $12.3 billion 2017 usd). 1 hundred , thirteen indirect deaths reported, exodus houston, texas , surrounding counties.

tropical depression nineteen formed west of cape verde islands on september 30 dissipated on october 2 without having threatened land.

october

hurricane stan shortly before landfall in veracruz

hurricane stan first october storm, reaching tropical storm status on october 2 before crossing yucatán peninsula. in bay of campeche, stan briefly reached hurricane strength before making landfall south of veracruz, veracruz, on october 4. stan part of large system of rainstorms, dropped torrential rainfall caused catastrophic flooding , mudslides on southern mexico , central america. on 1,000 total deaths caused flooding, of 80–100 directly attributed stan.

an unnoticed unnamed subtropical storm discovered nhc during postseason analysis. short-lived subtropical storm formed on october 4 south of azores , absorbed extratropical low next day, after passing on islands.

tropical storm tammy led brief existence before making landfall in northeastern florida on october 5. tammy dropped heavy rains on portions of southeast united states before merging frontal system cause northeast u.s. flooding of october 2005.

subtropical depression twenty-two formed southeast of bermuda on october 8. dissipated next day, although remnants approached new england , contributed northeast u.s. flooding of october 2005.

hurricane vince formed on unfavorably cold water in east atlantic near madeira islands on october 8 subtropical storm. hurricane first recorded nhc on october 9 when became tropical, , shortly thereafter, briefly strengthened hurricane. storm made more unusual landfall in spain on october 11, making first tropical cyclone impact spain since 1842 spain hurricane.

hurricane wilma formed on october 17 in western caribbean southwest of jamaica , rapidly strengthened. on october 19 became strongest tropical cyclone on record in atlantic basin, 185 mph (295 km/h) winds , central pressure of 882 millibars (26.0 inhg). moved , struck quintana roo on october 22 category 4 hurricane, causing heavy damage cancún , cozumel. likewise, after emerging gulf of mexico, wilma sharply changed directions , passed north of cuba before striking southern florida on 24th category 3 storm, moving atlantic ocean , becoming extratropical. wilma directly credited 23 deaths; total damage estimated @ around $29 billion (2005 usd; $35.6 billion 2017 usd), in united states, mexico, , cuba.

tropical storm alpha formed in eastern caribbean on october 22 , crossed hispaniola, causing major flooding before merging wilma. total of 42 people reported dead storm in haiti , dominican republic.

hurricane beta formed in southern caribbean on october 26 , strengthened category 3 hurricane before making landfall in colombian islands of san andrés & providencia , in nicaragua on october 30. of 2012, hurricane beta responsible 9 fatalities , more $15.5 million in damage across 4 countries.

november, december, , january 2006

hurricane epsilon viewed international space station

tropical activity declined season wound down. tropical storm gamma formed on november 15 in central caribbean, , degenerated tropical wave before reforming. although storm dissipated on november 20 after having made landfall in northern honduras, rainfall gamma caused 41 deaths in honduras , belize.

tropical storm delta formed in eastern atlantic on november 23; approached never attained hurricane strength. delta became extratropical on november 28 shortly before striking canary islands @ full force, causing 7 deaths , toppling el dedo de dios, famous land formation on gran canaria.

hurricane epsilon formed tropical storm on november 29 in hostile environment in middle of atlantic. reached hurricane strength on december 2 , defied forecasting persisting on week before dissipating.

tropical storm zeta became final storm of season when formed on december 30, 6 hours short of tying record of hurricane alice of 1954 latest-forming named storm in season. zeta dissipated on january 6, 2006, having become longest-lived january tropical cyclone in atlantic basin history.