October 2005 Atlantic hurricane season

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.