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  NCDC: Climate of 2004: Atlantic Hurricane Season Summary
Of additional interest was the development, in March, of a hurricane in the South Atlantic, the only documented hurricane in that basin to impact land, and the first hurricane in the South Atlantic to be recorded in the satellite era.
Hurricane Frances was at category four strength (140 mph, 122 kts) as it moved towards the southeastern Bahamas, passing over the Turks and Caicos Islands on September 1st.
A ninth seasonal tropical depression was identified on September 2nd in the eastern tropical Atlantic.
www.ncdc.noaa.gov /oa/climate/research/2004/hurricanes04.html   (3852 words)

  
 1973 Atlantic hurricane season - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1973 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1973, and lasted until November 30, 1973.
This was the first year since the 1962 season that a hurricane did not cross the United States coastline.
The interaction between a tropical wave and a mid-level tropospheric trough led to the formation of a tropical depression northeast of the Bahamas on July 1.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1973_Atlantic_hurricane_season   (1085 words)

  
 UPDATED FORECAST OF ATLANTIC SEASONAL HURRICANE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
Hurricane activity is usually suppressed during El Niño events (e.g., 1997 when the strongest El Niño ever observed for the August to October period occurred in the equatorial eastern and central Pacific).
Conversely, seasonal hurricane activity is typically reduced during the easterly QBO phase and large vertical wind shear conditions between 30 and 50 mb.
Despite the weak 1997 hurricane season, the annual average of NS, H, HD, IH, IHD and NTC during the last six years are 146, 163, 239, 329, 331 and 214 percent (respectively) of the average hurricane activity for the six-year period of 1989-1994.
typhoon.atmos.colostate.edu /forecasts/2001/april2001   (7042 words)

  
 EXTENDED RANGE FORECAST OF ATLANTIC SEASONAL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
This forecast is based on both statistical and analog analyses of prior hurricane seasons with atmospheric and ocean conditions similar to what we anticipate to be in place during the 2001 hurricane season.
Conversely, seasonal hurricane activity is typically reduced during the easterly QBO phase (large easterly wind shear between 30- and 50 mb).
The general warming of the North Atlantic that has taken place during the last six years is in concurrence with increased incidence of major hurricanes, an association similar to what occurred during the most active hurricane seasons of the 1930s to the 1960s.
typhoon.atmos.colostate.edu /forecasts/2001/fcst2001/index.html   (6249 words)

  
 1974 Atlantic hurricane season - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The most notable storms of the season were Hurricane Carmen, which made landfall on the Yucatán Peninsula and in Louisiana, causing at least $150 million (1974 US dollars) in damages; and Hurricane Fifi, which killed 8,000 people as it skimmed along the northern coast of Honduras.
Hurricane Becky formed from an area of showers and thunderstorms on August 26, located to the southwest of Bermuda.
Hurricane Fifi formed from a tropical wave in the eastern Caribbean Sea on September 14.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1974_Atlantic_hurricane_season   (989 words)

  
 SWFRPC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
A hurricane is defined as a tropical storm with sustained winds equaling or exceeding seventy-four miles per hour (approximately 64.3 knots).
The period of greatest hurricane frequency in Southwest Florida is the three-month period from August to October, when 90 percent of all hurricanes passed within 100 nautical miles of Fort Myers (the center point of reference) have historically occurred.
Hurricanes that cause the greatest amount of damage have wind velocities averaging greater than one hundred and eleven miles per hour (96.5 knots).
www.swfrpc.org /hurricanes.shtml   (491 words)

  
 Atlantic Hurricanes And The Price Of Oil--8/22/2005
Hurricanes can have an impact to many aspects of everyday life not only for coastal residents directly impacted by such storms, but also people living well inland, and even in another part of the country.
Moreoever, nine to eleven of those named storms could become hurricanes, and five to seven of the hurricanes could be intense (Category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson Scale).
The surge, which is the dome of water that is associated with a hurricane, is responsible for 90 percent of all deaths in a hurricane.
www.hurricaneville.com /oil.html   (933 words)

  
 Hurricane Hollow Weather
The Atlantic Hurricane Basin is one that has the potential to make an impact on a large area of the Coastal United States, Caribbean Islands, and Central America.
This Atlantic Hurricane Season 2006, we will be looking for annual and seasonal indicators, based on averages of 10 named storms, 6 hurricanes, 3 major hurricanes(100%) respectively, which is historically shown in data through the world wide web, and also known as being a percentage that is followed by many forecasters as well as researchers.
With a weaker Atlantic Ridge, which occurs with a neutral or negative NAO, we can watch for the SST's in the Eastern Atlantic to be average, this year, as we have seen the years of active Tropical Cyclogenesis in the 1990's.
www.hurricanehollow.org /index.php?pid=17   (3898 words)

  
 Hurricane: system updates for 2001
This new model has been run in parallel with the operational GFDL model during the past three hurricane seasons, and has demonstrated substantial improvements in the prediction of storm intensity, particularly measured by the storm's minimum sea level pressure, with a reduction of nearly 26% in the mean error.
In the filtering technique it is assumed that the hurricane component (H) that is to be removed is entirely confined within a filter domain (ro) so that the region of the global analysis beyond ro by definition remains unchanged.
A similar result was found for the 1998 season, as well as in a limited number of test cases during the 1995-1997 season (Bender and Ginis 2000).
www.gfdl.noaa.gov /research/weather/tpb_gfdl.html   (4561 words)

  
 Hurricane Wilma explodes into frightening 175 mph monster hurricane...
As the 12th hurricane of the season, Wilma tied this year with 1969 for the record number of hurricanes.
The storm is 12th hurricane of the season, which ties a record set in 1969.
Any new storms in the six month hurricane season, which ends Nov. 30, would be named with letters from the Greek alphabet, starting with Alpha.
www.tldm.org /news8/HurricaneWilma.htm   (3250 words)

  
 Hurricane Names--Giving Tropical Storms and Hurricanes An Identity.
When a tropical storm, or hurricane develops, it is assigned a name by the National Hurricane Center This is so that these particular systems can be identified and explained easily to the people who may be affected by them during the course of a hurricane season.
As of the end of the 2004 season, there have been 232 storm names designated for storms in the Atlantic.
Whenever, there is a devastating hurricane (usually one that is a major hurricane, and has caused significant damage) in any portion of the Atlantic Basin, that hurricane's name is retired from the list for at least ten years, and probably forever so that future names are not confused with it.
www.hurricaneville.com /names.html   (299 words)

  
 WRC’s 2005 Hurricane Forecast
Houston — It is hard to believe after the grueling hurricane season of 2004 that it is time again to start and prepare for the 2005 hurricane season.
WRC’s Orbital Cyclone Strike Index [OCSI®] indicates the sections of the coast with the highest probability of a land falling tropical storm or hurricane in 2005 is the Texas coast and the west coast of Florida which both have a 70% chance of experiencing a tropical system this year.
Below is the forecast for the 2005 Hurricane Season.
www.wxresearch.com /outlook/hur2005.htm   (727 words)

  
 Hurricane Records & Facts
Hurricane Epsilon 2005 is the longest lasting December storm.
Atlantic Tropical Storm Bret (August 1993) became Hurricane Greg in the Northeast Pacific.
The hurricane and tropical cyclone information displayed here is based on the latest NOAA, NHC, NASA and other official reports received here and may or may not be the most current forecast available from these official forecasting agencies.
www.hurricane.com /hurricane-records.php   (1568 words)

  
 Fact Sheets   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
The mission of the Hurricane Hunters is to recruit, organize and train assigned personnel to perform aerial weather reconnaissance.
During the hurricane season from June 1st to November 30th, they provide surveillance of tropical disturbances and hurricanes in the Atlantic (west of 55W), Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico for the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida.
Reservists schedule their annual two-week training tour to coincide with the peak of the storm season in the summer, and often participate short-notice in additional storm missions, with the generous cooperation of their civilian employers.
www.hurricanehunters.com /fac53.htm   (825 words)

  
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2005 Atlantic Hurricane Season, began to be compiled in early October of 2005.
Note – the difference between say a Hurricane Landfall and a Landfalling Hurricane, is one hurricane can have many “Hurricane Landfalls” but is still only One “Landfalling Hurricane” if it does landfall.
In fact, Wilma is close to Category 4 status - the 5 pm Oct. 24 Hurricane Hunter flight found winds at 10,000 feet of 157 mph, which normally translates to a surface wind of 140 mph - Category 4 winds.
www.weathermatrix.net /tropical/2005records.htm   (2347 words)

  
 Plains Also Prime for Hurricane Rita? 9/23/05
After Hurricane Rita moves inland, it’s likely to stall out and make severe weather and flooding almost certain for parts of Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas and perhaps Kansas, according to analysts with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
On average, the Atlantic’s regular June-November hurricane season produces 10 named tropical storms, six of which become hurricanes, including two major ones with winds of at least 111 mph.
The Atlantic was in its previous 20-year cycle of above-normal storms during the 1950s and 1960s..
www.oznet.ksu.edu /news/sty/2005/hurricane_rita092305.htm   (695 words)

  
 1973 Camaro Z28
1973 Atlantic hurricane season - The 1973 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1973, and lasted until November 30, 1973.
1973 24 Hours of Le Mans - The 1973 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 41st Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on June 9 and 10, 1973.
1973 National Archives Fire - The 1973 National Archives Fire, a severe blow to the National Archives and Records Administration of the United States, was a disastrous fire that occurred at the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in St. Louis, Missouri, on July 12, 1973.
ch61.goednieuwskrant.com /1973camaroz28.html   (727 words)

  
 Answers to La Niña Frequently asked questions
According to the National Centers for Environmental Prediction, this century's previous La Niñas began in 1903, 1906, 1909, 1916, 1924, 1928, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1964, 1970, 1973, 1975, 1988, and 1995.
Dr. William Gray at the Colorado State University has pioneered research efforts leading to the discovery of La Niña impacts on Atlantic hurricane activity, and to the first and, presently only, operational long-range forecasts of Atlantic basin hurricane activity.
According to this research, the chances for the continental U.S. and the Caribbean Islands to experience hurricane activity increases substantially during La Niña.
www.elnino.noaa.gov /lanina_new_faq.html   (2224 words)

  
 cbs4.com - Weather   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
The best way to survive Hurricane Season is to be prepared, and CBS4.com is always on for you when you need to know what to do!
Hurricane season is just around the corner; so, how bad will it be?
The prediction is in from forecaster Bill Gray, known for his predictions of hurricane activity.
weather.kyw.com /hurricane/at1973.asp   (249 words)

  
 Hurricane Season Tools, Tips and Information
It is hard to believe after the grueling hurricane season of 2004 that it is time again to start and prepare for the 2005 hurricane season.
- Hurricane Gloria, a Category 3 storm, made landfall along the East Coast of the US - Hurricane Opal became a Category 5 storm in the eastern Gulf of Mexico but weakened to a Category 3 storm before making landfall on the west coast of Florida.
This index has been used since 1985 to make annual forecasts of which section of North America has the highest risk of experiencing a tropical storm or hurricane.
www.myhurricanecenter.com /articles/2005outlook.php   (737 words)

  
 Houston and Texas weather forecasts and radar
Everything you need to know to prepare for the tropical storm season.
The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 through November 30.
The Eastern Pacific hurricane season runs from May 15 through November 30.
weather.chron.com /tropical   (44 words)

  
 MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON 1872-2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
The Weather Bureau published the Review until 1970 when the Bureau became part of the newly-formed National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
NOAA published the Review until the end of 1973.
With the beginning of 1974 publication was turned over to the American Meteorological Society which continues publishing the Review to this day.
www.aoml.noaa.gov /general/lib/lib1/nhclib/libpage13.htm   (176 words)

  
 WDSU.com - Hurricanes
One year ago, the Gulf Coast was hit by the worst hurricane in recorded U.S. history.
Reporter Davis Brister show us how St. Tammany parish is preparing for the storm season.
Children look to their parents for guidance, support and assurance that they will be cared for in a manner that balances reality with assurance.
www.wdsu.com /hurricanes/index.htmls/index.html   (170 words)

  
 Welcome to ABC26 Weather
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For hurricane information and satellite images on tropical storms click here.
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