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Topic: 2004 Atlantic hurricane season

	2004 Atlantic hurricane season - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The season was notable as one of the deadliest and most costly Atlantic hurricane seasons on record, with at least 3,132 deaths and roughly $42 billion (2004 US dollars) in damage.
		Ivan was a Cape Verde-type hurricane that began as Tropical Depression Nine on September 2.
		The 2004 season was tied with the 1955 season and 1995 season for the most storm names retired after a single season until the 2005 season, when five names were retired.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2004_Atlantic_hurricane_season (4552 words)

	Hurricane Charley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hurricane Charley was the third named storm, the second hurricane, and the second major hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season.
		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.
		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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hurricane_Charley (1286 words)

	2004 Pacific hurricane season - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 2004 Pacific hurricane season officially started May 15, 2004 in the eastern Pacific, and June 1, 2004 in the central Pacific, and lasted until November 30, 2004.
		The pre-season forecast predicts 13 to 15 tropical storms, 6 to 8 hurricanes, and 2 to 4 becoming major hurricanes (Category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale).
		It was upgraded to a hurricane on the afternoon of September 12, and peaked at Category 4 strength on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale after rapidly strengthening on September 13.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2004_Pacific_hurricane_season (642 words)

	Full Story - Public Affairs - NOAA's National Weather Service
		Nov. 30, 2004 — The 2004 Atlantic hurricane season was one for the record books, say hurricane and climate prediction specialists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
		Hurricane Ivan was an encore performer with two landfalls during 2004, first as a Category 3 hurricane near Gulf Shores, Ala., and second as a tropical storm over southwestern Louisiana.
		During 2004, the hurricane landfalls were also related to a strong region of high pressure over the western Atlantic in the middle levels of the atmosphere, which helped to steer hurricanes toward the United States rather than out to sea.
	www.nws.noaa.gov /pa/fstories/2004/1104/fs30nov2004a.php (719 words)

	Summary of the 2004 Atlantic Hurricane Season
		When the 2004 Atlantic Hurricane Season was completed, there were 15 named storms including one subtropical storm named Nicole, 9 hurricanes, and 6 major hurricanes, which caused over $40 billion dollars in damage.
		William Gray of Colorado State and NOAA both indicated a season that would be similar to the previous two in terms of the number of named storms, hurricanes, and major hurricanes with Dr. Gray increasing his forecast totals somewhat from his first season forecast done in December, 2004.
		Hurricane Jeanne was a bit later in September, but it still had the fury of a classic Cape Verde Season storm.
	www.hurricaneville.com /2004.html (1928 words)

	EXTENDED RANGE FORECAST OF ATLANTIC SEASONAL
		Seasonal hurricane forecasts have been issued for 21 years by the tropical meteorology research group of Prof.
		Thus, based on this analysis, we expect 2004 to be an active hurricane season and in line with the average of seven of the last nine years (1995, 1996; 1998-2001; 2003).
		Atlantic basin NTC can be skillfully hindcast, and the strength of the Atlantic Ocean thermohaline circulation can be inferred as SSTA* from North Atlantic SST anomalies in the current and prior years.
	hurricane.atmos.colostate.edu /forecasts/2004/april2004 (3608 words)

	Weather Research Center
		The ominous fact that emerges is that the two historical hurricanes, which lead to the destruction of Indianola, Texas 1875 and 1886 took place during the 2004 phase of the OCSI.
		The 2004 Hurricane season could be a very active year for Texas with 6 out of the 10 years in the 2004 phase having storms, all of which made landfall on the Texas Coast.
		The forecast of the probability of landfall from a tropical storm or hurricane on different sections of the United States coast for the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season is given in the following table.
	www.wxresearch.com /outlook/2004hurpress.htm (676 words)

	NOAA News Online (Story 2225)
		At a news conference Monday in Houston, Texas, NOAA officials said the season outlook is for 12 to 15 tropical storms, with six to eight systems becoming hurricanes, and two to four of those major hurricanes.
		Similar seasons averaged two to three landfalling hurricanes in the continental United States, and one to two hurricanes in the region around the Caribbean Sea.
		The 2004 Atlantic hurricane outlook is a joint product of scientists at the NOAA Climate Prediction Center, the Hurricane Research Division and the National Hurricane Center.
	www.noaanews.noaa.gov /stories2004/s2225.htm (798 words)

	CNN.com - Above-normal hurricane season forecast - May 17, 2004
		Six to eight storms are predicted to become hurricanes with two to four storms developing into major hurricanes ranked as Category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson scale of hurricane strength.
		Previous hurricane seasons similar to NOAA's forecast averaged two to three hurricanes that made landfall in the continental United States, and one to two hurricanes in the region around the Caribbean Sea.
		The National Hurricane Center monitors the oceans and determines a weather disturbance is a tropical storm when its wind speeds are faster than 39 mph.
	www.cnn.com /2004/WEATHER/05/17/hurricane.forecast (693 words)

	Summary of the 2003 Atlantic Hurricane Season
		By the way, the 1933 season also was a season that had less than fifty percent of its named storms become hurricanes as only ten named storms emerged from the 21 storms that developed that year including two powerful hurricanes that ravaged the Mid-Atlantic including the Great Chesapeake Bay Hurricane of September, 1933.
		A hurricane that had the potential to end up on the same level as that Mid-Atlantic hurricane from 1933 was Hurricane Isabel, the most powerful hurricane to develop in the Atlantic since Hurricane Mitch in October, 1998.
		Meanwhile, Kate would be the last hurricane of the season, and it ended up being a major hurricane with 125 mph winds in early October.
	www.hurricaneville.com /2003.html (1074 words)

	EXTENDED RANGE FORECAST OF ATLANTIC SEASONAL HURRICANE ACTIVITY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The recent upturn in Atlantic basin hurricane activity which began in 1995 is expected to continue in 2004, although at a somewhat reduced rate from some of the very active years since 1995.
		For example, 1961 was an active hurricane season (NTC of 222), but there was no TC activity during August; 1995 had 19 named storms, but only one named storm developed during a 30-day period during the peak of the hurricane season between 29 August and 27 September.
		High heights in the northern subtropical Atlantic indicate that there is an increased height gradient between the tropical and subtropical Atlantic which decreases the area and strength of upper-level westerly winds.
	hurricane.atmos.colostate.edu /Forecasts/2004/aug2004 (5553 words)

	The Weather Network · Emergency Preparedness (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		NOAA says many of these tropical storms and hurricanes are likely to form during August-October, which is the peak hurricane period.
		However, it wouldn't be unheard of for a tropical storm or hurricane to form as early as June or as late as November.
		Being aware and prepared for severe weather such as tropical storms and hurricanes is your best protection against serious damage and injury.
	www.theweathernetwork.com /weather/eprepared/hurricane_outlook.htm (480 words)

	The Impact Of The 2004 Hurricane Season On Florida Golf Courses \| United States Golf Association
		Hurricane damage is an excellent reason for removal of this material and, where necessary, replanting with native and better-adapted material.
		As we go into the winter season with a much weaker base turf cover there will be additional challenges and problems with maintaining course conditioning and quality in keeping with expectations during the winter season.
		On-going golfer education efforts throughout the winter months are advisable to foster a degree of understanding and patience about the impacts of the 2004 hurricane season.
	www.usga.org /turf/regional_updates/regional_reports/florida/10-19-2004.html (1396 words)

	NOAA News Online (Story 2282)
		10, 2004 — NOAA today reiterated its May 2004 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook by calling for 12 to 15 tropical storms, with six to eight becoming hurricanes, and two to four of these becoming major hurricanes (Category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale).
		The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 through November 30; the peak of the season is mid-August through mid-October.
		The first named storm of this season was Hurricane Alex, which grazed the Outer Banks of North Carolina on August 3.
	www.noaanews.noaa.gov /stories2004/s2282.htm (890 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The draw was actually guided by a high-pressure system that parked over the western North Atlantic from August into October, leaving a pack of tropical storms that formed in warm waters just north of the equator no option but to barge into the Caribbean, then follow the boundary of the pressure system north.
		Hurricane Karl and Tropical Storms Lisa and Nicole all stayed harmlessly out in the Atlantic, although Tropical Storm Matthew, spawned just off Texas, did cause considerable storm surge and rainfall flooding in southern Louisiana.
		Hurricane Jeanne's run past Haiti was by far the deadliest, with thousands killed by mudslides and flooding, but more than 100 were lost on other islands in the region.
	www.knoxstudio.com /shns/story.cfm?pk=HURRICANESEASON-11-26-04&cat=AN (877 words)

	NOAA Provides Wrap-Up on Very Active 2004 Atlantic Hurricane Season
		MIAMI, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2004 Atlantic hurricane season was one for the record books, say hurricane and climate prediction specialists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
		During 1995-2004 eight of ten Atlantic hurricane seasons were above normal (the exceptions being the El Nino years of 1997 and 2002), increasing the potential for more landfalling hurricanes.
		We should mark November 30th not as the end of the 2004 hurricane season but the beginning of the six months we have to prepare for next season." NOAA's National Weather Service is the primary source for weather data, forecasts and warnings for the United States and its territories.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/11-30-2004/0002554907&EDATE= (1144 words)

	Planet Diary Archive 2004 - Hurricane/Cyclone/Typhoon - Atlantic Hurricane Season Finally Over
		The season spawned fifteen big storms, nine of which grew to hurricane strength with winds of at least 74 miles per hour (118 kilometers/hour).
		Florida was slammed by a record four hurricanes over a six-week period, Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne.
		The hurricanes killed 117 people and left a trail of destruction across the state.
	www.phschool.com /science/planetdiary/archive04/hurr1120404.html (298 words)

	ScienceDaily: Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook: Another Above Normal Season Expected (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Hurricane Opal -- Hurricane Opal was a major hurricane that formed in the Gulf of Mexico in September 1995.
		Hurricane Agnes -- Hurricane Agnes was the first tropical storm and first hurricane of 1972 Atlantic hurricane season.
		Hurricane Hazel -- Hurricane Hazel was the worst hurricane of the 1954 Atlantic hurricane season and one of the worst hurricanes of the 20th century.
	www.sciencedaily.com /releases/2005/07/050710102939.htm (1842 words)

	CNN.com - NOAA predicts two or three hurricanes to hit U.S. - Aug 26, 2005
		In 2004, the Atlantic season produced nine hurricanes, one more than NOAA forecasters had predicted.
		It predicted six to eight hurricanes, two to four of which would be at least Category 3, which have winds of 111 mph to 130 mph.
		The surface temperatures of the Atlantic are warmer earlier this year than they were at the same time in 2004, Lepore said.
	edition.cnn.com /2005/WEATHER/05/16/hurricane.outlook (484 words)

	Weather Research Center
		The coast with the highest risk of experiencing a land falling tropical storm or hurricane in the 2004 hurricane season was the west coast of Florida with a 70% chance based on the Orbital Cyclone Strike Index [OCSI].
		Karl was the only major hurricane that did not make landfall along the United States coast.
		2004 was Phase 9 of the OCSI and the years that were used to make the forecast were: 1875, 1886, 1897, 1909, 1921, 1931, 1941, 1952, 1962, 1972, 1984, and 1994.
	www.wxresearch.com /outlook/2004hurendver2.htm (812 words)

	August 2004--Tremendous Activity Snaps Atlantic Out Of Doldrums
		One of those storms was Hurricane Charley, which became the strongest hurricane to make landfall in Florida since Hurricane Andrew in August, 1992.
		It is already approaching the average numbers for named storms and hurricanes with eight and four respectively while already surpassing the average for major hurricanes with three: Alex, Charley, and Frances.
		Unlike 2002, the Atlantic Hurricane Season last year was very active even after the traditional last day of the season, November 30th.
	www.hurricaneville.com /aug2004.html (947 words)

	Hurricane 2006! from AccuWeather.com - Hurricane Season Pictures, Forecasts, tracking maps, and information
		The 2006 hurricane season forecast this year is highlighting the region from the Carolinas northeastward as the prime area for above-normal risk of impact from hurricane activity.
		While the Carolina coast has had direct hurricane landfalls several times since the start of the current multi-decadal cycle in 1995 (Bertha and Fran in 1996, Bonnie in 1998, Floyd in 1999 and Isabel in 2003), Long Island and southeastern New England have escaped a hurricane strike.
		The initial landfall forecast is for three major (Category 3 or greater) hurricane hits this year on the United States coast, two hurricanes of Category 2 or less and one tropical storm - a total of six storms making landfall.
	hurricane.accuweather.com /hurricane/regions.asp (374 words)

	Above-Normal 2004 Atlantic Hurricane Season Predicted
		At a news conference today in Houston, Texas, NOAA officials said the season outlook is for 12 to 15 tropical storms, with six to eight systems becoming hurricanes, and two to four of those major hurricanes.
		The 2004 Atlantic hurricane outlook is a joint product of scientists at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, the Hurricane Research Division and the National Hurricane Center.
		NOAA is dedicated to enhancing economic security and national safety through the prediction and research of weather and climate-related events and providing environmental stewardship in the nation’s coastal and marine resources.
	www.publicaffairs.noaa.gov /releases2004/may04/noaa04-047.html (703 words)

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