![]() The official death toll is more than 546, according to Haiti’s Civil Protection Service, but that number is expected to rise. OctoMatthew makes landfall in Haiti as a Category 4 hurricane, tearing through the small Caribbean nation with 125 mph (200 kph) winds and heavy rains that flood villages, raze crops, sweep away cattle and cut off parts of the island. SeptemMatthew intensifies to a Category 5 hurricane throughout the day. SeptemTropical Storm Matthew forms over the Windward Islands. SeptemTropical Storm Lisa forms over the eastern tropical Atlantic Ocean. SeptemWeakens to a post-tropical cyclone over the north Atlantic Ocean. SeptemTropical Storm Karl forms over the far eastern tropical Atlantic Ocean. SeptemWeakens to a tropical depression off the coast of Georgia and South Carolina. SeptemTropical Storm Julia forms over the northeastern coast of Florida. SeptemWeakens to a post-tropical cyclone. SeptemTropical Storm Ian forms over the central Atlantic Ocean. SeptemOne person dies when a tractor-trailer overturns while crossing a bridge in eastern North Carolina amid high winds from Hermine. Hermine weakens to a tropical storm later in the day. At least one man is killed during the storm when he is struck by a tree in Marion County. SeptemBecomes a tropical depression about 120 miles north-northwest of the central Azores.ĪugTropical Storm Hermine forms about 395 miles south-southwest of Apalachicola, Florida. Later in the day, Earl weakens to a tropical storm.Īugust 6-8, 2016 - At least forty people are killed when heavy rains, due to Tropical Storm Earl, trigger landslides in eastern Mexico.ĪugTropical Storm Fiona forms over the central Atlantic.ĪugWeakens to a tropical depression without making landfall.ĪugTropical Storm Gaston forms about 450 miles west-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands.ĪugGaston becomes a Category 1 hurricane and later weakens to a tropical storm.ĪugGaston strengthens back into a Category 1 hurricane about 655 miles east-southeast of Bermuda.ĪugIntensifies into a Category 3 hurricane. Danielle is the earliest fourth-named Atlantic storm on record.ĪugEarl becomes a Category 1 hurricane about 150 miles east of Belize City.ĪugEarl makes landfall near Belize City. JTropical Storm Danielle forms in the Bay of Campeche, and later makes landfall north of Tuxpan, Mexico. It is the earliest in a season that three named storms have hit the region, beating the last record - set in 1887 - by about a week. JMakes landfall in Florida, bringing heavy rains, a day after Governor Rick Scott declares a state of emergency. JTropical Storm Colin forms near the Yucatan peninsula. Tropical Storm Bonnie develops about 120 miles southeast of South Carolina.ĭowngraded to a tropical depression before making landfall near Charleston, South Carolina. JanuSubtropical Storm Alex develops into a hurricane, the first hurricane to form in January since 1938. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forecasts a near-normal hurricane season, predicting that there is a 70% chance of having 10 to 16 named storms, of which four to eight could develop into hurricanes, including one to four major hurricanes (categories 3-5). The National Hurricane Center advises preparedness:Ī hurricane watch indicates the possibility that a region could experience hurricane conditions within 48 hours.Ī hurricane warning indicates that sustained winds of at least 74 mph are expected within 36 hours.ĪpThe Tropical Meteorology Project from Colorado State University predicts that the “2016 Atlantic basin hurricane season will have approximately average activity.” They predict a total of 13 named storms and six hurricanes. The 1-5 scale estimates potential property damage.Ī Category 3 or higher is considered a major hurricane. Hurricanes are rated according to intensity on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. The National Weather Service defines a hurricane as “an intense tropical weather system with well-defined circulation and sustained winds of 74 mph (64 knots) or higher.” ![]()
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