Historic Events - Storm Surge - MDL
Notes
- W-level: 1=[2..4] ft, 2=[5..8] ft, 3=[9-11] ft, 4=[12..14] ft, 5=[15...] ft - AGL
- (PAC) = Pacific Tropical Cyclone; (ET) = Extra-Tropical storm
- Dollar amounts are in Billions
- [R] = NHC's retired names list
- [$] = NHC's costliest storms
- [$$] = Wikipedia's costliest Atlantic Hurricanes
- [Fame] = Hurricanes fandom Hall of Fame wiki page
- [P] = P-Surge retrospective
2023 (6-TC, 2-ET)
- Philippe (TS, 998 mb, 0 dead, $TBD), Oct 6 - Oct 8, Close to PR
- Difficulties track forecast for weak storm (< 50 kt)
- Ophelia (TS, 981 mb, 0 dead, $0.450, W-level 1) Sep 22 - Sep 24 {NC, VA, MD, NY, DE}
- Storm Surge Warning [Adv4] {NC, VA}
- Flood Event Viewer: Ophelia
- 3.67 feet MSL at Sewell's Point VA - [wikipedia]
- Lee (Cat5, 926 mb, 3 dead, $0.050) Sep 13 - Sep 14 {New England}
- Storm Surge Watch [Adv34] {MA}; P-Surge Adv 34 - 37
- Flood Event Viewer: Lee
- < 1 feet storm surge in N.E. Maine (PN2). Potential for a little in Canada's Bay of Fundy
- Idalia [$$] (Cat4, 940 mb, 7 dead, $2.5 / $2, W-level 3) Aug 27 - Aug 31 {N.W. FL, Yucatan Pen., CUB}
- Storm Surge Warning [Adv15] {FL}; P-Surge Adv 5 - 20
- 8 to 12 feet AGL from Keaton Beach to Steinhatchee FL (NHC's TCR)
- Flood Event Viewer: Idalia
- 8.9 feet Cedar Key (6.8 feet high) ; Tampa Bay, Clearwater > 3 feet [wiki]
- No SS Fatalities! Rapid Intensification
- Jan-2023 (ET) Jan 28 - Jan 29
- NOS - FVCOM / SCHISM testing
- Jan-2023 (ET) Jan 14 - Jan 17
- NOS - FVCOM / SCHISM testing
- Otis (PAC) (Cat5, 923 mb, 350+ dead, $11.5) Oct 22 - Oct 25 {MEX}
- Rapid Intensification - Guidance missed it
- Hillary (PAC) (Cat4, 939 mb, 2 dead, $0.690) Aug 16 - Aug 22 {CA, MEX}
- Flood Event Viewer: Hillary (No data 11/16/2023)
- California storm (San Diego) Rapid Intensification
- Calvin (PAC) (Cat3, 955 mb, , ) Jul 11 - Jul 19 {Hawaii}
- Hawaii storm
- Bolaven (Guam) (Typhoon, 903 mb, 0 dead, minimal) Oct 6 - Oct 14 {Micronesia, Guam, N. Mariana Is, Bonin Is}
- Guam storm (Surge > 1 feet at Pago Bay or Apra Harbor gauge)
- Mawar (Guam) (Cat5, 897 mb, 6 dead, $0.250) May 19 - Jun 3 {Guam}
- Flood Event Viewer: Mawar (No data 11/16/2023)
- Guam storm (Surge > 1 feet at Pago Bay or Apra Harbor gauge)
2023 P-Surge v3.0 (Bottom Friction, PR, simul. storms) ; 2023 P-ETSS v1.3 (Bottom Friction, fine res - AK)
2022 (3-TC 1-ET)
- Nicole [$$] (Cat1, 980mb, 11 dead, $1, W-level 2) Nov 7 - Nov 11 {PR, DOM, BHS, FL}
- Ian [R][$$] (Cat5, 937 mb, 161 dead, $113, W-level 4) Sep 26 - Sep 30 {S.W. FL, SC}
- Storm Surge Warning [Adv18]; P-Surge Adv 12 - 33
- 10 to 15 feet AGL Fort Myers Beach, FL (NHC TCR)
- Flood Event Viewer: Ian
- SS Fatalities
- Fiona [R][$$] (Cat4, 931 mb, 29 dead, $3.09 / $3.4, W-level 1) Sep 14 - Sep 27 {PR}
- 1 to 3 feet AGL in US VI and southern PR (NHC TCR)
- Puerto Rico storm
- Post-Typhoon Merbok (PAC) (Cat1, 965 mb, W-level 4) Sep 14 - Sep 19 {AK}
- Flood Event Viewer: Merbok
- 12.5 feet at Unalakleet [wiki]
- P-ETSS Key Event
2021 (5-TC 1-ET)
- Oct-2021 (ET) Oct 28 {MD, DE}
- Nicholas [$$] (Cat1, 988 mb, 2 dead, $1.1, W-level 2) Sep 9 - Sep 9 {MEX, N. Texas}
- Ida [R][$$] (Cat4, 929 mb, 107 dead, $75.3, W-level 4) Aug 27 - Aug 30 {New Orleans}
- Storm Surge Warning [Adv7] {LA, MS, AL}; P-Surge Adv 3 - 18
- 9 to 14 feet AGL in Plaguemines Parish, LA (NHC TCR)
- Service Assessment: Ida; Flood Event Viewer: Ida
- NOS - FVCOM/SCHISM testing
- Henri (Cat1, 986 mb, 2 dead, $0.7, W-level 1) Aug 20 - Aug 22 {New England}
- Storm Surge Warning [Adv22] {NY, MA}; P-Surge Adv 18 - 27
- 2 to 4 feet AGL in Long Island and coast of CT (NHC TCR)
- Flood Event Viewer: Henri
- NOS - FVCOM/SCHISM testing
- Fred [$$] (TS, 991 mb, 7 dead, $1.3, W-level 1) Aug 15 - Aug 16 {N.W. FL}
- Elsa [$$] (Cat1, 991 mb, 13 dead, $1.2, W-level 1) Jun 30 - Jul 10 {Antilles, VEN, COL, East Coast of US, CAN}
2021 P-Surge v2.9 (Utilize NHC fcst of RMW)
2020 (10-TC 1-ET)
- Oregon Coastal Winter 2020-2021
- Iota [R][$$] (Cat4, 917 mb, 84 dead, $1.4) Nov 13 - Nov 18 {NIC, HND, COL, SLV, GTM, PAN}
- Eta [R][$$][Fame][P] (Cat4, 922 mb, 175 dead, $8.3, W-level 1) Nov 8 - Nov 9 {San Andres, JAM, Central Am, CYM, CUB, BHS, FL}
- Zeta [$$][P] (Cat3, 970 mb, 9 dead, $4.4, W-level 3) Oct 26 - Oct 29 {New Orleans}
- Delta [$$][P] (Cat4, 953 mb, 6 dead, $3.0, W-level 2) Oct 7 - Oct 10 {LA}
- Storm Surge Warning [Adv11] {LA to FL}; P-Surge Adv 12 - 22
- 6 to 9 feet AGL Vermilion, Iberia, and St. Mary Parishes in LA (NHC's TCR)
- Flood Event Viewer: Delta
- Beta [P] (TS, 993 mb, 1 dead, $0.225, W-level 1) Sep 17 - Sep 25 {MEX, US Gulf Coast}
- Sally [$$][P] (Cat2, 965 mb, 4 dead, $7.3, W-level 2) Sep 12 - Sep 16 {New Orleans}
- Storm Surge Warning [Adv8] {LA}; P-Surge Adv 5 - 21
- 5 to 7 feet AGL Baldwin Co, AL and Escambia and Santa Rosa Co, FL (NHC's TCR)
- Flood Event Viewer: Sally
- Marco [P] (Cat1, 991 mb, 0 dead, $0.035, W-level 1) Aug 22 - Aug 24 {New Orleans}
- Laura [R][$$][Fame][P] (Cat4, 937 mb, 81 dead, $23.3, W-level 5) Aug 24 - Aug 27 {LA}
- Storm Surge Warning [Adv23] {TX to Mouth of MS River}; P-Surge Adv 19 - 30
- 12 to 18 feet AGL Creole, and Grand Chenier, LA (NHC TCR)
- Flood Event Viewer: Laura
- Multi-landfall (Laura, Marco)
- Isaias [P] (Cat1, 986 mb, 17 dead, $5.03, W-level 2) Jul 31 - Aug 4 {East Coast}
- Storm Surge Warning [Adv23] {SC, NC}; P-Surge Adv 15 - 30
- 3 to 6 feet AGL Grand Strand SC to southern NC (NHC TCR)
- Flood Event Viewer: Isaias
- Hanna [$$][P] (Cat1, 973 mb, 9 dead, $1.2, W-level 1) Jul 24 - Jul 26 {S. Texas}
- Cristobal [P] (TS, 988 mb, 46 dead, $0.865, W-level 2) Jun 1 - Jun 12 {GTM, SLV, HND, MEX, LA}
2020 P-ETSS v1.1 (31 GEFS, 21 GEPS)
2019 (3-TC)
- Imelda [$$] (TS, 1003 mb, 7 dead, $4.8, W-level 1) Sep 17 - Sep 19 {TX, LA}
- 1 to 2 feet AGL upper TX (including Galveston Bay) and south-west LA (NHC TCR)
- Dorian [R][$$][Fame][P] (Cat5, 910 mb, 84 dead, $5.1, W-level 2), Sep 1 - Sep 6 {BHS, FL, NC, CAN}
- Storm Surge Warning [Adv35] {Lantana to Volusia/Brevard Co Line, FL}; P-Surge Adv 33 - 53
- 5 to 7 feet AGL Hatteras NC (NHC TCR)
- Flood Event Viewer: Dorian
- "Sharpie Gate"; Devastating to outer bank island Ocracoke NC
- Barry [P] (Cat1, 993 mb, 3 dead, $0.9, W-level 2) Jul 10 - 14 {LA}
- Wutip (Guam) (Typhoon, 895 mb, 0 dead, $0.003) Feb 18 - Mar 2 {Guam, Micronesia, N. Mariana Is}
- Guam storm (Surge > 1 feet at Pago Bay or Apra Harbor gauge)
2018 (5-TC 2-ET)
- Michael [R][$$][Fame][P] (Cat5, 919 mb, 74 dead, $25.5, W-level 4) Oct 7 - Oct 11 {US Gulf Coast}
- Storm Surge Warning [Adv10] {Okaloosa to Anclote R., FL}; P-Surge Adv 7 - 17
- 9 to 14 feet AGL FL Panhandle from Tyndall AFP to Port St. Joe (NHC TCR)
- Service Assessment: Michael ; Flood Event Viewer: Michael
- SLOSH Input Track (AP3)
- Isaac (Cat1, 995 mb) Sep 7 - Sep 15 {PR} - Rain event in Puerto Rico
- Gordon [P] (TS, 996 mb, 3 dead, $0.2, W-level 1) Sep 3 - Sep 8 {MS, AR, FL Keys}
- Storm Surge Warning [Adv5] {Shell Beach LA to Miss/AL border}; P-Surge Adv 3 - 11
- 1 to 3 feet AGL from Tampa Bay to south-east LA (NHC TCR)
- Flood Event Viewer: Gordon (No data 11/16/2023)
- Hurricane track over NHC (CONOPS)
- Florence [R][$$][Fame][P] (Cat4, 937 mb, 54 dead, $24.2, W-level 3) Aug 31 - Sep 8 {Eastern US}
- Storm Surge Warning [Adv50] {SC to NC}; P-Surge Adv 48 - 65
- 8 to 11 feet AGL in NC along the Neuse River (NHC TCR)
- Service Assessment: Florence ; Flood Event Viewer: Florence
- SLOSH Input Track (IL3)
- Alberto (TS, 990 mb, 18 dead, $0.125, W-level 1) May 25 - Jun 1 {MS}
- Feb-Mar-2018 (ET) Feb 28 - Mar 1 {DE, NJ, NY, CT, RI, VT, ME}
- Jan-2018 (ET) Jan 3 - Jan 17 {MA}
- Lane (PAC) (Cat5, 926 mb, 1 dead, $0.25) Aug 15 - Aug 29 {Hawaii}
- Mangkhut (Guam) (Typhoon, 868 mb, 134 dead, $3.77) Sep 6 - Sep 17 {Guam, N. Mariana Is, Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan, China, VNM, JPN}
- Guam storm (Surge > 1 feet at Pago Bay or Apra Harbor gauge)
- Maria (Guam) (Typhoon, 910 mb, 2 dead, $0.637) Jul 3 - Jul 12 {Mariana Is, Ryukyu Is, Taiwan, China}
- Guam storm (Surge > 1 feet at Pago Bay or Apra Harbor gauge)
- Guam storm (Surge > 1 feet at Pago Bay or Apra Harbor gauge)
2017 (4-TC 2-ET)
- Nate [R][P] (Cat1, 981 mb, 48 dead, $0.787, W-level 2) Oct 4 - Oct 9 {AL, LA, MS}
- Storm Surge Warning [Adv9] {Grand Isle, LS to AL/FL border}; P-Surge Adv 7 - 16
- 6 to 9 feet AGL coast of MS and AL west of Mobile Bay (NHC TCR)
- Flood Event Viewer: Nate
- Maria [R][$][Fame] (Cat5, 908 mb, 3,059 dead, $90 (US) / $91.6, W-level 2) Sep 16 - Sep 30 {PR, VI}
- Storm Surge Warning [Adv42] {Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Hatteras, NC}; P-Surge Adv 35 - 46
- 6 to 9 feet AGL along Humacao, Naguabo, and Ceiba municipalities in Puerto Rico (NHC TCR)
- Flood Event Viewer: Maria
- Puerto Rico storm
- Jose (Cat4, 938 mb, 1 dead, $0.00284, W-level 1) Sep 5 - Sep 25 {CT, RI, MA}
- < 3 feet AGL mid-Atlantic and southern New England (NHC TCR)
- Flood Event Viewer: Jose
- Example for P-ETSS
- Irma [R][$][Fame][P] (Cat4 / Cat5, 914 mb, 52 dead, $50 (US) / $77.2, W-level 2), Aug 30 - Sep 12 {FL}
- Storm Surge Warning [Adv36] {Jupiter Inlet to Bonita Beach, FL}; P-Surge Adv 34 - 51
- 5 to 8 feet AGL Lower FL Keys (Cudjoe Key to Big Pine Key) (NHC TCR)
- Flood Event Viewer: Irma
- Puerto Rico storm
- Harvey [R][$][Fame][[P] (Cat4, 937 mb, 107 dead, $125, W-level 3), Aug 17 - Sep 1, {TX, LA}
- Storm Surge Warning [Adv25] {Port Aransas to High Island TX}; P-Surge Adv 23 - 42
- 6 to 10 feet AGL between Port Aransas and Matagorda bays TX (NHC TCR)
- Service Assessment: Harvey; Flood Event Viewer: Harvey
- Harvey Supplemental ; Rain Impact!
- Mar-2017 (ET) Mar 13 - Apr 13 {NY}
2017 Tropical Storm Surge Watch / Warning ; 2017 (Dec 6) P-ETSS v1.0 (21 GEFS) ;
2016 (3-TC 1-ET)
- Otto [R][Fame] (Cat3, 975 mb, 23 dead, $0.192) Nov 20 - Nov 26 {PAN, CRI, NIC}
- Matthew [R][$][Fame][P] (Cat1 / Cat5, 934 mb, 603 dead, $10 (US) / $16.5, W-level 2) Sep 28 - Oct 9 {SE US}
- P-Surge Adv 26 - 44
- 5 to 7 feet AGL Flagler, St. Johns, and Duval Co FL (NHC TCR)
- Service Assessment: Matthew; Flood Event Viewer: Matthew
- Hermine [P] (Cat1, 981 mb, 4 dead, $0.55, W-level 2) Aug 28 - Sep 8 {FL Panhandle}
- P-Surge Adv 11 - 24
- 4 to 7 feet AGL Jefferson, Taylor, Dixie, and Levy Co FL (NHC TCR)
- Flood Event Viewer: Hermine
- SLOSH Input Track (CD2)
- Colin (TS, 1001 mb, 6 dead, $0.001, W-level 1) Jun 5 - Jun 7 {FL Panhandle}
- P-Surge Adv 26 - 40
- < 3 feet from Apalachicola to Tampa Bay, FL (NHC TCR)
- Why did we do P-Surge runs for Colin?
- Nor-Easter of Jan 2016 (ET, 983 mb, 55 dead, $0.5) Jan 23 - Jan 24 {DE, NJ}
- 9.26 feet at Cape May, NJ
- Service Assessment: Jan 2016
2015 (0-TC 2-ET)
- Joaquin [R] (Cat4, 931 mb, 34 dead, $0.2, W-level 1) Sep 28 - Oct 8 {BHS, BMU, CUB, HTI}
- 3 to 4 feet AGL in Hampton Roads, VA (NHC TCR)
- Flood Event Viewer: Joaquin
- Example for P-ETSS
- Erika [R] (TS, 1001 mb, 35 dead, $0.511) Aug 24 - Aug 28 {DMA, HTI}
- Jan-2015 (ET) Jan 25 - Jan 29 {CT, MA}
- Patricia [R] (PAC) (Cat5, 872 mb, 8 dead, $0.463) Oct 20 - Oct 24 {MEX, TX}
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- Guam storm (Surge > 1 feet at Pago Bay or Apra Harbor gauge)
- Dolphin (Guam) (Typhoon, 918 mb, 1 dead, $0.0135) May 6 - May 24 {Caroline Is, Mariana Is}
- Guam storm (Surge > 1 feet at Pago Bay or Apra Harbor gauge)
2015 Tropical Inundation graphic ; 2015 ETSS v2.0 (overland surge and tide)
2014 (1-TC)
- Arthur (Cat2, 973 mb, 0 dead, $0.0395, W-level 1) Jul 1 - Jul 9 {NC}
- P-Surge Adv 6 - 14
- 3 to 5 feet AGL for Outer Banks, NC (NHC TCR)
- Odile [R] (PAC) (Cat4, 918 mb, 18 dead, $1.25) Sep 10 - Sep 19 {MEX}
2014 P-Surge v2.0 (Surge + Tide ensemble)
2013 (0)
- Ingrid [R][$$] (Cat1, 983 mb, 32 dead, $1.5) Sep 12 - Sep 17 {MEX}
- Manuel [R] (PAC) (Cat1, 983 mb, 169 dead, $4.2) Sep 13 - Sep 20 {MEX}
- Francisco (Guam) (Typhoon, 920 mb, 0 dead, $0.00015) Oct 15 - Oct 26 {Guam, Ryukyu Is. Japan}
- Guam storm (Surge > 1 feet at Pago Bay or Apra Harbor gauge)
2012 (2-TC)
- Sandy [R][$][Fame][P] (Cat3, 940 mb, 233 dead, $65 / $68.7, W-level 2) Oct 22 - Oct 29 {Mid-Atlantic, NE US}
- P-Surge Adv 21 - 31
- 4 to 9 feet AGL Monmouth and Middlesex Co NJ, Staten Island and Manhattan NY (NHC TCR)
- Service Assessment: Sandy ; Flood Event Viewer: Sandy
- Start of P-ETSS (Sandy Supplemental) ; SLOSH Input Track (DE3)
- Isaac [$][P] (Cat1, 965 mb, 41 dead, $2.8 / $3.1, W-level 5) Aug 21 - Sep 3 {LA}
- P-Surge Adv 16 - 38
- 10 to 17 feet AGL in Plaquemines Parish, LA (NHC TCR)
- Flood Event Viewer: Isaac
- SLOSH Input Track (MS7)
2011 (2-TC 1-ET)
- Nov-2011 Bering Sea cyclone (ET, 943 mb, 1 dead, $0.024) Nov 4 - Nov 11 {AK}
- ETSS Key Event
- Lee [$$] (TS, 986 mb, 18 dead, $2.8, W-level 1) Sep 2 - Sep 7 {LA, MS}
- Storm surge from Lake Pontchartrain inundated more than 150 homes in Jefferson and St. Tammany LA (NHC TCR)
- Flood Event Viewer: TS Lee -- Flood event in PA
- "...submerged parts of Slidell by up to 4 ft" [wiki]
- Irene [R][$][Fame][P] (Cat3, 942 mb, 58 dead, $13.5 / $14.2, W-level 2) Aug 21 - Aug 30 {Mid-Atlantic, NE US}
- P-Surge Adv 20 - 34
- 6 to 8 feet of storm surge (NHC TCR - Figure 8)
- Service Assessment: Irene ; Flood Event Viewer: Irene
- SLOSH Input Track (HT3)
Before 2012 - NHC's TCR referred to Storm Surge (vs AGL), so W-level is redefined here
Notes
- W-level: 1=[2..4] ft, 2=[5..8] ft, 3=[9-11] ft, 4=[12..14] ft, 5=[15...] ft - Storm Surge
- (PAC) = Pacific Tropical Cyclone; (ET) = Extra-Tropical storm
- Dollar amounts are in Billions
- [R] = NHC's retired names list
- [$] = NHC's costliest storms
- [H] = NHC's hurricanes in history list
- [$$] = Wikipedia's costliest Atlantic Hurricanes
- [Fame] = Hurricanes Fandom Hall of Fame wiki page
- [P] = P-Surge retrospective
- [@] = Latest major/minor on record for area
2010 (3-TC 2-ET)
- Tomas [R] (Cat2, 982 mb, 44 dead, $0.463) Oct 29 - Nov 11 {Caribbean: BRB, CUB, CUW, HTI, MTQ, VCT, LCA, TTO}
- Karl [$$] (Cat3, 956 mb, 22 dead, $3.9) Sep 14 - Sep 18 {MEX, Central America}
- Igor [R][Fame] (Cat4, 924 mb, 4 dead, $0.2) Sep 8 - Sep 23 {Cape Verde, Bermuda, CAN}
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- P-Surge Adv 3 - 4
- 1.5 to 3.4 feet of storm surge along southeast TX (NHC's TCR)
- Sep-2010 (ET) Aug 21 - Sep 8 {MD, VA}
- Earl (Cat4, 927 mb, 8 dead, $0.045, W-Level 1) Aug 25 - Sep 5 {Caribbean, NC, CAN}
- P-Surge Adv 26 - 40
- 4.27 feet of storm surge at Hatteras Village, NC (NHC's TCR)
- Alex [$$] (Cat2, 946 mb, 51 dead, $1.5, W-Level 1) Jun 25 - Jul 6 {Central America, Greater Antilles, TX}
- P-Surge Adv 12 - 22
- < 5 feet of storm surge along lower TX coast (NHC's TCR)
- Mar-2010 (ET) Mar 13 - Mar 15 {DC}
- Agatha (PAC) (TS, 1001 mb, 204 dead, $1.1) May 29 - Jun 1 {MEX, Central Am. Guatemala}
2009 (1-TC 1-ET)
- Nor'Ida, Nov-2009 (ET, 992 mb, 6 dead, $0.300, W-Level 2) Nov 10 - Nov 16 {NC, VA, MD}
- Flood Event Viewer: Nov-2010
- 7.74 feet of storm surge in Norfolk VA [wiki]
- Ida (Cat2, 975 mb, 4 dead, $0.011.4, W-Level 2) Nov 10 - Nov 11 {Central Am. Cayman Is., Yucatan Peninsula, Cuba, S.E. US, Mid-Atlantic US, New England, CAN}
- P-Surge Adv 22 - 24
- 6.53 feet of storm surge at Bay Gardene, LA (NHC's TCR)
2008 (4-TC)
- Paloma [R] (Cat4, 944 mb, 1 dead, $0.455) Nov 5 - Nov 10 {Central Am. Jamaica, Cayman Is., Cuba, Bahamas, Florida} -- Limited impact to US (due to explosive development of heavy rains)
- Ike [R][$][H][Fame][P] (Cat4, 935 mb, 214 dead, $30 / $38, W-Level 5) Sep 1 - Sep 14 {TX, LA ; Lucayan Achipeligo, Hispaniola, Cuba, Cayman Is, Great Lakes, CAN}
- P-Surge Adv 25 - 50
- 15 to 20 feet (17.5 feet measured) of storm surge on Bolivar Peninsula, Chambers Co, TX (NHC's TCR)
- Flood Event Viewer: Ike
- AGL Concept ; SLOSH Input Track (EGL3)
- Hanna [Fame] (Cat1, 977 mb, 537 dead, $0.160) Sep 7 - Sep 12 {PR, Turks, Caicos, BHS, Hispaniola, US East Coast, CAN} -- Main impact was to mudslides in Haiti
- Gustav [R][$][Fame][P] (Cat4, 941 mb, 153 dead, $6 / $8.3, W-Level 4) Aug 25 - Sep 4 {LA ; Lesser/Greater Antilles, US Gulf Coast, OK, AK, TN, Missouri, Illinois, Michigan}
- P-Surge Adv 25 - 33
- 12 to 13 feet of storm surge LA coast in the MS Delta southeast of New Orleans (NHC's TCR)
- Flood Event Viewer: Gustav
- SLOSH Input Track (MS7)
- Fay (TS, 986 mb, 36 dead, $0.560, W-Level 1) Aug 15 - Aug 27 {Leeward Is, PR, Hispaniola, JAM, CYM, CUB, FL, GA, AL, MS, LA, AR, TN, KY, WV, OH}
- P-Surge Adv 7 - 20
- 3 to 5 feet of storm surge in Everglades City area, FL (NHC's TCR)
- Dolly [$] (Cat2, 963 mb, 22 dead, $1.3 / $1.6, W-Level 1) Jul 20 - Jul 25 {S. TX ; CYM, HND, BLZ, GTM, Yucatan Peninsula, MEX, TX, NM, AZ}
- P-Surge Adv 5 - 14
- 4 feet of storm surge at South Padre Island, TX (NHC's TCR)
- Alma [R] (PAC) (TS, 994 mb, 4 dead, $0.035) May 29 - May 30 {Central Am}
2008 P-Surge v1.0 (Surge ensemble)
2007 (1-TC)
- Noel [R] (Cat1, 980 mb, 220 dead, $0.580) Nov 2 - Nov 7 {Leeward Is, PR, Hispaniola, JAM, CUB, Turks, BHS, FL, East US, CAN} -- Main impact was heavy rains in Haiti and Dominican Republic
- Humberto (Cat1, 985 mb, 1 dead, $0.050, W-Level 1) Sep 12 - Sep 14 {TX, LA, MS, NC, SC}
- P-Surge Adv 5 - 6
- 2 to 4 feet from east of Galveston Bay TX, to Lake Charles LA (NHC's TCR)
- Felix [R][Fame] (Cat5, 929 mb, 133 dead, $0.720) Sep 5 - Sep 7 {TTO, Windward Is, VEN, Leeward Antilles, ABW, COL, CRI, NIC, HND, SLV, Belize, GTM, MEX} - High Death toll in NIC
- Dean[R][$$][Fame] (Cat5, 905 mb, 45 dead, $1.66) Aug 13 - Aug 27 {Lesser Antilles, Greater Antilles, NIC, HND, Belize, GTM MX, US Gulf coast} - Devastating impact to Yucatan Peninsula
- Barry (TS, 997 mb, 1 dead, $0.118) Jun 1 - Jun 5 {SLV, CUB, FL, US East coast, CAN}
2006 (2-TC)
- Ernesto (Cat1, 985 mb, 11 dead, $0.500, W-Level 2) Aug 24 - Sep 1 {Lesser/Greater Antilles, US East Coast, CAN}
- 3 feet of storm surge at Wrightsville Beach, NC with about 6 feet in some areas (NHC's TCR)
- 4 to 6 feet in Beaufort Co, NC ; Potomac River [wiki]
- Alberto (TS, 995 mb, 3 dead, $0.420, W-Level 2) Jun 10 - Jun 19 {N.W. Caribbean, S.E. US, CAN}
- 3 feet of water into a restaurant in Citrus Co. FL; 4 feet storm surge at Cedar Key (NHC's TCR)
- 7.3 feet storm tide at Crystal River Power Plant (FL Panhandle) [wiki]
- Ioke [R] (PAC) (Cat5, 915 mb, 0 dead, $0.088) Aug 20 - Sep 12 {Johnston Atol, Wake Is, Minamitorishima, Kamchatka Peninsula} -- Cat 5 hurricane impact to Wake Is.
2005 (8-TC)
- Wilma [R][$][H][Fame][P] (Cat5, 882 mb, 52 dead, $22.4, W-Level 2) Oct 15 - Oct 26 {Haiti, MEX, Bahamas, Jamaica, S FL}
- P-Surge Adv 29 - 35
- 9 feet of storm surge near Marathon, 4 - 8 feet Collier Co, (NHC's TCR)
- Flood Event Viewer: Wilma
- Tammy (TS, 1001 mb, 10 dead, $0.030, W-Level 1) Oct 5 - Oct 6 {BHS, FL, GA, SC}
- 2 to 4 feet of storm surge in N.E. FL, GA, and SC (NHC's TCR)
- Stan [R][$$][Fame] (Cat1, 977 mb, 1,673 dead, $3.9) Oct 1 - Oct 5 {Coasta Rico, NIC, HND, SLV, Belize, GTM, MEX} - Mudslides in GTM
- Rita [R][$][H][Fame] (Cat5, 895 mb, 895 mb, 120 dead, $18.5, W-Level 4) Sep 18 - Sep 26 {FL, LA, MS, TX}
- 15 feet of storm surge in Cameron LA; 12 feet in western St. Mary Parish (NHC's TCR)
- Flood Event Viewer: Rita
- Ophelia (Cat1, 976 mb, 3 dead, $0.070, W-Level 2) Sep 6 - Sep 23 {BHS, US East Coast, CAN}
- 4 to 6 feet Pamlico Sound including Neuse, Pamlico, and Newport Rivers (NHC's TCR)
- 6 to 8 feet south part of Pamlico Sound, NC [wiki]
- Katrina [R][$][H][Fame][P] (Cat5, 902 mb, 1,836 dead, $125, W-Level 8) Aug 23 - Aug 31 {LA, MS, AL, FL, GA}
- P-Surge Adv 18 - 25
- 27.8 feet at Pass Christian, 24 to 28 feet along 20 miles of MS Coast centered on St. Louis Bay, 17 to 22 feet along eastern half of MS coast, 6 miles inland, and up to 12 miles along bays and rivers (NHC's TCR)
- Service Assessment: Katrina
- Katrina Supplemental; Levees failed ; SLOSH Input Track (MS7)
- Emily [$$] (Cat5, 929 mb, 22 dead, $1, W-Level 1) Jul 11 - Jul 21 {Guyana, Lesser/Greater Antilles, VEN, COL, HND, Belize, MEX, TX}
- Estimated storm tides in the 4 - 5 foot range (NHC's TCR)
- 4.26 feet of storm surge in TX [wiki]
- Dennis [R][$][H][Fame][P] (Cat4, 930 mb, 88 dead, $3.98, W-Level 2) Jul 4 - Jul 18 {Windward Is, Greater Antilles, CUB, FL Keys, MS, AL, CAN}
- P-Surge Adv 17 - 24
- 6 to 9 feet above normal tide levels in Apalachee Bay (NHC's TCR)
- 9 feet storm surge in the Apalachee Bay Region, and 7 feet on FL Panhandle [wiki]
- SLOSH Input Track (EPN3) ; Trapped Kelvin Wave?
- Cindy (Cat1, 991 mb, 3 dead, $0.320, W-Level 2) Jul 3 - Jul 12 {Yucatan Peninsula, LA, MS, DE, MD}
- 4 to 6 feet of storm surge along coasts of S.E. LA and MS (NHC's TCR)
2004 (6-TC)
- Jeanne [R][$][H][Fame][P] (Cat3, 950 mb, 3,037 dead, $7.94, W-Level 2) Sep 13 - Sep 28 {Haiti, DOM, PR, FL, SC, VA}
- Ivan [R][$][H][Fame][P] (Cat5, 910 mb, 124 dead, $26.1, W-Level 4) Sep 2 - Sep 25 {GRD, JAM, DOM, VEN, Cayman Is, TTO, BRB, AL, NW FL}
- P-Surge Adv 48 - 54
- 10 to 15 feet of storm surge along coasts from Destin, FL to Mobile Bay, AL (NHC's TCR)
- 14 feet - Orange Beach, AL
- SLOSH Input Track (EMO2) ; Crazy Ivan - Does the loop-da-loop
- Gaston (Cat1, 985 mb, 9 dead, $0.130, W-Level 1) Aug 27 - Sep 3 {NC, SC, VA, MD, DE, MA}
- -4.5 feet of storm surge (blow out) in Bulls Bay, SC; 1 foot in Charleston Harbor (NHC's TCR)
- 4 feet of storm surge in Bulls Bay, SC [wiki]
- Frances [R][$][H][Fame][P] (Cat4, 935 mb, 50 dead, $10.1, W-Level 2) {Bahamas, FL, GA, SC, NC, CAN}
- P-Surge Adv 37 - 44
- 5.89 feet MSL at St. Lucie Lock, FL; 8 feet near Vero Bay, and 6 feet around Cocoa Beach (NHC's TCR)
- Charley [R][$][H][Fame][P] (Cat4, 941 mb, 35 dead, $16.9, W-Level 2) Aug 9 - Aug 15 {CUB, JAM, SW FL, SC, NC, RI}
- Alex (Cat3, 957 mb, 1 dead, $0.0075, W-Level 2) Jul 31 - Aug 6 {Outer Banks NC, Sable Is.}
- 6 feet at Buxton NC (NHC's TCR)
- Isis [R] (PAC) (Cat1, 987 mb)
- Catarina [Fame] (Cat2, 972 mb, 11 dead, $0.350) Mar 24 - Mar 28 {S. Brazil} - Rare South Atlantic Hurricane
2003 (3-TC)
- Juan [R] (Cat2, 969 mb, 8 dead, $0.200) Sep 24 - Sep 29 {CAN} - 5 - 7 - feet; highest surge recorded in Halifax Harbor.
- Isabel [R][$][H][Fame][P] (Cat5, 915 mb, 51 dead, $3.6, W-Level 2) Sep 6 - Sep 19 {Caribbean and S.E US, NC, VA, Mid-Atlantic, N.E US}
- P-Surge Adv 43 - 49
- 6 to 8 feet of storm surge in NC, 4 to 6 in VA, 2 to 4 in MD (NHC's TCR)
- Service Assessment: Isabel ; Flood Event Viewer: Isabel
- Start of P-Surge ; SLOSH Input Track (HT3)
- Henri (TS, 997 mb, 0 dead, $0.0196) Sep 3 - Sep 8 {FL, DE, PN} -- Rain event
- Fabian [R][Fame] (Cat4, 939 mb, 8 dead, $0.300) Aug 27 - Sep 10 {Leeward Is, Bermuda, CAN, Iceland}
- Claudette (Cat1, 979 mb, 3 dead, $0.181, W-Level 2) Jul 8 - Jul 17 {Windward Is, JAM, Yucatan Pen., N. MEX, TX}
- 3 to 6 feet of storm surge in Galveston area (NHC's TCR)
- Bill (TS, 997 mb, 4 dead, $0.0505, W-Level 2) Jun 29 - Jul 3 {MEX, US Gulf Coast}
- 5.04 Mendeville, LA, Levee breach in the Montegut Area, LA, 5.54 feet Bayou Bienvenue, MS (NHC's TCR)
2002 (3-TC)
- Lili [R][$][P] (Cat4, 938 mb, 15 dead, $1.16, W-Level 4) Sep 21 - Oct 4 {Antilles, SC, LA}
- P-Surge Adv 41 - 47
- 12.3 feet storm tide near Calumet, 11.7 feet at Vermillion Bay, 10 - 12 feet at south of Morgan city, surge and heavy rain caused levees to fail at Montegut and Franklin LA (NHC's TCR)
- SLOSH Input Track (LF2)
- Isidore [R][$$] (Cat3, 934 mb, 22 dead, $1.3, W-Level 3) Sep 14 - Sep 27 {VEN, JAM, Cayman Is, CUB, Yucatan Pen. LA, MS}
- 8.3 feet of storm surge at Rigoletes, LA and Gulfport Harbor, MS (NHC's TCR)
- SLOSH Input Track (MS7)
- Gustav (Cat2, 960 mb, 4 dead, $0.00034, W-Level 2) Sep 8 - Sep 15 {US East Coast, CAN}
- 5 to 6 feet of storm surge on the inland side of the outer banks in Hyde and Dare Co, NC (NHC's TCR)
- Kenna [R] (PAC) (Cat5, 913 mb, 4 dead, $0.101) Oct 22 - Oct 26 {W. MEX}
- Halong (Guam) (Typhoon, 904 mb, 10 dead, $0.090) Jul 5 - Jul 19 {Guam, Philippines, Japan}
- Guam Storm - State of Emergency due to proximity to Chataan - no significant surge, but 20 foot waves
- Pongsona (Guam) (Typhoon, 910 mb, 1 dead, $0.370, W-Level 5) Dec 2 - Dec 12 {Guam, N. Mariana Is}
- [wiki] - "... a storm surge of up to 6 m (20 ft) at some locations, with 3-4 m (9.8 - 13.1 feet) recorded near the eyewall"
- Chataan (Guam) (Typhoon, 930 mb, 54 dead, $0.660, W-Level 3) Jun 27 - July 13 {Chuuk, Guam, JPN}
- [wiki] - Significant storm surge that peaked at 12 feet in Umatac
- Guam storm (Surge > 1 feet at Pago Bay or Apra Harbor gauge)
2001 (1-TC)
- Michelle [R][$$] (Cat4, 933 mb, 48 dead, $2.43) Oct 29 - Nov 6 {JAM, CRI, NIC, HND, CYM, CUB, BHS, TCA, BMU, FL} - Major impact to Cuba
- 1 to 3 feet of storm surge along S.E FL and FL Keys (NHC's TCR)
- Iris [R][H][Fame] (Cat4, 948 mb, 36 dead, $0.250) Oct 4 - Oct 9 {Windward Is, Hispaniola, JAM, HND, BLZ, GTM, E. MEX} - Major impact to Belize
- Allison [R][$][H][Fame] (TS, 1000 mb, 41 dead, $9, W-Level 1) Jun 5 - Jun 20 {TX, LA, MS, FL, VA, PA}
- Adolph [R] (PAC) (Cat4, 940 mb, 0 dead, $0) May 25 - Jun 1 {S.W. and W. MEX} - Retired as name is politically insensitive
2000 (0-TC)
- Keith [R][H] (Cat4, 939 mb, 68 dead, $0.319) Sep 28 - Oct 6 {Cent. Am. Yucatan Pen. MEX, BLZ} - Major impact to Belize (Rainfall)
1999 (5-TC)
- Lenny [R][Fame](Cat4, 933 mb, 17 dead, $0.786, W-Level 5) Nov 13 - Nov 23 {COL, PR, Lesser Antilles} - "Wrong Way Lenny"
- 15 - 20 feet in Frederiksted, St. Croix, USVI, max recorded storm tide was 2.9 feet in Lime Tree Bay, St. Croix (NHC's TCR)
- Irene (Cat2, 958 mb, 19 dead, $0.800, W-Level 1) Oct 13 - Oct 24 {CUB, BHS, FL, NC, VA}
- 2.9 feet of storm surge at Fernandina Beach FL, 2.3 feet of storm surge at Vaca Key (NHC's TCR)
- Floyd [R][$][H][Fame][P] (Cat4, 921 mb, 87 dead, $6.5, W-Level 3) Sep 7 - Sep 19 {NC, PA, NJ, VA, MD, DE, NY, CT, Vermont, Bahamas}
- P-Surge Adv 27 - 33
- 9 - 10 feet of surge along NC coast (NHC's TCR)
- Service Assessment: Floyd ; Flood Event Viewer: Floyd (empty on 11/16/2023)
- Highlighted on MDL website ; SLOSH Input Track (BHA, IL3)
- Dennis (Cat2, 962 mb, 6 dead, $0.157, W-Level 3) Aug 24 - Sep 9 {BHS, FL, GA, NC, VA, Mid-Atlantic, New England CAN}
- 8 to 10 feet of storm surge along Neuse River, 3 - 5 feet along NC Coast (NHC's TCR)
- Highlighted on MDL website ; Does a loop-the-loop ; SLOSH Input Track (HT3)
- Bret (Cat4, 944 mb, 7 dead, $0.015, W-Level 3) Aug 18 - Aug 25 {MEX, TX}
- 8 to 10 feet along Central and N. Padre Is. (based on SLOSH), 3 to 5 feet at Port Mansfield Pass, (NHC's TCR)
- Highlighted on MDL website; SLOSH Input Track (CR3)
1998 (5-TC)
- Mitch [R][H][$$][Fame] (Cat5, 905 mb, 19,325 dead, $6.08, W-Level 1) Oct 22 - Nov 9 {HND, NIC, GTM, SLV, BLZ, MEX, CRI, JAM, Panama, FL}
- 2 to 4 feet in FL Keys (NHC's TCR)
- Highlighted on MDL website; Main damage from mudslides in HND followed by disease
- Georges [R][$][Fame][P] (Cat4, 937 mb, 604 dead, $9.3, W-Level 3) Sep 15 - Oct 1 {Leeward Is, PR, DOM, HTI, CUB, FL, LA, MS, AL, GA}
- P-Surge Adv 44 - 52
- 10 feet (Fajardo PR) and 4 - 6 feet in FL Keys, 5 - 9 feet in LA and MS, 5 - 12 ft in AL (9.3 in AL, 11.9 in For Morgan) (NHC's TCR)
- Highlighted on MDL website; SLOSH Input Track (HSJU, MS7)
- Frances (TS, 990 mb, 1, $0.500, W-Level 2) Sep 8 - Sep 13 {TX, LA}
- 6 - 8 feet of storm surge along middle and upper TX coast (NHC's TCR)
- Earl (Cat2, 985 mb, 3 dead, $0.079, W-Level 2) Aug 31 - Sep 8 {FL, GA}
- 8 feet in Franklin, Wakulla, Jefferson and Taylor Co, FL (Big-Bend FL) (NHC's TCR)
- Highlighted on MDL website; SLOSH Input Track (HPA2)
- Bonnie [$] (Cat3, 954 mb, 5 dead, $1, W-Level 2) Aug 19 - Aug 30 {Leeward Is, NC, Mid-Atlantic}
- 5 to 8 feet storm tide in Brunswick Co, NC; 6 feet storm surge in Pasquotank and Camden Co, NC (NHC's TCR)
- Highlighted on MDL website; SLOSH Input Track (IL3)
1997 (3-TC)
- Danny (Cat1, 984 mb, 9 dead, $0.100, W-Level 2) Jul 16 - Jul 27 {LA, MS, AL, TN, FL, GA, SC, NC, VA, MA}
- 2 - 5 feet of storm tide, from FL/AL border to Dauphin Is., Max storm tide 6.54 feet (NHC's TCR)
- Pauline [R][Fame] (PAC) (Cat4, 948 mb, 230-400 dead, $0.448) Oct 5 - Oct 10 {Oaxaca and Guerrero MEX}
- Paka (Guam) [R] (Cat5, 920 mb, 0, $0.580) Nov 28 - Dec 23 {Marshall Is, Mariana Is, Guam}
- Guam storm - Gap in data at tide gauge
- Linda (PAC) [Fame] (Cat5, 902 mb, 0, $0.0032) Sep 9 - Sep 21 {Socorro Is, MEX, S. CA}
- California storm
1997 Deterministic storm surge (Rex-File)
1996 (4-TC)
- Josephine (TS, 981 mb, 3 dead, $0.130, W-Level 3) Oct 4 - Oct 13 {US S.E., Mid-Atlantic, US N.E., CAN}
- 9 feet in Levy Co, FL and 4 to 6 feet in Pinellas and Hillsborough Co (NHC's TCR)
- Hortense [R] (Cat4, 935 mb, 39 dead, $0.158, W-Level 3) Sep 3 - Sep 16 {Lesser Antilles, PR, DOM, TCA, CAN}
- 9-feet storm surge in N.E. DOM; rains impacted PR (similar to Maria-2017) (NHC's TCR)
- Puerto Rico Storm
- Fran [R][$][Fame] (Cat3, 946 mb, 27 dead, $5, W-Level 2) Aug 23 - Sep 10 {SC, NC, VA, WV, MD, PA}
- Cesar [R] (Cat4, 945 mb, 113 dead, $0.203) Jul 24 - Aug 5 {Windward Is, TTO, Leeward Antilles, VEN, COL, MEX, GTM, PAN, SLV} - Heavy Rain and transitioned from Atlantic to Pacific basins
- Bertha (Cat3, 960 mb, 12 dead, $0.335, W-Level 2) Jul 5 - Jul 18 {Leeward Is, PR, NC, Mid-Atlantic, New England, CAN}
1995 (3-TC)
- Roxanne [R][$$] (Cat3, 956 mb, 29 dead, $1.5) Oct 7 - Oct 21 {MEX}
- Opal [R][$][H][Fame] (Cat4, 916 mb, 63 dead, $4.7, W-Level 3) Sep 27 - Oct 6 {GTM, MEX, AL, FL - Panhandle}
- Still water marks ranged from 5 to 14 feet MSL in Panhandle, 8.3 feet Panama City Beach, breaking waves added 10 feet; 5 - 6 feet Apalachicola, 2 - 4 feet Sarasota (NHC's TCR)
- Highlighted on MDL website; SLOSH Input Track (EPN3); Wave surge interaction!
- Marilyn [R][$][Fame] (Cat3, 949 mb, 13 dead, $2.5, W-Level 2) Sep 12 - Sep 30 {Leeward Is, BRB, MTQ, DMA, GLP, PR, VI, BMU}
- Luis [R][$$][Fame] (Cat4, 935 mb, 19 dead, $3.3) Aug 28 - Sep 12 {Leeward Is, VI, PR, BMU} - Very wet storm impacting Leeward Is.
- Jerry (TS, 1002 mb, 8 dead, $0.040) Aug 22 - Aug 28 {FL, GA, SC, NC}
- 1 to 2 feet storm tide along S.E. FL (NHC's TCR)
- Flood Event Viewer: Jerry (Due to heavy rainfall in FL, GA, SC, NC)
- Erin (Cat2, 973 mb, 16 dead, $0.700, W-Level 2) Jul 31 - Aug 6 {BHS, JAM, US East coast, LA, AK, MS}
- 6 to 7 feet of storm tides west of Navarre Beach, FL (NHC's TCR)
- Highlighted on MDL website; SLOSH Input Track (PB3)
- Ismael [R][Fame] (PAC) (Cat1, 983 mb, 116 dead, $0.26) Sep 12 - Sep 18 {MEX} - Rain induced flooding caused a lot of deaths in MEX
1995 Start of ETSS
Before 1995, NHC doesn't have online TCR, so W-level is defined based on best estimates
Notes
- W-level: 1=[2..4] ft, 2=[5..8] ft, 3=[9-11] ft, 4=[12..14] ft, 5=[15...] ft - Storm Surge
- (PAC) = Pacific Tropical Cyclone; (ET) = Extra-Tropical storm
- Dollar amounts are in Billions
- [R] = NHC's retired names list
- [$] = NHC's costliest storms
- [H] = NHC's hurricanes in history list
- [$$] = Wikipedia's costliest Atlantic Hurricanes
- [Fame] = Hurricanes Fandom Hall of Fame wiki page
- [@] = Latest major/minor on record for area
1994 ()
- Gordon [Fame] (Cat1, 980 mb, 1,152 dead, $0.594) Nov 8 - Nov 21 {Haiti, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Panama, Cuba, FL, NC}
- A lot of death in Haiti
- Beryl () {HPA2}
- Alberto [$][H]
- (TS, NA, 33 (30) dead, $1.03) Jun 30 - Jul 7 {AL, GA, FL Panhandle}
- Service Assessment: Alberto
1993 ()
- Gert [Fame] ()
- Emily
- (Cat3, NA, NA, NA) {NC - Dare Co}
- Superstorm of Mar-1993
- Reason for ETSS
- Service Assessment: Mar-1993
1992 ()
- Great Nor'easter of Dec-1992
- Danielle
- Andrew [R][$][H][Fame]
- (Cat5, NA, 65 (26) dead, $27.3) Aug 16 - Aug 28 {SE FL, LA}
- Service Assessment: Andrew
- Iniki (PAC) [$][Fame]
- (Cat4, NA, 6 (4) dead, $3.1) Sep 5 - Sep 13 {Kauai}
- Hawaii Storm
- Service Assessment: Iniki
- Gay (Guam)
- Guam Storm - No surge (based on tide gauge)
1991 ()
- Bob [R][$][Fame]
- (Cat3, NA, 17 dead, $1.5) Aug 16 - Aug 20 {RI, MA, CT, NC}
- Halloween Nor'easter of Oct-1991 [Fame]
1990 ()
1989 ()
1988 ()
- Joan [R][$$][Fame]
- Gilbert [R][$$][H][Fame]
- Florence () {MS7} - SDP
- Roy (Guam)
- Guam Storm (~ 0.6 feet of surge)
1987 ()
- Floyd () {EKE2}
1986 ()
- Charley () {HT3}
- Bonnie () {EGL3}
1985 ()
1984 ()
- Diana () {IL3}
1983 ()
1982 ()
- Iwa (PAC) (NA, NA, NA, NA) Nov 23 {Kauai}
- Hawaii Storm
- Paul (PAC) [Fame] (Sep)
- San Francisco Bay Flood of 1982
- Service Assessment: San Fran Bay Flood 1982 "Above normal high tides coincided with maximum rainfall runoff" (p. 10)
1981 ()
1980 ()
1979 ()
1978 ()
1977 ()
- Babe () {MS7}
- Anita [R]
1976 ()
- Belle () {NY3}
- Liza (PAC) [Fame] (Oct)
1975 ()
1974 ()
- Fifi [R][$$][Fame] (Cat2, 971mb, 8,210 dead, $1.8) Sep 14 - Sep 24 {PR, Hispaniola, JAM, NIC, Honduras, Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, MEX}
- Carmen [R]
1973 ()
1972 ()
1971 ()
- Ginger () {IL3}
- Fern [@] (Cat1) {Nueces Co - TX}
- Edith () {EBP3}
1970 ()
- Celia [R]
1969 ()
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1968 ()
- Gladys [@] (Cat1) {Citrus Co - FL}
1967 ()
1966 ()
1965 ()
1964 ()
1963 ()
- Flora [R][Fame] (Cat4, 933mb, 7,193 dead, $0.773) Sep 26 - Oct 13 {Lesser Antilles, Greater Antilles, Lucayan Archipelago, Bermuda, CAN}
- Cindy () {EGL3}
1962 ()
1961 ()
1960 ()
1959 ()
- Gracie [@] (NA, NA, NA, NA) Aug 6 {SC - Beaufort Co.} - NOAA Storm Surge Website?
- Debra () {EGL3}
- Cindy () {HCH2}
- Dot (PAC) (NA, NA, NA, NA) Aug 6 {Kauai}
- Hawaii Storm
- Mexico (PAC) [Fame] (Oct)
1958 ()
1957 ()
1956 ()
- Flossy - NOAA Storm Surge Website?
- Betsy (aka Santa Clara) (Cat3, 954mb, 37 dead, $0.050) Aug 9 - Aug 18 {Lesser Antilles, VI, PR, Hispaniola, Bahamas}
1955 ()
1954 ()
1953 ()
- Hazel () {EFM2}
- Florence () {HPA2}
- Barbara () {HT3}
Before 1953, storms didn't have a standard naming convention. W-level is defined based on best estimates
Notes
- W-level: 1=[2..4] ft, 2=[5..8] ft, 3=[9-11] ft, 4=[12..14] ft, 5=[15...] ft - Storm Surge
- (PAC) = Pacific Tropical Cyclone; (ET) = Extra-Tropical storm
- Dollar amounts are in Billions
- [$] = NHC's costliest storms
- [H] = NHC's hurricanes in history list
- [$$] = Wikipedia's costliest Atlantic Hurricanes
- [Fame] = Hurricanes Fandom Hall of Fame wiki page
- [@] = Latest major/minor on record for area
1952
- Groundhog Day Storm [Fame]
- Able () {HCH2}
1951 ()
- Charlie [Fame]
- Able [Fame] May storm - "Wrong way, wrong time"
- Hester (Guam)
- Guam Storm - No tide data
1950 ()
- King [@] {Ft Lauderdale}
- Easy [@] {Citrus Co.}
- Dog [Fame]
- Baker () {EMO2}
- Hiki (PAC) (NA, NA, NA, NA) Aug 15 {Hawaii}
1949
- Texas NOAA Storm Surge Website?
- Oke () {EOK3}
1947
- Fort Lauderdale Hurricane (Sep) [Fame]
- New Orleans () {MS7}
1944 ()
1940 () - S.E. Hurricane
1939 - Encinitas Tropical Storm (PAC) [Fame] (Sep)
1935 ()
1934 - Central American Hurricane (Jun) [Fame]
1933 - Chesapeake
1932 - Great Cuban Hurricane (Nov) [Fame]
1931 - National Day Hurricane (Sep) [Fame]
1930 - Santo Domingo Hurricane (Sep) [Fame]
1928 - San Felipe 2 (aka Okeechobee) [H][Fame] (Cat5, 929mb, 4,112 dead, $0.100) Sep 6 - Sep 21 {Cape Verde, Lesser Antilles, Guadeloupe, VI, PR, Bahamas, FL, GA, US Atlantic Coast, CAN}
1926 ()
1921 - Tampa Bay Hurricane (Oct) [Fame]
1919 - Atlantic-Gulf [H][Fame]
1915 ()
1910 - Cyclone of the Five Days [Fame]
1909 ()
- Grand Isle Hurricane (Sep) [Fame]
- Great Mexican Hurricane (Aug) [Fame]
- Monterrey Hurricane (Cat3, 955mb, 4,000 dead, $0.050) Aug 20 - Aug 28 {Leeward Is, Dom Republic, Haiti, CUB, MEX, TX}
1908 - March Hurricane (Mar) [Fame]
1906 - Florida Keys Hurricane (Oct) [Fame]
1903 - Vagabond Hurricane
1900 - Galveston [H][Fame] (Cat4, 936mb, 8,000 - 12,000 dead, $1.25) Sep 11 - Sep 15 {Lesser Antilles, Greater Antilles, Turks and Caicos, Bahamas, TX}
1899 - San Ciriaco Hurricane [Fame] (Cat4, 930 mb, 3,855 dead, $0.020) Aug 3 - Sep 12 {Leeward Is, PR, Hispaniola, Turks and Caicos, CUB, Bahamas, NC, CAN, Azores}
1896 - Cedar Keys
1893 ()
- Chenier Caminada Hurricane (Oct) [Fame]
- Charleston Hurricane (Sep) [Fame]
- Sea Islands Hurricane (Aug) [Fame]
- New York Hurricane (Aug) [Fame]
1891 - San Magin Hurricane [Fame]
1888 - Straits of Florida Hurricane (Sep) [Fame]
1886 - Indianola Hurricane (Aug) [Fame]
1885 - Hurricane #2
1881 - Savanah-Carolina Hurricane (Aug) [Fame]
1879 - Great Beaufort Hurricane
1878 ()
- Gale ()
- Hurricane #5 {Gulf Coast}
1877 - Hurricane #4 {Gulf Coast}
1876 - San Felipe (Cat3, 980mb, 21 dead, NA) Sep 12 - Sep 19 {Antigua, St. Kitts, VI, PR, Hispaniola, NC, SC}
1875 - Great Indianola Hurricane (Sep) [Fame]
1872 - Hurricane #5 {Gulf Coast}
1870 - San Marcos Hurricane (Oct) [Fame]
1869 - Saxby's Gale (Oct) [Fame]
1867 - San Narciso Hurricane (Oct) [Fame]
1866 - Bahamas Hurricane (Sep) [Fame]
1861 ()
- Expedition
- Hurricane #5
1858 - San Diego Hurricane (PAC) [Fame] (Oct)
1856
- Last Island Hurricane (Aug) [Fame]
- Hurricane #5
- Charter Oak
1854 - Hurricane
1851 - Apalachicola
======================== 1851 - Start of B-Track file ==================
1850 ()
- Aug Hurricane () {Gulf Coast}
- July Hurricane {TBD}
1846 - Great Havana Hurricane (Oct) [Fame]
1842 - Hurricane #1
1837 - Calypso
1831 - Great Caribbean Hurricane (Aug) [Fame]
1829 - Tropical Storm
1827 - Saint Kitts, NC
1825 ()
- Santa Ana Hurricane (Jul) [Fame]
- Charleston () {}
1822 - Carolina
1821 ()
- Great American Hurricane (Sep) [Fame]
- Long Island () {}
1817 - Tropical Storm {Gulf Coast}
1816 - Tropical Storm
1815 - Boston
1813 - West Indian Hurricane (Aug) [Fame]
1806 ()
- Great Coastal
- Hurricane #2
1803 - Norfolk
1788 - George Washington
1786 - Storm
1785 ()
- Delaware
- Equinoctial Storm
1783 - Charleston
1780 ()
- Great Hurricane [Fame] (NA, NA, 22,000 - 27,501 dead, NA) Oct {}
- St. Lucia (aka San Antonio) Hurricane [Fame] (NA, NA, 4,000 - 5,000 dead, NA) Jun 13 {PR}
1776 - Pointe-a-Pitre Hurricane [Fame] (NA, NA, 6,000+ dead, NA) Sep 5 - Sep 12 {Guadeloupe}
1775 - Newfoundland (aka Independence) Hurricane (NA, NA, 4,000 - 4,193 dead, NA) NA {NA}
1635 - Boston
Storm name Key: (*) Storm was Retired also here, (^) NHC's Hurricane's in History list,
Cat (LF): Storm reached the first number at sea, but the second number at landfall.
Surge: (*) NHC Storm Surge List, (!) COASTAL Act List, (#) Potential Validation List (7/5/2018), (^) AT List, (@) latest major on record for Area, (+) latest minor on record for Area, p[x] P-Surge List where x are the advisories, (NOAA) Was on NOAA Storm Surge website
Deaths: (value) where value is based on NHC Info, [value] based on other NHC Info
$Billion: Based on NHC Costliest, Also based on other NHC Info
US Areas: (*) Key damage was not in US
Year | Storm | Start | Stop | Cat (LF) | Surge | Deaths | $Billion | US Areas |
1949 | TX | NOAA | ||||||
1949 | OKE | SDP | ||||||
1949 | VI | (NA) | San Mateo, ST Croix | |||||
1947 | FL/GA/SC | Oct | NOAA | FL, GA, SC | ||||
1947 | New Orleans | Sep 19 | (4) | SDP | (51) | SE LA, MS | ||
1946 | Tampa | (1) | + | FL - Hillsboro Co. | ||||
1945 | TX | Aug | NOAA | |||||
1944 | Great Atlantic^ | (3) | @SDP | (64) | VA - VA Beach Co., NE US | |||
1944 | Sarasota | (3) | @NOAA | FL - Sarasota Co. | ||||
1942 | TX | Aug 30 | NOAA | |||||
1940 | SC | (2) | NOAA | (50) | SC, GA, NC | |||
1939 | So. Cal | (TS) | (45) | So. California | ||||
1938 | Mokapu | Aug 19 | (NA) | Oahu | ||||
1938 | New England^ | (3) | 10-12 ft *@NOAA | (256) | CT - New Haven Co. | |||
1936 | VA | Sep 18 | NOAA | |||||
1935 | Labor Day^ | (5) | NOAA | (408) | FL Keys | |||
1933 | S TX | (3) | (40) | |||||
1933 | VA | Sep 16 | (3) | NOAA | ||||
1933 | VA | Aug 23 | (2) | NOAA | ||||
1932 | TX | (4) | (40) | Freeport | ||||
1932 | PR/VI | (2) | (225) | San Ciprian | ||||
1931 | PR | (2) | San Nicolas | |||||
1928 | Nassau | (2) | + | FL - Nassau Co, GA - Camden Co. | ||||
1928 | OKE^ | Sep 16 | (4) | NOAA | (2,500) | |||
1928 | PR | Sep 13 | (5) | SDP | (312) | San Felipe | ||
1926 | LA | (3) | (25) | |||||
1926 | Miami^ | Sep 18 | (4) |
NOAA 15ft, 12ft |
(372) | FL Miami, MS, AL | ||
1926 | PR | (2) | (25) | San Liborio | ||||
1921 | Tampa | Oct 27 | (3) | @SDP | FL - Hillsboro Co. | |||
1919 | Keys | (3) | NOAA | (287) | TX, FL? | |||
1918 | LA/TX | (3) | (34) | SW LA, Upper TX | ||||
1916 | PR | (1) | San Hipolito | |||||
1915 | LA | Sep 29 | (3) | NOAA | (275) | New Orleans, Grand Isle | ||
1915 | TX | Aug 17 | (4) | NOAA | (275) | Galveston | ||
1910 | SW FL | (3) | (30) | SW FL | ||||
1909 | LA | Sep 20 | (4) | NOAA | (400) | |||
1909 | TX | Jul 21 | (3) | NOAA | (41) | Velasco | ||
1906 | SE FL | Oct 18 | (3) | NOAA | (164) | |||
1906 | MS/AL | (2) | NOAA | (134) | Pensacola | |||
1903 | NJ | (1) | + | NJ - Cape May Co. | ||||
1900 | Galveston^ | Sep 8 | (4) | 8-15 ft *NOAA | (8,000) | |||
1899 | PR | (3) | (3,369) | San Ciriaco | ||||
1899 | NC/SC | (3) | NOAA | (50) | ||||
1898 | GA | (4) | @NOAA 16ft | (179) | $0.0015 | GA - Camden Co,SC,NC | ||
1896 | FL/GA/SC | (3) | (130) | |||||
1893 | Charleston | Oct 13 | (3) | NOAA | (28) | SC, FL | ||
1893 | Savannah | Aug 27 | (3) | @NOAA | (1,000) | SC/GA | ||
1893 | LA | (4) | NOAA | (1,100) | ||||
1889 | MidAtlantic | (TS) | NOAA | (40) | ||||
1888 | PR | (1) | (100) | San Gil | ||||
1886 | TX | (2) | (27) | |||||
1886 | TX | (4) | (150) | Indianola | ||||
1883 | NC | (2) | (53) | |||||
1881 | GA/SC | (2) | (700) | |||||
1879 | NC/VA | (3) | (46) | |||||
1878 | New England | (2) | (27) | |||||
1878 | MD | (1) | + | MD - Worcester Co, DE - New Castle Co. | ||||
1875 | TX | (3) | (176) | |||||
1871 | VI | (3) | (27) | Santa Juana | ||||
1869 | Boston | (3) | @ | MA - Suffolk Co. | ||||
1867 | PR/VI | (3) | (811) | San Narcico | ||||
1860 | LA | (2) | (47) | |||||
1856 | LA | (4) | (400) | |||||
1852 | PR | (1) | (800) | San Lorenzo | ||||
1815 | PVD | SDP |
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