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The following list of names was used for named storms that formed in the North Atlantic in 2009. [63] This was the same list used in the 2003 season, [64] with the exceptions of Fred, Ida, and Joaquin, which replaced Fabian, Isabel, and Juan, respectively. [65] Storms were named Fred and Ida for the first time in 2009.
Hurricane Bill was an unusually large storm and was also the season's strongest, attaining winds of 135 mph (215 km/h). [5] Tropical Storm Claudette was the only storm in 2009 to make landfall in the United States; Hurricane Ida became extratropical shortly before coming ashore in Alabama.
The decade featured Hurricane Andrew, which at the time was the costliest hurricane on record, and also Hurricane Mitch, which is considered to be the deadliest tropical cyclone to have its name retired, killing over 11,000 people in Central America. A total of 15 names were retired in this decade, seven during the 1995 and 1996 seasons.
The 1935 Labor Day hurricane was the most intense hurricane to make landfall on the country, having struck the Florida Keys with a pressure of 892 mbar.It was one of only seven hurricanes to move ashore as a Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale; the others were "Okeechobee" in 1928, Karen in 1962, Camille in 1969, Andrew in 1992, Michael in 2018, and Yutu in 2018, which ...
Hurricane Bill, the first hurricane, major hurricane, and most intense hurricane was a powerful Cape Verde-type hurricane that affected areas from the Leeward Islands to Newfoundland. With only 11 tropical depressions and 9 named storms, the 2009 season featured the lowest number of tropical cyclones since the 1997 season , and only one system ...
Since 1954, 96 tropical storm names have been retired in the Atlantic, which occurs when storms reach a certain threshold and are conside When it comes to retired hurricane names, one letter ...
August 25 – Hurricane Katrina moved ashore southeastern Florida as a minimal hurricane, producing a peak wind gust of 97 mph (156 km/h) at Homestead General Aviation Airport. Heavy rainfall accompanied the hurricane, peaking at 16.43 in (417 mm) in Perrine, which caused flooding in the Miami metro area. About 1.4 million people lost power ...
Pages in category "2009 Atlantic hurricane season" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...