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– Hurricane Kirk attains its peak intensity, with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 934 mbar (27.58 inHg), about 1,010 mi (1,630 km) east-northeast of the northern Leeward Islands.
Pressure-wind relations can be used when information is incomplete, forcing forecasters to rely on the Dvorak Technique. [6] Some storms may have particularly high or low pressures that do not match with their wind speed. For example, Hurricane Sandy had a lower pressure than expected with its associated wind speed. [7]
18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) at – Tropical Storm Don strengthens into a Category 1 hurricane and simultaneously reaches peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 986 mbar (29.12 inHg), about 1,230 mi (1,980 km) west-northwest of the Azores
Based on the 30-year average from 1990 to 2020, a typical hurricane season consists of 14 named storms, seven hurricanes, three major hurricanes and four direct impacts on the U.S.
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season was a very active and extremely destructive Atlantic hurricane season, producing 18 named storms, 11 hurricanes, and 5 major hurricanes; it was also the first since 2019 to feature multiple Category 5 hurricanes.
It was also the ninth-strongest hurricane since 1900 to make landfall in Florida, based on barometric pressure. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Hurricane forecasters watching Isaac ...
The National Hurricane Center’s forecast map Thursday showed five separate lemon-yellow circles for potential storm formation. But none of those storms listed a development potential over 30% ...
A "Major" hurricane featured winds of 101–135 mph (163–217 km/h) and a barometric pressure of 28.01 to 29.00 inHg (949 to 982 mb); an "Extreme" hurricane, at least 136 mph (219 km/h)—roughly equivalent to Category 4 on the Saffir–Simpson scale—and 28.00 inHg (948 mb) or lower. [18]