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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 ...
I. Effects of Hurricane Ike in inland North America. Categories: Natural disasters in Kentucky. Hurricanes in the United States by state. Hidden category: Automatic category TOC generates no TOC.
The following list of names is being used for named storms that form in the North Atlantic in 2024. [187] This is the same list used in the 2018 season, with the exceptions of Francine and Milton, which replaced Florence and Michael, respectively. [188] The name Francine was used for the first time this season.
Category 1 storms on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale have speeds beginning at 74 mph. One Kentucky county recorded a gust higher. Yes, Kentucky saw hurricane force winds Friday.
August 16, 2024 at 2:00 AM. Hurricane Ernesto regained strength as it sat over Atlantic waters as Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands recovered from the storm's broadside Thursday. About 20% of ...
Due to the threat of the hurricane, about 1.8 million people evacuated in the southeastern United States. [27] In the Gulf of Mexico, oil companies evacuated 81 platforms and 35 rigs, consisting of more than 1,100&nbp;people. The hurricane cut daily production by 220,000 barrels, which represented a 14.7% of oil that was shut-in, or restricted.
The hurricane slowed to a crawl while turning north-northeastward, becoming a high-end Category 2 hurricane by 06:00 UTC September 16. At around 09:45 UTC that day, the system made landfall at peak intensity near Gulf Shores, Alabama , with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 965 mbar (28.5 inHg).
0–9. 1993 Storm of the Century. Southeast Kentucky floods of 2020. 2022 Appalachian floods.