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The hurricane damaged more than 30,000 homes and left 1,900 people homeless. The storm also damaged 1,373 businesses and destroyed 50, including a hospital. The storm killed 3, injured 38, [36] and caused up to $330 million in damage (2004 USD). [35] This was the first hurricane ever reported in the Atlantic, south of the equator.
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.
Hurricane Martha was the only known tropical cyclone to make landfall in Panama. [1] The eighteenth named storm and twelfth hurricane of the 1969 Atlantic hurricane season, Martha developed in the southwestern Caribbean Sea on November 21. Initially, the storm developed with sustained winds of 50 mph (80 km/h), skipping tropical depression status.
Here’s what else you need to know about the hurricane season as it wraps up Saturday. How many named storms and hurricanes were there in 2024? For 2024, NOAA predicted 17 to 25 named storms and ...
Hurricane Iota was a devastating late-season tropical cyclone which caused severe damage ... Panama: 1: 1: Unknown ... they were riding was swept into a canal. ...
During the 20th century, U.S.-Panama tensions worsened and there were growing protests against U.S. control of the canal, notably after the Suez Canal crisis in 1956, when British and French plans ...
First hurricane season in the modern satellite era. Features the highest number of tropical depressions in a season at the time. One of five seasons to have a category 5 as the sole major hurricane of the season. 1968: 8 5 0 46.60 10 $10M 2 Gladys: None: There was one subtropical storm with Category 1 hurricane strength. 1969: 18 12 3 149.25 ...
The official Atlantic hurricane season, which started on June 1, runs through Nov. 30. “We still have a long way to go, to go through the season,” he added.