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With maximum sustained winds near 125 mph, Kirk was a Category 3 hurricane as of Thursday morning and is forecast to continue strengthening over the next day or so, according to the NHC.
Kirk comes in the middle of a difficult hurricane season. Last week, Hurricane Helene caused devastation across the southeastern U.S. Per the New York Times as of Friday afternoon, at least 225 ...
Storm tracker: National Hurricane Center tracking Tropical Storm Kirk, 4 other systems Gabe Hauari and Doyle Rice, USA TODAY Updated October 3, 2024 at 8:25 AM
Gradually curving to the northeast, Kirk weakened after peak intensity due to cooler sea surface temperatures, dry air, and wind shear, while also gaining size with latitude; it became an extratropical cyclone on 7 October. As it moved eastwards towards Western Europe, Kirk became the fifth storm of the 2024–25 European windstorm season.
– Hurricane Kirk intensifies to Category 4 strength about 1,085 mi (1,745 km) east-northeast of the northern Leeward Islands. [83] October 4. Hurricane Kirk near peak intensity early on October 4. 09:00 UTC (5:00 a.m. AST) at
Hurricane Kirk at its peak intensity over the central North Atlantic Ocean on the morning of 4 October. Ex-Hurricane Kirk initially developed on 29 September 2024 off the Cabo Verde islands and was named the next day by the National Hurricane Centre. [52] Kirk affected Europe from 8 October, a day after becoming an extratropical cyclone.
The hurricane center said Tuesday afternoon that Hurricane Kirk had formed about 1,070 miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands and had maximum sustained winds around 75 mph, making it a Category 1 storm.
August 1, 1830: A hurricane passes to the east of New York and produces gale-force winds to New York City and Long Island. [9] October 4, 1841: Gale–force winds affect New York City as a hurricane tracks north along the East Coast of the United States. Damage is estimated at $2 million (1841 USD, $41 million 2007 USD). [10]