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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]
The meteorological history of Hurricane Dean began in the second week of August 2007 when a vigorous tropical wave moved off the west coast of Africa into the North Atlantic ocean. Although the wave initially experienced strong easterly wind shear , it quickly moved into an environment better suited for tropical development and gained organization.
The hurricane strengthened right up until it made landfall near Majahual on the Quintana Roo coast of the Yucatán Peninsula on August 21, 2007, as a Category 5 hurricane. [35] The state's tourist cities of Cancún and Cozumel were spared the worst of the storm, but it wreaked havoc in the state capital Chetumal, 40 mi (65 km) south of landfall ...
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The Galveston Hurricane. Year: 1900 Death Toll: 6,000–12,000 Financial Impact: Estimated $30 million at the time (~$700 million adjusted for inflation) At the time, 38,000 people lived in ...
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This satellite image taken at 5:01 p.m. EDT and provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Ian, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022., After brutalizing Florida as a Category 4 hurricane, Ian is slated to make a second ...
A new tropical depression in the eastern Atlantic, meanwhile, could become a “formidable hurricane” later this week, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Sunday. The depression had ...