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Hurricane Joaquin (/ hw ɑː ˈ k iː n / hwah-KEEN; Spanish: Huracán Joaquín [uɾaˈkaŋ xoaˈkin]) [1] was a powerful tropical cyclone that devastated several districts of The Bahamas and caused damage in the Turks and Caicos Islands, parts of the Greater Antilles, and Bermuda.
The cyclone interacted with Hurricane Joaquin—situated over the Bahamas at the time—with moisture streaming north from the hurricane into the Southeastern United States. [6] This moisture interacted with the surface low, frontal boundary, and a strong upper-level low to produce prolonged, heavy rains over the region with training bands ...
The 2015 Atlantic hurricane season was the last of three consecutive below average Atlantic hurricane seasons. It produced twelve tropical cyclones, eleven named storms, four hurricanes, and two major hurricanes. [nb 1] The Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) for the season was 68% of the long-term median value. [2]
The 2015 Atlantic hurricane season was an event in the annual hurricane season in the north Atlantic ocean.(there were 15 different recorded hurricanes this year). It was the third consecutive year to feature below-average tropical cyclone activity, [nb 1] with eleven named storms.
Heavy rains from Hurricane Joaquin caused Gills Creek to overflow its banks on Oct. 4, 2015.
Tracking data shows that the ship did in fact go further south, nearly 100 miles off its usual course, but it was not enough to escape Joaquin.
The Atlantic hurricane season was quiet by contrast, with just 12 tropical cyclones. [56] The strongest was Hurricane Joaquin, which hit the Bahamas in October with 1 minute sustained winds of 130 mph (215 km/h). Damage in the country was estimated at US$200 million. Joaquin also capsized the cargo ship SS El Faro, killing the crew of 33 people.
Hurricane Joaquin: The ro-ro cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Bahamas with the loss of her thirty-three person crew. Later analysis of the sea state indicate El Faro was hit by a rogue wave of over 23 m. [172] [173] Emerald Express Panama: Hurricane Joaquin: The landing craft was driven ashore on Crooked Island, Bahamas. [174 ...