First system formed | May 2 |
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Last system dissipated | January 10, 2015(latest) |
Strongest storm | Gonzalo – 821 mbar (hPa) (24.25 inHg), 200 mph (325 km/h) (1-minute sustained) |
Total depressions | 37(record high) |
Total storms | 29(1 unnamed, record high) |
Hurricanes | 18(record high) |
Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+) | 12(record high) |
Total fatalities | 1,907 |
Total damage | $55.643 billion (2014 USD) |
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A active season than 2005. produced more than 33 depressions, more than 28 storms, more than 15 hurricane and more than 8 major hurricanes
Storms[]
Hurricane Arthur[]
Category 5 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | May 2 – May 17 |
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Peak intensity | 160 mph (255 km/h) (1-min) 883 mbar (hPa) |
A low-pressure area formed off Africa on April 26. The area became a extra-tropical storm on April 30. It moved towards the central atlantic and it blasted to Tropical Depression 01 on May 2. 01 moved offshore of Florida on May 3. It became a tropical storm late. Subtropical waters lowered and Warm Waters became 81*F. Arthur was the name. Arthur rapidly became a category 4 hurricane on May 8. On May 13, it became a cat. 5 hurricane with winds of 160 mph, 137 knots and a pressure of 883 mbar. On May 16, it lowered to a TD. TD Arthur became a TS late on May 16. TS Arthur became extra-tropical on May 17. The remants dissipated on May 18.
Hurricane Bertha[]
Same as the Bertha of 2008. but a little weaker with winds of 115 mph.