Hurricanes & Tropical Storms 1995
Visitor Number 
since September 9, 2005
All Winds are in knots (1 knot = 1.15 mph), pressures are in millibars and category is based on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
Storm Summaries For The Year
| # |
Storm Name |
Dates |
Category |
Windspeed |
Pressure |
Rainfall |
Deaths |
Damages |
| 1 |
Hurricane Allison |
Jun 3-6 |
1 |
65 |
987 |
|
|
|
| 2 |
Tropical Storm Barry |
Jul 6-9 |
TS |
50 |
995 |
|
|
|
| 3 |
Tropical Storm Chantal |
Jul 12-20 |
TS |
60 |
992 |
|
|
|
| 4 |
Tropical Storm Dean |
Jul 28-31 |
TS |
40 |
999 |
|
|
|
| 5 |
Hurricane Erin |
Jul 31-Aug 3 |
1 |
75 |
975 |
|
|
$700 m |
| 6 |
Tropical Depression #6 |
Aug 5-7 |
TD |
30 |
1001 |
|
|
|
| 7 |
Hurricane Felix |
Aug 8-17 |
4 |
115 |
950 |
|
|
|
| 8 |
Tropical Storm Gabrielle |
Aug 9-12 |
TS |
60 |
988 |
|
|
|
| 9 |
Hurricane Humberto |
Aug 22-Sep 1 |
2 |
90 |
970 |
|
|
|
| 10 |
Hurricane Iris |
Aug 22-Sep 4 |
2 |
95 |
965 |
|
|
|
| 11 |
Tropical Storm Jerry |
Aug 22-25 |
TS |
35 |
1003 |
|
|
|
| 12 |
Tropical Storm Karen |
Aug 26-Sep 3 |
TS |
45 |
1000 |
|
|
|
| 13 |
Hurricane Luis |
Aug 28-Sep 11 |
4 |
120 |
936 |
|
|
|
| 14 |
Tropical Depression #14 |
Sep 11-13 |
TD |
30 |
1009 |
|
|
|
| 15 |
Hurricane Marilyn |
Sep 12-22 |
3 |
100 |
949 |
|
13 |
$2.1 b |
| 16 |
Hurricane Noel |
Sep 27-Oct 7 |
1 |
65 |
987 |
|
|
|
| 17 |
Hurricane Opal |
Sep 27-Oct 5 |
4 |
130 |
916 |
|
27 |
$3 b |
| 18 |
Tropical Storm Pablo |
Oct 5-7 |
TS |
50 |
998 |
|
|
|
| 19 |
Hurricane Roxanne |
Oct 7-24 |
3 |
100 |
958 |
|
|
|
| 20 |
Tropical Storm Sebastien |
Oct 20-24 |
TS |
35 |
1004 |
|
|
|
| 21 |
Hurricane Tanya |
Oct 27-Nov 2 |
1 |
75 |
974 |
|
|
|
Hurricane Allison
June 3 - 6, 1995
Category 1
| Winds 65 kts |
Pressure 987 mbs |
Rainfall -- ins |
| Deaths -- |
Damages -- |
|
Tropical Storm Barry
July 6 - 9, 1995
Tropical Storm
| Winds 50 kts |
Pressure 995 mbs |
Rainfall -- ins |
| Deaths -- |
Damages -- |
|
Tropical Storm Chantal
July 13 - 20, 1995
Tropical Storm
| Winds 60 kts |
Pressure 992 mbs |
Rainfall -- ins |
| Deaths -- |
Damages -- |
|
Tropical Storm Dean
July 28 0 31, 1995
Tropical Storm
| Winds 40 kts |
Pressure 999 mbs |
Rainfall -- ins |
| Deaths -- |
Damages -- |
|
Hurricane Erin
July 31 - August 3, 1995
Category 1
| Winds 75 kts |
Pressure 975 mbs |
Rainfall -- ins |
| Deaths -- |
Damages $700 million |
|
The remains of Erin spread eastward from the Ohio Valley across West Virginia, Virginia and Mayrland. Almost 6 inches of rain fell in some areas of extreme northwest Virginia. It caused brief relief from an otherwise excessively hot and dry July, August and early september. One reported tornado was spawned near the Patuxent Naval Research Center in southern Maryland.
Tropical Depression #6
August 5 - 7, 1995
Tropical Depression
| Winds 30 kts |
Pressure 1001 mbs |
Rainfall -- ins |
| Deaths -- |
Damages -- |
|
Hurricane Felix
August 6 - 17, 1995
Category 4
| Winds 115 kts |
Pressure 950 mbs |
Rainfall -- ins |
| Deaths -- |
Damages -- |
|
Tropical Storm Gabrielle
August 9 - 12, 1995
Tropical Storm
| Winds 60 kts |
Pressure 988 mbs |
Rainfall -- ins |
| Deaths -- |
Damages -- |
|
Hurricane Humberto
August 22 - September 1, 1995
Category 2
| Winds 90 kts |
Pressure 970 mbs |
Rainfall -- ins |
| Deaths -- |
Damages -- |
|
Hurricane Iris
August 22 - September 4, 1995
Category 2
| Winds 95 kts |
Pressure 965 mbs |
Rainfall -- ins |
| Deaths -- |
Damages -- |
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Tropical Storm Jerry
August 22 - 25, 1995
Tropical Storm
| Winds 35 kts |
Pressure 1003 mbs |
Rainfall -- ins |
| Deaths -- |
Damages -- |
|
Tropical Storm Karen
August 26 - September 3, 1995
Tropical Storm
| Winds 45 kts |
Pressure 1000 mbs |
Rainfall -- ins |
| Deaths -- |
Damages -- |
|
Hurricane Luis
August 28 - September 11, 1995
Category 4
| Winds 120 kts |
Pressure 936 mbs |
Rainfall -- ins |
| Deaths -- |
Damages -- |
|
Tropical Depression #14
September 11 - 13, 1995
Tropical Depression
| Winds 30 kts |
Pressure 1009 mbs |
Rainfall -- ins |
| Deaths -- |
Damages -- |
|
Hurricane Marilyn
September 12 - 22, 1995
Category 3
| Winds 100 kts |
Pressure 949 mbs |
Rainfall -- ins |
| Deaths 13 |
Damages $2.1 billion |
|
Hurricane Noel
September 27 - October 7, 1995
Category 1
| Winds 65- kts |
Pressure 987 mbs |
Rainfall -- ins |
| Deaths -- |
Damages -- |
|
Hurricane Opal
September 27 - October 5, 1995
Category 4
| Winds 130 kts |
Pressure 916 mbs |
Rainfall -- ins |
| Deaths 27 |
Damages $3 billion |
|
After accelerating northward out of the Gulf of Mexico, Opal moved quickly through the Eastern United States. Despite hundreds of miles of travel from the Gulf, gale force winds blew through western Virginia. Winds sustained at 40 mph with gusts past 60 mph, blew down trees mainly above 2600 feet elevation in the Shenandoah Valley and alone the Allegheny Plateau. Dozens of trees were blown down along Skyline Drive in Page and Warren Counties.
In Waynesboro, a canopy over a service station was ripped off. South Windchester and Elkton, Virginia saw 2600 homes and businesses without power as lines were downed by the winds. Two reported tornadoes struck the tidewater. One touched down at West Point airport in New Kent County and tore the roof off a hangar, destroying a small airplane and damaging four others. The second tornado uprooted trees and damaged outhouses.
In Madison County, Virginia, five inches of rain fell on Graves Mountain, washing out a bridge previously destroyed by floods that June. A Minor mudslide occurred in Grayson County. A behicle was swept off the road by flood waters 6 miles southwest of Fancy Gap in Carroll County. Washington D.C. saw local street flooding from the system's rainfall. Four to eight inches of rain fell across southwestern Virginia. This helped end drought conditions brought on from a very dry July, August and September. Damages in Virginia totaled $220,000
Tropical Storm Pablo
October 5 - 7, 1995
Tropical Storm
| Winds 50 kts |
Pressure 998 mbs |
Rainfall -- ins |
| Deaths -- |
Damages -- |
|
Hurricane Roxanne
October 7 - 20, 1995
Category 3
| Winds 100 kts |
Pressure 958 mbs |
Rainfall -- ins |
| Deaths -- |
Damages -- |
|
Tropical Storm Sebastien
October 20 - 24, 1995
Tropical Storm
| Winds 35 kts |
Pressure 1004 mbs |
Rainfall -- ins |
| Deaths -- |
Damages -- |
|
Hurricane Tanya
October 27 - November 2, 1995
Category 1
| Winds 75 kts |
Pressure 974 mbs |
Rainfall -- ins |
| Deaths -- |
Damages -- |
|
Sources:
National Hurricane Center
NOAA
GE Source/UK
Copyright © 2003 Marla Kay Urie Price