Hurricanes & Tropical Storms 2005
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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 |
Tropical Storm Arlene |
Jun 8-14 |
TS |
60 |
990 |
|
|
|
| 2 |
Tropical Storm Bret |
Jun 28-30 |
TS |
35 |
1005 |
|
|
|
| 3 |
Hurricane Cindy |
Jul 3-11 |
1 |
65 |
992 |
|
|
|
| 4 |
Hurricane Dennis |
Jul 4-18 |
4 |
130 |
930 |
|
|
|
| 5 |
Hurricane Emily |
Jul 11-21 |
5 |
140 |
929 |
|
|
|
| 6 |
Tropical Storm Franklin |
Jul 21-31 |
TS |
60 |
997 |
|
|
|
| 7 |
Tropical Storm Gert |
Jul 23-25 |
TS |
40 |
1005 |
|
|
|
| 8 |
Tropical Storm Harvey |
Aug 2-14 |
TS |
55 |
994 |
|
|
|
| 9 |
Hurricane Irene |
Aug 4-18 |
2 |
90 |
970 |
|
|
|
| 10 |
Tropical Storm Jose |
Aug 22-23 |
TS |
45 |
1001 |
|
|
|
| 11 |
Hurricane Katrina |
Aug 23-31 |
5 |
150 |
902 |
|
1800+ |
|
| 12 |
Tropical Storm Lee |
Aug 28-Sep 3 |
TS |
35 |
1006 |
|
|
|
| 13 |
Hurricane Maria |
Sep 1-14 |
3 |
100 |
962 |
|
|
|
| 14 |
Hurricane Nate |
Sep 5-12 |
1 |
80 |
979 |
|
|
|
| 15 |
Hurricane Ophelia |
Sep 6-23 |
1 |
75 |
976 |
12" |
|
|
| 16 |
Hurricane Philippe |
Sep 17-24 |
1 |
70 |
985 |
|
|
|
| 17 |
Hurricane Rita |
Sep 18-26 |
5 |
155 |
897 |
|
|
|
| 18 |
Hurricane Stan |
Oct 1-5 |
1 |
70 |
977 |
|
|
|
| 19 |
SubTropical Storm 16 |
Oct 4-5 |
ST |
45 |
997 |
|
|
|
| 20 |
Tropical Storm Tammy |
Oct 5-7 |
TS |
45 |
1001 |
|
|
|
| 21 |
Hurricane Vince |
Oct 8-11 |
1 |
65 |
988 |
|
|
|
| 22 |
Hurricane Wilma |
Oct 15-26 |
5 |
160 |
882 |
60" |
|
|
| 23 |
Tropical Storm Alpha |
Oct 22-24 |
TS |
45 |
998 |
|
|
| 24 |
Hurricane Beta |
Oct 26-31 |
3 |
100 |
962 |
|
|
|
| 25 |
Tropical Storm Gamma |
Nov 14-22 |
TS |
45 |
1002 |
|
|
|
| 26 |
Tropical Storm Delta |
Nov 19-29 |
TS |
60 |
980 |
|
|
|
| 27 |
Hurricane Epsilon |
Nov 29-Dec 9 |
1 |
75 |
981 |
|
|
|
| 28 |
Tropical Storm Zeta |
Dec 30-Jan7 |
TS |
55 |
994 |
|
|
|
Tropical Storm Arlene
June 8 - 14, 2005
Tropical Storm
| Winds 60 kts |
Pressure 990 mbs |
Rainfall -- ins |
| Deaths -- |
Damages -- |
|
Tropical Storm Arlene formed on June 9 from a tropical depression in the southwest Caribbean.
Tropical Storm Bret
June 28 - 30, 2005
Tropical Storm
| Winds 35 kts |
Pressure 1005 mbs |
Rainfall -- ins |
| Deaths -- |
Damages -- |
|
Tropical Storm Bret also formed in June making it only the 13th time since 1851 that two tropical storms formed in June.
Hurricane Cindy
July 3 - 11, 2005
Category 1
| Winds 65 kts |
Pressure 992 mbs |
Rainfall -- ins |
| Deaths -- |
Damages -- |
|
Hurricane Dennis
July 4 - 18, 2005
Category 4
| Winds 130 kts |
Pressure 930 mbs |
Rainfall -- ins |
| Deaths -- |
Damages -- |
|
Hurricane Emily
July 11 - 21, 2005
Category 5
| Winds 140 kts |
Pressure 929- mbs |
Rainfall -- ins |
| Deaths -- |
Damages -- |
|
Hurricane Emily would reach Category 5 status with post analysis from The National Hurricane Center.
Tropical Storm Franklin
July 21 - 31, 2005
Tropical Storm
| Winds 60 kts |
Pressure 997 mbs |
Rainfall -- ins |
| Deaths -- |
Damages -- |
|
Tropical Storm Gert
July 23 - 25, 2005
Tropical Storm
| Winds 40 kts |
Pressure 1005 mbs |
Rainfall -- ins |
| Deaths -- |
Damages -- |
|
Tropical Storm Harvey
August 2 - 14, 2005
Tropical Storm
| Winds 55 kts |
Pressure 994- mbs |
Rainfall -- ins |
| Deaths -- |
Damages -- |
|
Hurricane Irene
August 4 - 18, 2005
Category 2
| Winds 90- kts |
Pressure 970-- mbs |
Rainfall -- ins |
| Deaths -- |
Damages -- |
|
Tropical Storm Jose
August 22 - 23, 2005
Tropical Storm
| Winds 45 kts |
Pressure 1001 mbs |
Rainfall -- ins |
| Deaths -- |
Damages -- |
|
Hurricane Katrina
August 23 - 31, 2005
Category 5
| Winds 150 kts |
Pressure 902 mbs |
Rainfall -- ins |
| Deaths Hundreds-1800+ |
Damages $75 billion + |
|
August saw the development of Hurricane Katrina, by far the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history. Once a Category 5 hurricane, Katrina ultimately made landfall in Louisiana and Mississippi at Category 3 strength. While loss of life will not approach the magnitude of the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 (8,000-12,000 deaths), Katrina is blamed for over 1,800 deaths and at least $75 billion in damage, with indirect costs likely far exceeding that. Although "only" a Category 3 at landfall, Katrina was unusually large in size, and it produced the highest water level rise (surge) on record in the U.S., with preliminary estimates of close to 30 feet in Waveland, Mississippi.
Tropical Storm Lee
August 28 - September 3, 2005
Tropical Storm
| Winds 35 kts |
Pressure 1006 mbs |
Rainfall -- ins |
| Deaths -- |
Damages -- |
|
Hurricane Maria
September 1 - 14, 2005
Category 3
| Winds 100 kts |
Pressure 962- mbs |
Rainfall -- ins |
| Deaths -- |
Damages -- |
|
Hurricane Nate
September 5 - 12, 2005
Category 1
| Winds 80 kts |
Pressure 979- mbs |
Rainfall -- ins |
| Deaths -- |
Damages -- |
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Hurricane Ophelia
September 6 - 23, 2005
Category 1
| Winds 75 kts |
Pressure 976 mbs |
Rainfall 12 ins |
| Deaths -- |
Damages -- |
|
Hurricane Ophelia raked the North Carolina coast, bringing 10-12 inches of rain and significant coastal erosion.
Hurricane Philippe
September 17 - 24, 2005
Category 1
| Winds 70 kts |
Pressure 985 mbs |
Rainfall -- ins |
| Deaths -- |
Damages -- |
|
Hurricane Rita
September 18 - 26, 2005
Category 5
| Winds 155 kts |
Pressure 897 mbs |
Rainfall -- ins |
| Deaths -- |
Damages -- |
|
Hurricane Rita, the third Category 5 hurricane of the season, developed in September. Impacting the Florida Keys and eventually making landfall near the Texas/Louisiana border, it prompted massive evacuations along the west-central Gulf Coast and spawned widespread damage in parts of southwest Louisiana and extreme east Texas, just weeks after Katrina. The destruction in some communities on the southwest Louisiana coast was catastrophic.
Hurricane Stan
October 1 - 5, 2005
Category 1
| Winds 70 kts |
Pressure 977 mbs |
Rainfall -- ins |
| Deaths -- |
Damages -- |
|
Tropical Storm Tammy
October 5 - 7, 2005
Tropical Storm
| Winds 45 kts |
Pressure 1001 mbs |
Rainfall -- ins |
| Deaths -- |
Damages -- |
|
Hurricane Vince
October 8 - 11, 2005
Category 1
| Winds 65 kts |
Pressure 988 mbs |
Rainfall -- ins |
| Deaths -- |
Damages -- |
|
Hurricane Vince was unusual in its track and location. Vince became a hurricane in the eastern Atlantic and tracked northeastward, passing northwest of the Madeira Islands. Weakening, it eventually made landfall in Spain as a tropical depression. It is the first known instance of a tropical cyclone making landfall in Spain.
Hurricane Wilma
October 15 - 26, 2005Active, 2005
Category 5
| Winds 160 kts |
Pressure 882 mbs |
Rainfall 60 ins |
| Deaths -- |
Damages -- |
|
Hurricane Wilma entered the record books in October as having the lowest central pressure of any Atlantic basin hurricane at 882 mb, besting Hurricane Gilbert's 888 mb in 1988. Once a Category 5, Wilma produced more than 60 inches of rain as it moved across the Yucatan Peninsula. It turned northeastward and eventually made landfall in Florida as a Category 3 hurricane.
Tropical Storm Alpha
October 22 - 24, 2005
Tropical Storm
| Winds 45 kts |
Pressure 998 mbs |
Rainfall -- ins |
| Deaths -- |
Damages -- |
|
Hurricane Beta
October 26 - 31, 2005
Category 3
| Winds 100 kts |
Pressure 962 mbs |
Rainfall -- ins |
| Deaths -- |
Damages -- |
|
Tropical Storm Gamma
November 14 - 22, 2005
Tropical Storm
| Winds 45 kts |
Pressure 1002 mbs |
Rainfall -- ins |
| Deaths -- |
Damages -- |
|
Tropical Storm Gamma formed in the Caribbean and moved across and impacted northern Honduras and Belize with flooding rains before being sheared by strong westerly winds.
Tropical Storm Delta
November 19 - 29, 2005
Tropical Storm
| Winds 60 kts |
Pressure 980 mbs |
Rainfall -- ins |
| Deaths -- |
Damages -- |
|
Tropical Storm Delta formed well out in the central Atlantic, initially affecting shipping interests. Strong, gusty winds from an extratropical Delta then swept over the Canary and Madeira Islands with severe damage and power outages. The storm then slammed into northern Africa with damage reported across Morocco. It was very unusual to have a system with tropical characteristics this late in the season do so much damage all the way into the Canary Islands and northern Africa.
Hurricane Epsilon
November 29 - December 9, 2005
Category 1
| Winds 75 kts |
Pressure 981 mbs |
Rainfall -- ins |
| Deaths -- |
Damages -- |
|
Tropical Storm Epsilon formed well east of Bermuda on Nov. 29. Epsilon survived into December, becoming the 15th hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic season. Epsilon would go on to be the longest lasting December hurricane on record in the Atlantic. It is rare to have a hurricane in December; There are only six hurricanes on record since 1851. Epsilon tied Hurricane Nicole in 1998 as the second strongest December hurricane. The strongest hurricane on record for December is Hurricane #2 in 1921.
Tropical Storm Zeta
December 30, 2005 - January 7, 2006
Tropical Storm
| Winds 55 kts |
Pressure 994 mbs |
Rainfall -- ins |
| Deaths -- |
Damages -- |
|
Zeta, the 27th named tropical storm, formed in the Atlantic on December 30. This storm tied Alice #2 (1954) as the latest tropical storm to form in December in the Atlantic Basin, and it surpassed Alice #2 as the longest-lived tropical cyclone to develop in December and then continue into the next year. Eventually, Zeta also became the longest-lasting January tropical cyclone. The National Hurricane Center added a 28th storm, a subtropical storm to the post analysis, making Zeta #28 and again adding to the unbelievable records for the 2005 season
Sources:
National Hurricane Center
NOAA
Copyright © 2003 Marla Kay Urie Price