In 2016, Hurricane Otto passed over Costa Rica as a minimal hurricane. At the time, Nineteen was the only tropical storm to pass over Costa Rica on record. It strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane and took a curve away from the mainland and dissipated on May 21.This hurricane did not affect land, but was the first May hurricane on record in the Atlantic basin, and remains one … [5] The next day it passed south of the island as a Category 1 hurricane and caused several vessels to be wrecked or to be run aground there. Laura is the earliest L-named storm in the Atlantic Basin, breaking a record held by Luis, which formed Aug. 29, 1995. However, it has been surpassed by the 1933 and 2005 seasons, now tying with the 1995, 2010, 2011, and the 2012 seasons for having the third most number of storms. The storm dissipated on November 6. On November 27, a tropical storm formed north of Puerto Rico. The 1887 Atlantic hurricane season was the most active Atlantic hurricane season on record at the time. The hurricane maintained a peak wind speed of 85 mph (137 km/h) for four days, from October 15 to October 19, whilst crossing the Gulf of Mexico. The following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. Florida is in a scramble to re-energize the state as quickly as possible. A depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Twelve on October 8 and peaked at 70 mph (110 km/h) winds later that day. [11] Therefore, Nineteen remains the only tropical storm recorded to make landfall in Costa Rica. Sixteen caused a ship to capsize, killing two sailors, and resulted in the loss of four other ships. 1888 Atlantic hurricane season map.png 2,078 × 1,561; 375 KB Note: There is an undercount bias of zero to six tropical cyclones per year between 1851 and 1885 and zero to four per year between 1886 and 1910, due to the lack of modern observation techniques, see, Partagas, J.F. They also proposed large alterations to the known tracks of several of the other 1887 storms. The storm peaked at 80 mph (130 km/h) with pressure of 983 mbar on September 16. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the. The season's second of two major hurricanes, both following a very similar Cape Verde-type hurricane path in mid-August, but remained offshore. Fourteen peaked with 85 mph (140 km/h) winds as a Category 1 hurricane on October 11. Rainfall was reported at 8 inches at Brownsville, Texas and on September 21 and 2.26 inches (57 mm) on September 22. The 1889 Atlantic hurricane season ran through the summer and the first half of fall in 1889. It struck the Louisiana coast near New Orleans on October 19 as a tropical storm. Nineteen passed by St. Vincent and continued westward until dissipating near the coast of Costa Rica on December 12. 1888 Season Track Map.
The extratropical storm remained until September 6, when it dissipated off the coast of Ireland. The 18th storm was first seen to the northeast of the Lesser Antilles on December 4. [9] The storm swept across Georgia and the Carolinas before becoming dissipating at sea early on October 20.[10].
It moved northwestward at first, then turned to the northeast, strengthening into a hurricane on December 7 before rapid weakening began and Eighteen was declared an extratropical storm on December 9. Seven was declared extratropical on August 27. Twelve was the shortest lived storm in the 1887 season lasting only two days (October 8 & 9th). Sixteen paralleled the Carolina coastline and peaked at a 70 mph (110 km/h) storm with a tropical pressure of 993 mbar on October 31. After passing over Bermuda, Twelve dissipated the next day. The storm and its remnants brought heavy rain to the Southeast, up to 8 inches in Cedar Keys and a maximum of 16.5 inches (420 mm) at Union Point, Georgia.
[1] Of the known 1887 cyclones, Tropical Storm One and Tropical Storm Three were first documented in 1996 by Jose Fernandez-Partagas and Henry Diaz.
This page was last edited on 22 June 2018, at 11:07. Six started moving toward the Carolina coast and moved far north and peaked as a 120 mph (190 km/h) & 967 mbar major hurricane on August 20, when rapid weakening began. It moved westward to cross Puerto Rico and Hispaniola, before strengthening into a hurricane while south of Cuba on October 12. [5][7] Thirty-six hours of rainfall flooded low-lying areas and fourteen sailors were lost at sea.[8]. An undercount bias of zero to six tropical cyclones per year between 1851 and 1885 and zero to four per year between 1886 and 1910 has been estimated. Client Login LTL Login Analytics ... BLOG: How will the 2020 Hurricane Season Effect Trucking? The eleventh tropical storm of the season developed in the western Caribbean Sea on October 6. Media in category "1888 Atlantic hurricane season" The following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. The storm rapidly weakened over Texas and northeast Mexico, and dissipated on the 22nd. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Hurricane Fifteen remained out at sea and gradually weakened to a tropical depression until dissipating on October 19, without ever impacting land. The storm was last seen on December 4 in the open Atlantic Ocean. On October 12, Fourteen weakened and was declared extratropical.