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December
2005
Volume 9 - Number
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There were a total of 45 storms to hit this hurricane season, 27 of which were in the Atlantic and 16 in the Pacific. Below you will find a chart that summarizes the storms that hit during this 2005 hurricane season. This hurricane season storm winds ranged from 30 to 175 mph. The total death count thus far is over 185, with totals still needed from hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Vince. This was the most active Atlantic hurricane season on record. As the season rounds to an end currently there appears to be a few more storms brewing. There is one active storm in the Atlantic (Delta) and one storm (Epsilon) that has still yet to be declared. There are 9 storms in the Pacific that have not been declared yet: Pilar, Ramon, Selma, Todd, Veronica, Wiley, Xina, York and Zelda. Atlantic Pacific Storm Name Date Max Wind Deaths Storm Name Date Max Wind Deaths TS Arlene 8-13Jun 70 1 H Adrian 17-21May 70 0 TS Bert 28-29Jun 40 0 TS Beatriz 21-24Jun 45 0 TS Cindy 3-7Jul 70 0 TS Calvin 26-29Jun 45 0 H Dennis 4-12Jul 150 32+ TS Dora 4-6Jul 35 0 H Emily 11-21Jul 155 5+ TS Eugene 18-20Jul 60 0 TS Franklin 21-29Jul 70 0 H Fernanda 9-16Aug 75 0 TS Gert 23-25Jul 40 0 TS Greg 11-15Aug 45 0 TS Harvey 2-8Aug 65 0 H Hilary 19-25Aug 90 0 H Irene 4-18Aug 105 0 TS Irwin 25-28Aug 45 0 TD Ten 13-14Aug 35 0 H Jova 12-25Sep 100 0 TS Jose 22-23Aug 50 1 H Kenneth 14-30Sep 115 0 H Katrina 23-31Aug 175 Unknown TS Lidia 17-18Sep 40 0 TS Lee 28-Aug 40 0 H Max 18-22Sep 70 0 H Maria 1-10Sep 115 0 TS Norma 23-27Sep 55 0 H Nate 5-10Sep 90 0 H Otis 28 Sep - 3Oct 90 0 H Ophelia 6-18Sep 85 1 TD Sixteen-E 15-20Oct 30 0 H Philippe 17-24Sep 80 0 H Rita 18-26Sep 175 Unknown TD Nineteen 30Sep-2Oct 35 0 H Stan 1-5Oct 80 100 TS Tammy 5-6Oct 50 0 STD Twenty-Two 8-9Oct 35 0 H Vince 9-11Oct 75 Unknown H Wilma 15-25Oct 175 25* TS Alpha 22-24Oct 50 20 H Beta 26-31Oct 115 0 TD Gamma 13-20Nov 40 0 TS-Tropical Storm H-Hurricane TD-Tropical Depression STD-Sub-Tropical Depression * Preliminary Estimate Dates based on Coordinated Universal Time Sources: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/index.shtml http://hurricane.accuweather.com/hurricane/index.asp?partner=accuweather |