Hurricanes of 2005
The hyperactive hurricane season of 2005 broke records in
nearly every category.
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Hurricane Dennis Dennis formed in the Caribbean, made a couple of landfalls (Cat. 4) in
southeast Cuba, then hit just east of Pensacola, FL (Cat. 3)
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Hurricane Emily Emily formed in the central Atlantic, hit Grenada (Cat. 1), hit the Yucatan
south of Cozumel, MX (Cat. 4), then hit Mexico again (Cat. 3)
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Hurricane Katrina
Katrina formed over the Bahamas, hit South Florida (Cat. 1), reached Cat. 5
status over the Gulf of Mexico (at the time, the fourth strongest hurricane on
record in the Atlantic, 902 mb), then slammed Louisiana (Cat. 4) and the
Mississippi coast (Cat. 3) with a record storm surge (possibly up to 35 feet!), causing
untold devastation and over 1000 deaths, mostly in New Orleans which
flooded due to levee breaches after the storm.
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Hurricane Rita Just three weeks after Katrina, Rita formed and took a very similar path
near Florida and through the Gulf of Mexico. Rita became the third most
intense Atlantic hurricane on record (897 mb), but weakened before hitting
near the TX/LA border (Cat. 3).
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Hurricane Stan
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Hurricane Wilma
Hurricane Wilma became the most intense Atlantic storm ever recorded, with a
minimum central pressure of 882 mb (or possibly lower) and sustained winds
of 185 mph! The storm slammed the Yucatan Peninsula (Cat. 4) then walloped
South Florida (Cat. 3), becoming one of the most damaging hurricanes on
record.
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Hurricane Beta
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