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What was the worst hurricane in 2009?

What was the worst hurricane in 2009?

Bill
The most intense hurricane, Bill, was a powerful Cape Verde-type hurricane that affected areas from the Leeward Islands to Newfoundland. The season featured the lowest number of tropical cyclones since the 1997 season, and only one system, Claudette, made landfall in the United States.

What hurricane was in 2008?

Hurricane Ike

Category 4 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS)
Hurricane Ike near peak intensity, northeast of the Leeward Islands on September 4
Dissipated September 15, 2008
(Extratropical after September 14)
Highest winds 1-minute sustained: 145 mph (230 km/h)

What hurricane hit the US in 2009?

Tropical Storm Claudette was the only storm during 2009 to make landfall in the United States; Hurricane Ida became extratropical shortly before coming ashore in Alabama.

What hurricane hit Florida 2009?

Claudette
Deadly storms

Name Year Number of deaths
Ernesto 2007 2
Barry 2007 2
Claudette 2009 2
TD Five 2010 2

What hurricane was in 1999?

Floyd

1999 Atlantic hurricane season
Name Floyd
• Maximum winds 155 mph (250 km/h) (1-minute sustained)
• Lowest pressure 921 mbar (hPa; 27.2 inHg)
Seasonal statistics

What year was Rita?

September 18, 2005 – September 26, 2005
Hurricane Rita/Dates

What hurricane was in 2007?

Hurricane Humberto
Hurricane Humberto was the only hurricane to strike the mainland U.S. in 2007, rapidly intensifying to hurricane status in the early morning hours of September 13. One death is blamed on this storm.

How many hurricanes happened in 2008?

8

2008 Atlantic hurricane season
Hurricanes 8
Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+) 5
Total fatalities 1,073 total
Total damage ≥ $48.855 billion (2008 USD)

What year did 5 hurricanes hit Florida?

1992
Florida major hurricanes

Storm Saffir–Simpson Category Year
Andrew 5 1992
Opal 3 1995
Charley 4 2004
Ivan 3 2004