Seven Tropical systems have formed so far in the Atlantic basin, here is a summary:
1. Tropical Depression One May 28-29
Maximum sustained winds: 35MPH
Minimum central pressure: 1006mb
TD1 formed to the south of Long Island and east of the Delmarva Peninsula. The system then took a northeasterly path along the Gulfstream, moving into a less favorable environment. Eventually the system fell apart.
2. Tropical Stoma Ana Aug 15-17
Maximum sustained winds: 40MPH
Minimum central pressure: 1004mb
TS Ana developed from a tropical wave well east of the Leeward Islands. It organized in to a tropical depression then quickly strengthened in to a minimal tropical storm. With conditions becoming less favorable, Ana was downgraded to back to a tropical depression before impacting the Leeward Islands with showers and gusty winds. Once in the Caribbean, the mountain terrains of the Dominican Republic inhibited its development and a final advisory was issued.
3. Hurricane Bill (Category 4) Aug 15-24
Maximum sustained winds: 135MPH
Minimum central pressure: 943mb
HU Bill emerged as a tropical wave just west of Cape Verde. In favorable conditions the system became more organized into a tropical depression. When its central winds reached 40MPH it became a tropical storm. As the system continued west it fell under the influence of a High pressure system to the north which began to steer Bill in a northwesterly direction. With little wind shear and warm waters the system began to intensify. On Aug 17th its central winds were sustained at 75MPH becoming a category 1 hurricane. Still east of the Leeward Islands well away from land, HU Bill continued its northwesterly track under the guiding influence of the High pressure system to the north. As favorable conditions prevailed, HU Bill intensified to a category 2 hurricane on Aug 18th with central winds exceeding 100MPH. The next day HU Bill evolved into a major hurricane with winds up and over 125MPH. That same day; with a healthy out flow generated by High pressure aloft, it strengthened to a category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 135MPH and curving just north of the Leeward Islands. As HU Bill continues northwestward tracking well north of the Caribbean it begins to lose some of its punch, weakening to a category 3 with winds up to 125MPH. The steering influence of the Bermuda High begins to move HU Bill on a more north than east track. HU Bill, now over cooler waters begins to weaken further. On Aug 22nd HU Bill is downgraded to a category 2 hurricane with winds up to 105MPH. The island of Bermuda begins to see the impacts of HU Bill encountering heavy downpours and storm force winds. Now HU Bill begins to track due north, positioned west of Bermuda and east of the eastern coastline. As HU Bill parallels the east coast it stirs up the waters from New England to the South East with high swells and dangerous rip currents. By Aug 23rd HU Bill is downgraded to a category 1 hurricane and moves north east under the influence of the Bermuda High and the Gulf Stream eventually making land fall in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland on Aug 23rd. Eventually HU Bill moves over the cooler open waters of the north Atlantic, weakens to a tropical storm and becomes extra-tropical in nature.
4. Tropical Storm Claudette Aug 16-17
Maximum sustained winds: 50MPH
Minimum central pressure: 1006mb
TS Claudette began as a disturbance over the eastern Gulf of Mexico just west of Tampa. With a closed circulation at the surface it was dubbed a tropical depression on Aug 16th. Later that day it strengthened to a minimal tropical storm with winds up to 50MPH. The system tracked towards the north west and made landfall on the panhandle of Florida bringing with it gusty winds and heavy downpours to location along the eastern Gulf of Mexico coastline.
5. Tropical Storm Danny Aug 26-29
Maximum sustained winds: 60MPH
Minimum central pressure: 1006mb
TS Danny formed to the north of the Bahamas. It began to get more organized with central winds reaching 60MPH on Aug 27th. Later that day, the system encountered heavy wind shear and became less organized with the majority of the storm activity involved being sheered off to the northeast of the center of circulation. By Aug 29th, the storm is downgraded to a tropical depression on its final advisory. Its proximity to the Southeast coast churned up the waters and posed a threat of rip currents from Florida to the Carolinas.
6. Tropical Storm Erika Sep 1-4
Maximum sustained winds: 60MPH
Minimum central pressure: 1004mb
TS Erika developed just east of the Lesser Antilles as it tracked westward it brought along heavy rains and gusty winds to region. Over the less favorable Caribbean it continued to weaken and downgraded to a tropical depression.
7. Hurricane Fred (Category 3) Sep 7-12
Maximum sustained winds: 120MPH
Minimum central pressure: 958mb
HU Fred emerged as a healthy wave off the African coast. On Sep 7th, Hurricane Reconnaissance aircraft information showed this wave had a closed center of circulation making the system a tropical depression. The next day central winds reached tropical storm force. As the system continued westward it is influenced by a frontal system to the north. This influences the track of HU Fred to curve in a more northerly direction, and with favorable conditions the storm becomes a category 1 hurricane with 75MPH winds by Sep 9th. That same night, the system undergoes rapid intensification and strengthens to a category 3 hurricane with central winds up to 120MPH becoming the second major hurricane of the season. Over the next three days, HU Fred encounters severe wind shear. The majority of the storms involved with the hurricane are sheered to the north, away from the center of circulation. Eventually the storm weakens to tropical depression status and a final advisory is written.
1. Tropical Depression One May 28-29
Maximum sustained winds: 35MPH
Minimum central pressure: 1006mb
TD1 formed to the south of Long Island and east of the Delmarva Peninsula. The system then took a northeasterly path along the Gulfstream, moving into a less favorable environment. Eventually the system fell apart.
2. Tropical Stoma Ana Aug 15-17
Maximum sustained winds: 40MPH
Minimum central pressure: 1004mb
TS Ana developed from a tropical wave well east of the Leeward Islands. It organized in to a tropical depression then quickly strengthened in to a minimal tropical storm. With conditions becoming less favorable, Ana was downgraded to back to a tropical depression before impacting the Leeward Islands with showers and gusty winds. Once in the Caribbean, the mountain terrains of the Dominican Republic inhibited its development and a final advisory was issued.
3. Hurricane Bill (Category 4) Aug 15-24
Maximum sustained winds: 135MPH
Minimum central pressure: 943mb
HU Bill emerged as a tropical wave just west of Cape Verde. In favorable conditions the system became more organized into a tropical depression. When its central winds reached 40MPH it became a tropical storm. As the system continued west it fell under the influence of a High pressure system to the north which began to steer Bill in a northwesterly direction. With little wind shear and warm waters the system began to intensify. On Aug 17th its central winds were sustained at 75MPH becoming a category 1 hurricane. Still east of the Leeward Islands well away from land, HU Bill continued its northwesterly track under the guiding influence of the High pressure system to the north. As favorable conditions prevailed, HU Bill intensified to a category 2 hurricane on Aug 18th with central winds exceeding 100MPH. The next day HU Bill evolved into a major hurricane with winds up and over 125MPH. That same day; with a healthy out flow generated by High pressure aloft, it strengthened to a category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 135MPH and curving just north of the Leeward Islands. As HU Bill continues northwestward tracking well north of the Caribbean it begins to lose some of its punch, weakening to a category 3 with winds up to 125MPH. The steering influence of the Bermuda High begins to move HU Bill on a more north than east track. HU Bill, now over cooler waters begins to weaken further. On Aug 22nd HU Bill is downgraded to a category 2 hurricane with winds up to 105MPH. The island of Bermuda begins to see the impacts of HU Bill encountering heavy downpours and storm force winds. Now HU Bill begins to track due north, positioned west of Bermuda and east of the eastern coastline. As HU Bill parallels the east coast it stirs up the waters from New England to the South East with high swells and dangerous rip currents. By Aug 23rd HU Bill is downgraded to a category 1 hurricane and moves north east under the influence of the Bermuda High and the Gulf Stream eventually making land fall in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland on Aug 23rd. Eventually HU Bill moves over the cooler open waters of the north Atlantic, weakens to a tropical storm and becomes extra-tropical in nature.
4. Tropical Storm Claudette Aug 16-17
Maximum sustained winds: 50MPH
Minimum central pressure: 1006mb
TS Claudette began as a disturbance over the eastern Gulf of Mexico just west of Tampa. With a closed circulation at the surface it was dubbed a tropical depression on Aug 16th. Later that day it strengthened to a minimal tropical storm with winds up to 50MPH. The system tracked towards the north west and made landfall on the panhandle of Florida bringing with it gusty winds and heavy downpours to location along the eastern Gulf of Mexico coastline.
5. Tropical Storm Danny Aug 26-29
Maximum sustained winds: 60MPH
Minimum central pressure: 1006mb
TS Danny formed to the north of the Bahamas. It began to get more organized with central winds reaching 60MPH on Aug 27th. Later that day, the system encountered heavy wind shear and became less organized with the majority of the storm activity involved being sheered off to the northeast of the center of circulation. By Aug 29th, the storm is downgraded to a tropical depression on its final advisory. Its proximity to the Southeast coast churned up the waters and posed a threat of rip currents from Florida to the Carolinas.
6. Tropical Storm Erika Sep 1-4
Maximum sustained winds: 60MPH
Minimum central pressure: 1004mb
TS Erika developed just east of the Lesser Antilles as it tracked westward it brought along heavy rains and gusty winds to region. Over the less favorable Caribbean it continued to weaken and downgraded to a tropical depression.
7. Hurricane Fred (Category 3) Sep 7-12
Maximum sustained winds: 120MPH
Minimum central pressure: 958mb
HU Fred emerged as a healthy wave off the African coast. On Sep 7th, Hurricane Reconnaissance aircraft information showed this wave had a closed center of circulation making the system a tropical depression. The next day central winds reached tropical storm force. As the system continued westward it is influenced by a frontal system to the north. This influences the track of HU Fred to curve in a more northerly direction, and with favorable conditions the storm becomes a category 1 hurricane with 75MPH winds by Sep 9th. That same night, the system undergoes rapid intensification and strengthens to a category 3 hurricane with central winds up to 120MPH becoming the second major hurricane of the season. Over the next three days, HU Fred encounters severe wind shear. The majority of the storms involved with the hurricane are sheered to the north, away from the center of circulation. Eventually the storm weakens to tropical depression status and a final advisory is written.
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