2015 Category 4 or 5 Hurricanes and Typhoons Super Typhoon Maysak was the first to reach this extreme intensity when it was a Category 5 at the end of … The heavy rainfall caused record flooding across the region, including coastal flooding that was exacerbated by strong onshore flow and astronomical high tides. A non-tropical low pressure area located about 200 miles east of the Georgia coast is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms over the Atlantic waters. But … National Hurricane Center; ... Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: 1. Like Hurricane Irma before it, Maria tracked along the north side of the Caribbean islands, making landfall in Dominica and Puerto Rico, while bringing damaging winds and rains to other Caribbean islands already devastated by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. A relatively quiet one, with 11 named storms and 4 hurricanes, of which two were major ones (Danny and Joaquin).

Keep up with the latest hurricane watches and warnings with AccuWeather's Hurricane Center. And another hurricane season is behind us! For the Caribbean Tropical Storm Erika caused a lot of destruction in Dominica. Overview. Bodies recovered after mudslides and floodingOther islands brace for more as storm moves across Caribbean. The flooding resulted in over 400 roads, including Interstate Highways, being closed and at least 16 fatalities. Tempered by unfavorable wind shear, the depression drifted southwestward. Hurricane tracking maps, current sea temperatures, and more. The National Hurricane Center declared that Tropical Storm Erika dissipated near the north coast of eastern Cuba at 9:30 a.m. EDT on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015. But occasionally, storms may also form over the Caribbean itself.

View the 2015 Atlantic Hurricane Season Fast Facts on CNN and learn more about hurricanes or tropical depressions in the United States. Sunday, December 6, 2015 10:57AM PST - 2015 Season is Over! Take control of your data. Tiny Hurricane Danny continued to push westward across the Atlantic on a path for the Caribbean on Friday and strengthened into a Category 3 storm. Hurricane Allen hit 190mph in 1980, while 2005’s Wilma, 1988’s Gilbert and a 1935 great Florida Key storm all had 185mph winds. Most notably The Great Hurricane of 1780, San Ciriaco in 1899, Hurricane Gilbert in 1988, the hurricane season of 2008, Hurricane Sandy in 2012, Hurricane Joaquin in 2015, and most recently, Hurricane Irma in late 2017. The tenth named storm, third hurricane, and second major hurricane of the 2015 Atlantic hurricane season, Joaquin evolved from a non-tropical low to become a tropical depression on September 28, well southwest of Bermuda. We recognize our responsibility to use data and technology for good. According to the National Hurricane Center, 10 major hurricanes [Category 3 or higher] hit Florida in October between 1851 and 2015. Hurricane Maria was the fourth major hurricane to strike the islands of the Caribbean Sea in 2017. Data Rights KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Hurricane Matthew, a potentially devastating Category 4 storm, finally took its long anticipated turn to the north as it nears Haiti and Jamaica. Central Pacific Hurricane Center 2525 Correa Rd Suite 250 Honolulu, HI 96822 W-HFO.webmaster@noaa.gov Most Caribbean hurricanes actually begin life as tropical waves or depressions over the eastern Atlantic (sometimes off the west coast of Africa) and follow the trade winds west, gathering strength and often reaching their peak of power in the Caribbean basin.