# Presentation: 221808

## North Carolina Hurricane Climatology2008 Hurricane Conference, Beaufort Marine LabJohn Cole, Warning Coordination Meteorologist 

*North Carolina Hurricane Climatology**2008 Hurricane Conference, Beaufort Marine Lab**J**ohn Cole, Warning Coordination Meteorologist** *

## Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale

**Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale**
**with historical examples at landfall**

**Major hurricanes**

**Category 1**
**Winds: 74-95 mph **
**(64-82 kt)**
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**Category 2**
**Winds: 96-110 mph **
**(83-95 kt)**

**Category 3**
**Winds: 111-130 mph **
**(96-113 kt)**

**Category 4**
**Winds: 131-155 mph**
**(114-135 kt)**

**Category 5**
**Winds: > 155 mph**
**(> 136 kt)**

**Tropical Storm**
**Winds: 39-73 mph **
**(34-63 kt)**
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**Alberto (2006)****                                                                     **

**Allison (2001)****                                                                     **

**Claudette (2003)****                                                                     **

**Katrina (2005)**
**Florida landfall****                                                                     **

**Isabel (2003)****                                                                     **

**Katrina (2005)**
**Louisiana landfall****                                                                     **

**Charley (2004)****                                                                     **

**Andrew (1992)****                                                                     **

**Camille (1969)****                                                                     **

**Frances (2004)****                                                                     **

**Wilma (2005)**
**Florida landfall****                                                                     **

**Hugo (1989)****                                                                     **

## Peak Activity

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## *Tropical Storms/Hurricanes within 1 degree lat/lon from the coast included.

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Storm Name: Not Named
Max Wind (kts): 100
Lowest Pressure (mb): 971
Category: H3
Month: 8
Day: 18

- Storm Name: Not Named
- Max Wind (kts): 100
- Lowest Pressure (mb): 971
- Category: H3
- Month: 8
- Day: 18

**1879**

- Storm Name: Not Named
- Max Wind (kts): 60
- Lowest Pressure (mb): na
- Category: TS
- Month: 10
- Day: 28

- Storm Data

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Storm Name: CAROL
Max Wind (kts): 85
Lowest Pressure (mb): na
Category: H2
Month: 8
Day: 30

- Storm Name: CAROL
- Max Wind (kts): 85
- Lowest Pressure (mb): na
- Category: H2
- Month: 8
- Day: 30

**1954**

- Storm Name: EDNA
- Max Wind (kts): 105
- Lowest Pressure (mb): na
- Category: H3
- Month: 9
- Day: 10

- Storm Name: HAZEL
- Max Wind (kts): 110
- Lowest Pressure (mb):
- 937
- Category: H3/4
- Month: 10
- Day: 15

- Storm Data

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Storm Name: CONNIE
Max Wind (kts): 95
Lowest Pressure (mb): 
962
Category: H2
Month: 8
Day: 11

- Storm Name: CONNIE
- Max Wind (kts): 95
- Lowest Pressure (mb):
- 962
- Category: H2
- Month: 8
- Day: 11

**1955**

- Storm Name: DIANE
- Max Wind (kts): 80
- Lowest Pressure (mb):
- 986
- Category: H1
- Month: 8
- Day: 16

- Storm Name: IONE
- Max Wind (kts): 100
- Lowest Pressure (mb):
- 960
- Category: H3
- Month: 9
- Day: 18

- Storm Data

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Storm Name: HELENE
Max Wind (kts): 115
Lowest Pressure (mb): 934 
Category: H4
Month: 9
Day: 27

- Storm Name: HELENE
- Max Wind (kts): 115
- Lowest Pressure (mb): 934
- Category: H4
- Month: 9
- Day: 27

**1958**

- Storm Data

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Storm Name: 
ARTHUR
Max Wind (kts): 
40
Lowest Pressure (mb): 1005
Category: TS
Month: 6
Day: 19

- Storm Name:
- ARTHUR
- Max Wind (kts):
- 40
- Lowest Pressure (mb): 1005
- Category: TS
- Month: 6
- Day: 19

**1996**

- Storm Name:
- BERTHA
- Max Wind (kts):
- 90
- Lowest Pressure (mb): 974
- Category: H2
- Month: 7
- Day: 12

- Storm Name:
- FRAN
- Max Wind (kts):
- 100
- Lowest Pressure (mb): 952
- Category: H3
- Month: 9
- Day: 5

- Storm Name:
- JOSEPHINE
- Max Wind (kts):
- 45
- Lowest Pressure (mb): 986
- Category: E
- Month: 10
- Day: 8

- Storm Data

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Storm Name: FLOYD
Max Wind (kts): 90
Lowest Pressure (mb): 
950
Category: H2
Month: 9
Day: 16

- Storm Name: FLOYD
- Max Wind (kts): 90
- Lowest Pressure (mb):
- 950
- Category: H2
- Month: 9
- Day: 16

**1999**

- Storm Name: DENNIS
- Max Wind (kts): 90
- Lowest Pressure (mb):
- 962
- Category: H2
- Month: 8
- Day: 30

- Storm Name: IRENE
- Max Wind (kts): 95
- Lowest Pressure (mb):
- 964
- Category: H2
- Month: 10
- Day: 17

- Storm Data

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## 4 Neutral Years: 1996, 2001, 2003, 2005

**72 Tropical Storms, 40 Hurricanes, 20 Cat 3+**

**Annual Average 18, 10, 5**

***Local action: ***_***Bertha Fran Josephine Isabel***_

**1995-2006 Annual Average 14, 8, 4**

## 4 El Nino Years: 1997, 2002, 2004, (2006)

**4 El Nino Years: 1997, 2002, 2004, (2006)**

**35 Tropical Storms, 21 Hurricanes, 11 Cat 3+**

**Annual Average 9, 5, 3 ~ 50 Year Normal**

***Local action: ***_***Kyle  Gaston Charley***_

## 4 La Nina Years: 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000

**60 Tropical Storms, 37 Hurricanes, 16 Cat 3+**

**Annual Average 15, 9, 4**

**Local action: **_***Bonnie Dennis Floyd***_

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## The end!!!

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