when was tropical storm gordon
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- Melbourne Tropical Storm Gordon Page. November 15, 1994. Tropical Storm Gordon affected east central Florida from November 13 through. 18th 1994 causing a killer tornado and flooding rainfall that lead to several. deaths. National Hurricane Center Summary of Tropical Storm Gordon. The center of Gordon is north of Key West, but rainbands well removed from the. center spawned a killer tornado in Brevard County at Barefoot Bay.
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Effects of Hurricane Andrew in Florida Hurricane Andrew formed from a tropical wave on August 16, 1992 in the tropical Atlantic Ocean. It moved west-northwest and remained weak for several days due to strong wind shear. However, after curving westward on August 22, the storm rapidly intensified to reach peak winds of 175 mph (280 km/h).n addition, the National Hurricane Center noted the likelihood of isolated tornadoes in Central and South Florida during the passage of Andrew on August 23 and August 24. Late on August 22, a hurricane watch was issued for the East Coast of Florida from Titusville to the Florida Keys, which included Dry Tortugas.
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- August 27, 1893 Hurricane: This un-named storm was the most deadly hurricane in South Carolina's history. This storm struck near Savannah, Georgia causing extensive flooding along the lower South Carolina coast. Winds of 120 miles per hour were measured at Charleston and Beaufort.
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Hurricane Camille Hurricane Camille 1969 This powerful, deadly, and destructive hurricane formed just west of the Cayman Islands on August 14. It rapidly intensified and by the time it reached western Cuba the next day it was a Category 3 hurricane.
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- Charley was the strongest hurricane to hit Florida since the Category 5 Andrew hit south of Miami in 1992. Hurricane Mitch, which stalled over Honduras in 1998, also was Category 5 with sustained wind over 155 mph. Mitch killed some 10,000 people in Central America.
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- Destruction at dawn: What Hurricane Andrew did to South Florida 24 years ago. Hurricane Andrew struck South Miami-Dade 24 years ago, Aug. 24, 1992. This is the account on the front page of the Miami Herald the next day.
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History Georgia’s 94th county as well as the City of Gordon located in Wilkinson County, Georgia were named for William Washington Gordon (1796-1842), the first Georgian to graduate from West Point Military Academy, the founder and president of Georgia’s first railroad, the Central Railroad and Banking Company, later known as the Central of Georgia Railroad ...
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- It started with Hurricane Charley when its made landfall on the southwest coast of Florida on Aug. 13, 2004. The storm caused $15 billion in damage and killed 10 people in the United States. Video: Remembering Hurricane Charley: Storm caused $15 billion in damages.
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Hurricane Andrew Both Hurricane Floyd and Hurricane Andrew were very powerful and destructive Atlantic hurricanes that struck the U.S. in the summer. Hurricane Floyd was a strong category 4 hu … rricane with peak winds of 155 mph, that struck North Carolina at category 2 strength in September of 1999. Damage totaled to $4.5 billion (worth $6.2 billion today). Hurricane Andrew was a category 5 hurricane with peak winds of 175 mph that struck Florida at category 5 strength and in Louisiana at category 3 strength. in August of 1992. Damage totaled to $26 billion (worth $43 billion today).
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List of New York hurricanes August 9, 1817 — A tropical storm produces heavy rainfall in New York City and Long Island. September 3, 1821 — The 1821 Norfolk and Long Island hurricane results in severe damage on Long Island and is accompanied by storm surge of 13 feet (4 m). High wind causes a ship to crash on Long Island killing 17 people.
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- Tropical Storm Gordon. The remnants of Tropical Storm Gordon produced 1-4 inches of rain across coastal South Carolina with a 6-10 inch max over northeastern Charleston County causing flooding. Strongest observed winds occurred in Charleston City with sustained winds of 25 knots and a gust to 32 knots. As the remnants of Gordon passed over Georgetown county spotter reports and radar estimates show that over 8 inches of rain. Gordon produced a tornado on Waccamaw Neck. Extensive street flooding occurred in downtown North Myrtle Beach. ($868K)
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Restoration, Creation, and Recovery Effects of Hurricane Andrew (1992) on Wetlands in Southern Florida and Louisiana Effects of Hurricane Andrew (1992) on Wetlands in Southern Florida and Louisiana. Hurricane Andrew was a small but powerful storm that caused massive destruction along a path through southern Florida and south-central Louisiana in late August 1992 (fig. 57). Rainfall associated with Andrew was light for a hurricane because of the small size and rapid forward movement of the storm.
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Tropical Storm Emily (1999) Tropical Storm Emily (1999) Tropical Storm Emily was the fifth named storm of the 1999 Atlantic hurricane season. Emily formed on August 24 from the same cluster of tropical waves that spawned hurricanes Cindy and Dennis. Emily formed east of the Windward Islands, moved northwest, then north, and dissipated on August 28. Emily's peak was 50 mph.
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Hurricane Andrew hit South Florida 22 years ago: A look back at the storm as it happened Hurricane Andrew hit South Florida 22 years ago: A look back at the storm as it happened. This was Miami Herald staff writer Arnold Markowtiz’s report from the morning of Aug. 24, 1992. Hurricane Andrew, the most fearsome storm to hit South Florida in decades, howled ashore early today with 138-mile- an- hour winds, killing at least two and leaving a path of destruction from Fort Lauderdale to the Florida Keys.
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Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Katrina was the eleventh tropical storm, fifth hurricane, and the second Category 5 hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. The storm formed over the Bahamas on August 23, where it moved east and hit Florida as a Category 1 hurricane two days later.
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Fort Gordon Fort Gordon, formerly known as Camp Gordon, is a United States Army installation established in 1917.t was named Camp Gordon in honor of John Brown Gordon, who was a major general in the Confederate army, a Georgia governor, a U.S. senator, and a businessman. The camp opened in July 1917, becoming a training site and home of the famous 82nd Airborne Division.
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Fort Gordon, Georgia Fort Gordon-area historical earthquake activity is near Georgia state average. It is 85% smaller than the overall U.S. average. On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 37.1 miles away from the city center.
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Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Katrina first made landfall between Hallandale Beach and Aventura, Florida on August 25. The storm dropped heavy rainfall in portions of the Miami metropolitan area, with a peak total of 16.43 in (417 mm) in Perrine. As a result, local flooding occurred in Miami-Dade County, damaging approximately 100 homes.
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- Tropical Cyclone George came ashore on the remote Pilbara coast of Western Australia on the evening of March 8, 2007, as a very powerful Category 4 storm, with wind speeds as high as 275 kilometers per hour (170 miles per hour).
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Hurricane Mitch Hurricane Mitch. Hurricane Mitch was the most powerful storm of the 1998 Atlantic hurricane season. Hurricane Mitch was one of the most powerful storm ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean. Mitch was the second deadliest Atlantic hurricane because it killed 11,000-18,000 in Central America and Mexico, it is second only to the Great Hurricane of 1780. Mitch also caused over $5 billion in damage. Because the damage and deaths were very high, the name Mitch was retired and will never be used for a hurricane in the At
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- Hurricane Emily, August 31, 1993 - 20th Anniversary. Hurricane Emily was the fifth named storm, first hurricane, and only major hurricane of the 1993 Atlantic hurricane season. The tropical wave that spawned Emily moved off the West Coast of Africa on August 17, 1993 and into the Cape Verde Islands.
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Walter Henry Gordon Brigadier General Walter H. Gordon, Commanding the Tenth Infantry Brigade from December 1, 1917, to August 28, 1918. Walter Henry Gordon in 1919. Walter Henry Gordon (June 24, 1863 – April 26, 1924) was a United States Army general.
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- From 1990 to 2016, South Carolina has only had five weak tropical cyclone landfalls along the coast: Tropical Storm Kyle (35 kts) in 2002, Hurricane Gaston (65 kts) and Hurricane Charley (70 kts) in 2004, Tropical Storm Ana (40 kts) in 2015, and Tropical Depression Bonnie (30 kts) in 2016.
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Hurricane Stephen Hurricane Stephen was a category five hurricane that struck the Seally Islands during the 2003 hurricane season. It caused well over 9 billion in damage. Hurricane Stephen was first classified as Tropical Wave 23-18 moving north in July 2003. By July 25th, it was heading towards warm waters, 100 miles from Iceland. On July 27th, TR 23-18 had evolved into a Category 1 Hurricane Stephen, 88 miles from Iceland.
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Tropical Storm Matthew (2010) For other storms of the same name, see Tropical Storm Matthew (disambiguation). Tropical Storm Matthew was the fourth and deadliest tropical cyclone to make landfall in Central America during the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season. Matthew, despite being a tropical storm, proved to be destructive.
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- Hurricane Floyd, 1999. Aerial photograph of inland flooding caused by Hurricane Floyd. J. Jordan of the US Army Corps of Engineers. The Flood of the Century, the 500-Year Flood, Hurricane Floyd. It remains the single greatest disaster in North Carolina’s history. This mammoth storm was twice the size of a normal hurricane, but the true devastation began after the storm had passed. North Carolinians went to sleep the night after the storm only to wake with flood waters lapping over their bedsides. Floyd’s torrential rains had produced record-breaking flooding.