atlantic hurricane season atlantic hurricane season busiest atlantic hurricane season hurricane season officially began june lasted november season highest number systems reach hurricane status single season record surpassed activity began series tropical depressions developed system series tropical depression seven caused extensive flooding cuba jamaica early june final series formed july day tropical storm anna developed caused significant impact land later season tropical depression caused severe local flooding florida panhandle southwestern georgia september small short lived tropical cyclone mid august resulted minimal effects significant storm season hurricane peaked category hurricane august devastated gulf_coast united_states striking mississippi day strong winds storm surge heights especially impacted mississippi louisiana later duration storm caused severe flooding virginia west_virginia responsible deaths billion damage figures usd noted united_states hurricane time hurricane early september caused deadly floods central_america people killed central_america hurricane longest duration atlantic tropical cyclone storm known tropical cyclone landfall panama martha caused minor flooding costa_rica overall systems season collectively caused deaths billion losses season summary atlantic hurricane season officially began june tropical cyclones developed eighteen intensified tropical storms average named storms terms tropical storms busiest season eighteen named storms reached hurricane status record stood named storms hurricanes deepened major hurricanes category higher saffir simpson hurricane wind scale average major hurricanes season season issued advisories previous season additionally reconnaissance aircraft utilized flight hours year atlantic basin point season officially ended november hurricane landfall mississippi august category hurricane tropical cyclones strike united_states category labor day hurricane hurricane andrew successful experiments hurricane declined wind speed day following day duration days september october longest lasting tropical cyclone atlantic hurricane hurricane november hurricane martha tropical cyclone record strike panama season average despite typically tropical cyclogenesis atlantic_ocean increasing activity atlantic upper shear line semi permanent feature extended southeastward caribbean_sea outflow disturbances remained persistent season opposite periphery shear line outflow disturbance increased number tropical cyclones developing causing storms remain weak dissipating deep tropics additionally strong mid ridge replaced south normal tropical cyclone formation hurricanes tropical storms landfall causing deaths billion damage tropical depression resulted damage tropical cyclogenesis began early tropical depressions forming intensified named storm june additional tropical depressions developed failed reach tropical storm intensity activity briefly went dormant june july depression originated day season named storm anna developed tropical cyclones formed month august eve intense tropical cyclone season peaking category hurricane maximum sustained winds mph minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg september active month season tropical cyclones intensified tropical storm holly unnamed hurricane named storms originated october intensified hurricanes including unnamed storm currently average tropical storms hurricane month october unnamed hurricane existed november martha tropical cyclone originate month martha storm season dissipated panama november season activity reflected accumulated cyclone energy ace rating ace broadly speaking measure power hurricane multiplied length time existed storms long time particularly strong hurricanes high aces calculated advisories tropical systems exceeding mph tropical storm strength storms tropical depression seven tropical depression seven developed near june moved north reaching western cuba following day depression moved florida small craft warnings issued southern coast depression landfall florida june dissipated shortly result rain cuba warned flash flood later reported rivers flooding forced people homes sustained winds mph gusts mph observed island impact depression florida unknown damage catastrophic jamaica landslides flooding broken communication lines cancellation railway service evacuation hundreds people homes trains disrupted landslides blocking tracks spanish town bridge train bound kingston disrupted flooded bridge diesel trains richmond furthermore train reach destination landslides reported troubles telephone lines schools colleges kingston suspended classes motorists area difficulty traveling flooded roads reported heavy rains inundated roads washed away livestock destroyed crops june west indies junior seventh day set food money blankets victims tropical storm anna july tropical wave emerged atlantic west coast africa utc july system developed initially depression strengthened slowly moving west northwestward eventually upgraded tropical storm anna july intensification continued hours july anna peaked maximum sustained winds mph minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg storm began weaken moved northwesterly direction late july anna downgraded tropical depression situated north lesser antilles anna briefly strengthened tropical storm late august storm curved northeastward july remained offshore east_coast united_states reached tropical storm status early july intensification occurred storm reaching winds mph later day anna transitioned extratropical cyclone merging extratropical low pressure area utc august centered near remnants continued rapidly east northeastward atlantic august hurricane tropical wave initially tracked east lesser antilles august system curved west northward august eventually moved western periphery bermuda high late august circulation developed utc august system tropical depression located east florida influence trough headed rapidly north north northeastward ships reported winds mph depression upgraded later august significant intensification occurred later august navy reconnaissance reports indicated reached hurricane intensity winds peaked mph strong southwesterly current embedded caused storm accelerate northeastward august storm began losing tropical characteristics near wind field weather station reported sustained winds mph gusts mph passing south newfoundland absorbed frontal zone utc august hurricane tropical disturbance moved west coast africa august developed tropical storm near august storm strengthened quickly category hurricane struck near western tip cuba august storm damaged homes residents left homeless mainland fatalities reported early august emerged gulf_of_mexico august august storm rapidly deepened minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg later august peaked mph category likely maintained intensity landfall near bay louis mississippi early august tropical cyclones strike united_states category labor day hurricane hurricane andrew mississippi bore hurricane combination strong winds large storm caused adverse impact state mississippi dwellings destroyed damaged trailers destroyed additional suffered major losses estimated farm buildings destroyed received major damage addition small businesses impacted mississippi neighboring states alabama louisiana homes destroyed inflicted losses trailers demolished severely impacted additionally small businesses destroyed incurred major damage rapidly weakened landfall august tropical depression hours later storm maintained intensity east dropped heavy rainfall approaching atlantic_ocean especially virginia fell west central bridges washed places entire communities water rivers record heights causing severe flooding state virginia west_virginia combined estimated homes destroyed received damage degree eighty trailers demolished received major losses reportedly farm buildings destroyed inflicted minor damage ninety small businesses severely damage destroyed path rainfall recorded states including arkansas delaware florida georgia illinois indiana maryland new_jersey north_carolina ohio pennsylvania south_carolina tennessee reaching atlantic strengthened mph tropical storm absorbed cold south newfoundland august losses estimated billion considered hurricane united_states history time additionally deaths united_states hurricane august tropical wave developed tropical depression located midway lesser antilles coast africa following day depression strengthened tropical storm late august category hurricane moving northwestward intensified category hurricane winds mph august storm began category category hurricane days possibly seeded silver august attained peak intensity maximum sustained winds mph minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg storm curved northeastward moved offshore east_coast united_states briefly weakened category hurricane august strengthened category hurricane hours later accelerated fell category intensity midday august storm curved northward weakened category hurricane following day shortly passing offshore newfoundland turned northeastward deteriorated tropical storm august hours later hurricane dissipated east northeast greenland newfoundland wind gusts mph observed rainfall recorded tropical storm eve wake hurricane quasi stationary moved situated cut low pressure area developed system acquired low level circulation utc august system classified tropical depression located east jacksonville florida cold air region depression strengthened slowly tracking nearly east late august upgraded tropical storm eve august national_hurricane_center noted conditions prevent rapid deepening intensification possible storm threatened mid-atlantic states bermuda remained offshore caused impacts region eve strengthened slightly august reaching maximum sustained winds mph storm weakened later day eve reached minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg early august eve downgraded tropical depression began effects cold air circulation storm utc august eve degenerated trough low pressure located west northwest bermuda hurricane tropical wave developed tropical depression near windward_islands august initially depression slowly strengthened moving west northwestward upgraded tropical storm hours later located north honduras curved west southwestward upgraded hurricane september storm briefly category hurricane september peaking winds mph late september landfall near belize winds mph storm quickly weakened inland hours later dissipated northern guatemala remnants later contributed development hurricane early stages brought gusty winds light rainfall islands caribbean_sea remaining nearly stationary offshore central_america heavy precipitation fell countries especially guatemala severe flooding killed people caused million damage country approximately people left homeless neighboring honduras hurricane caused damage northern portions country offshore particularly hard hit storm damaged destroyed majority towns el_salvador flooding isolated towns days caused crop damage coastal areas belize lost electricity telephone service high winds resulted extensive damage banana crops number rivers region flooded including reached normal ranked deadliest tropical cyclone guatemala hurricane overall damage estimated million deaths hurricane tropical wave located central bahamas developed tropical depression september depression moved northwestward initially remained disorganized early september depression landfall near florida impact state minimal limited light rainfall later september depression atlantic_ocean south began strengthen following day upgraded utc late september intensified hurricane storm deepened significantly peaking winds mph september early september weakened slightly approaching landfall near maine september strongest tropical cyclones strike state despite landfall category hurricane strongest sustained wind speed recorded mph maine hour rainfall amounts exceeding observed areas new_england precipitation peak massachusetts winds rainfall portions maine massachusetts new_hampshire reported power outages localized flooding utc september extratropical southeastern quebec atlantic_canada winds left electricity new_brunswick nova_scotia left million losses apple crops hurricane holly tropical wave emerged atlantic_ocean west coast africa september moving westward west northwestward developed tropical depression utc september located southeast puerto_rico based hurricane hunter observations organized circulation quickly organized soon upgraded tropical storm holly continuing northwestward steadily intensified hurricane_hunters reported holly attained hurricane status september peak winds mph minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg september holly weakened slightly turning westward lesser antilles lack good upper level outflow unfavorable water holly quickly weakened tropical storm status september confirmed hurricane_hunters day weakened tropical depression status later moved holly dissipated september caribbean_sea situated los archipelago venezuela puerto_rico tropical depression ship reports september indicated presence low pressure area gulf_of_mexico centered west northwest florida estimated tropical depression developed utc day depression headed north northwestward strengthen early september depression landfall port joe florida degenerated remnant low pressure area hours later high pressure ridge blocked system movement moving east september system low pressure trough upper level wind shear moved circulation east northeast moved atlantic_ocean day rainfall peaked havana exceeding central panhandle bridges roads washed inundated water including portions state road addition tornado spawned depression destroyed trailer damaged homes toppled fences lights electrical poles damage florida reached million including million crops million property southwest georgia precipitation totals exceeding common rainfall peaked southern severe local flooding ensued causing damage property crops rainfall fell alabama precipitation totals reached tennessee south_carolina north_carolina virginia hurricane tropical disturbance developed tropical depression september following day strengthened tropical storm centered east southeast san_juan puerto_rico time storm moving westward mph september storm weakened tropical depression depression continued west northwestward passing north leeward_islands drifting northwestward tropical storm september continued intensify achieved hurricane status september curving northeastward storm turned south ultimately completed cyclonic loop bent westward late october turned northwest early october hurricane produced wind gusts mph bermuda minimal impact occurred power outages curved northeastward continued later october peaked category maximum sustained winds mph minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg moving environment colder sea surface temperatures storm began weaken cold air circulation storm began lose tropical characteristics briefly strengthened beginning drift generally eastward storm turned southward began weaken deteriorating tropical storm october heading westward downgraded tropical depression dissipating fully october located initially attained hurricane status subtropical storm upper level low pressure area southeastern gulf_of_mexico spawned subtropical depression utc september operationally classified tropical depression thirty hours later strengthened subtropical storm early following day storm peaked maximum sustained winds mph maintained intensity hours cool air wind shear began weakening storm early october shortly storm weakened subtropical depression hours prior landfall near florida subtropical depression rapidly dissipated inland rainfall relatively light heaviest amounts displaced far east track precipitation peaking inches florida closer location landfall rainfall reached nearly inches pensacola reported area tornado home community united_states_coast_guard planes searched people light aircraft went missing traveled storm brought rainfall states reaching far north maine tropical storm october tropical depression developed northwestern caribbean_sea cut low pressure spawned previous subtropical storm september depression moved quickly north northeastward struck cuba early october approaching southwest coast florida later day system intensified tropical storm simultaneously attained peak intensity winds mph minimum pressure mbar inhg utc october storm landfall naples florida winds mph emerged western atlantic tropical depression increased forced storm track west southwestward florida cyclone unable strengthen dissipated october south louisiana storm crossed cuba tropical depression minimal impact reported storm produced moderate heavy rainfall parts peaking near minor road reported rainfall lower lake basin caused flood plain areas inundated water rose height precipitation remnants later contributed development heavy rains southern louisiana hurricane cold core trough low pressure western atlantic_ocean warmed eastern end tropical depression october north dominican_republic depression passed south turks islands later west early october system turned northward intensified tropical storm hours southwesterly flow associated upper level trough caused storm curve northeastward october upper level low pressure formed offshore north_carolina initially moved rapidly north northwest low october low merged resulting moving tracking southwestward warmer ocean temperatures storm continued strengthen executing small cyclonic loop developed eye feature october strengthening hurricane october moving offshore north_carolina storm brought tides normal october october causing coastal flooding low lying areas october upper level forced storm northeastward accelerate strengthen category hurricane utc october hours later storm peaked sustained winds mph minimum pressure mbar inhg began losing tropical characteristics weakening encountering cold trough northeast atlantic falling tropical storm intensity late october storm soon extratropical north northeast azores hurricane low pressure area developed tropical depression located northeast conditions favorable rapid deepening depression failed vertically stacked struck late october emerging gulf_of_mexico following day system strengthened later october curved northward continued intensifying utc october storm hurricane curved eastward central gulf mexico continued peaking category hurricane sustained winds mph minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg drier air began weakening october curved southeastward southward allowing remain offshore gulf_coast united_states early october cyclone weakened tropical storm curving west southwestward late following day deteriorated tropical depression moving southwestward southward storm landfall near mexico early october promptly dissipated offshore oil rig personnel evacuated storm approached hurricane watch issued galveston texas pensacola florida watch extended eastward florida october voluntary evacuations occurred southern louisiana fear storm similar hurricane early year impact land primarily limited minor beach erosion caused minor damage hurricane martha tropical storm martha developed southwestern caribbean_sea november initially storm developed sustained winds mph tropical depression status remained stationary quickly intensified hurricane martha attained maximum sustained winds mph november subsequently martha weakened drifted southward november martha landfall panama strong tropical storm martha tropical cyclone record landfall panama system weakened tropical depression dissipated land november storm weakened prior landfall strong winds expected reported impacted countries panama inches precipitation fallen areas agricultural land flooded del streets inundated low lying areas storm brought significant rains costa_rica flooding mudslides isolated capital city numerous streets inundated damage costa_rica reached million deaths reported storms addition tropical cyclones season minor tropical depressions tropical depression numbered developed southeast florida depression tracked northeastward passed bahamas later day crossing bahamas depression continued northeastward eventually dissipated southwest bermuda impact reported bahamas tropical depression developed centered south southwest colombia depression headed west northwestward coast nicaragua quickly away northeast rest duration depression mainly headed north north northeastward caribbean_sea june day atlantic hurricane season officially began tropical depression landfall cuba depression dissipated early june impact reported cuba nicaragua june june notable tropical depression seven existed utc june tropical depression formed east moved west northwestward strengthening landfall later day winds mph depression moved slowly yucatán_peninsula emerging gulf_of_mexico north coast yucatán_peninsula june intensification occurred gulf_of_mexico occurred utc june depression dissipated located north northeast tropical wave situated east trinidad developed july depression moved northwestward lesser antilles later day crossed barbados winds mph continued northwest struck martinique june utc following day depression dissipated west southwest addition tropical depressions additional unnamed storms existed season subtropical depression formed offshore north_carolina september reached subtropical storm strength day days later reached hurricane strength moving northeast storm dissipated september located south newfoundland storm developed subtropical depression southwest azores september drifting west southwest moved westward strengthened subtropical storm september later tropical storm cyclone reached mph peak september moving northward september dissipated east newfoundland subtropical depression formed west southwest azores october moving northwestward reached tropical storm status october soon peaked winds mph storm extratropical west azores october large extratropical storm north_atlantic formed subtropical storm october south newfoundland moved southeast gaining tropical characteristics strength way reached hurricane strength november peaking minimal category storm approaching azores weakened prior passing islands system dissipated november storm names following names named storms formed atlantic basin storms named eve holly martha time names assigned marked gray point season began carol originally year list replaced season retired
1969 Atlantic hurricane season