atlantic hurricane season atlantic hurricane season featured tropical cyclone atlantic basin time hurricane hugo season officially began june ended november near average season named storms storm tropical depression developed june dissipated days later effects land later month tropical storm caused severe flooding especially texas louisiana tropical storm barry tropical depressions thirteen caused impact tropical caused light effects land resulting fatalities rip currents offshore east_coast united_states atlantic_canada produced minor flooding notable storm season hurricane hugo category hurricane caused billion usd damage fatalities ravaged lesser antilles united_states especially state south_carolina hugo ranked atlantic hurricane hurricane andrew fallen destructive storms 2000s early 2010s storms caused significant damage hurricanes jerry resulted flooding wind impacts texas caused light damage bermuda canadian province newfoundland tropical storm karen final storm season brought heavy rainfall tornado cuba dissipating december overall storms season collectively caused fatalities billion damage season summary pre season forecasts forecasts hurricane activity issued hurricane season noted hurricane experts associates normal season defined named storms reach hurricane strength major hurricanes forecast seven named storms intensify hurricane prediction number major hurricanes prior season houston texas issued forecast called named storms hurricanes season activity atlantic hurricane season officially began june average season tropical depressions formed depressions attained tropical storm status seven attained hurricane status hurricanes intensified major hurricanes season average likely relatively small amounts dust air layer hurricanes tropical storm landfall season caused deaths billion damage storm season tropical storm karen dissipated december days official end season november tropical cyclogenesis atlantic hurricane season began tropical depression developing june later month tropical depression developed intensified eventually tropical storm june month july slightly active tropical depressions developing form extremely late month august active month season total seven tropical cyclones existing developing period september peak hurricane season tropical cyclones developed month later hurricane hugo tropical storm iris tropical cyclones developed october month eventually hurricane jerry finally tropical cyclone developed november eventually tropical storm karen lasted december season activity reflected cumulative accumulated cyclone energy ace rating classified normal 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 intensity timeline events storms tropical depression frontal system developed tropical depression utc june located miles northeast veracruz veracruz depression initially headed northeastward curving southward june peaked winds mph early june depression dissipated miles northeast veracruz tropical storm second tropical depression developed june northwestern gulf_of_mexico interaction tropical wave remnants eastern heading northward slowly intensified tropical storm early june continued slowly intensify landfall near winds mph following day moving inland rapidly weakened eastern texas transitioned extratropical storm june rapidly extratropical land remnants reached far north indiana remnants turned south west northwest reaching mississippi finally dissipating arkansas july caused significant flooding states especially louisiana texas precipitation storm peaked inches louisiana result structures louisiana flooded acres crops ruined cotton drowning fatalities reported tornadoes spawned state worst occurred parish destroyed homes severely damaged inflicted minor impact houses texas flooding severe homes received water damage forcing hundreds residents evacuate thousands people deaths occurred texas teenage boys drowned mississippi storm caused million losses drowning deaths widespread minor flooding reported overall damage estimated reached million fatalities tropical storm barry tropical wave emerged atlantic_ocean west coast africa july wave quickly developed low level circulation july designated tropical depression utc located midway africa depression moved northwestward response area high pressure located north azores depression strengthened upgraded tropical storm barry july slowly intensified reached peak intensity mph day july barry weakened depression dissipated shortly located miles northeast lesser antilles late july tropical disturbance convergence zone observed near trinidad disturbance later reached gulf_of_mexico developed tropical depression july heading north northwestward depression intensified upgraded following day quickly strengthen hurricane august intensifying slightly landfall near texas later day storm quickly weakened moving inland fell tropical storm intensity hours landfall early august weakened tropical depression dissipated oklahoma august making landfall texas storm produced relatively small tides locations reporting waves feet height locations experienced extensive beach erosion addition numerous rescues rainfall high winds homes damaged numerous trees sign knocked tornadoes reported shed texas knocking trees mobile homes louisiana remnants brought light moderate rainfall states affects minor states overall fatalities occurred drowning million damage reported hurricane dean tropical wave developed july situated half way cape_verde lesser antilles following day depression intensified tropical storm dean heading generally west northwestward dean intensified hurricane august storm remained category hurricane curved northward bypassing lesser antilles tracking northward dean accelerated intensified category hurricane bypassing bermuda late august dean turned northeastward weakened tropical storm making landfall southern newfoundland august storm continued northeast direction lost tropical characteristics south greenland following day dean approached lesser antilles heavy rainfall strong winds reported antigua damage reported bermuda winds mph inches precipitation fell dean caused fatalities people injured according insurance claims storm damaged buildings boats vehicles pier additionally strong winds downed power lines leaving people electricity overall damage island approximately million million incurred naval air station bermuda annex storm surge feet occurred north_carolina significant erosion reported atlantic_canada light moderate rainfall reported tropical storm force winds observed areas furthermore waves reported tropical depression tropical wave developed tropical depression august located miles east easternmost islands cape_verde approaching tropical storm watch issued upper level low increased wind shear system result depression degenerated tropical wave august wave eventually split southern eventually hurricane hurricane erin organized tropical wave emerged atlantic_ocean west coast africa august convection diminished cooler sea surface temperatures small defined low level circulation remained convection later redeveloped system tropical depression early august located southeast cape_verde interaction tropical depression tropical wave subtropical system caused north northwestward depression strengthened upgraded tropical storm erin utc august erin continued north northwestward curving northward august storm intensified hurricane august northeastern quadrant upper level low caused flow aloft slowed began northwestward northeast upper level low shortly wave moving westward forced erin north eventually north northeastward early august storm strengthened category hurricane later day erin peaked sustained winds mph storm began weaken degenerated tropical storm august shortly erin transitioned extratropical cyclone far northern atlantic hurricane tropical wave observed northwestern africa august following day system moved atlantic_ocean near immediately began organized tropical depression utc august depression initially headed west northwestward strengthened later day shortly storm cape_verde islands reporting sustained winds near mph august august drifted north northwestward response persistent upper level trough southwesterly winds away deep convection causing weaken tropical depression august storm headed northwestward weak frontal trough turned northward september wind shear decreased allowing tropical storm september storm continued strengthen moving west northwestward early september hurricane later day peaked winds mph drifting north northeastward storm eventually began accelerate weakening tropical storm september colder sea surface temperatures increasing wind shear utc september extratropical located east newfoundland remnants later curved east southeastward dissipated september tropical depression tropical depression developed tropical wave east barbados august following day reconnaissance aircraft indicate low level circulation depression degenerated tropical wave tropical depression develop atlantic caribbean_sea remnants entered pacific hurricane octave september hurricane tenth tropical depression season developed tropical wave august depression quickly intensified tropical storm following day moved generally westward curved slightly west northwestward intensifying hurricane september intensification continued eventually peaked moderately strong category hurricane september peaking sustained winds mph slowly curved nearly north significantly weakened heading northward sustained winds dropping low end category hurricane strong category hurricane hours september weakening headed northward bypassed island bermuda early september weakened category hurricane late september nearly stationary roughly halfway bermuda newfoundland weakened tropical storm headed westward september storm sharp turn northeast september weakened tropical depression following day september depression merged storm developing newfoundland approached land extremely large powerful storm generated swells way lesser antilles canada severe erosion occurred east north coasts large waves responsible deaths east_coast united_states fatalities occurred new_england nova scotia waves reached height addition fatality reported canada man drowned near nova scotia hurricane hugo westward moving tropical wave developed september located southeast cape_verde headed generally westward intensified tropical storm hugo september hugo hurricane september major hurricane early september rapid intensification commenced hours later hugo peaked category hurricane winds mph minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg hours later hugo weakened category hurricane weakening september hugo entered caribbean_sea passing guadeloupe winds near mph later landfall intensity hugo downgraded category hurricane landfall eastern puerto_rico storm weakened category hurricane september emerging atlantic hugo accelerated northwest intensification occurred eventually reached secondary peak intensity low end category hurricane early september hugo landfall near charleston south_carolina winds mph landfall hugo rapidly weakened turned northeast transitioned extratropical cyclone northwestern pennsylvania september remnants continued rapidly northeastward dissipated september near greenland storm caused significant damage guadeloupe winds mph fatalities injuries reported homes destroyed leaving people homeless crop losses extreme storm banana crop sugar cane crop nearly crops people killed injured damage island topped million antigua person killed homes damaged suffered loss banana crop landslides cut towns days people killed injured buildings damaged destroyed people left homeless damage estimates exceeded billion damage erosion crop losses reached million fatality reported puerto_rico storm downed thousands trees caused near complete destruction coffee damage crops extreme damage occurred additionally people left homeless deaths reported losses exceeded billion south_carolina red_cross estimates single family homes destroyed inflicted major damage sustained minor impact additionally mobile homes multi family houses damaged destroyed deaths billion damage state significant impact united_states occurred north_carolina structure destroyed suffered major damage inflicted minor impacts fatality damaged reached billion overall hugo caused fatalities billion losses making hurricane atlantic basin time tropical storm iris tropical wave exited west coast africa entered atlantic_ocean september undergoing tropical cyclogenesis tropical depression developed utc september located halfway windward_islands cape_verde islands slowly strengthened intensified tropical early september storm turned north northwestward paralleled leeward_islands initially uncertainty path potential interaction hugo passing east lesser antilles iris produced rainfall resulting flooding reports winds precipitation islands hugo destroyed observation stations days prior september iris attained maximum sustained wind speed mph storm weakened increased wind shear hugo september winds decreased tropical storm force center exposed convection day iris dissipated approaching bahamas remnant circulation persisted tracked southern florida tropical depression thirteen tropical wave developed october located miles east lesser antilles depression predicted intensify near hurricane status october mid latitude trough increased wind shear inducing weakening later october national_hurricane_center began forecast weakening depression depression continued weakening dissipated october hurricane jerry tropical wave emerged atlantic_ocean west coast africa september minimal development occurred wave crossed atlantic caribbean_sea crossing yucatán_peninsula emerging october developed tropical depression system quickly intensified tropical storm jerry following day jerry tracked generally northward intensifying reached hurricane status october intensifying slightly jerry landfall near texas winds mph jerry rapidly weakened moving inland dissipated october remnants moved tennessee valley ahead frontal zone eventually offshore coast mid-atlantic states storm surge rough surf coast texas destroyed mile section repaired strong winds homes businesses left electricity galveston area homes businesses buildings inflicted damage strong winds tornadoes spawned storm despite issuance hurricane warning hours prior landfall jerry caused fatalities texas possibly storm small size car fell killing occupants minor wind coastal flood damage reported louisiana jerry remnants brought flash flooding portions particularly states kentucky virginia west_virginia eastern kentucky hundreds homes flooded bridges roads washed left hundreds residents stranded damage kentucky reached million similar impact occurred virginia million damage west_virginia rivers western portions state forced hundreds evacuate united_states jerry resulted million damage tropical storm karen tropical wave moved coast africa november failed organize reaching western caribbean_sea favorable conditions allowed convection concentrate developing low level circulation november satellite imagery reconnaissance aircraft indicated development tropical depression north honduras depression moved northwestward northeastward intensifying tropical storm karen november located southwest cuba hours reaching tropical storm intensity karen peaked maximum sustained winds mph time building ridge gulf_of_mexico forced storm southeastward karen threatening northwestern caribbean_sea tropical storm watches warnings issued yucatán_peninsula western cuba storm dropped heavy rainfall cuba reaching wind gusts reached mph reports tornado damage fatalities reported affecting cuba karen turned southwest steadily weakening briefly threatened belize prompting tropical storm watch storm turned southeast dissipated december remnants later moved nicaragua karen tropical cyclone exist december hurricane storm names following names named storms formed north atlantic names retired list season list season replaced storms named erin hugo iris jerry karen time retired spring hugo replaced season names assigned marked gray season effects following table lists storms formed atlantic hurricane season includes duration names landfall damages death totals deaths additional indirect example indirect death traffic accident related storm damage deaths include totals storm extratropical wave low damage figures usd
1989 Atlantic hurricane season