hurricane bob hurricane bob atlantic tropical cyclone officially designated masculine alphabet names bob brought moderate damage portions united_states gulf_coast areas farther inland july storm hurricane gulf_of_mexico form month july fifth tropical cyclone form annual hurricane season origin bob traced tropical wave near western coast africa late june bob formed tropical depression southwestern gulf_of_mexico july tracking general northward direction favorable conditions allowed quick strengthening day formation system reached tropical storm intensity followed hurricane intensity july shortly strengthening hurricane bob reached peak intensity maximum sustained winds mph minimum barometric pressure mbar hpa inhg intensity bob landfall west louisiana rapidly weakened moving inland resulting tropical depression persisted days paralleled mississippi ohio rivers july system emerged western atlantic subsequently absorbed nearby low pressure area widespread offshore coastal evacuations took place united_states gulf_coast preparation hurricane bob effects hurricane united_states marginal typical minimal hurricane cyclone produced moderate storm surge damaging coastal installments causing coastal strong winds associated bob landfall stations observed winds hurricane force winds downed trees blew windows addition causing widespread power outages heavy rainfall reported locations peaking louisiana inland torrential rains led flooding indiana resulting considerable damage opposed coast bob spawned tornadoes causing significant damage overall bob responsible death million damage meteorological history origin hurricane bob traced tropical wave located near cape_verde end june disturbance tracked westward minimal signs development reached northwestern caribbean_sea july following day tropical system tracked yucatán_peninsula following day emerging gulf_of_mexico cluster storms began develop weak circulation center enabled rapid tropical cyclogenesis utc july disturbance analyzed organized tropical depression atlantic year depression strengthened quickly morning july united_states_air_force reconnaissance flight indicated tropical cyclone strengthened tropical storm intensity situated south louisiana storm intensity system named bob making atlantic tropical cyclone receive masculine time flight measured minimum barometric pressure mbar hpa inhg reaching tropical storm intensity bob began curve northward opposed prior northeasterly track presence strengthening upper level trough storm west trough greatly enhanced atmospheric conditions bob allowing tropical cyclone intensify rapidly utc july bob estimated strengthened hurricane intensity based additional reconnaissance flight data bob july hurricane gulf_of_mexico hurricane hurricane maximum sustained winds hold steady mph approximately ensuing hours storm barometric pressure reaching minimum mbar hpa inhg utc day bob lowest documented barometric pressure time hurricane landfall west louisiana moving inland bob quickly weakened land interaction mere tropical depression july resulting depression maintain intensity days july low pressure area drifted southern ohio curved eastward july bob remnants moved western atlantic subsequently absorbed low pressure area preparations bob moved gulf_coast national_weather_service issued gale warnings coastal regions extending bay louisiana mississippi utc july warnings upgraded hurricane warnings bob strengthening intensity storm existence forecasts predictions national_hurricane_center greater accuracy average addition tropical cyclone warnings watches agency advised small craft port arthur texas pensacola florida remain port preparation storm offshore oil workers evacuated despite typical evacuation procedure immediately evacuated offshore oil staff executing phase evacuation plan land residents tourists evacuated total people evacuated coastal areas leading bob eventual landfall new_orleans people checked city evacuation centers mississippi_river temporarily closed shipping united_states_coast_guard hours reopening storm impact effects united_states result bob typical minimal hurricane considerable nature coast bob caused moderate storm surge resulting coastal waters rising high normal rough seas sunk boats caused significant damage piers breached surge resulting coastal minor beach erosion occurred coast mississippi alabama wave action damaged cars near shore disrupted operations area strong winds reported association storm station documented sustained winds hurricane force highest wind observation taken oil rig coast louisiana sustained winds mph strongest wind gust association hurricane measured mississippi mph new_orleans strong winds damaged trees power lines broke windows city central business district addition widespread power outages impacted electricity customers city area similar incidents took place louisiana louisiana men blown roof marina killed death associated hurricane east florida trees power lines downed produced widespread area rain heavy localized areas rainfall associated hurricane peaked louisiana storm landfall statewide rainfall totals peaked mississippi alabama respectively inland remnants bob dropped heavy rainfall peaking station addition strong winds heavy rain bob produced tornadoes southern united_states tornadoes caused damage striking areas mississippi tornado impacted areas near red level alabama destroying damaging buildings trees overall hurricane bob caused approximately million damage million damage resulted flooding indiana rest storm monetary impacts arising coastal regions
Hurricane Bob (1979)