atlantic hurricane season atlantic hurricane season officially began june lasted november dates conventionally period year tropical cyclones form atlantic basin season subtropical depression formed week june tropical cyclone dissipated end week november season lower average activity ongoing event active season north_atlantic atlantic hurricane season season major hurricanes earl strongest hurricane season reaching category status storms caused significant damage caused heavy rains flooding southeast texas landfall near caused limited damage north_carolina massachusetts crossed atlantic extratropical cyclone caused considerable damage british isles seasonal forecast summary issued forecasts july indicating forecasts anticipation normal hurricane season total named tropical storms expected hurricane expected days hurricanes total days tropical storm active northern atlantic ocean july numbers dropped total named storms hurricanes hurricane days days named tropical storm perfectly verified 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 ace calculated advisories tropical systems exceeding knots mph tropical storm strength subtropical cyclones excluded total timeline events storms tropical storm andrew early june large area disturbed weather persisted bringing heavy rains islands area moved northward developing circulation bahamas strong upper level winds caused satellite imagery showed circulation developing bahamas strong upper level winds caused structure resemble subtropical cyclone result system classified subtropical depression june depression moved northwest transitioned tropical storm june named andrew southeast charleston south_carolina tropical storm approached south_carolina coast northeast june storm passed cape_hatteras near peak intensity mph storm accelerated northeast briefly crossing territory storms season ultimately absorbed low pressure system canada june active andrew posed threat carolinas gale warnings posted area ranging south virginia june waves reached heights foot coast carolinas killed person companions swept shore swimmers caught currents hospitalized precursor storm produced heavy rainfall jamaica caused deadly flood event hurricane late june frontal trough drifted northeastern gulf_of_mexico june surface circulation formed tracking west northwestward developed tropical depression june located miles south pensacola florida day attained tropical storm status continued favorable conditions attained hurricane status june south louisiana turned northwest landfall near texas storm quickly weakened land turned north northeast june absorbed approaching frontal zone southeastern missouri prior moving ashore people evacuated making landfall produced storm surge peaking feet pass rainfall storm peaked inches ace texas caused street flooding destroyed small dam texas hurricane spawned tornadoes combination moderate winds destroyed southwestern louisiana storm deaths occurred port arthur texas area deaths occurred separate car accidents occurred partially paralyzed woman died house fire caused minor damage totaling million usd million usd tropical depression tropical depression season detected early july open waters atlantic north bermuda miles north island storm moving northward mph maximum sustained winds mph later afternoon aircraft reconnaissance found defined circulation storm status reduced depression depression threatened land areas tropical depression tropical disturbance detected august northwestern gulf_of_mexico lower texas coast low pressure system moved slowly land limiting system development august system organized considered tropical depression storm moved inland overnight dumping inches rain causing street flooding nearby system caused rainfall inches areas major problems attributed storm carried depression operationally assigned number hurricane hurricane tropical cyclone season hurricane threaten east central united_states hurricane previous year tropical storm second hurricane season formed subtropical low august florida panhandle days later intensified tropical storm coast south_carolina attained hurricane status moving eastern north_carolina gradually weakened north atlantic_ocean transitioning extratropical cyclone remnants remained identifiable week crossing british isles dissipating august storm brought light moderate precipitation path southeastern united_states georgia south_carolina rainfall drought conditions north_carolina hurricane landfall tidal flooding downed trees primary impact storm brought high winds southeastern virginia people left power minor damage extended atlantic coastline northward massachusetts traffic fatality reported north_carolina virginia people maryland died plane crash related storm united_states caused estimated million damage million usd extratropical cyclone brought heavy rainfall strong winds ireland united_kingdom causing deaths ireland rainfall set records hour totals including accumulation set record greatest daily rainfall total country country rainfall caused widespread flooding resulting rivers banks dublin area buildings flooded depth united_kingdom storm caused downed trees power lines flooded rivers tropical depression tropical depression formed eastern tropical atlantic_ocean august depression moved west northwest northwest away caribbean_sea development dissipating east southeast bermuda september tropical depression tropical wave crossed caribbean sea moving favorable upper environment western caribbean sea august system formed weak tropical depression crossing peninsula better organized moved south central western gulf_of_mexico september system moved ashore east central mexico quickly dissipating tropical cyclone september satellite imagery revealed cloud pattern persisted mexico additional couple days heavy rainfall fell primarily north track maximum northeast mexico falling total inches measured tropical storm september tropical wave moved coast africa headed westward disturbance degree latitude organized tropical depression september tropical storm later day peaked mph storm september reported gusts hurricane force passing lesser antilles encountered vertical wind shear september dissipated central caribbean_sea remnants continued westward ultimately tropical storm islands experienced wind gusts hurricane force causing severe power outages causing roof damage storm drove coast guard ship aground people injured hundreds homes destroyed torrential rainfall produced mudslides turn damaged roads bridges electricity water services destroyed homes island barbados trinidad strong flooding feet caused landslides destroying bridges storm caused million damage total damage storm amounted million usd crops deaths reported hurricane earl strongest storm season began tropical wave africa september moving tropical atlantic_ocean strengthened tropical depression september miles east puerto_rico depression quickly strengthened reached hurricane strength september peaked category hurricane september half circle weakened category september bounced way came earl turned north extratropical southeast newfoundland september peak earl sustained winds mph minimum central pressure mbar spotted tropical disturbance near lesser antilles november system moved generally northward slowly developing system organized tropical depression november quickly strengthened tropical storm storm curved northeast strengthened reaching hurricane strength november surface high pressure system north caused storm weaken vertical wind shear increased center later absorbed extratropical cyclone november storm names following names named storms formed north atlantic names retired season list season andrew replaced allen storm named andrew time names assigned marked gray retirement retired names season
1986 Atlantic hurricane season