atlantic hurricane season atlantic hurricane season featured highest number hurricanes season officially began june lasted november dates conventionally period year tropical cyclones form atlantic basin season slightly average total storms hurricanes hurricanes strengthened major hurricanes event occurred system unnamed tropical storm developed june weeks official start season striking florida june storm brought localized flooding portions cuba leaving million damage storm unnamed developed near end july impact land effects combined devastating florida brought destruction portions caribbean especially moving inland brought flooding states virginia overall storm caused deaths million damage southeastern georgia hurricane force winds leaving fatalities million damage october brought strong winds tornadoes florida flooding cuba carolinas killed seven people left approximately million damage strongest tropical cyclone season powerful category hurricane devastated portions gulf_coast united_states especially mississippi louisiana striking category brought heavy rainfall strong winds tornadoes coastal flooding areas experienced flooding remnants overall caused deaths million damage names retired following season collectively tropical cyclones resulted fatalities approximately million damage season summary atlantic hurricane season officially began june slightly average season tropical storms formed compared average named storms reached hurricane status near average hurricanes reached major hurricane status mean season prior season national_hurricane_center director noted probability hurricane striking united_states astronomical hurricanes tropical storms landfall season causing deaths million damage tropical storm caused damage fatalities struck land season officially ended november system unnamed tropical storm developed june days start season struck florida tropical depression strengthened tropical storm sea storm ceased exist june season went dormant nearly seven weeks cyclone unnamed storm form july tropical cyclogenesis increased august tropical cyclones additional storms originated september including strongest storm season peaked maximum sustained winds mph minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg sole tropical cyclone form month october final system unnamed storm existed developed november dissipated november days end season 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 storm disturbance moved developed tropical depression east british honduras modern day belize june moving slowly northward north northeastward caribbean_sea gulf_of_mexico depression failed intensify significantly utc utc june landfall near florida winds mph early following day depression emerged atlantic_ocean near jacksonville began strengthen northeastward located offshore south_carolina june system tropical storm deepening occurred slowly storm peaking winds mph june june absorbed extratropical low located south southeast nova scotia storm brought local flooding portions western cuba areas experienced considerable damage strong winds hail associated thunderstorm particularly damage jacksonville area gale warnings issued south_carolina north_carolina rain resulted inundated streets streams additionally water covered streets downtown conway south_carolina overall storm caused million damage tropical storm television infrared observation satellite indicated area disturbed weather weak surface circulation vicinity cape_verde july reports reconnaissance aircraft indicate tropical depression developed utc july located halfway leeward_islands northernmost islands cape_verde initially depression moved rapidly west northwestward likely caused minimal intensification july north northwest south southeast oriented trough forced depression curve north northwestward situated east bermuda july began heading northeastward later day depression finally organized developed defined atlantic hurricane database indicates depression strengthened tropical storm utc july ships reports winds reaching mph time maximum sustained winds peaked mph storm continued moving rapidly northeastward began interact cold transitioned extratropical cyclone august located east newfoundland tropical storm weak trough developed tropical depression august located south alabama depression moved westward initially remained disorganized utc august depression strengthened tropical storm small tropical cyclone spanning diameter storm quickly intensified peak winds mph late august hours later landfall near texas intensity weakened tropical depression early august dissipating later day overall impact system minor texas precipitation peaked victoria regional airport localized flooding occurred rainfall beneficial city victoria streets temporarily inundated water fishing company lost portion roof resulted estimated losses damage property crops impacts storm severe jackson victoria counties damage crops estimated respectively tropical storm minor trough low pressure situated west bermuda early august airline crew member observed low level circular cloud forming utc august time tropical depression developed west bermuda moved north east strengthened tropical storm august shortly storm struck bermuda sustained winds island reached mph gusts mph reported tornado damaged aircraft privately owned losses reached approximately shortly moving bermuda august spiral bands appeared island radar advisories initiated utc august data making difficult confirm tropical cyclone cold caused storm curve northeastward august later day attained peak intensity maximum sustained winds mph minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg began weakening dissipated late following day located east northeast bermuda hurricane tropical wave developed tropical depression located east barbados late august early following day depression strengthened tropical storm continued west northwestward quickly deepening hurricane later august rapidly deepened reached category early august hours later struck guadeloupe winds mph storm intensified category hurricane entered caribbean_sea located south dominican_republic utc august attained peak intensity mph weakened slightly making landfall near les haiti august winds mph storm emerged caribbean hours later rapidly weakened falling category hurricane utc category hurricane hours later utc august hurricane briefly moved ashore near cuba winds mph emerged striking minimal hurricane early august hours later hurricane emerged atlantic_ocean began strengthening moving northward category hurricane early day utc august landfall florida winds mph system quickly weakened inland falling tropical storm intensity early following day deteriorate tropical depression august cyclone slowly carolinas virginia dissipate instead intensified tropical storm entering atlantic near norfolk virginia september moved east northeastward hurricane hours later early september cyclone accelerated curved north northeastward weakened tropical storm september soon extratropical located east northeast newfoundland guadeloupe storm destroyed homes caused extensive damage roofs roads power lines additionally banana crop ruined overall deaths million damage caused seven fatalities million damage dominican_republic strong winds haiti caused severe damage houses roof walls knocked les houses destroyed sugar mill rural areas outside city dwellings demolished half houses leveled near crops particularly west city ruined storm left fatalities million damage haiti impact cuba minor death million damage florida left damage east coast winds left people electricity south florida state storm damaged homes destroyed mobile homes flattened suffered severe impact additionally small businesses damaged destroyed deaths million damage including agriculture brought flooding states especially virginia area streets inundated blocked hundreds dwellings flooded forcing areas evacuate deaths million damage occurred virginia overall storm caused fatalities million damage hurricane tropical depression developed low pressure august shortly moving offshore west coast africa near depression upgraded tropical storm september curved northeastward continued strengthen reaching hurricane status early september intensification slowed somewhat category major hurricane september deepening peaked category maximum sustained winds mph minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg early following day utc september weakened category hurricane category hurricane curving westward early following day later september system strengthened category hurricane approaching east coast florida motion erratic making cyclonic loops utc september hurricane landfall near florida winds mph hours later weakened category hurricane deterioration slowed hurricane falling tropical storm intensity september briefly drifted southwestern georgia turned east northeastward late day early september storm emerged atlantic_ocean near cape_hatteras north_carolina extratropical hours later remnants moved rapidly northeastward dissipated offshore newfoundland early september hurricane hurricane twentieth century landfall coast region florida coast tides reached mean sea level strong winds sustained wind mph observed jacksonville approximately customers left electricity phones service damage jacksonville area occurred older buildings located coastal areas additionally sections city experienced wind induced river flooding vicinity homes destroyed suffered damage mobile homes demolished experienced impact overall heavy rainfall damaged crops inundated numerous roads bridges isolated communities days florida dwellings flattened received damage mobile homes destroyed suffered severe impact farm buildings small businesses severely damaged demolished deaths million damage occurred georgia storm damaged homes additionally trailers suffered major impact small businesses destroyed experienced severe damage death state million damage states affected storm impact lesser death occurred virginia overall caused million damage deaths hurricane observed large cloud mass near september later day developed tropical depression located east cape_verde depression moved west northwestward intensified tropical storm utc september initially suggested hurricane absorb storms located apart september strengthened hurricane early following day curved westward continued slowly late september storm peaked category hurricane maximum sustained winds mph storm weakened category hurricane early september deteriorated category following day early september strengthened category hurricane later day storm passed northwest bermuda september bringing wind gusts mph island low lying areas flooded trees residents briefly left electricity causeway linking main island inundated resumed weakened downgraded category late september accelerated northeastward extratropical late september located northwest azores tropical storm florence tropical wave emerged atlantic_ocean west coast africa september wave quickly developed tropical depression utc september located northwest shortly later depression produced weather cape_verde despite having sustained winds mph system minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg recorded early september depression curved northwestward began intensify early september upgraded hours later storm attained maximum sustained wind speed mph florence curved north northeastward september slowly weakened reconnaissance aircraft reported florence degenerated area south azores utc september hurricane emerged atlantic west coast africa september tracking westward developed tropical depression centered midway lesser antilles cape_verde september shortly strengthened tropical storm september abruptly strengthened category hurricane winds increasing mph mph hours early following day weakened slightly category hurricane late september late september storm rapidly intensified peaked mph category hurricane later day began weakening following day curved northward september storm turned northwestward september briefly threatened east_coast united_states northeastward september moved rapidly atlantic_canada utc september extratropical centered nova scotia mainland east_coast united_states produced light rainfall gusty winds storm surge coastal flooding reported north_carolina virginia high tides inundated homes buildings water small villages flooded highway state virginia death occurred man fatally struck throat debris high tides affected mid-atlantic new_england atlantic_canada tides ranging higher average virginia hurricane tropical wave developed tropical depression utc september located south trinidad cuba depression tracked west northwestward struck cuba early september briefly emerging northwestern caribbean_sea later day depression strengthened tropical storm utc september time landfall near cuba winds mph late september emerged gulf_of_mexico near storm continued intensify reaching hurricane status september following hours strengthened significantly peaked category hurricane winds mph late october curved northward began weakening unfavorable conditions utc october storm landfall near franklin louisiana winds mph rapidly weakened inland extratropical southern mississippi utc day cuba storm caused minor impact damage totaling million offshore united_states gulf_of_mexico oil platforms destroyed damaged repair losses oil industry reached million louisiana sustained winds mph morgan city new area additionally tornadoes new_orleans area resulted significant damage fatalities estimated injuries approximately homes damaged state severely impacted outside louisiana damage primarily caused flooding impacted worst flooding north_carolina homes buildings suffered water damage death reported united_states storm caused fatalities million losses hurricane frontal trough developed tropical depression southwestern caribbean october depression initially remained disorganized track northwestward strengthened tropical storm october curving northeastward quickly strengthened reached hurricane status later day late october landfall cuba despite land interaction storm continued strengthening peaked category hurricane winds mph following day moved northeastward landfall near florida intensity late october reaching atlantic following day storm began weaken fell category hurricane turned northward continued weakening transitioning extratropical cyclone located offshore eastern north_carolina october storm produced strong winds western cuba hundreds homes destroyed tobacco warehouses deaths cuba caused collapsing houses area tornadoes florida caused significant damage overall state house destroyed severely damage suffered minor impact additionally trailers destroyed inflicted major damage deaths occurred state heart attack drowning florida keys shrimp boat sank storm weakened considerably impact north_carolina generally minor storm spawned tornadoes state demolished trailers homes buildings communities damage united_states totaled million tropical storm area disturbed weather developed tropical depression early november located north northwest panama depression strengthened slowly reaching tropical storm status november curved westward headed central_america early november storm landfall near nicaragua winds mph hours later weakened tropical depression shortly emerging caribbean_sea storm failed intensify landfall belize november dissipated early following day nicaragua winds heavy rainfall caused significant crop damage especially residents living near evacuated entire town flooded small houses completely destroyed tides high normal large amounts precipitation caused flooding destroyed bridge leaving population communication bridge collapsed town strong winds heavy rainfall resulted considerable damage overall storm resulted million damage storms addition tropical storms depressions monitored season july tropical depression developed east cape_hatteras north_carolina winds mph occurred associated system moved northeast noted july moved nova_scotia vii depicted tropical depressions july september respectively data region lack complete satellite coverage information systems available storm names following names named storms formed north_atlantic list season exception replaced storm named time names later retired replaced candy hannah respectively season names assigned marked gray
1964 Atlantic hurricane season