atlantic hurricane season atlantic hurricane season featured deadliest tropical cyclones record atlantic basin hurricane flora season officially began june lasted november dates conventionally period year tropical cyclones form atlantic basin near average season terms tropical storms total named storms system developed cape_verde lesser antilles july storm later impacted bermuda strong winds resulted usd damage storms hurricanes unnamed tropical storm impact land month september hurricane caused wind damage flooding texas leaving deaths approximately million damage passed eastern greater antilles causing deaths million damage occurred martinique significant storm season hurricane flora peaked category hurricane saffir simpson hurricane wind scale drifting slowly executing cyclonic loop flora dropped heavy rainfall including cuba extreme flooding ensued leaving fatalities million damage flora listed deadliest atlantic hurricanes record october moved offshore eventually extratropical remnants struck nova scotia caused deaths damage united_states final cyclone tropical storm caused deaths damage guadeloupe overall storms season caused deaths million damage season summary hurricane season officially began june ended november near average tropical storms slightly average named storms seven reached hurricane status average furthermore storms reached major hurricane status category higher saffir simpson hurricane wind scale early season activity suppressed intense trough offshore east_coast united_states strong westerly winds later tropical cyclone formation occurred portion trough weaken easterly flow increased atlantic total hurricanes landfall season causing deaths million damage tropical storm caused damage deaths despite remaining offshore extratropical tropical cyclogenesis began late developing july system formed august september active unnamed tropical storm hurricanes flora developing month flora intense tropical cyclone season peaking category hurricane winds mph minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg system october tropical storm dissipated october season activity reflected average 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 subtropical cyclones excluded total storms hurricane cloud mass developed tropical depression season utc july located halfway lesser antilles cape_verde headed west tropical storm august soon rapidly intensified acquiring mph maximum sustained winds ranking category hurricane later day lack outflow caused weaken tropical depression august storm failed significantly august time tropical storm following day intensified hurricane passing directly bermuda hours passing island hurricane reached peak intensity winds mph barometric pressure mbar inhg august transitioned extratropical cyclone absorbed cyclone later day track hurricane warnings watches issued leeward_islands damage reported islands storm greatest impact bermuda high winds near record rainfall inches downed trees power lines caused flooding damages island amounted usd hurricane august tropical wave developed tropical depression situated north northwest french moving west northwestward depression strengthened tropical storm utc following day later august reconnaissance aircraft flight storm observed winds mph barometric pressure mbar inhg subsequent flight august recorded defined eye winds mph barometric pressure mbar inhg result storm upgraded category hurricane utc shortly curved north northwestward continued early august strengthened category hurricane storm intensified category hurricane early august time attained peak intensity maximum sustained winds mph minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg radar imagery depicted elliptical eye diameter hurricane turned north anticyclone favoring development south caused unfavorable conditions weakened minimal hurricane briefly intensified category hurricane racing northeast influence upper level trough offshore east_coast united_states early august hurricane transitioned extratropical cyclone east newfoundland tropical storm early september ships north puerto_rico reported weak circulation drifting northward system developed tropical depression utc september situated southwest bermuda cyclone subtropical nature fueled heat instability contrasting cool warm air masses passing bermuda later september sustained wind speeds mph decrease barometric pressure observed system moved east northeastward strengthening tropical storm early following day late september storm attained peak intensity maximum winds mph minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg time observed winds mph system accelerated ahead cold extratropical september located north northwest azores extratropical remnants moved rapidly eastward dissipating west ireland early september hurricane mid september trough low pressure situated gulf_of_mexico system developed tropical storm utc september located south cameron louisiana strengthened quickly moving north northwestward reached hurricane intensity early september time storm attained peak intensity maximum winds mph minimum pressure mbar inhg shortly utc september landfall near texas winds mph early september hurricane weakened tropical storm tropical depression hours later turning southwest depression dissipated utc september southwestern louisiana rain fell areas rice crops flooded causing damage precipitation described beneficial detrimental coast tides inundated roads leading cameron man drowned offshore cameron evacuating oil rig storm brought flooding southeastern texas particularly port arthur people drowned area water entered homes jefferson newton orange counties oklahoma flooding prompted residents flee homes water businesses homes overall caused million damage million stemmed property damage hurricane september westward moving tropical wave tropical depression east southwestern islands cape_verde initially depression moved west northwestward remained weak despite system intensity time reconnaissance aircraft flight observed radar eye september curving northward early september depression intensified tropical storm hours later category hurricane cyclone peaked maximum sustained winds mph minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg late september soon began weakening fell tropical storm status early following day system began losing extratropical characteristics absorbed extratropical low late september located halfway bermuda azores hurricane disturbance developed tropical depression east windward_islands september depression strengthened tropical storm day hours later reached hurricane status fluctuated category status moved west northwest central pressure analyzed mbar inhg september striking september storm traversed eastern caribbean_sea curving north northwest september landfall near dominican_republic early following day minimal hurricane interaction land upper level trough caused weaken tropical storm september tropical depression day storm dissipated east bahamas september martinique wind gust mph observed airport tides normal heavy rainfall impacted island island homes demolished severely impacted agriculture suffered significantly food crops destroyed sugar cane experienced significant damage winds mph caused significant damage strong winds ruined half island banana crop puerto_rico storm brought heavy rainfall southwest corner island high tides south coast beach properties badly damaged particularly municipality overall caused deaths martinique approximately million damage hurricane flora september tropical depression developed southwest remaining weak days rapidly organized september tropical storm flora quickly strengthening flora passed september winds mph curving west northwestward flora peaked category hurricane winds mph october early day hurricane landfall southwestern haiti intensity flora briefly emerged caribbean_sea october storm weakened category late october cyclone landfall near san_antonio del sur cuba winds mph ridge north caused flora stall eastern cuba days flora eventually emerged atlantic_ocean october weakened storm passing southeastern bahamas early october flora began major hurricane day flora continued northeastward gradually weakened falling category intensity october flora gradually lost convection extratropical october located east southeast newfoundland extratropical remnants dissipated day trinidad high tides capsized ships harbor strong winds caused severe effects banana plantations trees destroyed severely damaged houses destroyed impacted hurricane killed people resulted million damage additional drowning fatalities occurred slow movement storm resulted record rainfall totals dominican_republic km2 land flooded bridges roads significantly damaged roads left months hurricane caused million damage deaths haiti flash floods washed large sections towns mudslides buried entire cities areas crops entirely destroyed additionally combination rough waves strong winds destroyed entire communities people confirmed dead damaged ranged million million cuba storm dropped rainfall cuba nearly crops southeastern cuba affected strong winds flooding citizens left stranded tops houses entire houses swept away flooding roads bridges destroyed resulting major communications country hurricane destroyed dwellings flora left fatalities million damage cuba overall caused deaths million damage hurricane october tropical depression formed near turks interaction trough tropical wave system tropical cold air moved north northwest tropical storm october day attained hurricane status approached north_carolina southwest ridge new_england october crossed intensified developing eye briefly weakened tropical storm day approaching florida regained hurricane intensity hours ahead advancing trough turned sharply northward later northeastward paralleling coast days storm united_states coastline moving farther offshore gradually intensified reach peak winds mph october later day extratropical striking southwestern nova_scotia remnants dissipated october early existence dropped heavy rainfall dominican_republic bahamas florida georgia produced normal tides caused minor damage beach erosion rainfall beneficial south_carolina north_carolina high tides caused minor flooding destroyed house massachusetts wind gusts reached mph homes lost power chatham latest hurricane record affect maine calendar year passage storm brought influx cold air produced snow northern maine killing people offshore boats damaged ripped person died heart attack trying rescue boat damage united_states estimated canada high winds downed trees caused power outages leaving entirety power tropical storm tropical wave accompanied large area convection moved westward late october october wave spawned tropical depression based ship reports southwest winds heavy rainfall poorly defined system gradually intensified tropical storm october storm reached peak winds mph quickly weakening passed guadeloupe potentially high terrain weak tropical depression entering eastern caribbean_sea intensified tropical storm turning north october slow erratic movement failure intensify weak trough region passing near antigua storm developed intense produced winds mph measured reconnaissance aircraft guadeloupe weakened tropical depression october dissipated shortly threat prompted issue hurricane watch later gale warnings portions lesser antilles guadeloupe storm left people homeless killed people seriously injured boats heavily damaged sank damage estimated storm names following names named storms tropical storms hurricanes formed north_atlantic storms named time flora later retired names assigned marked gray
1963 Atlantic hurricane season