atlantic hurricane season atlantic hurricane season active named storms season officially began june storm form august hurricane alma brushed extratropical southeast new_england destroying hundreds boats producing beneficial rainfall late august tropical storm developed unusually far east atlantic_ocean easternmost storm record northeast followed september forming east lesser antilles executing loop near bermuda dissipating season leaving million damage new_england usd storm dropped highest rainfall total record maine precipitation caused traffic fatalities final hurricane strongest remaining offshore eastern united_states causing deaths addition named storms non developing tropical depressions struck texas august causing street flooding killing second formed west coast florida flooded widespread areas year rainfall floods affected houses caused millions damage non developing storms moved caribbean striking nicaragua october season officially ended november season activity hurricane season officially began june national_hurricane_center began operations new equipment warning agency instead opted improve existing equipment agency access system radars extended texas maine set satellite imagery technology available system fully active provide daily images atlantic hurricanes season officially ended november season hurricanes developed named storms average storms season represented fewest tropical storms storms developed convergence zone decreased activity partially extending south usual persistent ridge addition temperatures eastern united_states cooler usual activity september years region united_states threatened hurricanes new_england stations recorded hurricane force winds country occurrence 20th century tropical storms hurricanes hit country overall damage lowest years storms hurricane alma tropical wave developed tropical depression southeast florida coast august moved northward coast located beneath anticyclone aided intensification depression began motion northeast august day strengthened tropical storm alma east florida georgia border marked latest development storm alma steadily intensified paralleled coastline carolinas hurricane august miles coast cape despite proximity storm produced peak wind gusts mph head wind gusts downed power pole caused hour long power town storm tide normal resulted erosion highest rainfall total alma united_states report inches cape_hatteras damage state amounted passing alma continued intensify reaching peak winds mph south despite intensity hurricane developed defined eye alma quickly weakened tropical storm closest approach new_england cooler water temperatures rhode_island massachusetts coast storm produced northerly winds mph house damaged fallen tree tides reached normal resulted minor coastal flooding alma produced strong waves destroyed boats damage storm estimated million rains beneficial drought stricken areas new_england precipitation extended northward maine storm damage reported far north portsmouth new_hampshire slick roads resulted traffic accidents deaths moving region alma turned southeast high pressure system north extratropical august august tropical depression august tropical depression formed western gulf_of_mexico northeast moved slowly north northwest ridge intensifying winds mph system encountered wind shear duration displaced convection center northeast depression struck west texas louisiana border august dissipating august rainfall texas minimal estimated heavy amounts precipitation fell louisiana peaking near rainfall extended northeastward arkansas missouri august depression moved ashore heavy rainfall caused street flooding cameron louisiana tornadoes reported town produced winds mph storms damaged houses trailers destroyed people injured required hospital attention deaths tropical storm tropical disturbance emerged africa late august developed weak tropical depression august hours system affected cape_verde islands rainfall moved slowly west west northwest late august estimated depression intensified tropical storm day satellite imagery observed developed tropical cyclone far eastern atlantic_ocean addition ship reported winds force scale suggesting winds mph basis weather_bureau initiated advisories tropical storm despite agency issuing advisories storms west time storm moved area warm water temperatures allowed intensification august turned north northeast approaching trough easternmost cyclone storm began motion north hurricane hunters flight august indicated extratropical south azores storm remnants continued northeast dissipating september west spain tropical storm tropical wave developed tropical depression september east lesser antilles satellite imagery indicated tropical cyclone day earlier late september ship reported winds mph provided basis initiate advisories storm quickly attained peak winds mph september hurricane watch issued northern leeward_islands passed beneath mid- upper level trough quickly weakened late september hurricane hunters flight indicated storm structure longer resembled tropical cyclone day weakened tropical depression weather_bureau discontinued tropical cyclone advisories turned north later east passing southeast bermuda september began executing loop north intensified tropical storm reported ships attained winds mph september weakened tropical depression day extratropical september having affected land september gulf mexico tropical depression upper level low spawned tropical depression west coast florida september depression moved slowly north northwest produced heavy rainfall naples tampa florida highest total precipitation extended georgia extreme southern south_carolina developing cyclone carolinas caused dissipation depression september rains highest locations experienced year rainfall totals rains resulted western florida experienced record flooding entered houses forced evacuation families floods caused schools close counties addition affected thousands acres counties dry weeks wind gusts reached mph eastern florida people left power death state related storm damage estimated million september caribbean tropical depression september tropical depression developed east lesser antilles moved islands intensifying winds mph depression later crossed entirety caribbean_sea october struck northeastern nicaragua remnant low pressure area following day guatemala hurricane september reconnaissance aircraft indicated formation tropical depression east lesser antilles days moved west northwest passing north islands intensifying presence beneath upper level trough system began intensifying trough dissipated october turning northwest high pressure areas depression strengthened tropical storm developing anticyclone aloft storm continued gradually intensify reaching hurricane strength october days later turned north northeast attained peak winds mph passing west bermuda hurricane weakened slightly intensified peak strength late october cool air weakening turned northwestward october hurricane slowed turned eastward striking nova scotia winds mph extratropical later day dissipated october south newfoundland new_england hurricane outer rainbands combined approaching easter drop torrential rainfall region hours producing upwards portions massachusetts highest total portland international maine state highest tropical cyclone rainfall total region rains caused widespread flood damage maine wind gusts reaching mph destroyed hundreds small boats high waves storm new_england left injuries direct death million damage slick roads resulted traffic fatalities nova scotia winds mph destroyed boats left towns power service rough seas killed people province hurricane middle october area disturbed weather persisted turks islands associated upper level low october tropical depression developed moved northward day forming intensified began track northwest located east weakening upper level trough october strengthened hurricane anticyclone gradually developing approaching trough turned hurricane east northeast october later day attained peak intensity mph strongest hurricane season gradually weakened cooler waters accelerating northeast eye grew unusually large diameter extratropical october northern atlantic interacted approaching cold shortly remnants moved newfoundland dissipating october historically notable role cuban missile crisis storm greatly complicated naval operations relating blockade cuba badly damaged soviet nuclear armed submarines route island contributing incident early duration briefly threatened strike north_carolina coastline remained offshore hurricane produced significant beach erosion coast associated deaths missing motor boat left charleston south_carolina crew declared deceased navy air_force search failed locate bodies damage canada remnants storm names following names named storms tropical storms hurricanes formed north_atlantic names assigned marked gray season relatively low impact storms retired 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1962 Atlantic hurricane season