hurricane iris ninth named storm fifth hurricane atlantic hurricane season iris tropical cyclones affect lesser antilles week period preceding destructive hurricanes developed tropical wave east lesser antilles august attained hurricane status hours hurricane weakened tropical storm crossing islands eastern caribbean august august time iris active tropical storms atlantic basin earlier interacted hurricane beginning august iris interacted tropical storm karen iris intensified hurricane attained peak sustained winds mph moving slowly central atlantic hurricane accelerated north absorbed dissipating tropical depression karen september iris weakened tropical storm extratropical september remnants hurricane force winds affecting western europe september tropical storm iris produced heavy rainfall leeward_islands southern lesser antilles high waves caused coastal flooding trinidad martinique north significant amounts precipitation led flooding landslides threat hurricane halted airplane evacuations threatened eruption volcano deaths association iris martinique guadeloupe meteorological history tropical wave exited western africa august circulation emerging south consecutive waves later develop tropical cyclones system moved westward thunderstorms diminished august gradually redeveloped utc national_hurricane_center nhc classified system tropical depression east lesser antilles time depression organized area convection evident circulation confirmed nearby ship hours developing depression intensified tropical storm initially tropical cyclone forecast models difficulty predicting future storm uncertain interaction tropical storm northeast real time nhc upgraded depression tropical storm iris utc august hours later assessed post analysis intensity based satellite intensity estimates time storm ragged central dense overcast uniformly circular area thunderstorms rainbands north south hurricane hunters flight late august indicated iris significantly stronger reporting second sustained winds mph flight level based reading estimated iris attained hurricane status utc day hours named iris strengthened hurricane turned west southwest interaction hurricane upper level low north puerto_rico increased wind shear hurricane center deep convection result iris weakened tropical storm status august hurricane hours storm approached lesser antilles thunderstorms decreased markedly cloud pattern disorganized late august uncertainty iris continue islands turn north new circulation dominant center storm continued westward iris brushed early august approaching trough turned storm northwest bringing near lesser antilles early august iris weakened intensity mph immediately began later day center landfall winds mph time eye began reforming structure better organized wind shear decreased august iris moved away lesser antilles utc attained hurricane status began steady motion north northwest time uncertainty future track possible interactions iris northeast tropical storm karen southeast remnants tropical storm jerry west addition tropical storm formed august active tropical cyclones atlantic days later simultaneous hurricanes rare event attained hurricane status august iris turned northeast began interacting directly tropical storm karen days smaller tropical storm moved larger circulation iris potentially causing hurricane iris intensity change significantly time maintained strong outflow weak eyewall eastward moving trough bypassed storm north causing motion nearly stationary building ridge northeast caused iris turn northwest drift september time eye distinct organized utc day iris attained peak winds mph southeast bermuda reaching peak intensity hurricane began weakening increasing shear cooler waters approaching trough turned iris north early september hurricane passed east bermuda day iris absorbed dissipating tropical depression karen accelerated northeast lost tropical characteristics weakening tropical storm iris transitioned extratropical cyclone september southeast newfoundland remnants turned east moving tandem extratropical storm north september barometric pressure dropped inhg qualified classified meteorological bomb day winds strengthened hurricane status storm maintained track east ridge weakening north pressure reached minimum inhg early september lower iris tropical day storm weakened entered english channel extratropical remnants continued western europe preparations impact iris moved lesser antilles tropical storm watches later warnings issued barbados storm produced tropical storm force winds eastern caribbean primary meteorological event occurred heavy rainfall flooding prompted evacuations communities iris storms week period affect region preceding destructive hurricanes western trinidad produced winds mph winds increased waves caused coastal flooding damage boats martinique iris produced gusts mph torrential rainfall occurring island station les recorded minute period highest total island rains caused mudslides killed people including house swept cliff flooding reported coastal areas martinique heavy damage reported southern city north martinique winds reached mph storm passed guadeloupe produced sustained winds mph gusts mph death island person drowned storm flooded river northwest hurricane moved causing additional problems island weeks volcano began officials island closed primary airport storm prevented residents evacuating island volcano threat north iris dropped rain antigua destroyed banana trees caused flooding low lying areas iris track government bermuda issued tropical storm watch september downgraded september hurricane bypassed island later iris extratropical storm produced winds mph atlantic coast france
Hurricane Iris (1995)