List of West Africa hurricanes
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This list of West Africa hurricanes includes tropical cyclones which originated in the Atlantic and directly or indirectly affected the west coast of Africa and/or its surrounding islands. Atlantic hurricanes seldom directly affect Western Africa, the Cape Verde Islands, or the Canary Islands, since westerly winds carry the storms away form land and most Atlantic storms that move off the African coast tend to be weak.
[edit] List of tropical cyclones
This is a list of tropical cyclones that have either made direct landfall in Western Africa and its surrounding islands or have come close to making landfall.
- September 5, 1948: A mid season hurricane brushed the Cape Verde Islands as a Category 1 storm. There were no reports of damage or injuries from that storm. [1]
- September 2, 1951: Hurricane Fox passed well south of the Cape Verde Islands as a tropical depression. [2]
- August 19, 1952: Hurricane Able struck the islands as a tropical depression. [3]
- August 28, 1953: Hurricane Carol passed though the Cape Verde Islands as a tropical depression. [4]
- September 3, 1957: While transitioning to a tropical storm, Hurricane Carrie passed south of the Cape Verde Islands causing no damage. [5]
- August 8, 1958: Tropical Storm Becky passed through the Cape Verde Islands as a tropical depression. There were no reports of damage. [6]
- September 6, 1961: Hurricane Debbie rapidly reached hurricane strength west of the Cape Verde Islands. [7]
- August 27, 1962: Tropical Storm Becky bypassed the Cape Verde Islands as a tropical depression. [8]
- September 5, 1964: Tropical Storm Florence brushed the Cape Verde Islands while at tropical depression strength. The storm caused no known damage. [9]
- September 16, 1965: Hurricane Carol passed south of the Cape Verde Islands as a tropical depression. [10]
- August 21, 1966: Hurricane Faith passed south of the Cape Verde Islands as a tropical depression. [11]
- September 5, 1967: Hurricane Chloe passed through the Cape Verde Islands as a tropical depression. [12]
- October 5, 1967: Tropical Storm Ginger formed east of the Cape Verde Islands on October 5. The storm reached a peak intensity of 50 mph before dissipating two days later. Ginger's formation was the furthest east on record for an Atlantic tropical cyclone. [13] [14]
- September 12, 1968: Tropical Storm Edna brushed the Cape Verde Islands as a tropical depression. [15]
- September 15, 1973: Hurricane Ellen brushed the Cape Verde Islands as a 45 mph tropical storm. [16]
- September 4, 1979: Hurricane Gloria brushed the northern Cape Verde Islands as a tropical depression. [17]
- September 4, 1980: Hurricane Earl brushed the northern Cape Verde Islands hours before reaching tropical storm strength. [18]
- September 7, 1980: Hurricane Frances passed south of the Cape Verde Islands as a tropical storm. [19]
- August 29, 1982: Tropical Storm Beryl of 1982 passed south of the Cape Verde Islands, killing 115 people. [20] [21]
- September 16, 1984: Tropical Storm Fran bypassed the Cape Verde Islands to the south before becoming a tropical storm. [22] The storm killed 31 people, mainly from landslides and flooding. [21]
- August 18, 1987: Tropical Storm Bret bypassed the Cape Verde Islands to the south before reaching tropical storm strength on the same day. [23] There were no reports of damage.
- September 8, 1988: Tropical Storm Thirteen formed extremely close to western Africa on September 6 where it moved slightly northwestward and dissipated. It was not named because of its extreme location at the time, and it was originally thought to be a tropical depression. However, post storm analysis revealed that the system had maintained tropical storm strength for at least 48 hours. The storm produced heavy rain but caused no reported damage.
- September 18, 1989: Before reaching hurricane status, Hurricane Erin passed though the Cape Verde Islands as a tropical depression, causing no damage. [24]
- September 21, 1998: Hurricane Jeanne of 1998 passed south of the Cape Verde Islands as a Category 1 hurricane. [25] Because of Jeannes rapid formation, forecasters predicted that the storm will bring tropical storm conditions to the Cape Verde Islands. However, the storms center stayed off shore and there were no reports of damage.[26]
- August 19, 1999: Hurricane Cindy passed close to the Cape Verde Islands as a tropical depression. There were no reports of damage.[27]
- September 9. 2003: Tropical Depression Fourteen brushed the Cape Verde Islands after reaching peak intensity of 35 mph. [28]
- November 11, 2005: Tropical Storm Delta, after meandering eastward in the Atlantic for several days, struck the Canary Islands shortly after becoming extratropical, and 70 mph (110 km/h) winds with 90 mph (152 km/h) gusts caused over $360 million dollars (2005 USD) in damage and seven deaths. [29] [30] The remnants of Delta then struck Morocco, where no damage was reported.
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[edit] References
- ^ Weather Underground 1948 ArchiveURL Accessed: August 15, 2006
- ^ Weather Underground 1951 ArchiveURL Accessed: August 2, 2006
- ^ Weather Underground 1952 ArchiveURL Accessed: August 2, 2006
- ^ Weather Underground 1953 ArchiveURL Accessed: August 2, 2006
- ^ Weather Underground 1957 ArchiveURL Accessed: August 2, 2006
- ^ Weather Underground 1958 ArchiveURL Accessed: August 2, 2006
- ^ Weather Underground 1961 ArchiveURL Accessed: August 2, 2006
- ^ Weather Underground 1962 ArchiveURL Accessed: August 2, 2006
- ^ Weather Underground 1964 ArchiveURL Accessed: August 2, 2006
- ^ Weather Underground 1965 ArchiveURL Accessed: August 2, 2006
- ^ Weather Underground 1966 ArchiveURL Accessed: August 2, 2006
- ^ Weather Underground 1967 ArchiveURL Accessed:July 21, 2006
- ^ Weather Underground 1967 ArchiveURL Accessed: July 24, 2006
- ^ NOAA1967 Monthly Weather ReviewURL Accessed:July 24, 2006
- ^ Weather Underground 1968 ArchiveURL Accessed:July 21, 2006
- ^ Weather Underground 1973 ArchiveURL Accessed:July 21, 2006
- ^ Weather Underground 1979 ArchiveURL Accessed:July 20, 2006
- ^ Weather Underground 1980 ArchiveURL Accessed:July 21, 2006
- ^ Weather Underground 1980 ArchiveURL Accessed: July 20, 2006
- ^ Monthly Weather Review 1982 Report on BerylURL Accessed:July 17, 2006
- ^ a b National Hurricane Center The Deadliest Atlantic Tropical Cyclones, 1492-1996 URL Accessed: July 17, 2006
- ^ Weather Underground 1984 Archive URL Accessed: July 17, 2006
- ^ Weather Underground 1987 ArchiveURL Accessed: July 17, 2006
- ^ Weather Underground 1989 ReportURL Accessed: July 17, 2006
- ^ Weather Underground 1998 ArchiveURL Accessed: July 17, 2006
- ^ NHC (1998) NHC Advisory on JeanneNational Hurricane Center URL Accessed:July 17, 2006
- ^ Weather Underground 1999 ArchiveURL Accessed: July 17, 2006
- ^ Weather Underground 2003 ArchiveURL Accessed: July 17, 2006
- ^ Staff Writer "[1] URL Accessed:July 17, 2006
- ^ Staff Writer Delta: Aftermath and ImpactTenerife News. URL Accessed:July 17, 2006
