Hurricane Bonnie (1986)
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| Category 1 hurricane (SSHS) | ||
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 Hurricane Bonnie after landfall. |
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| Formed | June 23, 1986 | |
| Dissipated | June 28, 1986 | |
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| Lowest pressure | 990 mbar (hPa; 29.25 inHg) | |
| Fatalities | 3 direct | |
| Damage | $2 million (1986 USD) $4 million (2006 USD) |
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| Areas affected |
Texas, Louisiana | |
| Part of the 1986 Atlantic hurricane season |
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Hurricane Bonnie was the second named storm and the first hurricane of the 1986 Atlantic hurricane season. It was the eleventh hurricane on record to hit the United States in June. Bonnie hit Louisiana and Texas causing $2 million (1986 USD, $3.426 million 2005 USD). Three deaths were reported in association with Bonnie.
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[edit] Storm History
On June 22, near Sarasota, Florida, a disturbance with a low-level vortex was discovered in the central Gulf of Mexico. It developed a more organized circulation on June 23, and was designated Tropical Depression Two, just south of the Louisiana coastline. The newly formed tropical system strengthened to tropical storm intensity the next day, becoming Tropical Storm Bonnie.
It became a category 1 hurricane on June 25, east-southeast of the Texas-Louisiana border. Bonnie made landfall in eastern Texas very early in the following morning of June 26th at 5:00am after having reached hurricane strength, near High Island. Bonnie then slowly began to weaken, while moving to the north-northeast . Bonnie was absorbed by a frontal zone on the 28th, near the Mississippi River in Arkansas.
[edit] Impact
Before Hurricane Bonnie made landfall near High Island, 22,000 people were evacuated. Once it hit, the tropical cyclone caused a storm surge as high as 5.2 feet (1.5 meters) in some areas. Many streets were flooded throughout Southeast Texas where rainfall totals reached up to 13 inches (330 mm) in various locations across the states of Texas and Louisiana. Eleven tornadoes also formed from Hurricane Bonnie.
Three people were killed in association with Bonnie. Port Arthur, Texas was the first place to record a victim of the storm. A partially paralyzed woman was in her house when a fire broke out. The second death occurred when a man drove his vehicle off the road in the bad weather and was hit by another car. The third death was the result of a head-on collision between two automobiles.
Most of the Bonnie's wrath was seen in Texas. The category one storm caused a small dam in Big Thicket Lake Estates in Liberty County, Texas to collapse. Port Arthur took another toll when major power outages occurred from Bonnie's disastrous effects. The city was left with debris everywhere once Bonnie finally passed through the area. Southwest Louisiana lost about 25 homes, trailers and cabins.
Total damage was tallied at $2 million (1986 USD, $3.426 million 2005 USD) throughout eastern Texas and Louisiana. The other areas that Bonnie traveled through had no major reports of damage.
[edit] Lack of retirement
Because the damage was minimal, the name Bonnie was not retired. So it was used again in 1992, 1998, 2004, and is expected to be used in the 2010 season.
[edit] Watches and Warnings
Two warnings and watches were released to prevent deaths because of Bonnie; one was a hurricane watch and gale warning issued on June 25. It extended from Port O'Connor, Texas to the mouth of the Mississippi River until it was discontinued the next day. The other warning was a hurricane warning released the same day as the other watch from west of Morgan City, Louisiana to Freeport, Texas. It was discontinued on the 26th.
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