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The tropical cyclones in 2006 began as early as January 1, 2006 with 2005's Atlantic Tropical Storm Zeta continuing into 2006. The year's last storms were Tropical Cyclone Clovis in the Southwestern Indian Ocean and Tropical Low Isobel on December 31, 2006. All basins combined produced a total of 108 tropical cyclones in 2006. (Operationally, the number was 109, however, Tropical Cyclone Isobel was downgraded to a tropical low in post-analysis).
Notable cyclones include Cyclone Mala, which was the strongest named storm to exist in the Bay of Bengal, Hurricane Lane, which did $203 million (2006 USD) in damage to Mexico and Typhoon Durian, which killed over 1490 people in the Philippines. Total damage from the year's tropical cyclones totaled out to more than $1 billion (2006 USD).
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[edit] Atlantic Ocean
- Main article: 2006 Atlantic hurricane season
The Atlantic Ocean basin was active to begin the year but then fell victim to an El Nino, causing no storms to form in the month of October. Tropical Storm Zeta, the 28th storm from the active 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, entered 2006 as a tropical storm. Zeta dissipated over the open Atlantic on January 5. Tropical Storm Alberto formed early in the Atlantic season, which began on June 1, forming on June 10. The storm made landfall in Florida on June 13 and became extratropical over the Southeastern United States on June 14. Alberto caused $420,000 in damage to the United States and killed 3 people indirectly.
An unnamed tropical storm was found in post-season analysis to have formed off the coast of Massachusetts on July 17. The storm avoided the United States as it moved northward and made landfall in Newfoundland. The storm dissipated on July 19. Damage in Newfoundland was minimal with no deaths reported. Tropical Storm Beryl formed on July 18 off the East Coast of the United States and moved northward, making landfall on July 21 in Nantucket. Beryl continued northward, making landfall in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland before merging with a cold front. Total damage from Beryl is unknown, but Beryl caused localized power outages in Canada. Tropical Storm Chris formed on the last day of July and dissipated on August 5. Minimal damage was reported from islands in the Greater and Lesser Antilles.
Tropical Storm Debby formed off the West African coast on August 21. The storm peaked at 50 mph (85 km/h) winds on August 24 and dissipated three days later. When Debby first formed, the republic of Cape Verde issued a tropical storm warning, expecting landfall there. Hurricane Ernesto formed on August 24, just north of South America. The storm made landfall in the Dominican Republic and Haiti as the first hurricane of the season. Ernesto rapidly weakened over land and made landfall again in Cuba as a minimal tropical storm. Ernesto restrengthed as it approached Florida, making landfall there on August 30. Ernesto went up the eastern United States, its life ending on September 1. Ernesto caused about $500 million in damage to the United States.
Hurricane Florence formed on September 3 as it neared the Lesser Antilles. Florence strengthened into a maximum Category 1 hurricane on September 10. Florence produced hurricane-force winds on Bermuda on September 11, becoming the first hurricane to do such since Hurricane Fabian in September of 2003. Florence became extratropical on September 13 and continued northward, striking Newfoundland. Florence's extratropical remnants were absorbed on September 20 near Greenland. Damage on Bermuda totaled out to $200,000 with no fatalities. There was minimal damage reported in Newfoundland from Florence.
Hurricanes Gordon and Helene formed within 48 hours of each other and followed the same track. Gordon dissipated on September 20, affecting much of Europe afterwards. Helene dissipated on September 24 off of Wales. Gordon did moderate damage to the Azores, Spain's Iberian Peninsula and the United Kingdom. Helene, however, produced little damage to Wales and Scotland. Helene and Gordon both peaked at winds of 120 mph (190 km/h) and a pressure of 955 millibars
The final storm of the year, Hurricane Isaac, formed out in the open Atlantic on September 27. Issac strengthened into an 80 mph (135 km/h) hurricane and passed just southeast of Newfoundland. Issac became extratropical on October 3 off the Avalon Peninsula. Total damage on Newfoundland was minimal.
[edit] Northeastern Pacific Ocean
- Main article: 2006 Pacific hurricane season
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The 2006 Eastern Pacific hurricane season began on May 15, 2006. 21 tropical depressions formed, eighteen which strengthened into named storms. Tropical Storm Aletta formed off the coast of Acapulco, Mexico on May 27. The formation of Aletta on May 27 made the 2006 season the seventh consecutive season to have a named storm in May. Aletta peaked at 45 mph (50 km/h) on the same day and moved towards Mexico. Aletta dissipated on May 30, never making landfall. Rainfall reported from Aletta peaked at 3.94 inches in Jacatepec, Oaxaca. No damages or fatalities were reported however. A later tropical depression, Tropical Depression 2-E formed off the coast of Mexico and produced rainfall. No damages were reported.
After a month-long lull in activity, six storms formed in July. Hurricane Bud formed 750 miles off the Mexican coastline on July 10. Bud stayed out to sea, strengthening into a hurricane on July 11 and a major hurricane on July 12. Bud's winds peaked at 125 mph (205 km/h) before weakening and dissipating on July 15. Bud never threatened land. Hurricane Carlotta formed on July 11 close to the Mexican state of Guerrero. Carlotta intensified rapidly, reaching hurricane status on July 15, as it moved out to sea. Carlotta weakened into a tropical storm soon after, but regained hurricane status quickly. On July 16, Carlotta weakened into a tropical depression and dissipated. The remnants of Carlotta continued westward until dying out on July 20.
Hurricane Daniel formed on July 17, just after Carlotta dissipated. Daniel strengthened rapidly, becoming a hurricane on July 18 in the open waters. Daniel strengthened into a major hurricane on July 20, and peaking at Category 4-status. Daniel went through several eyewall replacement cycles and became an annular hurricane soon after. Daniel weakened and crossed into the Central North Pacific on July 24 as a 85 mph hurricane. The continuation of Daniel is mentioned below. Tropical Storm Emilia formed off the Mexican coast on July 21 and strengthened into a 65 mph tropical storm while lurking off Mexico. Emilia passed just to the west of the Baja Peninsula on July 25 and turned to the west soon after. Emilia dissipated on July 27 with minimal effects to land.
Tropical Storms Fabio and Gilma both formed several hundred miles from land on July 31. Fabio and Gilma both went out to sea, dissipating on August 3. Hurricane Hector formed on August 15 and strengthened rapidly. Hector reached hurricane status on August 17, peaking at a maximum Category 2 hurricane. Hector entered cool water and dissipated on August 22 near 140°W.
Hurricane Illeana formed off the coast of Mexico on August 21. Within 6 hours on the 21st, Illeana had become a named storm. Rapid intensification continued as Illeana became a hurricane on August 22. Illeana became a major hurricane the next morning, peaking at 120 mph winds. Illeana went through an eyewall replacement cycle and weakened. Illeana weakened into a tropical depression on August 27 and dissipated the same day. There was one fatality reported from Illeana, which was from heavy surf in Cabo San Lucas. Hurricane John formed on August 28 off of Acapulco, Mexico. John strengthened rapidly into a Category 4 hurricane on August 30 and made landfall in Cabo San Lucas on September 1. John dissipated on September 4 over the Gulf of California. John's remnants continued on, affecting parts of the United States. Damage from John totaled out to $60.9 million with 6 fatalities.
Hurricane Kristy formed on August 30 off the Mexican coastline. Kristy strengthened quickly into a hurricane on September 1. Kristy did not retain hurricane strength for long and weakened back into a tropical storm. Kristy's strength flucuated for the next few days, dissipating into a remnant low on September 7. Kristy and the nearby Hurricane John were in close proximity of each other, which possibly caused a Fujiwhara interaction between the the two cyclones. Hurricane Lane formed off the coast of Acapulco on September 13. Lane strengthened rapidly while off the coast, becoming a Category 3 hurricane on September 16. Lane made landfall in Sinaloa on September 16, dissipating the next day. Lane caused over $200 million in damage to Mexico. Lane also affected parts of the United States.
Tropical Storm Miriam formed in the Intertropical Convergence Zone on September 16, while under the effects of the nearby Hurricane Lane. It strengthened quickly while moving to the northeast towards Cabo San Lucas. Miriam did not last long, as it degenerated into a low-pressure system on September 18. The remants continued eastward, dissipating on September 21. Tropical Storm Norman formed on October 8 off the Mexican coast. It strengthened into a named storm, but quickly weakened. Norman dissipated on October 10. The remnants of Norman continued, strengthening back into Tropical Depression Norman on October 15, making landfall in Mexico that same day as a remnant low.
Tropical Storm Olivia formed just after Tropical Storm Norman did on October 9. Olivia did not last long, dissipating on September 12 and getting absorbed by the remnants of Norman, which would later re-strengthen. Hurricane Paul formed on October 21 and strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane on October 23. Paul weakened and made landfall in Cabo San Lucas on October 25. Paul dissipated on October 26 off the Mexican mainland. Tropical Depression 18-E formed on October 26 in the same area that Hurricane Paul did. The depression stayed offshore and did not affect land. Tropical Depression 18-E dissipated the next day.
Tropical Storm Rosa formed on November 8, becoming the first tropical cyclone in November since Depression Sixteen-E in 2002. Rosa moved towards land and strengthened, but weakened as it entered wind shear. The leftover bits of Rosa dissipated on November 10. Tropical Depression 20-E formed and dissipated on November 11, not affecting land. Hurricane Sergio formed on November 14 and strengthened rapidly. Sergio peaked as a maximum Category 2 hurricane on November 15 and weakened. Sergio dissipated on November 20 close to where it originally formed. Sergio made a couple records in its lifetime, including being the longest lived tropical cyclone in November.
Additionally, a possible subtropical storm formed off the Oregon coast on November 2, outside any RSMCs or TCWCs. The system was designated as 91C by the United States Navy and dissipated on November 4. The remains of the system brought rainfall to the Vancouver area.
[edit] Central North Pacific Ocean
- Main article: 2006 Pacific hurricane season
Five tropical systems existed in the Central Pacific basin in 2006. Two were hurricanes while three were tropical depressions. Hurricane Daniel had formed several days before in the Eastern North Pacific on July 17. Daniel entered the Central North Pacific on July 24 as an 85 mph hurricane. It was predicted to affect Hawaii as a tropical storm, but Daniel weakened rapidly into a tropical depression and dissipated on July 26, long before reaching Hawaii.
The next system formed in August, known as Hurricane Ioke. Ioke formed on August 19, far to the south of Hawaii. Wind shear was low, and with warm waters, Ioke strengthened rapidly into a Category 4 hurricane within 48 miles. It didn't keep that strength for long, making landfall in Johnston Atoll as a Category 2 hurricane. Favorable conditions returned, and Ioke strengthened back even further, this time to Category 5 status. Ioke crossed into the Western North Pacific as a Category 5 hurricane. The continuation of Hurricane Ioke past the International Date Line is mentioned below.
The three other depressions all did not reach tropical storm status and did not last long. Tropical Depression Two-C formed on September 18 and dissipated on September 20. Tropical Depression Three-C formed and dissipated on September 26 as it crossed the International Date Line. Tropical Depression Four-C formed on October 13 and dissipated the next day.
[edit] Australian Region
- Main article: 2005-06 Australian region cyclone season
For the Australian Region, 2006 overlapped 2 cyclone seasons. The first storms in 2006 were from the 2005 - 2006 cyclone season. Severe Tropical Cyclone Clare was the first strom, forming on January 7 north of Cape Leveque and dissipating inland on January 10. In preparation of the storm, 1,500 people were evacuated, while incoming flights and mining operations were closed. On January 9 the cyclone made landfall near Karratha and Dampier next day. Because it made landfall at low tide, storm surge damage was negligible and Clare was responsible for no deaths.
Several cyclones formed and did not threaten land. Tropical Cyclone Daryl formed on the January 17 and strengthened to Tropical Storm Strength from a tropical low that tracked into Kuri Bay. It continued to strengthen, and on January 21 briefly became a Severe Tropical Cyclone operationally but was downgraded to a 55kt Tropical Cyclone following the end of season analysis. For most of its life Daryl tracked parallel to the West Australian coast, mostly as a Category 2 system, before being downgraded to a low-pressure system on January 23. Severe Tropical Cyclone Jim was another storm that did not make landfall. The tropical low formed on January 26 and was upgraded to Tropical Cyclone on the morning of January 28. Jim moved out of Brisbane's area of responsibility on January 30 and was monitored by Fiji, where it caused extensive flooding in that country. The system dissipated on February 2. Tropical Cyclone Kate originated from a Tropical Low near the northern tip of Cape York Peninsula on February 22. The low moved in an easterly direction. It quickly strengthened and became Tropical Cyclone Kate on the same day. Kate moved eastwards and weakened into a tropical low on February 24.
Australia was then hit by 2 Cyclones. The first of these was Tropical Cyclone Emma which formed on February 26 as a tropical Low and strengthened to a category 1 cyclone on the Australian scale on February 27. Emma made landfall on February 28 and dissipated later that day. Emma only had peak winds of about 67km/h but since Emma covered a very large area, her effects were felt in almost the entire western extent of Australia.
The next to hit Australia was Severe Tropical Cyclone Larry. A Tropical Low formed in the Coral Sea on March 16. On March 17, the tropical low strengthened into Tropical Cyclone Larry. Larry moved towards the Queensland coast and gradually intensified to Category 4 on the Australian scale, making landfall with that strength on March 20 over Innisfail. Larry was downgraded to a tropical low that night. Cyclone Larry is considered to be the worst cyclone to hit Queensland since 1931. The total damage caused by Larry was estimated to be $1 billion (2006 AUD).
On March 21, TCWC Perth started issuing advises on a Tropical Low which later strengthened to Tropical Cyclone Floyd as a Category 1 on the Australian scale. For the next 2 days it continued to strengthen until Floyd reached Australian Category 4 on March 23. Floyd attained its peak intensity with maximum sustained winds up to 105 knots (10-minute average) on March 24. A steady weakening trend occurred thereafter and Floyd became a tropical low about 285 kilometres west northwest of Exmouth on March 27. Severe Tropical Cyclone Wati formed in the South Pacific region on March 17 and moved into Brisbane's area of responsibility in late March. It later moved to the south-east where cyclone watches were issued for Lord Howe Island and cyclone warnings for Norfolk Island. It dissipated on March 28.
Severe Tropical Cyclone Glenda was the first of three storms to landfall in Australia in the last 6 weeks of the season. It formed from a low which entered Joseph Bonaparte Gulf on March 21. The low made landfall just west of Northern Territory/Western Australia border. On the next day, it strengthened quickly into Tropical Cyclone Glenda. The strengthening trend went on with pressure dropping from 990hPa to 915hPa in just 32 hours. It attained Category 5 status on the Saffir-Simpson Scale on 28 March 2006. Glenda took a more westerly track before finally crossing the coast near Onslow. Prolonged interaction with land weakened the system to Category 3 intensity prior to reaching Onslow. After landfall, the storm decayed fairly quickly and was downgraded to a tropical low on the morning of March 31.
The penultimate storm was Tropical Cyclone Hubert forming on April 5 and strengthening to Australian Category 2 on April 6. Prior to landfall, Hubert weakened rapidly in an unfavourable atmospheric environment, and the surface circulation was poorly defined. Eventually, Hubert was downgraded to a tropical low with maximum sustained winds to 33 knots as it crossed the coast during the night of April 7.
The final storm of the 2005 - 2006 season was Severe Tropical Cyclone Monica. Forming on April 16 the system reached Category 3 on the Australian scale on April 18. The very destructive core of Monica crossed the coast with hurricane force wind on April 19. Monica moved off the Cape York Peninsula and reformed southwest of Aurukun on April 20. As it moved across the Gulf of Carpentaria, it strengthened and became the strongest tropical cyclone ever recorded (in terms of winds) in the Southern Hemisphere. On April 23, the storm made landfall on small islands northeast of Arnhem Land and the southern side of the storm affected the extreme northern part of Australia's Northern Territory, which is very sparsely populated.
Some estimated unofficial preliminary data suggested that this cyclone could have produced the lowest atmospheric pressure ever recorded in the world, with a reported minimum pressure of 869 mbar. Monica then made a third landfall, to the northwest of Maningrida. The storm weakened quickly overland and the remnant low of Monica dissipated on April 26 over the Timor Sea.
[edit] Damages
$10.27 billion - WPAC (OR)
$351.9 million - EPAC
$500.4 million - ATL
Unknown - SPAC, SWIO, NIO, AUST
[edit] Storms per basin
14 in SPAC
15 in SWIO
06 in AUST
10 in ATLA
21 in EPAC
04 in CPAC
31 in WPAC
07 in NOIO
