Timeline of the 1985 Atlantic hurricane season

The 1985 Atlantic hurricane season was an average season,[1] with thirteen tropical cyclones, eleven tropical storms, seven hurricanes, and three major hurricanes. The season officially began on June 1, 1985 and ended on November 30, with the first storm, Tropical Storm Ana forming over a month late on July 15, and the final storm, Tropical Depression Thirteen, dissipated on December 9. This timeline includes information that was not operationally released, meaning that information from post-storm reviews by the National Hurricane Center, such as a storm that was not operationally warned upon, has been included. This timeline documents tropical cyclone formations, strengthening, weakening, landfalls, extratropical transitions, as well as dissipations during the season.

Contents

Events


June

June 1

July

July 15
July 16
July 19
July 21
July 22
July 23
July 24
July 25
July 26

August

August 9
  • 2:00 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) - A subtropical depression had formed just offshore of Savannah, Georgia.[5]
August 10
  • 8:00 p.m. EDT (0000 UTC August 9) - The subtropical depression acquired tropical characteristics and strengthened, becoming reclassified as Tropical Storm Claudette.[5]
August 11
  • 8:00 p.m. EDT (0000 UTC August 12) - Tropical Depression Four formed just west of Jamaica.[6]
August 13
  • 7:00 p.m. CDT (0000 UTC August 14) - Tropical Depression Four strengthened into Tropical Storm Danny.[6]
August 14
  • 2:00 a.m. EDT (0600 UTC) - Tropical Storm Claudette strengthened into Hurricane Claudette.[5]
  • 7:00 p.m. CDT (0000 UTC August 16) - Tropical Storm Danny strengthened into Hurricane Danny.[6]
August 15
  • 8:00 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) - Hurricane Claudette attained its peak intensity with winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 980 mbar (hPa; 28.94 inHg).[5]
  • 11:20 a.m. EDT (1620 UTC) - Hurricane Danny attained its peak intensity with winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 987 mbar (hPa; 29.15 inHg).
  • 11:30 a.m. CDT (1630 UTC) - Hurricane Danny made landfall in Lake Charles, Louisiana with winds of 80 mph (130 km/h).[6]
  • 7:00 p.m. CDT (0000 UTC August 16) - Hurricane Danny weakened back to into a tropical storm.[6]
  • 8:00 p.m. EDT (0000 UTC August 16) - Hurricane Claudette weakened back into a tropical storm.[5]
August 16
  • 8:00 p.m. EDT (0000 UTC August 17) - Tropical Storm Claudette transitioned into an extratropical storm north of the Azores.[5]
  • 7:00 a.m. CDT (1200 UTC) - Tropical Storm Danny weakened back into a tropical depression.[6]
August 18
  • 7:00 p.m. CDT (0000 UTC August 19) - Tropical Depression Danny transitioned into an extratropical storm over central Virginia.[6]
August 27
  • 8:00 p.m. EDT (0000 UTC August 28) - Tropical Depression Five developed Cuba and Haiti.[7]
  • 9:00 p.m. EDT (0100 UTC August 28) - Tropical Depression Five made landfall near the eastern tip of Cuba with winds of 35 mph (55 km/h).[7]
August 28
  • 2:00 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) - Tropical Depression Five intensified into Tropical Storm Elena while still over Cuba.[7]
August 29
  • 8:00 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) - Tropical Storm Elena intensified into a hurricane in the southeastern Gulf of Mexico.[7]
August 30
  • 8:00 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) - Hurricane Elena intensified into a category 2 hurricane.[7]

September

September 1
  • 2:00 a.m. EDT (0600 UTC) - Hurricane Elena intensified into a category 3 hurricane in the extreme northeastern Gulf of Mexico.[7]
  • 8:00 p.m. EDT (0000 UTC September 2) - Hurricane Elena attained its peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph (205 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 953 mbar (hPa; 28.14 inHg).[7]
September 2
  • 8:00 a.m. CDT (1300 UTC) - Hurricane Elena made landfall near Biloxi, Mississippi with winds of 115 mph (185 km/h)[7]
  • 1:00 p.m. CDT (1800 UTC) - Hurricane Elena rapidly weakened to a tropical storm over western Mississippi.[7]
September 3
  • 2:00 a.m. EDT (0600 UTC) - Tropical Storm Elena weakened back into a tropical depression over northern Louisiana.[7]
September 4
  • 1:00 p.m. CDT (1800 UTC) - Tropical Depression Elena dissipated over the state of Missouri.[7]
September 8
  • 8:00 a.m. AST (1200 UTC) - Tropical Depression Six developed near Cape Verde.[8]
September 9
  • 2:00 a.m. AST (0600 UTC) - Tropical Depression Six attained its maximum sustained winds of 35 mph (55 km/h).[8]
September 11
  • 8:00 a.m. AST (1200 UTC) - Tropical Depression Seven developed near the Leeward Islands.[8]
  • 2:00 p.m. AST (1800 UTC) - Tropical Depression Seven attained its maximum sustained winds of 35 mph (55 km/h).[8]
September 13
  • 8:00 a.m. AST (1200 UTC) - Tropical Depression Six dissipated in the open Atlantic.[8]
  • 2:00 p.m. AST (1800 UTC) - Tropical Depression Seven dissipated in the central Caribbean Sea.[8]
September 15
  • 2:00 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) - Tropical Depression Eight developed 150 mi (241.40 km) north of Grand Turk Island.

October

October 7
October 8
October 10
October 11
October 15
October 26
October 28
October 29
October 31

November

November 30

December

December 7
December 8
December 9

See also

References

  1. ^ National Hurricane Center (June 5, 2009). "Tropical Cyclone Climatology". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pastprofile.shtml#bac. Retrieved October 10, 2009. 
  2. ^ a b Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, Hurricane Research Division (2009). "Frequently Asked Questions: When is hurricane season?". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/G1.html. Retrieved July 1, 2009. 
  3. ^ a b c d "Tropical Storm Ana Preliminary Report". National Hurricane Center. 1985. http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/storm_wallets/atlantic/atl1985-prelim/ana/. Retrieved 1 September 2010. 
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Lawrence, Miles (8 August 1985). "Hurricane Bob Preliminary Report". National Hurricane Center. http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/storm_wallets/atlantic/atl1985-prelim/bob/. Retrieved 3 September 2010. 
  5. ^ a b c d e f Gerrish, Harold (29 September 1985). "Hurricane Claudette Preliminary Report". National Hurricane Center. http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/storm_wallets/atlantic/atl1985-prelim/claudett/. Retrieved 13 September 2010. 
  6. ^ a b c d e f g Sheets, Robert (18 September 1985). "Hurricane Danny Preliminary Report". National Hurricane Center. http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/storm_wallets/atlantic/atl1985-prelim/danny/. Retrieved 16 September 2010. 
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Hurricane Elena Preliminary Report". National Hurricane Center. 1985. http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/storm_wallets/atlantic/atl1985-prelim/elena/. Retrieved November 27, 2010. 
  8. ^ a b c d e f "Atlantic tropical depressions 1967-1987". National Hurricane Center. 13 August 2008. ftp://ftp.tpc.ncep.noaa.gov/atcf/archive/HURDAT/non-developing-depressions-1967-1987-atl.txt. Retrieved 11 February 2011. 
  9. ^ a b c d e f Sheets, Robert (5 November 1985). "Tropical Storm Isabel Preliminary Report". National Hurricane Center. http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/storm_wallets/atlantic/atl1985-prelim/isabel/prelim03.gif. Retrieved 29 December 2011. 
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i "CLIQR database". Hydrometeorological Prediction Center. 2011. http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/research/roth/ebtrk_nhc_final.txt. Retrieved 29 December 2011. 

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