1962 Atlantic deathicane season

1962 Atlantic deathicane season
Season summary map
Seasonal boundaries
First system formed	June 19
Last system dissipated	To be determined
Strongest storm
Name	Humberto
• Maximum winds	140 mph (220 km/h)
• Lowest pressure	939 mbar (hPa; 27.73 inHg)
Seasonal statistics
Total depressions	13
Total storms	12
Hurricanes	6
Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+)	2
Total fatalities	143 Total
Total damage	$1.82 billion (1962 USD)
Related article
1962 Pacific deathicane season
Atlantic hurricane seasons 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964

The 1962 Atlantic deathicane season was the final season in the consecutive streak of active seasons that started in 1958, though most of the storms were weak and/or were failicias. this season seems to resemble farm rivers 1983 season in terms of amount of storms.

The most significant storm in this year is Daniel. This was a strong storm that battered the east coast, especially florida. Another significant storm this year was humberto, the strongest storm of the season that made landfall on honduras, with billions having total.

Season summary

Cane Harvey Deathicane Wind Scale (CHDWS)

Rating	Wind-Speeds(mph)	Abbreviation	hex code
Tropical/subtropical depression	0-40	TD	5ebaff
Tropical/subtropical storm	40-69	TS	00faf4
1	70-89	C1	ffffcc
2	90-109	C2	ffe775
3	110-129	C3	ffc140
4	130-154	C4	ff8f20
5	155-184	C5	ff6060
6	185-214	C6	8b0000
7	215-245	C7	cc0033
8	246-299	C8	cc0066
9	300-349	C9	9b30ff
10	350-399	C10	f9a7b0
11	400-449	C11	462297
12	450-499	C12	581496
category 1 Hyper	500-999	1H	ff99ff
category 2 Hyper	1000-1999	2H	cc99cc
category 3 Hyper	2000-3499	3H	ff00cc
category 4 Hyper	3500-4999	4H	fa00ff
Megacane	5000-9999	MC	ffcccc
Infinite storm	10000-49999	IS	00cc33
Mini black hole	≥50000	MBH	99ccff

other types

Rating	Wind-Speeds(mph)	Abbreviation
Antidepression	-1 to -39	AD
Antistorm	-40 To -69	AS
Addicane	any	ac
erasicane	any	ec

the mean for this season is .

1	5	3	1	1	1	0

1962 was a below average season. Overall, this season is much more inactive than the previous season, the 1961 Atlantic deathicane season.

Systems

Tropical Storm Alicia

Tropical storm (CHDWS)
Duration	June 19 – June 21
Peak intensity	55 mph (1-min) 990 mbar

A tropical wave reached the Bay of Campeche and organized into a tropical storm. The storm skipped tropical depression status, and instantly became Tropical Storm Alicia by 06:00 UTC on June 19 and attained peak winds of 55 mph six hours later. Interaction with land began to weaken the storm a few hours later, and Alicia made landfall near Texas with winds of 50 mph on June 20. The storm rapidly weakened as it moved Finland, falling to tropical depression intensity by 06:00 UTC on June 20 and dissipated later that day.

Tropical Storm Barry

Tropical storm (CHDWS)
Duration	July 13 – July 20
Peak intensity	50 mph (1-min) 997 mbar

Tropical Depression Two formed on July 13 in the western atlantic, and became a tropical storm the next day. The system had a track resembling a circle. The storm was a fishspinner; it caused no damage.

Deathicane Cynthia

Category 1 deathicane (CHDWS)
Duration	August 2 – 9
Peak intensity	80 mph (1-min) 979 mbar

A tropical wave moved across the western coast of Africa, eventually moving into the Carribean sea. The system tracked west, intensifying into Tropical depression three, with wind shear lowering. Upper-level winds, allowing it to intensify, and eventually peak as a Category 1 hurricane with winds of 80 mph, at 12:00 UTC on August 4. After turning right, the hurricane initially weakened; it regained hurricane status before landfall on Florida. The storm became a remnant low, before dissipating well east of the Bahamas on August 10.

Deathicane Daniel

Category 3 deathicane (CHDWS)
Duration	August 8 – 18
Peak intensity	125 mph (1-min) 949 mbar

Tropical Depression Five

Tropical depression (CHDWS)
Duration	August 24 – 25
Peak intensity	35 mph (1-min) 1008 mbar

A tropical wave entered the began entering the bahamas area in late august, then the system organized into a tropical depression at 00:00 UTC on august 24. the cyclone was short lived and despite interacting with land it caused no damage.

Tropical Storm Erin

Tropical storm (CHDWS)
Duration	August 31 – September 2
Peak intensity	45 mph (1-min) 1004 mbar

Tropical Storm Felix

Tropical storm (CHDWS)
Duration	September 3 – 6
Peak intensity	50 mph (1-min) 1002 mbar

Deathicane Gabrielle

Category 1 deathicane (CHDWS)
Duration	September 9 – 15
Peak intensity	80 mph (1-min) 986 mbar

Deathicane Humberto

Category 4 deathicane (CHDWS)
Duration	September 12 – 17
Peak intensity	140 mph (1-min) 929 mbar

Tropical Storm Iris

Tropical storm (CHDWS)
Duration	September 16 – 18
Peak intensity	55 mph (1-min) 996 mbar

Deathicane Jerry

Category 2 deathicane (CHDWS)
Duration	September 21 – 25
Peak intensity	100 mph (1-min) 966 mbar

Deathicane Karen

Category 1 deathicane (CHDWS)
Duration	September 30 – October 9
Peak intensity	80 mph (1-min) 977 mbar

Storm names

The following names were assigned to the year. This is the first time these names were used after the post naming change in 1959.

Alicia Barry Chantal Daniel Erin Felix Gabrielle

Humberto Iris Jerry Karen Luis Marilyn (unused) Noel (unused) Opal (unused)

Pablo (unused) Roxanne (unused) Sebastien (unused) Tanya (unused) Richard (unused) Van (unused) Wendy (unused)

DESPACITO

Retirement

On March 31, 1963, at the 4th session of the RA IV hurricane committee, the name "Daniel" was retired due to the damage and deaths it caused, and will not be used for another Atlantic deathicane. Daniel was replaced with Dean for the 1968 Atlantic hurricane season.

Season effects

This is a table of all the storms that have formed in the 1962 Atlantic deathicane season. It includes their duration, names, landfall(s), denoted in parentheses, damages, and death totals. Deaths in parentheses are additional and indirect (an example of an indirect death would be a traffic accident), but were still related to that storm. Damage and deaths include totals while the storm was extratropical, a wave, or a low, and all the damage figures are in 1962 USD.

1962 deathicane statistics

Storm name	Dates active	Storm category at peak intensity	Max 1-min wind mph (km/h)	Min. press. (mbar)	Areas affected	Damage (millions USD)	Deaths
Alicia	June 19 - 21	Tropical storm	55 mph	999	Texas	Minimal	None
Barry	June 23 - 30	Tropical storm	50 mph	997	None	None	None
Cynthia	august 2 - 9	Category 1 hurricane	80 mph	979	cape verde, Rio de janeiro	17.9	1
Daniel	July 20 - aug 21	Category 3 hurricane	130 mph	949	East Coast of the United States	1065	142
Five	august 24 - 25	Tropical depression	30 mph	1008	the bahanas	none	none
Erin	September 11 - 13	Subtropical storm	45 mph	1000	None	minimal	None
Fred	september 19 - 22	Tropical storm	50 mph	1002	none	none	none
Gabrielle	sep 19 - oct 5	Category 1 hurricane	80 mph	986	Azores	None	None
Season Aggregates
9 cyclones	June 19 - oct 5		130 mph	949		$1.82 billion (1962 USD)	143

Cane Harvey creations

Atlantic Deathicane seasons
1950-1959	1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959
1960-1969	1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969
1970-1979	1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1966 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979
1980-1989	1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1966 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989
1990-1999	1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999
2000-2009	2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 1964 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009
2010-2019	2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018

Pacific Deathicane seasons
1950-1959	1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959
1960-1969	1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969

Other creations
Hurricane seasons	2005 inactive season