The 1992 Atlantic hurricane season began on June 1st, 1992 and ended November 30th, 1992.
Seasonal forecasts[]
| Source | Date | Named
storms |
Hurricanes | Major
hurricanes | |
| NOAA | May 3, 1992 | 10 | 6 | 2 | |
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| Actual activity | 9 | 5 | 2 | ||
Season Summary[]
In reality, this season saw 10 Depressions, 7 Storms, 4 Hurricanes and 1 Major.
Storms[]
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Hurricane Andrew[]
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | June 30 – July 6 |
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| Peak intensity | 85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min) 979 mbar (hPa) |
On June 29, a tropical wave moving west exited Morocco and passed to the south of Cape Verde, with the outer bands of the system producing showers and thunderstorms for an entire day over the islands. Continuing to travel west, the tightly-packed group of storms began to deepen rapidly as conditions turned favorable west of Cape Verde. On June 30, the invest began to undergo rapid intensification as it took on a cyclonic motion 165 miles southwest of Cape Verde. The system slowly organized as the wind speed increased to 30 MPH, becoming Tropical Depression One nearly a month after the season's official start. One continued to track northwest as warm waters and decreasing wind shear allowed for the system's flourishment. One remained at tropical depression intensity as the system's organization halted into July 2. However, decreasing wind shear and an increase in the storm's speed allowed for further intensification to take place. As copious amounts of moisture built up the eyewall, storms cells converging within the core strengthened the system as wind speeds increased to 50 MPH, becoming Tropical Storm Andrew on July 3. Andrew continued to intensify throughout the day, attaining 70 MPH winds on July 4, followed by hurricane status several hours later, with seven-foot swells impacting the coast of Morocco. Later that same day, Andrew began to shift NNE as wind shear began to impact the storm. Despite this, Andrew attained a peak intensity of 85 MPH, 979 mbar on July 5 prior to explosively weakening as the storm's forward speed increased to 28 MPH.
Tropical Storm Bonnie[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 6 – August 10 |
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| Peak intensity | 50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 997 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Charley[]
| Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 31 – September 7 |
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| Peak intensity | 115 mph (185 km/h) (1-min) 960 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Danielle[]
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 2 – September 12 |
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| Peak intensity | 90 mph (150 km/h) (1-min) 973 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Earl[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 10 – September 15 |
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| Peak intensity | 70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) 986 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Frances[]
| Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 10 – September 24 |
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| Peak intensity | 120 mph (195 km/h) (1-min) 953 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Georges[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 30 – October 4 |
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| Peak intensity | 60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) 995 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Hermine[]
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | October 19 – October 24 |
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| Peak intensity | 75 mph (120 km/h) (1-min) 987 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm ivan[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | October 31 – November 4 |
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| Peak intensity | 65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) 989 mbar (hPa) |
Timeline[]
Storm names[]
The following names will be used to name tropical and subtropical cyclones in the 1992 season.
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Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) Rating[]
| ACE (104 kt2) – Storm: Source | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20.0 | Frances | 12 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 2 | 17.3 | Charley | 13 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 3 | 10.5 | Danielle | 14 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 4 | 8.61 | Andrew | 15 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 5 | 7.10 | Hermine | 16 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 6 | 6.90 | Earl | 17 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 7 | 5.91 | Ivan | 18 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 8 | 4.89 | Georges | 19 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 9 | 4.00 | Bonnie | 20 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 10 | 0.00 | Storm | 21 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 11 | 0.00 | Storm | 22 | 0.00 | Storm |
| Total=85.21 | |||||
ACE is the result of a storm's winds multiplied by how long it lasted for, so storms or subtropical storms (Originally not included up until 2012) that at lasted a long time , as well as particularly strong hurricanes , have higher ACE totals. Tropical Depressions are not included in season total.
Season Effects[]
This is a table of the storms and their effects in the 1992 Atlantic hurricane season. This table includes the storm's names, duration, peak intensity, Areas affected (bold indicates made landfall in that region at least once), damages, and death totals. Deaths in parentheses are additional and indirect (an example of an indirect death would be a traffic accident), but are still storm-related. Damage and deaths include totals while the storm was extratropical, a wave or a low. All of the damage figures are in 2015 USD (the listed damage figure is in millions).
| Storm name |
Dates active | Storm category at peak intensity |
Max 1-min wind mph (km/h) |
Min. press. (mbar) |
Areas affected | Damage (USD) |
Deaths | |||
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| Andrew | June 30 – July 6 | Category 1 hurricane | 85 (140) | 979 | None | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bonnie | August 6 – August 10 | Tropical storm | 50 (85) | 997 | None | 0 | 0 | |||
| Charley | August 31 – September 7 | Category 3 hurricane | 115 (185) | 960 | Mexico (Veracruz)(Belize) | 1,000 | 65 | |||
| Danielle | September 2 – September 12 | Category 1 hurricane | 90 (150) | 973 | None | 0 | 0 | |||
| Earl | September 10 – September 15 | Tropical storm | 70 (110) | 986 | US East Coast (South Carolina) | 65 | 10 | |||
| Frances | September 10 – September 24 | Category 3 hurricane | 120 (195) | 953 | None | 0 | 0 | |||
| Georges | September 30 – October 4 | Tropical storm | 60 (95) | 995 | US East Coast (Florida), The Bahamas | 50 | 7 | |||
| Hermine | October 19 – October 24 | Category 1 hurricane | 75 (120) | 987 | None | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ivan | October 31 – November 4 | Tropical storm | 65 (100) | 989 | US Gulf Coast (Louisiana), Mexico | 65 | 10 | |||
| Season aggregates | ||||||||||
| 9 systems | June 30 – November 4 | 120 (195) | 953 | $1.18 billion | 92 | |||||