Category 4 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) | |
Nana striking Florida as a Category 4 hurricane | |
Formed | August 27 |
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Dissipated | September 18 |
Highest winds | 1-minute sustained: 155 mph (250 km/h) |
Lowest pressure | 921 mbar (hPa); 27.2 inHg |
Fatalities | 182 direct, 37 indirect |
Damage | $22.7 billion (2038 USD) |
Areas affected | South America, Lesser Antilles, Jamaica, Cuba, Florida, Newfoundland |
Part of the 2038 Atlantic hurricane season (Paide's version) |
Hurricane Nana was the strongest and most devastating of the 2038 Atlantic hurricane season. It has also been known to affect South America, but just a little. Nana Lasted from August 27 through September 17, nearly a month.
Meteorological History[]
Early on August 23, a tropical low was spotted near the African coast. It was given a 40% chance of development at the second advisory. The invest became a tropical depression on August 27, eventually becoming a tropical storm on October 28. It became a hurricane on August 29, and a major hurricane on August 31. Due to wind shear, the storm weakened back to a category 2 hurricane. After exiting the wind shear area, Nana reverted to a Category 3 hurricane, eventually becoming a Category 4 later on. Due to effects on land, the storm weakened but once again reattained category 4 intensity. Being extremely close to category 5 intensity, the storm weakened because of interactions of land to a category 1. Nana became extratropical on September 17 and fully dissipated on September 18.
Retirement[]
On January 15, the WMO decided to retire the name Nana. It would be replaced with Nereid for the 2044 season.