The 2003 Atlantic hurricane season began on June 1st, 2003 and ended November 30th, 2003.
Seasonal forecasts[]
| Source | Date | Named
storms |
Hurricanes | Major
hurricanes | |
| NOAA | May 1, 2003 | 14 | 7 | 2 | |
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| Actual activity | 11 | 8 | 5 | ||
Season Summary[]
Storms[]
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Hurricane Ana[]
| Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | June 5 – June 17 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 140 mph (220 km/h) (1-min) 938 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Bill[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | June 21 – June 26 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) 985 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Depression Three[]
| Tropical depression (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | June 30 – July 2 |
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| Peak intensity | 35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) 1001 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Claudette[]
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | July 10 – July 20 |
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| Peak intensity | 110 mph (175 km/h) (1-min) 958 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Danny[]
| Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | July 17 – July 31 |
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| Peak intensity | 125 mph (205 km/h) (1-min) 945 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Erika[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | July 21 – July 24 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 996 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Fabian[]
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | July 30 – August 4 |
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| Peak intensity | 90 mph (150 km/h) (1-min) 972 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Depression Eight[]
| Tropical depression (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 1 – August 3 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) 1002 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Grace[]
| Category 5 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 6 – August 22 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 160 mph (260 km/h) (1-min) 917 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Henri[]
| Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 10 – August 18 |
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| Peak intensity | 120 mph (195 km/h) (1-min) 953 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Isabel[]
| Category 5 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 14 – August 30 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 180 mph (285 km/h) (1-min) 900 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Depression Twelve[]
| Tropical depression (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 17 – August 19 |
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| Peak intensity | 35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) 1002 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Juan[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 20 – August 24 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) 989 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Kate[]
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 20 – August 26 |
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| Peak intensity | 85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min) 973 mbar (hPa) |
Timeline[]
Storm names[]
The following names will be used to name tropical and subtropical cyclones in the 2003 season.
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Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) Rating[]
| ACE (104 kt2) – Storm: Source | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.00 | Storm | 12 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 2 | 0.00 | Storm | 13 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 3 | 0.00 | Storm | 14 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 4 | 0.00 | Storm | 15 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 5 | 0.00 | Storm | 16 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 6 | 0.00 | Storm | 17 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 7 | 0.00 | Storm | 18 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 8 | 0.00 | Storm | 19 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 9 | 0.00 | Storm | 20 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 10 | 0.00 | Storm | 21 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 11 | 0.00 | Storm | 22 | 0.00 | Storm |
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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 2003 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 2003 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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| Ana | June 5 – June 17 | Category 4 hurricane | 140 (220) | 938 | US Gulf Coast (Florida), Cuba, Jamaica | 7,100 | 65 |
| Bill | June 21 – June 26 | Tropical storm | 70 (110) | 985 | US Gulf Coast (Texas) | 30 | 4 |
| Three | June 30 – July 2 | Tropical depression | 35 (55) | 1001 | None | 0 | 0 |
| Claudette | July 10 – July 20 | Category 2 hurricane | 110 (175) | 958 | Mexico | 260 | 17 |
| Danny | July 17 – July 31 | Category 3 hurricane | 125 (205) | 945 | None | 0 | 0 |
| Erika | July 21 – July 24 | Tropical storm | 50 (85) | 996 | Mexico | 10 | 5 |
| Fabian | July 30 – August 4 | Category 1 hurricane | 90 (150) | 972 | US Gulf Coast (Louisiana), Cuba | 200 | 10 |
| Eight | August 1 – August 3 | Tropical depression | 35 (55) | 1002 | US Gulf Coast (Texas) | 10 | 3 |
| Grace | August 6 – August 22 | Category 5 hurricane | 160 (260) | 917 | Nova Scotia, US East Coast (South Carolina) | 19,900 | 100 |
| Henri | August 10 – August 18 | Category 3 hurricane | 120 (195) | 953 | Bermuda, The Bahamas, US Gulf Coast (Florida), Cuba | 300 | 10 |
| Isabel | August 14 – August 30 | Category 5 hurricane | 180 (285) | 900 | US Gulf Coast (Louisiana), Cuba, Jamaica | 65,000 | 2,012 |
| Twelve | August 17 – August 19 | Tropical depression | 35 (55) | 1002 | None | 0 | 0 |
| Juan | August 20 – August 24 | Tropical storm | 65 (100) | 989 | Mexico | 20 | 5 |
| Kate | August 20 – August 26 | Category 1 hurricane | 85 (140) | 973 | None | 0 | 0 |