2004 atlantic hurricane season
Storms[]
Hurricane Alberto[]
Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | June 29 – July 6 |
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Peak intensity | 115 mph (185 km/h) (1-min) 962 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Bonnie[]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | July 31 – August 4 |
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Peak intensity | 45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min) 1000 mbar (hPa) |
Strikes NE Mexico as a slow moving weak tropical storm, causing major flooding damage up to $656 million USD alongside 33 deaths.
Hurricane Clyde[]
Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | August 9 – August 16 |
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Peak intensity | 75 mph (120 km/h) (1-min) 987 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Danielle[]
Category 5 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | August 15 – September 2 |
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Peak intensity | 185 mph (295 km/h) (1-min) 887 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Ernesto[]
Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | August 28 – September 7 |
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Peak intensity | 110 mph (175 km/h) (1-min) 968 mbar (hPa) |
Brushes US Virgin Islands as category one, causing moderate damage and one death, peaks as high end category two then makes landfall near the SC/NC border as lower end category two causing significant damage--mainly from excessive storm surge--amounting up to $833 million USD alongside 11 deaths. A total of 12 deaths and $915 million USD in damage is reported.
Tropical Storm Florence[]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | August 31 – September 7 |
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Peak intensity | 70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) 990 mbar (hPa) |
Strikes SE Florida as strong tropical storm, causing minor damage up to $72 million USD alongside one death, then makes landfall near Mobile Bay AL as weaker tropical storm causing minimal to no damage.
Subtropical Storm Gordon[]
Subtropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | September 4 – September 11 |
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Peak intensity | 60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) 995 mbar (hPa) |
Stalled near NC Outer Banks as subtropical storm, causing minimal coastal flooding damage and one drowning death from high surf.
Hurricane Helene[]
Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | September 14 – September 29 |
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Peak intensity | 145 mph (230 km/h) (1-min) 938 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Igor[]
Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | September 19 – September 30 |
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Peak intensity | 125 mph (205 km/h) (1-min) 957 mbar (hPa) |
Strikes South Florida as category one causing considerable damage up to $262 million USD alongside 2 deaths, peaks as category three in Gulf Of Mexico and makes a final landfall near the MS/AL border as category two, causing extensive surge damage up to $1.7 billion USD along with 23 deaths. A total of 25 deaths and nearly $1.8 billion USD in damage occurs.
Hurricane Jolene[]
Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | September 27 – October 11 |
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Peak intensity | 140 mph (220 km/h) (1-min) 940 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Kirk[]
Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | October 19 – October 25 |
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Peak intensity | 80 mph (130 km/h) (1-min) 980 mbar (hPa) |
Peaks as category one in GOM, strikes just north of Tampa Bay area as strong tropical storm causing minor to moderate damage up to $99 million USD in damage along with 6 deaths from flooding.
Hurricane Laura[]
Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | October 22 – November 2 |
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Peak intensity | 110 mph (175 km/h) (1-min) 967 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Marco[]
Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | October 29 – November 9 |
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Peak intensity | 135 mph (215 km/h) (1-min) 947 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Nicole[]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | October 31 – November 7 |
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Peak intensity | 70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) 987 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Otto[]
Category 5 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | November 13 – November 21 |
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Peak intensity | 160 mph (260 km/h) (1-min) 917 mbar (hPa) |