The 1985 Atlantic hurricane season began on June 1st, 1985 and ended November 30th, 1985.
Seasonal forecasts[]
| Source | Date | Named
storms |
Hurricanes | Major
hurricanes | |
| NOAA | May 17, 1985 | 11 | 6 | 2 | |
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| Actual activity | 5 | 4 | 1 | ||
Season Summary[]
Storms[]
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Tropical Storm Ana[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | June 10 – June 14 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) 989 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Bob[]
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | July 31 – August 8 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 110 mph (175 km/h) (1-min) 960 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Claudette[]
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 6 – August 12 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 100 mph (155 km/h) (1-min) 970 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Danny[]
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 10 – August 16 |
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| Peak intensity | 85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min) 979 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Depression Five[]
| Tropical depression (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 14 – August 15 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) 1002 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Elena[]
| Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 18 – August 31 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 145 mph (230 km/h) (1-min) 934 mbar (hPa) |
Timeline[]
Storm names[]
The following names will be used to name tropical and subtropical cyclones in the 2985 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 1985 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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| Ana | June 10 – June 14 | Tropical storm | 65 (100) | 989 | US East Coast (North Carolina) | 15 | 4 |
| Bob | July 31 – August 8 | Category 2 hurricane | 110 (175) | 960 | None | 0 | 0 |
| Claudette | August 6 – August 12 | Category 2 hurricane | 100 (155) | 970 | US Gulf Coast (Louisiana) | 1,900 | 48 |
| Danny | August 10 – August 16 | Category 1 hurricane | 85 (140) | 979 | None | 0 | 0 |
| Five | August 14 – August 15 | Tropical depression | 35 (55) | 1002 | None | 0 | 0 |
| Elena | August 18 – August 31 | Category 4 hurricane | 145 (230) | 934 | Mexico | 1,200 | 318 |