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THE 2012 ATLANTIC BASIN HURRICANE SEASON SUDDENLY
BECAME ACTIVE WITH 4 ADDITIONAL HURRICANES
SECOND HALFSeptember 5 –November 30, 2012
Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of
North Carolina, USA
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2012’S STORM TRACKS (as of September 8)
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NAMED STORMS IN 2012 (Continued)
• ISAAC – Hurricane, August 21
• JOYCE –Tropical Storm, Aug. 25
• KIRK –Hurricane, Aug. 27
• LESLIE –Hurricane, Sept. 3
• MICHAEL – Hurricane, Sept. 4
• NADINE – Tropical Storm, Sept. 12
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NAMED STORMS IN 2012
• OSCAR – Tropical Storm, Oct. 4
• PATTY – Tropical Storm, Oct. 11
• RAFAEL – Hurricane, Oct. 12
• SANDY – Hurricane, Oct. 22
• TONY – Tropical Storm, Oct. 24
• VALERIE
• WILLIAM
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The 2012 season is lagging behind past seasons:
By Sept. 5, 2005, we had three major hurricanes (Dennis, Emily, and
Katrina),and by Sept. 5, 2011, we had one major hurricane (Katia). This year, we have one-- Michael.
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ISAAC: FROM TS ON AUG, 21 TO HURRICANE ON AUG. 26
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ISAAC DID NOT RETURN IN THE GULF AS TS NADINE: SEPT 12
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LESLIE: FROM A TS ON SEPT 3 TO HURRICANE ON SEPT 5
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SEPT 8: CAT 1 HURRICANE LESLIE IS HEADED
SLOWLY NORTHWARD TOWARDS BERMUDA AND
CANADA
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SEPT 9: LESLIE PASSES 120 MILES EAST OF BERMUDA
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TROPICAL STORM MICHAEL: FAR OUT IN ATLANTIC—SEPT. 4
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Between 5 a.m. on Wednesday and 5 a.m. Thursday, Michael’s pressure suddenly fell 40 mb and the maximum sustained winds increased by 63 mph, truly a remarkable case of
rapid intensification
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MICHAEL BECOMES CAT 3 HURRICANE: SEPT. 6
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Michael, the 7th hurricane of 2012 and located 980 miles
west-southwest of the Azores and heading northeast at 7 mph, will likely weaken as it encounters colder waters..
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MICHAEL’S PATH: SEPT. 6
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MICHAEL’S ULTIMATE PATH
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On Sept. 7th, the seasonal ACE (Accumulated Cyclone
Energy) (using the 1981-2010 data base), stood at 61,
or 143% of an average season.
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BUT---ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2012
A LULL IN ACTIVITY OCCURED AS
EL NINO BEGAN AGAIN
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SEPT. 12: EL NINO BEGINS AGAIN
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Depending on how quickly El Niño develops, there could be a quick shutdown of tropical systems during the latter part of the Atlantic season and an
extended season on the Pacific side.
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TROPICAL STORM NADINE: SEPT. 12
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TROPICAL STORM NADINE BECAME A CAT 1
HURRICANE ON SEPT. 14th
Because of its location in the Azores, Nadine, the 8th hurricane of the season,
did not cause any major concerns in spite of its unusually long life.
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TROPICAL STORM OSCAR FORMED WEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS ON OCT. 4th
Oscar, the 15th storm of 2012, was not expected to last very long or to cause
any major problems.
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TROPICAL STORM OSCAR DIED ON OCTOBER 5
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TROPICAL STORM PATTY FORMED NORTH OF THE BAHAMAS ON OCT. 11th
Patty is the 16th storm of 2012.
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TROPICAL STORM PATTY
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TROPICAL STORM RAFAEL FORMED ON OCT. 12TH
Rafael was the 18th storm and 9th hurricane of the season
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HURRICANE RAFAEL: A CAT 1 STORM ON OCTOBER 16
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TROPICAL STORM SANDY AKA “FRANKENSTORM” FORMED ON
OCT. 22ND
Sandy, the 19th storm of the season, quickly became a CAT 2 hurricane.
SANDY left 39 dead in the Caribbean enroute to the USA.
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TROPICAL STORM SANDY: OCTOBER 22
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CAT I HURRICANE SANDY: OCTOBER 24
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OCTOBER 24: CAT I HURRRICANE SANDY MADE LANDFALL NEAR KINGSTON, THE
CAPITOL OF JAMACIA
Schools and businesses were closed and people in low-lying areas at risk
from flooding were evacuated
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FORECAST FOR SANDY: OCTOBER 24
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TROPICAL STORM TONY FORMED ON OCT. 24TH
Tony, the 20th storm of the season, formed in the Atlantic, and is not likely
to be a threat
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TROPICAL STORM TONY: OCTOBER 24
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SANDY: OCTOBER 24
Sandy, now the season’s ninth hurricane, became a huge storm with
wind and rain bands reaching out 500 km or more from the storm center,
producing 15-50 cm of rain in Jamaica, Bermuda, Haiti, Dominican Republic,
and Cuba
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LIKELY IMPACTS OF SANDY ON “FLORIDA SATURDAY”-- OCTOBER 27
• Miami, Florida, which is already water-logged from 1 ½ meters of rain this summer, is expected to experience more rain, gusty winds, huge waves, and dangerous rip tides as a likely weakened Sandy continues to move northward.
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CAT I HURRICANE SANDY: OCTOBER 24
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SANDY: RAIN IN HAITI
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SANDY IMPACTS HAVANA. CUBA: OCTOBER 25
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SANDY: RAIN IN CUBA
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SANDY: RAIN BEGINS IN FT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA; OCT. 26
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POSSIBILITIES AFTER “FLORIDA SATURDAY”
• Sandy could veer northeastward and eventually die in the Atlantic, OR, MORE LIKELY …
• As Sandy moves northward, it could become a powerful “SUPERSTORM causing losses of $ 1 billion dollars + bringing heavy rain, high winds, and power outages along Eastern seaboard
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OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND
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REHOBOTH BEACH, DELAWARE: OCT. 29
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SUPER STORM SANDY: OCT. 29-30, 2012
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$360 MILLION STORM SURGE, NEW HAVEN, CT: OCT. 30
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OCT. 29 HIGHLIGHTS: NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY
THE SUDDENNESS AND THE RECORD HEIGHT OF THE STORM SURGE
CAUSED A HUGE DISASTER
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STORM SURGE SET NEW RECORD WITHOUT BENEFIT OF FULL-MOON HIGH TIDE
13 ft (4 1/3 m); a new record
Sustained winds of 133 kph (80 mph).
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FLOODING IN BROOKLYN
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NEW JERSEY: ATLANTIC CITY UNDER WATER
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NEW JERSEY: OCEAN FRONT FLOODING
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NEW JERSEY: STREET FLOODING
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2012 ATLANTIC BASIN STORM TRACKS AS OF NOV. 22
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2012’S CUMMULATIVE IMPACTS
320 DEATHS
ECONOMIC LOSSES: ESTIMATED AT $68 BILLION +