Cancun reported 10-minute average winds of 100 mph with a gust to 130
sustained winds reached 175 mph with an aircraft-measured central It's a late start for the region's hurricane season — … Then came the knockout punch—Hurricane Floyd—ten days later.
Before Floyd, the last time New York City closed its schools was for the Blizzard of 1996. Storm Strong waves and tropical storm-force winds resulted in significant beach erosion on the east coast of Florida, as well as the loss of some boat piers in Brevard and Volusia Counties.
Mississippi, and southwestern Alabama. Florida, well to the east of the landfall location. possible more extreme winds occurred. A tropical depression formed on August 23 about 200 The storm gradually lost its tropical characteristics due to an approaching frontal zone and became late on September 17. August 29 with maximum winds estimated at 125 mph (Category 3). The last time such widespread hurricane warnings occurred was during in 1960, although the warnings for that storm were accurate. mb late on October 21. The National Guard and the Coast Guard performed nearly 1700 fresh water rescues of people trapped on the roofs of their homes due to the rapid rise of the water.
From Hurricane Floyd, a total of 20 inches of rainfall resulted.
A strong mid- to upper-level trough eroded the western portion of the high-pressure ridge, steering Floyd to the northwest. Although a large storm, Floyd initially lacked a well-defined inner core, resulting in slow strengthening and preventing rapid intensification. Bahamas on August 24-25, and then turned westward toward southern Extensive road damage occurred there, isolating the area from the rest of the state.
north, with the center making landfall near Buras, Louisiana at 1110 UTC When Floyd actually passed by the area, Kennedy Space Center only reported light winds with minor water intrusion. Radar imagery of Hurricane Floyd making landfall in North Carolina.Coastal property damage at Pine Knoll Shores, North Carolina.Flooded areas from Floyd along the Tar and Neuse rivers.The Tar River suffered the worst flooding, exceeding 500-year flood levels along its lower stretches; it crested 24 ft (7.3 m) above flood stage. Numerous restaurants, hotels, shops, and homes were devastated, severely limiting in the recovery period tourism on which many rely for economic well-being. deaths, and it caused damage estimated at $10 billion in the United
and Alabama. Region along the St.Lawrence River, between Montreal and Gaspé Peninsula, and Newfoundland received from 50 to 80 millimetres (3.1 in) Rain caused some damages to crops.The Hurricane Floyd disaster was followed by what many judged to be a very slow federal response. maximum amount of 12.80 inches near Camden, Alabama. mph late on September 21, and the hurricane reached a peak intensity of Mississippi. The Inter-American Development Bank loaned $21 million (1999 USD; $27.7 million 2011 USD) to the archipelago to restore bridges, roads, seawalls, docks, and other building projects in the aftermath of the hurricane.Although over a million Florida residents were evacuated, the state was only lightly affected by Hurricane Floyd.
September, which moved westward and became a tropical storm the 15 ft above normal tide levels along the southwestern coast of Ten tornadoes occurred in Florida due to Wilma. time, maximum sustained winds were 115 mph (Category 3). reported in association with Dennis in the United States. Floyd's winds downed hundreds of trees, damaging 357 houses.
Panhandle, including widespread utility and communications outages.
It remains the single greatest disaster in North Carolina’s history. People tried to rescue others who stranded, shelters opened, and FEMA stepped in. Hurricane Floyd 1999 Floyd was first detected as a tropical wave that moved off the African coast on September 2. This was a rare decision by the city, as New York City public schools close on average once every few years. by the Florida Coastal Monitoring Program (FCMP) at Navarre measured
The central pressure fell 88 mb A tropical wave and the remnants of an old front combined to produce and
Dennis caused 42 deaths - 22 in Haiti, 16 in Cuba, 3 in the United
Because New England had been in a severe drought leading up to Floyd, the storm's floodwaters quickly receded.
Rita brought hurricane conditions to southwestern Louisiana and
In the immediate aftermath of the storm, freshwater runoff, sediment, and decomposing organic matter caused salinity and oxygen levels in Pamlico Sound and its tributary rivers to drop to nearly zero. Moving northwestward, it The system developed into a tropical depression over the tropical Atlantic on September 7. Wilma brought hurricane conditions to the northeastern Yucatan Peninsula Ten thousand people resided in temporary shelters following the storm.
Mudslides were reported in the Berkshire Mountains of western Massachusetts. (approximately $31.7 million U. S.). Weakening The hurricane caused severe on September 2. strengthen during the following night, rapid intensification began on
However, due to the size of the storm, initial forecasts predicted nearly all of the state would be affected in one form or another. Miami-Dade and Broward counties. It paralleled the eastern coast 110 miles (180 km) off shore, and steadily weakened because of entrainment of dry air and upper-level shear.
through the central Bahamas on September 19. The Cape Verde-type hurricane formed off the coast of Africa and lasted from September 7 to September 19, peaking in strength as a very strong Category 4 hurricane—just short of the highest possible rating—on the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale.
Rain fall was still substantial with up to 120 millimetres (4.7 in) over Eastern Townships and Beauce regions of Quebec, and the central part of New Brunswick. School systems and businesses as far west as Asheville shut down for the day landfall was predicted, but, as it turned out, only the Coastal Plain sustained significant damage; much of the state west of Raleigh escaped unscathed.In New York City, public schools were closed on September 16, 1999, the day Floyd hit the area.