1982 Atlantic hurricane season
| 1982 Atlantic hurricane season |
Season summary map
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| Seasonal boundaries |
| First system formed |
June 1, 1982 |
| Last system dissipated |
October 2, 1982 |
| Strongest storm |
|
| Name |
Debby |
| • Maximum winds |
130 mph (215 km/h)
(1-minute sustained) |
| • Lowest pressure |
950 mbar (hPa; 28.05 inHg) |
| Seasonal statistics |
| Total depressions |
9 |
| Total storms |
6 |
| Hurricanes |
2 |
Major hurricanes
(Cat. 3+) |
1 |
| Total fatalities |
29 |
| Total damage |
$100 million (1982 USD) |
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Atlantic hurricane seasons
1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984
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| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
June 1 – June 6 |
| Peak intensity |
85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min) 985 mbar (hPa) |
| Subtropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
June 18 – June 20 |
| Peak intensity |
70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) 984 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
August 28 – September 6 |
| Peak intensity |
70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) 989 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical depression (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
September 6 – September 9 |
| Peak intensity |
35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) 1012 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
September 9 – September 12 |
| Peak intensity |
65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) 994 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
September 13 – September 20 |
| Peak intensity |
130 mph (215 km/h) (1-min) 950 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical depression (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
September 16 – September 20 |
| Peak intensity |
35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) |
| Tropical depression (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
September 24 – September 27 |
| Peak intensity |
35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) 1007 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
September 30 – October 3 |
| Peak intensity |
70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) 997 mbar (hPa) |
The 1982 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1982, and lasted until November 30, 1982, and was a below average season. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin. Only six storms formed during this hurricane season: five named storms (this was the record for the smallest number of named cyclones in the Atlantic basin since naming began in 1950, until the following year (1983) when only 4 named storms formed) and an unnamed subtropical storm (no subtropical storms were named between 1974 and 2001). The season only produced two hurricanes (record low since 1944) one of which reached major hurricane status. The season started early with Hurricane Alberto forming on the first day of the season. Alberto threatened the Southwestern Florida coast as a tropical storm, causing twenty-three fatalities in Cuba. The next storm, a subtropical storm, formed in June and affected the same area as Alberto, causing $10 million in damage.
Tropical Storm Beryl formed on August 28, after a quiet July in the open Atlantic Ocean. Beryl grazed Cape Verde, killing 3 people. Tropical Depression Three formed just behind Beryl, tracking east and north of the Caribbean sea in early September. Soon after the dissipation of Beryl, Tropical Storm Chris formed in the Gulf of Mexico on September 9. Chris stayed as a weak storm, making landfall near Sabine Pass, Texas, and dissipated over land on September 13. Hurricane Debby was the next storm and the strongest of the season. The formative stage of Debby produced rainfall in Puerto Rico and soon strengthened into a Category 4 Major Hurricane. Debby passed by Newfoundland on September 18 and merged with a non-tropical low on September 20. In mid-September, Tropical Depression Six formed west of Africa, and tracked west-northwest, dissipating before reaching the Leeward Islands on September 20. Its remnant thunderstorm activity continued moving west-northwest, forming Tropical Depression Seven which moved near Bermuda on September 25 before dissipating offshore Nova Scotia. The final storm of the season, Tropical Storm Ernesto, was the shortest lasting storm of the season and stayed out to sea, dissipating on October 2.
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