1993 Atlantic hurricane season
1993 Atlantic hurricane season |
Season summary map
|
Seasonal boundaries |
First system formed |
May 31, 1993 |
Last system dissipated |
September 30, 1993 |
Strongest storm |
|
Name |
Emily |
• Maximum winds |
115 mph (185 km/h)
(1-minute sustained) |
• Lowest pressure |
960 mbar (hPa; 28.35 inHg) |
|
Seasonal statistics |
Total depressions |
10 |
Total storms |
8 |
Hurricanes |
4 |
Major hurricanes
(Cat. 3+) |
1 |
Total fatalities |
382 total |
Total damage |
> $322.3 million (1993 USD) |
|
Atlantic hurricane seasons 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
|
Tropical depression (SSHWS) |
|
Duration |
May 31 – June 2 |
Peak intensity |
35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) 999 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
|
Duration |
June 18 – June 21 |
Peak intensity |
40 mph (65 km/h) (1-min) 1000 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
|
Duration |
August 4 – August 11 |
Peak intensity |
60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) 1002 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
|
Duration |
August 14 – August 17 |
Peak intensity |
45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min) 1007 mbar (hPa) |
Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) |
|
Duration |
August 22 – September 6 |
Peak intensity |
115 mph (185 km/h) (1-min) 960 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
|
Duration |
August 23 – August 28 |
Peak intensity |
50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 1000 mbar (hPa) |
Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) |
|
Duration |
September 7 – September 10 |
Peak intensity |
75 mph (120 km/h) (1-min) 990 mbar (hPa) |
Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) |
|
Duration |
September 14 – September 21 |
Peak intensity |
100 mph (155 km/h) (1-min) 970 mbar (hPa) |
Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) |
|
Duration |
September 18 – September 21 |
Peak intensity |
75 mph (120 km/h) (1-min) 990 mbar (hPa) |
The 1993 Atlantic hurricane season was a below average Atlantic hurricane season that produced ten tropical cyclones and tropical storms, four hurricanes, and one major hurricane. It officially started on June 1 and ended on November 30, dates which conventionally delimit the period during which most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic Ocean. The first tropical cyclone, Tropical Depression One, developed on May 31, while the final storm, Tropical Depression Ten, dissipated on September 30, well before the average dissipation date of a season's last tropical cyclone; this represented the earliest end to the hurricane season in ten years. The most intense hurricane, Emily, was a Category 3 on the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale that paralleled close to the North Carolina coastline causing minor damage and a few deaths before moving out to sea.
The most significant named storm of the season was Hurricane Gert, a tropical cyclone that devastated several countries in Central America and Mexico. Throughout the impact areas, damage totaled to $170 million (1993 USD) and 102 fatalities were reported. The remnants of Gert reached the Pacific Ocean and was classified as Tropical Depression Fourteen-E. Another significant system was Tropical Storm Bret, which resulted in 184 deaths and $25 million in losses as it tracked generally westward across Trinidad, Venezuela, Colombia, and Nicaragua. In the Pacific Ocean, the remnants of Bret were attributed to the development of Hurricane Greg. Three other tropical cyclones brought minor to moderate effects on land; they were Tropical Depression One and Tropical Storms Arlene and Cindy. The storms of the 1993 Atlantic hurricane season collectively caused 339 fatalities and $319 million in losses.
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