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The 1971 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1971, and lasted until November 30, 1971. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin. The season was fairly average, with 13 total storms and 6 hurricanes forming. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 753 × 599 pixels Full resolution (1024 × 815 pixel, file size: 675 KB, MIME type: image/png) Season summary provided by NOAA of the 1971 Atlantic hurricane season. ...
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1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ...
November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ...
Hurricane Edith was an intense hurricane that lead to 43 deaths in Central America and the United States, and a part of the 1971 Atlantic hurricane season. ...
A millibar (mbar, also mb) is 1/1000th of a bar, a unit for measurement of pressure. ...
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The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is a scale classifying most Western Hemisphere tropical cyclones that exceed the levels of tropical depression and tropical storm and thereby become hurricanes; the categories it divides hurricanes into are distinguished by the intensities of their respective sustained winds. ...
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First storm formed: July 25, 1969 Last storm dissipated: Nov. ...
The 1970 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1970, and lasted until November 30, 1970. ...
First storm formed: May 23, 1972 Last storm dissipated: Nov. ...
The 1973 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. ...
June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ...
1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ...
November 30 is the 334th day (335th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 31 days remaining. ...
1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ...
Cyclone Catarina, a rare South Atlantic tropical cyclone viewed from the International Space Station on March 26, 2004 Hurricane and Typhoon redirect here. ...
The Atlantic Basin includes the main body of the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, but ommits other bodies of water considered to be a part of the Atlantic Ocean in the broad sense, such as the Mediteranean Sea. ...
The most notable storms of 1971 were Tropical Storm Doria, which did $147 million (1971 dollars) in damage when it made landfall near Morehead City, North Carolina, and Hurricane Edith, which was a Category 5 when it grazed Nicaragua. Morehead City is a town in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. ...
Hurricane Edith was one of the worst storms reaching winds as max as 155 mph it was a strong cat 5 Hurricane ...
The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is a scale classifying most Western Hemisphere tropical cyclones that exceed the levels of tropical depression and tropical storm and thereby become hurricanes; the categories it divides hurricanes into are distinguished by the intensities of their respective sustained winds. ...
Hurricane Ginger was one of the more unusual Atlantic hurricanes, lasting for 27.25 days and becoming the second longest-lived Atlantic storm on record. Lowest pressure 959 mbar (hPa; 28. ...
Atlantic hurricane refers to a tropical cyclone that forms in the Atlantic Ocean north of the equator, usually in the Northern Hemisphere summer or autumn. ...
Storms
Tropical Storm Arlene | | | | Arlene satellite picture and storm path | A stationary cold front over the western Atlantic led to the formation of a frontal wave in early July. The system organized rapidly south of Cape Hatteras, becoming a tropical depression on July 4 and a 50 mph tropical storm on the 5th. Arlene moved quickly to the northeast, reaching a peak of 60 mph prior to becoming extratropical on the 7th. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 495 pixels Full resolution (1024 × 633 pixel, file size: 433 KB, MIME type: image/png) Tropical Storm Arlene (1971) track. ...
An aerial view of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse (before its relocation in 1999) Cape Hatteras from space, October 1989 Cape Hatteras is a cape on the coast of North Carolina. ...
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Hurricane Two A weak circulation existed over the central north Atlantic in late July. It exhibited subtropical characteristics, but it was very weak. As it moved westward, it slowly organized, and it became a tropical depression on August 3 while just southeast of Bermuda. It passed over the island as a 20 mph depression, but conditions remained unfavorable. After a northwest movement, the tropical depression began to move rapidly northeastward, strengthening to a tropical storm on the way via baroclinic energies. When the tropical storm became a hurricane at 46º North, it became the northernmost tropical storm to become a hurricane. At that latitude, it was located 100 miles southeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland. It was not named due to the unimpressive nature on satellite images, but after the fact, when ship reports suggested otherwise, it was upgraded to a hurricane. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 729 × 599 pixels Full resolution (1024 × 842 pixel, file size: 359 KB, MIME type: image/png) 1971 Atlantic hurricane 2 track. ...
Image File history File links Size of this preview: 729 × 599 pixels Full resolution (1024 × 842 pixel, file size: 359 KB, MIME type: image/png) 1971 Atlantic hurricane 2 track. ...
August 3 is the 215th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (216th in leap years), with 150 days remaining. ...
Cape Race, Newfoundland Cape Race (46° 39′ 35″ N, 53° 04′ 20″ W NST) is a point of land located at the southeastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland, Canada. ...
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Hurricane Beth An upper level low led to the formation of a tropical depression on August 10 just off the coast of Florida. The storm remained weak for the next 4 days, due to the cooler atmosphere about the storm, but on the 14th, conditions became more favorable, with the depression reaching tropical storm strength, and hurricane strength 12 hours later. Beth quickly moved to the northeast, and hit Nova Scotia as a minimal hurricane on the 16th. Beth became extratropical the next day. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 509 pixels Full resolution (1024 × 651 pixel, file size: 481 KB, MIME type: image/png) Hurricane Beth (1971) track. ...
Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 509 pixels Full resolution (1024 × 651 pixel, file size: 481 KB, MIME type: image/png) Hurricane Beth (1971) track. ...
August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit(Latin) One defends and the other conquers Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Regional Municipality Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Mayann E. Francis - Premier Rodney MacDonald (PC) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 11 - Senate seats 10 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area...
Tropical Storm Chloe Tropical Storm Chloe developed from a tropical wave on August 18, 400 miles east of Barbados. The depression didn't strengthen until it passed through the Lesser Antilles, but favorable conditions in the central Caribbean allowed Chloe to strengthen to a 65 mph tropical storm. Those conditions ended, and Chloe moved across the Caribbean Sea as a weak tropical depression, hitting Belize on the 25th. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 495 pixels Full resolution (1024 × 633 pixel, file size: 391 KB, MIME type: image/png) Tropical Storm Chloe (1971) track. ...
Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 495 pixels Full resolution (1024 × 633 pixel, file size: 391 KB, MIME type: image/png) Tropical Storm Chloe (1971) track. ...
August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Map of Central America and the Caribbean Caribbean Sea from space (top left). ...
Tropical Storm Doria - Main article: Tropical Storm Doria (1971)
 Doria Rainfall across Northeast The tropical depression that became Tropical Storm Doria formed from a tropical wave on August 20 east of the Lesser Antilles. As it moved west-northwestward the storm didn't manage to strengthen until it reached a favorable area north of the Bahamas. Here, the tropical depression became Tropical Storm Doria on August 26, and the following day it reached its peak of 65 mph while moving towards the North Carolina coast. On the 28th, it moved inland near Morehead City, and continued to straddle the eastern coastline of the United States, bringing heavy rain over the Mid-Atlantic and New England. Doria became extratropical on the 29th, but not after causing $147 million (1971 USD ($700 million 2005 USD)) in damage and 6 deaths. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 638 × 600 pixels Full resolution (1024 × 963 pixel, file size: 452 KB, MIME type: image/png) Tropical Storm Doria (1971) track. ...
Image File history File links Size of this preview: 638 × 600 pixels Full resolution (1024 × 963 pixel, file size: 452 KB, MIME type: image/png) Tropical Storm Doria (1971) track. ...
Lowest pressure 989 mbar (hPa; 29. ...
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August 20 is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Location of the Lesser Antilles (green) in relation to the rest of the Caribbean Islands of the Lesser Antilles The Lesser Antilles, also known as the Caribbees,[1] are part of the Antilles, which together with the Bahamas and Greater Antilles form the West Indies. ...
August 26 is the 238th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (239th in leap years). ...
Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Area Ranked 28th - Total 53,865 sq mi (139,509 km²) - Width 150 miles (240 km) - Length 560[1] miles (901 km) - % water 9. ...
Morehead City is a town located in Carteret County, North Carolina. ...
The Mid-Atlantic region of the United States of America, located in the northeastern section of the country, includes the following states and district: Delaware Maryland New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Washington, D.C. West Virginia Virginia These areas provided the young United States with heavy industry and served as...
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Hurricane Edith
Four tropical systems in the Atlantic - Main article: Hurricane Edith (1971)
The precursor to Hurricane Edith was a tropical wave that developed in the Caribbean. Edith strengthened at a good pace to a Category 5 hurricane, but after moving across Honduras weakened to a minimal hurricane, and weakened further over the Yucatán Peninsula to a tropical storm. After passing by Mexico Edith moved northeastward, strengthening to a Category 2 storm before hitting Louisiana on the 16th. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x670, 502 KB) Summary Hurricane Edith (1971) track. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x670, 502 KB) Summary Hurricane Edith (1971) track. ...
Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 483 pixels Full resolution (893 × 539 pixel, file size: 81 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) From http://www. ...
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Hurricane Edith was one of the worst storms reaching winds as max as 155 mph it was a strong cat 5 Hurricane ...
The Yucatán peninsula as seen from space The Yucatán Peninsula separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico. ...
Hurricane Fern - Main article: Hurricane Fern (1971)
Hurricane Fern was the first of four tropical systems to develop from an extended surface trough of low pressure across the Gulf of Mexico into the open Atlantic. The trough developed Hurricane Fern, Hurricane Ginger, Tropical Storm Heidi, and a strong tropical depression. Hurricane Fern developed from a tropical wave interacting with the trough on September 3 in the central Gulf of Mexico. It moved over southern Louisiana on the 4th, but due to increased ridging to the north the depression moved southward back over the gulf. It reached storm intensity late on the 7th, and on the 8th it became a hurricane while slowly moving southwestward. A mid-latitude trough stalled the system for a brief period, followed by another change of direction to the northwest. As the trough moved eastward, Fern moved back to the southwest, paralleling the coast of Texas before making landfall on the 10th between Freeport, Texas and Matagorda, Texas as a tropical storm. Fern dissipated over Mexico on the 13th. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 495 pixels Full resolution (1024 × 633 pixel, file size: 829 KB, MIME type: image/png) Hurricane Fern (1971) track. ...
Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 495 pixels Full resolution (1024 × 633 pixel, file size: 829 KB, MIME type: image/png) Hurricane Fern (1971) track. ...
Lowest pressure 979 mbar (hPa; 28. ...
September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Official language(s) No Official Language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area Ranked 2nd - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²) - Width 773 miles (1,244 km) - Length 790 miles (1,270 km) - % water 2. ...
Freeport is a city located in Brazoria County, Texas and is situated in East Texas. ...
Hurricane Ginger - Main article: Hurricane Ginger (1971)
Hurricane Ginger developed out of the extended surface trough with 3 other systems. Initially a cold core low, a depression formed on September 6, and after 27.25 days of moving around the western Atlantic ocean, Ginger became extratropical, becoming the second longest-lasting tropical storm (after the 1899 Hurricane San Ciriaco). Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 495 pixels Full resolution (1024 × 633 pixel, file size: 254 KB, MIME type: image/png) Hurricane Ginger (1971) track. ...
Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 495 pixels Full resolution (1024 × 633 pixel, file size: 254 KB, MIME type: image/png) Hurricane Ginger (1971) track. ...
Lowest pressure 959 mbar (hPa; 28. ...
September 6 is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years). ...
Hurricane San Ciriaco was an Atlantic tropical cyclone which crossed Puerto Rico over the two day period August 8 to August 9, 1899, causing many deaths from the flooding. ...
Tropical Storm Heidi Tropical Storm Heidi was the last of the 4 tropical systems to develop from the extended surface trough of low pressure. A tropical depression developed out of this on September 11 northeast of the Bahamas, and became Tropical Storm Heidi on the 12th 400 miles east of Jacksonville. The storm never got well organized, partly due to the outflow from Ginger. As it looked like it would go out to sea, a large low-pressure system over the Appalachian Mountains forced the system westward into Maine, where it dissipated on the 15th. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 505 pixels Full resolution (1024 × 646 pixel, file size: 496 KB, MIME type: image/png) Tropical Storm Heidi (1971) track. ...
Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 505 pixels Full resolution (1024 × 646 pixel, file size: 496 KB, MIME type: image/png) Tropical Storm Heidi (1971) track. ...
September 11 is the 254th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (255th in leap years). ...
The Jacksonville skyline and the Acosta Bridge. ...
A rainy day in the Great Smoky Mountains, Western North Carolina The Appalachian Mountains are a vast system of North American mountains mostly in the United States, and partly in Canada, forming a zone, from 100 to 300 miles wide, running from the island of Newfoundland some 1,500 miles...
Official language(s) None (English de facto; French is also an administrative language) Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Area Ranked 39th - Total 33,414 sq mi (86,542 km²) - Width 210 miles (338 km) - Length 320 miles (515 km) - % water 13. ...
Hurricane Irene Hurricane Irene formed from a tropical wave on September 11, located about 700 miles east of the Lesser Antilles. Its rapid movement and its southerly track over the Caribbean kept it as a tropical depression until the 17th, when it slowed over the southwest Caribbean. Irene intensified at a steady rate to an 80 mph hurricane prior to its September 19 landfall on Nicaragua. After crossing Central America, Irene restrengthened to a 115 mph hurricane in the Eastern Pacific as Hurricane Olivia. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 495 pixels Full resolution (1024 × 633 pixel, file size: 454 KB, MIME type: image/png) Hurricane Irene (1971) track. ...
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September 11 is the 254th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (255th in leap years). ...
September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). ...
Tropical Storm Janice The tropical depression that became Tropical Storm Janice developed from a tropical wave that originated off the coast of Africa. Forming on September 21 east of the Lesser Antilles, the depression reached tropical storm strength, but upper level shear disallowed the storm to strengthen beyond 65 mph winds. Janice dissipated on the 24th. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 495 pixels Full resolution (1024 × 633 pixel, file size: 192 KB, MIME type: image/png) Tropical Storm Janice (1971) track. ...
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September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ...
Tropical Storm Kristy The precursor of Tropical Storm Kristy was a tropical wave combined with an upper level trough. A tropical depression formed from this area of convection on October 18, and on the 20th while moving northeastward, it became Tropical Storm Kristy. As it reached this strength, it was already encountering unfavorable conditions, and Kristy became extratropical on the 21st. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 495 pixels Full resolution (1024 × 633 pixel, file size: 35 KB, MIME type: image/png) Tropical Storm Kristy (1971) track. ...
Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 495 pixels Full resolution (1024 × 633 pixel, file size: 35 KB, MIME type: image/png) Tropical Storm Kristy (1971) track. ...
October 18 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years). ...
Tropical Storm Laura A large, sprawling cloud mass originating over Panama formed a tropical depression on November 12 in the Caribbean Sea. Two days after its formation, it became a tropical storm northeast of the coast of Honduras. Laura moved to the northwest for the following days due to an approaching cold front, but when a high pressure built to its north on the 16th, Laura executed a small loop just south of Cuba. Here Laura reached her peak intensity of 70 mph. As Laura moved to the southwest, she weakened drastically, but managed to regain her peak intensity prior to her landfall on Belize (then known as British Honduras) on the 21st. Laura dissipated the next day over Central America. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 495 pixels Full resolution (1024 × 633 pixel, file size: 498 KB, MIME type: image/png) Tropical Storm Laura (1971) track. ...
Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 495 pixels Full resolution (1024 × 633 pixel, file size: 498 KB, MIME type: image/png) Tropical Storm Laura (1971) track. ...
November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 49 days remaining. ...
Flag of British Honduras British Honduras was the former name of a British colony on the east coast of Central America just to the south-east of Mexico, now the independent nation of Belize. ...
Map of Central America Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. ...
1971 storm names The following names were used for named storms (tropical storms and hurricanes) that formed in the North Atlantic in 1971. Names that were not assigned are marked in gray. | | - Heidi
- Irene
- Janice
- Kristy
- Laura
- Margo (unused)
- Nona (unused)
| - Orchid (unused)
- Portia (unused)
- Rachel (unused)
- Sandra (unused)
- Terese (unused)
- Verna (unused)
- Wallis (unused)
| Lowest pressure 989 mbar (hPa; 29. ...
Hurricane Edith was one of the worst storms reaching winds as max as 155 mph it was a strong cat 5 Hurricane ...
Lowest pressure 979 mbar (hPa; 28. ...
Lowest pressure 959 mbar (hPa; 28. ...
Retirement - See also: List of retired Atlantic hurricanes
No names were retired after the 1971 season. This is a list of all Atlantic hurricanes that have had their names retired. ...
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This is a list of notable Atlantic hurricanes, subdivided by reason for notability. ...
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