1974 Atlantic hurricane season

Season summary map
First storm formed:	June 24, 1974
Last storm dissipated:	October 9, 1974
Strongest storm:	Carmen - 926 mbar (27.40 inHg), 150 mph (240 km/h)
Total storms:	11
Major storms (Cat. 3+):	2
Total damages:	$1.06 billion (1974 USD) $4.4 billion (2005 USD)
Total fatalities:	6,004–10,004
Atlantic hurricane seasons 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976

The 1974 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1974, and lasted until November 30, 1974. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin. The season had fairly average activity, with eleven total storms and four hurricanes forming; more subtropical cyclones formed this year than any other year on record, with a total of four. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x827, 670 KB) Season summary provided by NOAA of the 1974 Atlantic hurricane season. ... June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... October 9 is the 282nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (283rd in leap years). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Hurricane Carmen was the third named storm of the 1974 Atlantic hurricane season. ... A millibar (mbar, also mb) is 1/1000th of a bar, a unit for measurement of pressure. ... Inches of mercury or inHg is a non SI unit for pressure. ... Miles per hour is a unit of speed, expressing the number of international miles covered per hour. ... Kilometre per hour (American spelling: kilometer per hour) is a unit of both speed (scalar) and velocity (vector). ... 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 United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ... ... 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. ... The 1975 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1975, and lasted until November 30, 1975. ... The 1976 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. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 31 days remaining. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Cyclone Catarina, a rare South Atlantic tropical cyclone viewed from the International Space Station on March 26, 2004. ... 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. ... A subtropical cyclone is a weather system that has some characteristics of a tropical cyclone and some characteristics of an extratropical cyclone. ...

The most notable storms of the season were Hurricane Carmen, which made landfall on the Yucatán Peninsula and in Louisiana, causing at least $150 million (1974 US dollars) in damages; and Hurricane Fifi, which killed 8,000 people as it skimmed along the northern coast of Honduras. Hurricane Carmen was the third named storm of the 1974 Atlantic hurricane season. ... The Yucatán peninsula as seen from space The Yucatán Peninsula separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico. ... Official language(s) English and French Capital Baton Rouge Largest city New Orleans at last census; probably Baton Rouge since Hurricane Katrina Area  Ranked 31st  - Total 51,885 sq mi (134,382 km²)  - Width 130 miles (210 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 16  - Latitude 29°N to 33... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ... Hurricane Fifi-Orlene, usually known as just Hurricane Fifi was a catastrophic storm the 1974 Atlantic and was one of the deadliest hurricanes ever in the Atlantic basin. ...

Storms

Subtropical Storm One

Storm path

A tropical depression formed over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico on June 22. As the depression moved southwestward, convection began to fire well northeast of the center, and by the 24th, the two systems were separated. Convection over the new system was poorly organized, and it was named a subtropical depression late on the 24th. It became a subtropical storm on the 25th with its winds far away from the center. It crossed Florida that day, but that night, it became more frontal in character. It lost what tropical characteristics it had on the 25th. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x633, 581 KB) Summary 1974 Atlantic subtropical storm 1 track. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x633, 581 KB) Summary 1974 Atlantic subtropical storm 1 track. ... Gulf of Mexico in 3D perspective. ... June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 192 days remaining. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,794 sq mi (170,451 km²)  - Width 162 miles (260 km)  - Length 497 miles (800 km)  - % water 17. ...

Subtropical Storm One caused three drowning deaths and $10 million in damage ($42 million in 2005 USD) when it passed over central Florida. The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ...

Subtropical Storm Two

Storm path

A convective area of cloudiness existed northeast of the Bahamas in middle July in response to a stationary frontal boundary. A subtropical depression formed on July 16, and it became Subtropical Storm Two on the 17th. As it moved northeastward it gradually became absorbed by a large extratropical low pressure system, with the system dissipating on the 20th. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x633, 325 KB) Summary 1974 Atlantic subtropical storm 2 track. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x633, 325 KB) Summary 1974 Atlantic subtropical storm 2 track. ... July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 168 days remaining. ...

Subtropical Storm Three

Storm path

Subtropical Storm Three formed from a frontal wave on August 10, located 300 miles south of Cape Cod. The storm moved southeastward, followed by a north, then northeast motion. The storm reached its peak of 60 mph late in its life, just prior to being absorbed by a frontal boundary on the 15th. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x633, 431 KB) Summary 1974 Atlantic subtropical storm 3 track. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x633, 431 KB) Summary 1974 Atlantic subtropical storm 3 track. ... August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Astronaut photo of Cape Cod and Cape Cod Bay Cape Cod (1033 km²) is an arm-shaped peninsula forming the Easternmost portion of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, in the Northeastern United States. ...

Tropical Storm Alma

Storm path

The tropical depression that became Tropical Storm Alma formed from an Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) disturbance on August 12 over the southern tropical Atlantic. It moved steadily westward, reaching a peak of 65 mph on the way. It crossed the island of Trinidad, the southernmost track of a Trinidad hit since 1933. On August 15, as it moved into northern Venezuela, and the high mountain tops destroyed the circulation. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x633, 409 KB) Summary Tropical Storm Alma (1974) track. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x633, 409 KB) Summary Tropical Storm Alma (1974) track. ... The thunderstorms of the Intertropical Convergence Zone form a line across the eastern Pacific Ocean. ... August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Trinidad (Spanish, Trinity) is the largest and most populous of the 23 islands which make up the country of Trinidad and Tobago. ... August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ...

Hurricane Becky

Storm path

Hurricane Becky formed from an area of showers and thunderstorms on August 26, located to the southwest of Bermuda. It moved northeastward, where it reached its peak of 115 mph. As it approached unfavorable conditions, Becky fell apart, dissipating on September 2. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x633, 122 KB) Summary Hurricane Becky (1974) track. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x633, 122 KB) Summary Hurricane Becky (1974) track. ... August 26 is the 238th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (239th in leap years). ... September 2 is the 245th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (246th in leap years). ...

Hurricane Carmen

Carmen radar image and storm path

Main article: Hurricane Carmen

Hurricane Carmen developed from a tropical wave on August 29, located 180 miles east of Guadeloupe. It intensified at a steady rate, reaching tropical storm strength on the 30th and a hurricane on the 31st. As it approached Mexico, it strengthened to a 150 mph major hurricane, and made landfall near Chetumal as a Category 4 hurricane. A weakened Carmen moved through the Gulf, again reaching 150 mph winds prior to its southern Louisiana landfall on September 7, again as a Category 4 storm. Image File history File links Hurricane_Carmen. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x633, 438 KB) Summary Hurricane Carmen (1974) track. ... Hurricane Carmen was the third named storm of the 1974 Atlantic hurricane season. ... August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. ... Chetumal (coordinates: 18°30′N 88°20′W) is a city on the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. ... Official language(s) English and French Capital Baton Rouge Largest city New Orleans at last census; probably Baton Rouge since Hurricane Katrina Area  Ranked 31st  - Total 51,885 sq mi (134,382 km²)  - Width 130 miles (210 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 16  - Latitude 29°N to 33... September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ...

Tropical Storm Dolly

Storm path

Dolly developed from a cloud system over the central north Atlantic on September 2. The next day it became a tropical storm, but as the storm moved quickly to the northeast, it encountered cool, dry air, dissipating on the 5th. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x633, 418 KB) Summary Tropical Storm Dolly (1974) track. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x633, 418 KB) Summary Tropical Storm Dolly (1974) track. ... September 2 is the 245th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (246th in leap years). ...

Tropical Storm Elaine

Storm path

The tropical depression that became Tropical Storm Elaine formed from a tropical wave on September 4 about 600 miles east of the Lesser Antilles. The depression moved northwestward for 5 days without strengthening, but on the 9th it moved under a favorable upper-level anticyclone, letting the depression strengthen to tropical storm strength. Elaine reached her peak of 70 mph under these favorable conditions, but as they became unfavorable, Elaine weakened, becoming extratropical on the 14th. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x835, 297 KB) Summary Tropical Storm Elaine (1974) track. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x835, 297 KB) Summary Tropical Storm Elaine (1974) track. ... September 4 is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years). ...

Hurricane Fifi

Fifi satellite image and storm path

Main article: Hurricane Fifi

Hurricane Fifi formed from a tropical wave in the eastern Caribbean Sea on September 14. As it moved westward to the Central American coast, its winds strengthened to 105 mph. It moved north of the coast of Honduras, but warm moist air from the Caribbean and the eastern Pacific caused massive flooding. It hit Belize on the 19th, crossed Central America and Mexico, and re-emerged as Tropical Storm Orlene as part of the 1974 Pacific hurricane season. Image File history File links Hurricane_Fifi-Orlene. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x633, 558 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: 1974 Atlantic hurricane season Hurricane Fifi List of deadliest Atlantic hurricanes ... Hurricane Fifi-Orlene, usually known as just Hurricane Fifi was a catastrophic storm the 1974 Atlantic and was one of the deadliest hurricanes ever in the Atlantic basin. ... Map of Central America and the Caribbean The Caribbean (pronounced or ) Sea is a tropical sea in the Western Hemisphere, part of the Atlantic Ocean, southeast of the Gulf of Mexico. ... September 14 is the 257th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (258th in leap years). ... Map of Central America Central America is a central region of the Americas. ... For other meanings of Pacific, see Pacific (disambiguation). ... Pacific Hurricane Seasons 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 The 1974 Pacific hurricane season officially started May 15, 1974 in the eastern Pacific, and June 1, 1974 in the central Pacific, and lasted until November 30, 1974. ...

Fifi caused an estimated 8,000 deaths.

Hurricane Gertrude

Storm path

Hurricane Gertrude developed from an Intertropical Convergence Zone disturbance on September 28, located east of the Lesser Antilles. As it approached the islands, it rapidly strengthened to a tropical storm late on the 28th, and to a hurricane six hours later. Prior to reaching the islands, the convection was sheared from the center, leaving behind a minimal tropical storm as it passed through the Lesser Antilles on October 2. The system dissipated on the 4th over the southeastern Caribbean Sea. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x633, 373 KB) Summary Hurricane Gertrude (1974) track. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x633, 373 KB) Summary Hurricane Gertrude (1974) track. ... The thunderstorms of the Intertropical Convergence Zone form a line across the eastern Pacific Ocean. ... September 28 is the 271st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (272nd in leap years). ... The Lesser Antilles are part of the Antilles, which together with the Bahamas form the West Indies. ... The Lesser Antilles are part of the Antilles, which together with the Bahamas form the West Indies. ... October 2 is the 275th day (276th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 90 days remaining. ... Map of Central America and the Caribbean The Caribbean (pronounced or ) Sea is a tropical sea in the Western Hemisphere, part of the Atlantic Ocean, southeast of the Gulf of Mexico. ...

Subtropical Storm Four

Storm path

The subtropical depression that became Subtropical Storm Four developed from a stationary cold front on October 4 near the east coast of Cuba. It moved northwestward, strengthening to subtropical storm force winds, and brushing the east coast of Florida. The storm moved out to sea, merging with a cold front on the 9th after becoming extratropical on the 8th. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x633, 467 KB) Summary 1974 Atlantic subtropical storm 4 track. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x633, 467 KB) Summary 1974 Atlantic subtropical storm 4 track. ... October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) Rating

The table on the right shows the ACE for each storm in the season. The ACE is, broadly speaking, a measure of the power of the hurricane multiplied by the length of time it existed for, so hurricanes that lasted a long time have higher ACEs. Hurricane Carmen was the third named storm of the 1974 Atlantic hurricane season. ... Hurricane Fifi-Orlene, usually known as just Hurricane Fifi was a catastrophic storm the 1974 Atlantic and was one of the deadliest hurricanes ever in the Atlantic basin. ... Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) is a measure used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to express the activity of Atlantic hurricane seasons. ...

1974 storm names

The following names were used for named storms (tropical storms and hurricanes) that formed in the North Atlantic in 1974. Names that were not assigned are marked in gray.

Hurricane Carmen was the third named storm of the 1974 Atlantic hurricane season. ... Hurricane Fifi-Orlene, usually known as just Hurricane Fifi was a catastrophic storm the 1974 Atlantic and was one of the deadliest hurricanes ever in the Atlantic basin. ...

Retirement

See also: List of retired Atlantic hurricanes

The names Carmen and Fifi were later retired. This is a list of all Atlantic hurricanes that have had their names retired. ...

See also

Tropical cyclones Portal

• List of notable Atlantic hurricanes
• List of Atlantic hurricane seasons

Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1000x662, 320 KB) http://eol. ... This is a list of notable Atlantic hurricanes, subdivided by reason for notability. ... ...

External links

• Monthly Weather Review
• Detailed information on all storms from 1974