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. Jump to: navigation, search September 14 is the 257th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (258th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in Leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... 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). ... Jump to: navigation, search 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 1974 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. ... Jump to: navigation, search 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. ... The 1974 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. ... This article is about weather phenomena. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Atlantic Ocean is Earths second-largest ocean, covering approximately one-fifth of its surface. ...

Storm History

Hurricane Fifi

A tropical wave that moved off the coast of Africa on September 8 became a tropical depression in the eastern Caribbean Sea on September 14th. It moved westward, slowly strengthening to a tropical storm on the 16th. Conditions became favorable for further developent, and Fifi became a hurricane on the 17th. // Etymology World map showing Africa (geographically) The name Africa came into Western use through the Romans, who used the name Africa terra — land of the Afri (plural, or Afer singular) — for the northern part of the continent, as the province of Africa with its capital Carthage, corresponding to modern-day... September 8 is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years). ... Map of Central America and the Caribbean The Caribbean Sea is a tropical body of water adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean and southeast of the Gulf of Mexico. ... Jump to: navigation, search September 14 is the 257th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (258th in leap years). ...

Fifi reached a peak of 110 mph winds, just before skimming the northern coast of Honduras on the 18th and 19th. The hurricane made landfall as a category 2 storm in Belize on the 19th, and continued through Guatemala and Mexico as a tropical system. After weakening to a depression, Fifi emerged into the Pacific, the first crossover storm since Hurricane Irene-Olivia in 1971. Jump to: navigation, search The Pacific Ocean (from the Latin name Mare Pacificum, peaceful sea, bestowed upon it by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan) is the worlds largest body of water. ... The 1971 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. ...

Fifi, only a Category 2 hurricane at its strongest, skirted the north coast of Honduras, causing massive flooding from the inflow of southerly winds. The rains collected in rivers, which caused enormous amounts of physical and economic damage to poor villages, small towns, and commercial banana plantations when it made landfall in Honduras. Although estimates of the number killed range from 3000 to 10,000, a figure of 8,000 dead is generally accepted. Most deaths may have been caused by the flooding due to the rainfall that accompanied the hurricane. The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is a scale classifying hurricanes by the intensity of their sustained winds, developed in 1969 by civil engineer Herbert Saffir and National Hurricane Center director Bob Simpson. ... Species Hybrid origin; see text A banana is a tree-like plant (though strictly a herb) of the genus Musa in the family Musaceae, closely related to plantains. ...

Hurricane Orlene

The depression quickly restrengthened into Tropical Storm Orlene on the 22nd. Orlene hugged the coast steadily strengthened into a 90 mph hurricane on the 21st. Orlene, having recurved to the northeast, made landfall late on the 21st, and dissipated shortly thereafter.

Death Toll and Cost

Hurricane Fifi is usually considered the fourth deadliest hurricane in history, though uncertainty about the number of deaths caused by Fifi and the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 could place it as the third deadliest ever. Jump to: navigation, search This photograph shows the aftermath of the hurricane and the destruction it wrought. ...

Fifi is the fourth costliest storm in history, with a total damage cost of $5 billion (1974 dollars). Jump to: navigation, search 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ...

The name "Fifi" was retired following this storm. Jump to: navigation, search 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Hurricane Katrina was the eleventh named tropical storm, fourth hurricane, third major hurricane, and first Category 5 hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Hurricane Andrew was one of the most destructive and expensive hurricanes to hit the United States. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search Storm path Hurricane Hugo was first detected as a group of thunderstorms near Cape Verde, Africa, on September 9, 1989. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hurricane Charley was the third named storm, the second hurricane, and the second major hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• List of notable tropical cyclones
• List of Atlantic hurricane seasons
• List of Pacific hurricane seasons