2013 Atlantic hurricane season | |
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Season summary map | |
Seasonal boundaries | |
First system formed | June 5, 2013 |
Last system dissipated | December 7, 2013 |
Strongest storm | |
Name | Humberto |
• Maximum winds | 90 mph (150 km/h) |
• Lowest pressure | 979 mbar (hPa; 28.91 inHg) |
Seasonal statistics | |
Total depressions | 15 |
Total storms | 14 |
Hurricanes | 2 |
Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+) | 0 |
Total fatalities | 47 total |
Total damage | ≥ $1.51 billion (2013 USD) |
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The 2013 Atlantic hurricane season was one of the weakest seasons, but it has a high number of named storms, as this season was the first since 1994 with 0 major hurricanes, and the first since 1968 that had its strongest system being a Category 1 hurricane. 15 depressions formed, with 13 becoming tropical storms, 1 subtropical storm was discovered in a post-season analysis and as such, was not named. 2 of those tropical storms became hurricanes, but as the strongest hurricane was a only a high-end Category 1, none of the hurricanes became major hurricanes. The lack of strong storms was due an "unexpected significant weakening of the Atlantic Ocean thermohaline circulation between winter and spring." That caused the spring weather patterns, to continue throughout the season, such patterns being, strong vertical wind shear, mid-level moisture, and strong atmospheric stability.
The strongest storm was Hurricane Humberto, a high-end Category 1 that caused minimal damage, however, the costliest storm was Hurricane Ingrid, another Category 1 that, along with Hurricane Manuel in the Eastern Pacific, caused $5.7 Billion USD, in damages to Mexico. Manuel, caused most of the damage, however, Ingrid was directly responsible for $1.5 Billion USD, in damages.
Timeline[]
Storms[]
Tropical Storm Andrea[]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |||
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Duration | June 5 – June 7 | ||
Peak intensity | 65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) 995 mbar (hPa) |
- Main article: Tropical Storm Andrea (2013)
Andrea was a tropical storm that made landfall on the northwest coast of the Florida Peninsula. It became a gale-force extratropical low over the southeastern United States.[TCR 1]
Tropical Storm Barry[]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |||
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Duration | June 17 – June 20 | ||
Peak intensity | 45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min) 1003 mbar (hPa) |
- Main article: Tropical Storm Barry (2013)
Barry was a tropical storm that produced heavy rainfall and flooding across portions of Central America, the Yucatan Peninsula, and eastern Mexico; the flooding resulted in five direct deaths.[TCR 2]
Tropical Storm Chantal[]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |||
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Duration | July 7 – July 10 | ||
Peak intensity | 65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) 1003 mbar (hPa) |
- Main article: Tropical Storm Chantal (2013)
Chantal was a rare early July tropical storm that formed over the tropical Atlantic that rapidly passed through the central Lesser Antilles. It then dissipated over the central Caribbean Sea south of Hispaniola.[TCR 3]
Tropical Storm Dorian[]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |||
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Duration | July 23 – August 3 | ||
Peak intensity | 60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) 1002 mbar (hPa) |
- Main article: Tropical Storm Dorian
Dorian was a tropical storm that formed over the far eastern Atlantic and then degenerated into a trough of low pressure east of the northern Leeward Islands. Several days later the system was briefly a tropical depression again near the northwestern Bahamas.[TCR 4]
Tropical Storm Erin[]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |||
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Duration | August 15 – August 18 | ||
Peak intensity | 45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min) 1006 mbar (hPa) |
- Main article: Tropical Storm Erin (2013)
Erin was a weak tropical storm that moved south of the Cape Verde Islands and dissipated over the central Atlantic.[TCR 5]
Tropical Storm Fernand[]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |||
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Duration | August 25 – August 26 | ||
Peak intensity | 60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) 1001 mbar (hPa) |
- Main article: Tropical Storm Fernand
Fernand was a short-lived tropical storm that formed in the southern Bay of Campeche and made landfall just to the north-northwest of Veracruz, Mexico. Heavy rainfall due to Fernand caused flash flooding and landslides that took the lives of 14 people.[TCR 6]
Tropical Storm Gabrielle[]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |||
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Duration | September 4 – September 13 | ||
Peak intensity | 65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) 1003 mbar (hPa) |
- Main article: Tropical Storm Gabrielle (2013)
Gabrielle affected Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic as a tropical depression and passed near Bermuda as a tropical storm.[TCR 7]
Tropical Depression Eight[]
Tropical depression (SSHWS) | |||
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Duration | September 6 – September 7 | ||
Peak intensity | 35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) 1008 mbar (hPa) |
- Main article: Tropical Depression Eight (2013)
Tropical Depression Eight was a short-lived tropical cyclone that made landfall near Tampico, Mexico.[TCR 8]
Hurricane Humberto[]
Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |||
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Duration | September 8 – September 19 | ||
Peak intensity | 90 mph (150 km/h) (1-min) 979 mbar (hPa) |
- Main article: Hurricane Humberto (2013)
Humberto was a category 1 hurricane (on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale) that produced heavy rains and gusty winds over the Cape Verde Islands early in its twelve-day lifetime over the eastern Atlantic Ocean.[TCR 9]
Hurricane Ingrid[]
Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |||
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Duration | September 12 – September 17 | ||
Peak intensity | 85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min) 983 mbar (hPa) |
- Main article: Hurricane Ingrid
Ingrid was a category 1 hurricane (on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale) over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico that made landfall as a tropical storm in northeastern Mexico. In combination with Eastern Pacific Hurricane Manuel, it caused widespread flooding and many casualties in Mexico.[TCR 10]
Tropical Storm Jerry[]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |||
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Duration | September 29 – October 3 | ||
Peak intensity | 50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 1005 mbar (hPa) |
- Main article: Tropical Storm Jerry (2013)
Jerry was a small tropical storm that spent its short lifetime over the central Atlantic Ocean.[TCR 11]
Tropical Storm Karen[]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |||
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Duration | October 3 – October 6 | ||
Peak intensity | 65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) 998 mbar (hPa) |
- Main article: Tropical Storm Karen (2013)
Karen was a tropical storm that formed near the Yucatan peninsula and moved northwestward into the north-central Gulf of Mexico, where it dissipated in a high-shear environment. It was one of only a small number of named storms that dissipated in the Gulf of Mexico without making landfall.[TCR 12]
Tropical Storm Lorenzo[]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |||
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Duration | October 21 – October 24 | ||
Peak intensity | 50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 1000 mbar (hPa) |
- Main article: Tropical Storm Lorenzo (2013)
Lorenzo was a short-lived tropical storm that remained over the open waters of the central Atlantic.[TCR 13]
Tropical Storm Melissa[]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |||
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Duration | November 18 – November 21 | ||
Peak intensity | 65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) 980 mbar (hPa) |
- Main article: Tropical Storm Melissa (2013)
Melissa was a subtropical storm that transitioned to a tropical cyclone over the central Atlantic Ocean. The storm brought large swells to Bermuda and northern portions of the Caribbean Islands, and produced strong winds over the western Azores Islands.[TCR 14]
Unnamed Subtropical Storm[]
Subtropical storm (SSHWS) | |||
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Duration | December 5 – December 7 | ||
Peak intensity | 50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 997 mbar (hPa) |
- Main article: Subtropical Storm Fifteen
As part of its routine post-season review, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) occasionally identifies from new data or meteorological interpretation a previously undesignated tropical or subtropical cyclone. The NHC re-analysis of 2013 has concluded that a short-lived low that developed south of the Azores during early December was a subtropical storm.[TCR 15]
Storm names[]
The following names were used for named storms that formed in the North Atlantic in 2013. The names not retired from this list will be used again in the 2019 season. This is the same list used in the 2007 season except for Dorian, Fernand, and Nestor, which replaced Dean, Felix, and Noel respectively. The names Dorian and Fernand were used for the first time this year. Names that were not used are marked in gray.
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Retirement[]
See also: List of retired hurricane names
On April 10, 2014, the name Ingrid was retired due to the deaths and damages it caused. It was replaced by Imelda for the 2019 season.
References[]
- ↑ http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL012013_Andrea.pdf
- ↑ http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL022013_Barry.pdf
- ↑ http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL032013_Chantal.pdf
- ↑ http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL042013_Dorian.pdf
- ↑ http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL052013_Erin.pdf
- ↑ http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL062013_Fernand.pdf
- ↑ http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL072013_Gabrielle.pdf
- ↑ http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL082013_Eight.pdf
- ↑ http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL092013_Humberto.pdf
- ↑ http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL102013_Ingrid.pdf
- ↑ http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL112013_Jerry.pdf
- ↑ http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL122013_Karen.pdf
- ↑ http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL132013_Lorenzo.pdf
- ↑ http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL142013_Melissa.pdf
- ↑ http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL152013_Unnamed.pdf