2005 Storm Anniversaries

[HurricaneBill]

Here are storms celebrating big anniversaries this year:

225 years:
The Great Atlantic Hurricane of 1780 (Deadliest Atlantic hurricane in history. 22,000 dead in Caribbean)

105 years:
The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 (Deadliest hurricane in US history. At least 6,000 deaths in Galveston, 2,000 in Texas; Total of at least 8,000 deaths. Some sources list the number as high as 12,000.)

90 years:
Second Galveston Hurricane 1915 (275 dead)

70 years:
Labor Day Hurricane 1935 (Most intense hurricane to make landfall on the U.S.; pressure 892 mb; 408 dead; sustained winds of at least 160 mph)

55 years:
Hurricane Easy 1950 (26 dead)

Hurricane King 1950

50 years:
Hurricane Connie 1955 (41 dead)

Hurricane Diane 1955 (200 dead)

Hurricane Ione 1955 (7 dead)

Hurricane Janet 1955 (Category 5 landfall on the Yucatan Peninsula; rampaged across the Caribbean; lowest pressure 914 mb and MSW of 170 mph; 681 dead)

45 years:
Hurricane Donna 1960 (Only hurricane to make landfall at hurricane strength on Florida, Carolinas, Long Island, AND New England; 168 dead, including 50 in the US)

Cyclone Carol 1960 (42 dead)

Typhoon Mary 1960 (1,690 dead)

40 years:
Hurricane Betsy 1965 (Last major hurricane to make a direct hit on New Orleans; 80 dead)

35 years:
Hurricane Celia 1970 (16 dead)

Super Typhoon Georgia 1970 (300 dead)

Super Typhoon Joan 1970 (776 dead)

Super Typhoon Kate 1970 (915 dead)

Super Typhoon Patsy 1970 (1,138 dead)

Cyclone of 1970 (Deadliest TC on record; at least 300,000 dead; Was only a Category 2)

Cyclone Ada 1970 (14 dead)

30 years:
Hurricane Eloise 1975 (80 dead; First major hurricane to make landfall on FL panhandle in 70 years)

Cyclone Trixie 1975 (Category 5 on Australian scale at landfall)

Cyclone Gervaise 1975 (9 dead)

Cyclone Joan 1975 (Category 5 on Australian scale at landfall)

25 years:
Hurricane Allen 1980 (272 dead)

Tropical Storm Hyacinthe 1980 (25 dead)

Cyclone Amy 1980 (Category 5 on Australian Scale at landfall)

20 years:
Hurricane Elena 1985 (4 dead)

Hurricane Gloria 1985 (8 dead)

Cyclone Nigel 1985 (20 dead)

15 years:
Hurricane Diana 1990 (96 dead)

Hurricane Klaus 1990 (11 dead)

Super Typhoon Mike 1990 (748 dead)

Cyclone Joy 1990 (6 dead)

10 years:
Hurricane Luis 1995 (17 dead)

Hurricane Marilyn 1995 (8 dead)

Hurricane Opal 1995 (59 dead)

Hurricane Roxanne 1995 (14 dead)

Hurricane Ismael 1995 (105 dead)

Super Typhoon Angela 1995 (Makes landfall on Philippines with MSW of 155 kts; 1,252 dead)

Cyclone Bobby 1995 (7 dead)

5 years:
Hurricane Keith 2000 (31 dead)

Typhoon Kai Tak 2000 (338 dead)

Super Typhoon Bilis 2000 (Category 5 landfall on Taiwan; 47 dead)

Cyclone Eline 2000 (414 dead)

Cyclone Gloria 2000 (66 dead)

Cyclone Hudah 2000 (100 dead)

Cyclone Rosita 2000 (Category 5 on Australian Scale at landfall)

Cyclone Sam 2000 (Category 5 on Australia Scale at landfall)

[MWatkins]

Good stuff Bill.

Going to bookmark this one...kind of like a 2005 hurricane media guide.

MW