Alberto
History:
1982- Formation in Early June as a Category 1 Hurricane Alberto tracked as a Gulf Storm never making landfall likely due to shear.
1988- Formation in Early August as a Tropical Storm. This storm tracked off the East Coast and landfalling between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
1994- Formation in Late June and peaked as a TS, Alberto formed in the Carribean and slammed into the Florida Panhandle. This being it's only landfall in history.
2000- Formation in Early August and peaking as a powerful Category 3 hurricane. This Alberto was a long lived Cape Verde fish.
Average Intensity of Alberto: 68.75 (TS)
Beryl
History:
1982: Late August TS. This storm was an atlantic fish.
1988: An Early August TS this time around. This Beryl formed quickly and struck Louisiana as a weak system.
1994: This time a Mid August TS. She made landfall on the Florida Panhandle after formation in the Gulf of Mexico.
2000: Yet again, a Mid August TS. This Beryl was a Bay of Campeche formed system that struck Mexico.
Average intensity of Beryl: 50.75 a slightly below average Tropical Storm.
Chris
History:
1982: Chris formed here as an Early September TS making landfall similar to Rita near the TX/LA Border.
1988: Here he was a late August TS that formed in the Atlantic striking South Carolina.
1994: Here Chris became a Category One Hurricane. Besides that it
2000: This time around he was a Mid August TS fish in the Atlantic.
Average Intensity of Chris: 51. 25
Debby
History:
1982: Formed as a Late September storm a powerful Category 4 hurricane. But despite that, here Debby went fish.
1988: Formation here in late August as a Category One Hurricane. This Debby was a typical Bay of Campeche mexico strike.
1994: This Debby formed in Early September as a TS. It dissipated almost harmlessly in the Caribbean.
2000: This Debby was yet again a Category One Hurricane. It crossed through the Caribbean Islands with it's center never making landfall and eventually dissipating.
Average Intensity of Debby: 78.75 (Category One)
Ernesto
History:
1982: Formation in Late September as a Tropical Storm, another fish.
1988: Similar to 1982 except Early September formation.
1994: Almost exactly like 1982.
2000: Almost exactly like 1988.
Average Intensity of Ernesto: 50
Florence
History: (A very very long one at that)
1953: This formation was a Late September Cat 3 panhandle strike.
1954: This storm was a Early September Cat 1 Bay of Campeche Mexico strike.
1960: A very diverse Tropical Storm, this Florence was a Mid September storm and made landfall in Cuba, the Florida Peninsula and the Florida Panhandle.
1964: This formation was an Early September TS that was a Cape Verde style fish.
1988: Florence here was an Early September Cat 1 making landfall into Lousiana.
1944: This Florence was an Early November system that made Category 2 status before going fish in the Atlantic.
2000: And finally in Mid September, this Florence made Cat One and went fish in the Atlantic.
Average Intensity of Florence: 70
Gordon
History:
1994: Gordon here formed in Early November and peaked at Cat 1. Gordon here struck the Florida Peninsula twice.
2000: Here a Mid September formation, Gordon yet again struck the Florida Peninsula and peaked as a Cat 1 Hurricane.
Average Intensity of Gordon: 72.5
Helene
History: (A monster in some cases here)
1958: A late September formation here, Helene made Cat 4 before coming close to the Carolinas and recurving into the Atlantic.
1988: A Mid September formation, Helene again reaches Cat 4 also again going fish in the altantic.
2000: Here another Mid September formation, this time Helene was only an average TS before striking the Florida Panhandle.
Average Intensity of Helene: 100 (A stronger Category 2 system)
Issac
History:
1988: Issac hear formed in Late September as a Tropical Storm. It then dissipated in the Atlantic.
2000: Here Issac formed in late September as a Cat 4 Cape Verde fish.
Average Intensity of Issac: 80
Joyce
History:
2000: here was it's debut formation in Late September as an Atlantic fish dissipating into the Caribbean peaking at Cat 1 status.
Average Intensity of Joyce: 80
Kirk
History: N/A
Leslie
History:
2000: Leslie's only formation thus far was in Early October. It remained a Tropical Storm and stayed off the East Coast never making landfall.
Average Intensity of Leslie: 60
Michael
History:
2000: Here with Michael's only formation it became a Cat 2 hurricane in the Atlantic and only striking Newfoundland.
Average Intensity of Michael: 80
Nadine
History: Nadine yet another storm with only a history in 2000 formed in Mid to late October and never affected land only making TS Status.
Average Intensity of Nadine: 50
Oscar
History: N/A
Patty
History: N/A
Rafael
N/A
Sandy
N/A
Tony
N/A
Valerie
N/A
William
N/A
So that's it, you can notice the similarites and differences. It is well noted here that the history of these storms would show that there were few Cape Verde storms, Many Atlantic fishes and definitely below average East Coast strikes. From what I see here if history shows well we may see an above average amount of fish storms and unfortunately many gulf strikes.
I'll probably update the topic as the season progresses to see how the new data stacks up with the old. So here's an interesting read for everyone as we await the 2006 season.
... the 1999 Katrina was a Central American TS that hardly reached that level, maxing out at 35 KT for only 2 advisories.
