1986 Atlantic hurricane season
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The
1986 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on
June 1,
1986, and lasted until
November 30,
1986. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most
tropical cyclones form in the
Atlantic basin.
The 1986 season had lower than average activity because of an El Nino event, and few storms caused significant damage. Hurricane Bonnie caused heavy rains and flooding across southeast Texas when it made landfall near Sea Rim State Park. Hurricane Charley caused limited damage in North Carolina and Massachusetts, but crossed the Atlantic as an extratropical low pressure system and caused considerable damage in Ireland and Great Britain.
Storms
Tropical Storm Andrew
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Tropical Depression One formed on
June 5 north of the
Bahamas. It strengthened into Tropical Storm Andrew the next day. Andrew headed along the
East Coast of the United States, causing riptides and high surf along the shore but little else. Andrew dissipated south of
Cape Cod. One person drowned off the
North Carolina coast in high surf, but no significant damage was reported.
Hurricane Bonnie
- Main article: Hurricane Bonnie (1986)
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Tropical Depression Two formed south of the
Louisiana coast on
June 23 and quickly strengthened into a hurricane. Bonnie made landfall on the upper
Texas coast near
High Island. Streets were flooded throughout
Southeast Texas, mobile homes were destroyed, and three people were killed. Bonnie caused $2 million (1986 USD) in damage.
Hurricane Charley
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- Main article: Hurricane Charley (1986)
A tropical depression formed off the coast of the
Florida Panhandle and moved inland. The depression moved off the coast near
Savannah, Georgia and strengthened into Tropical Storm Charley. Continuing up the coastline, the storm strengthened into a hurricane before moving across the
Outer Banks and
Delmarva Peninsula. Charley turned out to sea, became
extratropical in the
North Atlantic, and later brought severe weather across the
British Isles on
August 25 where it caused widespread damage.
Tropical Storm Danielle
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On
September 1, a
tropical wave moved off the coast of
Africa and headed westward. The disturbance was below the 10 degree latitude as it organized into a
tropical depression on
September 7 and then a
tropical storm later that day. Danielle peaked as a 60 mph storm on the 8th, while
Reconnaissance Aircraft reported gusts of up to hurricane force. After passing through the
Lesser Antilles, Danielle encountered vertical
wind shear, and on the 10th it dissipated in the central
Caribbean Sea.
[[link]] The remnants continued westward and ultimately regenerated into Tropical Storm Lester.
[[1986 Pacific Hurricane season]]
The islands of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines experienced wind gusts up to hurricane force, causing severe power outages and causing roof damage. In the Grenadines, the storm drove a coast guard ship aground,[[link]] while five people were injured and hundreds of homes were destroyed. Torrential rainfall produced several mudslides, which, in turn, damaged roads, bridges, electricity, and water services. [[Relief Web]] Danielle also destroyed twelve homes on the island of Barbados. [[Barbados damage]] In Trinidad and Tobago, strong flooding of up to four feet caused 27 landslides, destroying four bridges. The storm caused $8 million dollars in damage in Tobago. [[link]] Total damage from the storm amounted to $9.2 million (1986 USD), mostly to crops, though no deaths were reported. [[Danielle damage]]
Hurricane Earl
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The strongest storm of the season began as a tropical wave off
Africa on
September 4. After moving across the tropical
Atlantic Ocean it strengthened as Tropical Depression Five on
September 10 while about 1240
miles (2000
km) east of
Puerto Rico. The depression quickly strengthened and reached hurricane strength the
next day, peaked as a
Category 2 on
September 12 as it made a half circle, weakened to a
Category 1 on
September 16 and bounced back the way it came. Earl then turned north and became
extratropical southeast of
Newfoundland on
September 19. At its peak, Earl had sustained winds of 105 mph (170 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 979 mbar. [
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Hurricane Frances
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Tropical Depression Six formed on
November 18 and quickly strengthened into a
tropical storm. The storm curved northeast and strengthened further, reaching hurricane strength on
November 20. However, a high pressure system to the north caused the storm to fall apart. Frances was absorbed by an extratropical low on the 21st.
1986 storm names
The following names were used for named storms that formed in the north Atlantic in 1986. No names were retired, so it was used again in the
1992 season. This is the same list used for the
1980 season except for Andrew, which replaced
Allen. A storm was named Andrew for the first time in 1986. Names that were not assigned are marked in .
- Andrew
- Bonnie
- Charley
- Danielle
- Earl
- Frances
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Retirement
The World Meteorological Organization retired no names used in the 1986 season.
See also
- redirect[[Template:Portal]]
References
External links
Tropical cyclones of the 1986 Atlantic hurricane season
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