“This hurricane season shattered records that have stood for decades—most named storms, most hurricanes and most category five storms. Arguably, it was the most devastating hurricane season the country has experienced in modern times…” Vice Adm. Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., Ph.D.,Conrad C. Lautenbacher Undersecretary of Commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator.
“This hurricane season shattered records that have stood for decades—most named storms, most hurricanes and most category five storms. Arguably, it was the most devastating hurricane season the country has experienced in modern times…” Vice Adm. Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., Ph.D.,Conrad C. Lautenbacher Undersecretary of Commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator.
Tropical Storm Arlene June , 2005 Tropical Storm Bret June , 2005 Tropical Storm Cindy July 3 - 6, 2005 Hurricane Dennis July , 2005 Hurricane Emily July , 2005 Tropical Storm Franklin July , 2005 Tropical Storm Gert July , 2005 Tropical Storm Harvey July , 2005 Hurricane Irene Aug 2 - 8, 2005 Tropical Depression TenAug , 2005 Tropical Storm Jose Aug , 2005 Hurricane Katrina Aug , 2005 Tropical Storm Lee Aug 28-Sep 2, 2005 Hurricane Maria Sep , 2005 Hurricane Nate Sep , 2005 Hurricane Ophelia Sep , 2005 Hurricane Philippe Sep , 2005 Hurricane Rita Sep , 2005 Tropical Depression Nineteen Sep 30-Oct 2, 2005 Hurricane Stan Oct 1 - 5, 2005 Tropical Storm Tammy Oct 5 - 6, 2005 Subtropical Depression Twenty-Two Oct 8 - 9, 2005 Hurricane Vince Oct , 2005 Hurricane Wilma Oct , 2005 Tropical Storm Alpha Oct , 2005 Hurricane Beta Oct 1 - 5, 2005 Tropical Storm Gamma Oct , 2005 Tropical Storm Delta Nov , 2005 Hurricane Epsilon Nov 29-Dec 8, 2005 Tropical Storm Zeta Dec 30, 2005-Jan 2, systems ~ 26 Named storms ~ 13 Hurricanes ~ 7 Severe Hurricanes (Cat 3+) Which system was the longest lasting?
Tropical Storm Arlene June , 2005 Tropical Storm Bret June , 2005 Tropical Storm Cindy July 3 - 6, 2005 Hurricane Dennis July , 2005 Hurricane Emily July , 2005 Tropical Storm Franklin July , 2005 Tropical Storm Gert July , 2005 Tropical Storm Harvey July , 2005 Hurricane Irene Aug 2 - 8, 2005 Tropical Depression TenAug , 2005 Tropical Storm Jose Aug , 2005 Hurricane Katrina Aug , 2005 Tropical Storm Lee Aug 28-Sep 2, 2005 Hurricane Maria Sep , 2005 Hurricane Nate Sep , 2005 Hurricane Ophelia Sep , 2005 Hurricane Philippe Sep , 2005 Hurricane Rita Sep , 2005 Tropical Depression Nineteen Sep 30-Oct 2, 2005 Hurricane Stan Oct 1 - 5, 2005 Tropical Storm Tammy Oct 5 - 6, 2005 Subtropical Depression Twenty-Two Oct 8 - 9, 2005 Hurricane Vince Oct , 2005 Hurricane Wilma Oct , 2005 Tropical Storm Alpha Oct , 2005 Hurricane Beta Oct 1 - 5, 2005 Tropical Storm Gamma Oct , 2005 Tropical Storm Delta Nov , 2005 Hurricane Epsilon Nov 29-Dec 8, 2005 Tropical Storm Zeta Dec 30, 2005-Jan 2, 2006
Tropical Storm Arlene June , 2005 Tropical Storm Bret June , 2005 Tropical Storm Cindy July 3 - 6, 2005 Hurricane Dennis July , 2005 Hurricane Emily July , 2005 Tropical Storm Franklin July , 2005 Tropical Storm Gert July , 2005 Tropical Storm Harvey July , 2005 Hurricane Irene Aug 2 - 8, 2005 Tropical Depression TenAug , 2005 Tropical Storm Jose Aug , 2005 Hurricane Katrina Aug , 2005 Tropical Storm Lee Aug 28-Sep 2, 2005 Hurricane Maria Sep , 2005 Hurricane Nate Sep , 2005 Hurricane Ophelia Sep , 2005 Hurricane Philippe Sep , 2005 Hurricane Rita Sep , 2005 Tropical Depression Nineteen Sep 30-Oct 2, 2005 Hurricane Stan Oct 1 - 5, 2005 Tropical Storm Tammy Oct 5 - 6, 2005 Subtropical Depression Twenty-Two Oct 8 - 9, 2005 Hurricane Vince Oct , 2005 Hurricane Wilma Oct , 2005 Tropical Storm Alpha Oct , 2005 Hurricane Beta Oct 1 - 5, 2005 Tropical Storm Gamma Oct , 2005 Tropical Storm Delta Nov , 2005 Hurricane Epsilon Nov 29-Dec 8, 2005 Tropical Storm Zeta Dec 30, 2005-Jan 2, 2006
Tropical Storm Arlene 10 June 2005 DMSP F15 Image
Hurricane Katrina 26 August 2005 DMSP F15 MSI Image
Hurricane Katrina 29 August 2005 DMSP F15 MSI Image
Pick your disaster: Hurricanes or Volcanoes Mt St Helens Erupts 25 August 2005 DMSP F15 Visual Image Mt St Helens Ash
Hurricanes Maria and Nate 08 Sep 2005 DMSP F16 Visual Image
Hurricane Rita 23 Sept 2005 DMSP F15 Image
Hurricane Wilma 24 Oct 2005 DMSP F15 MSI Image
Hurricane Beta 27 Oct 2005 NASA Aqua (MODIS) Image
Hurricane Epsilon 02 Dec 2005 DMSP F16 Image
More to come next time!!! With regrets, Paul McCrone