Hurricane Georges – Luquillo, Puerto Rico – Sep. 21, 1998
Hurricane Georges crossed the entire length of Puerto Rico on September 21, 1998. As the storm made landfall over the southeastern part of the island, I was able to intercept the northern eyewall in the town of Luquillo (the same location where I intercepted Hurricane Hugo nine years earlier). Although Georges had weakened significantly as it approached the Northeast Caribbean, the hurricane began to strengthen rapidly just before landfall in Puerto Rico. Georges was a Category Three with maximum sustained winds of 115mph and gusts between 130-140mph at landfall in Puerto Rico. Winds of 110mph with a peak gust of 130mph was recorded in Fajardo, very close to my location. The minimum central pressure at landfall in Puerto Rico was 968mb (28.59in).
Duration : 0:3:32
Categories: Hurricanes Tags: 1998, Cyclone, extreme, Georges, Hurricane, Hurricanes, Puerto, Rico, Severe, Storms, Tropical, Typhoon, Weather, Wind
Has there ever been hurricanes that have moved far enough north to produce massive snowstorms?
It seems there is so much rain with some hurricanes (like feet). I was curious if there have ever been massive snowstorms from hurricanes (since 1 foot of rain would be quite the snowstorm). I cant see it happening often if it ever has.
It’s quite rare, but yes it does happen! One of the more famous events occurred in October 1804. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm_of_October_1804
You basically need a very late season hurricane striking New England at the same time a strong cold snap moves in from Canada.
Additionally, hurricanes (and what is left of them) occasionally pass well to the north of Iceland, but since they remain over the warmer ocean they do not produce snow.
Categories: Hurricanes Tags: Hurricane, Hurricanes, North, Snow, Storms
Hurricane Andrew – Southeast Florida – August 24, 1992
This is my Hurricane Andrew chase video. The footage was taken during Andrew’s landfall on the Southeast Florida coast, at Coconut Grove, south of Miami. Though Andrew was extremely small, moving very quickly and made landfall about 15 miles to the south, my location was right at the edge of the hurricane’s northern eyewall. Unfortunately the entire peak of the storm was at night, however, using a portable spotlight, I was able to capture footage throughout the entire event. Even with the challenging video conditions, Andrew’s ferocity is clearly obvious in this footage. The roar of the wind is deafening, punctuated by breaking glass and other debris. Peak winds occur between 13 through 17 minutes into the video, and are sustained near 125-130mph with gusts near 150mph. The anemometer at the National Hurricane Center (about 2 miles west-southwest of my location) failed after recording a gust to 164mph. Based on post-analysis, Andrew is now estimated to have had sustained winds of 165mph with peak gusts near 200mph at landfall in South Florida, making it one of only three Category Five hurricanes ever to strike the United States.
Duration : 0:27:14
Categories: Hurricanes Tags: 1992, Andrew, Category, Cyclone, disaster, extreme, Five, Florida, Hurricane, Hurricanes, Severe, Storms, Tropical, Weather, Wind
Hurricane Hugo – Luquillo, Puerto Rico – September 18, 1989
This is my Hurricane Hugo chase video. The footage was taken during Hugo’s landfall on the northeast tip of Puerto Rico at Luquillo. In my 25 years of hurricane chasing, this remains, overall, the best footage I have ever been fortunate enough to capture. Though I have been in stronger hurricanes, given that Hugo was a borderline category three/four and the strongest portion of the eyewall passed directly over my location (during daylight hours), I had the rare opportunity to document the full force of an intense hurricane at a direct coastal location. Though significant damage begins about 8 minutes into the video, the peak winds occur between 10 through 21 minutes in, and are sustained near 130mph with gusts to 150-160mph. An anemometer on the island of Culebra (just offshore Eastern Puerto Rico) reported a peak gust of 170mph when the same portion of the eyewall passed over that location a couple of hours prior to reaching Luquillo.
Duration : 0:28:19
Categories: Hurricanes Tags: 1989, Andy, Caribbean, carolina, catastrophe, Chase, chaser, chasing, Culebra, Cyclone, disaster, Dressler, extreme, Eye, Eyewall, Historic, Hugo, Huracan, Hurricane, Hurricanes, Islands, Jim, Juan, Laca, Leonard, Luquillo, Michael, Puerto, Rico, San, Sea, Severe, South, Storms, Tropical, Typhoon, Vieques, Violent, Virgin, Weather, Wind
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Hurricane Fran – Carolina Beach, NC – September 5, 1996
Hurricane Fran moves over Carolina Beach, North Carolina on the afternoon and evening of September 5, 1996. The storm made landfall directly over this area with maximum sustained winds of 115mph and a minimum central pressure of 954mb (28.17in).
Duration : 0:7:50
Categories: Hurricanes Tags: 1996, carolina, Cyclone, extreme, Fran, Hurricane, Hurricanes, North, Severe, storm, Storms, surge, Tropical, Typhoon, Weather, Wind
Hurricane Wilma – Southern Florida – October 24, 2005
This is a sample of my Hurricane Wilma storm chase video. The footage was taken during the peak of the storm on the Southwest Florida coast in Belle Meade, near Marco Island. Peak winds occur after the lull, associated with the passage of the storm’s eye, and are near 100mph with gusts to 120mph.
Duration : 0:3:19
