An Atlantic hurricane is a type of tropical cyclone that forms in the Atlantic Ocean primarily between June and November. These storms are continuously rotating around a low pressure center, which cau
Tracks of North Atlantic tropical cyclones from 1851 to 2025
Hurricane Katrina was the costliest and one of the five deadliest hurricanes in the history of the United States.
Hurricane Harvey was also the costliest hurricane in the history of the United States, causing historic and catastrophic flooding in Texas.
Hurricane Wilma was the most intense tropical cyclone in the Atlantic basin and the second-most intense tropical cyclone in the Western Hemisphere, both based on barometric pressure, after Hurricane P
Atlantic hurricane
…Opal, the strongest Category 4 hurricane recorded, reached a minimum pressure of 916 hPa (27.05 inHg), a pressure typical of Category 5 hurricanes. Hurricane Wilma became the strongest Atlantic hurricane recorded after reaching an intensity of 882 mbar (26.05 inHg) in October 2005. Preceding Wilma is Hurricane…
The island of Cozumel is shown through the eye of Hurricane Wilma in this composite image.
The eye of Wilma over Florida. Tropical Depression Alpha can be seen to the right.
Storm surge from Wilma on Key Haven, island suburb of Key West, Florida
Heavy façade damage to a building in Fort Lauderdale