2006-10-11 08:35:24 · 6 answers · asked by porterboy 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
The 2005 season was the most active season on record, shattering records on repeated occasions. A record twenty-eight tropical and subtropical storms formed.
2006-10-15 04:12:16 · answer #1 · answered by Ω Nookey™ 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
2005 Records
* 27 named storms formed during the 2005 season. This is the most named storms in a single season, breaking the old record of 21 named storms set in 1933.
* 14 hurricanes formed during the 2005 season. This is the most hurricanes in a single season, breaking the old record of 12 hurricanes set in 1969.
* 7 major (Category 3 or high on the Saffir-Simpson scale) hurricanes formed during the 2005 season. This ties the season record for major hurricanes, first set in 1950.
* Four Category 5 hurricanes formed during the 2005 season (Emily, Katrina, Rita, and Wilma). This is the most Category 5 hurricanes recorded in a single season, breaking the old record of two category 5 hurricanes set in 1960 and 1961.
* Seven named storms made United States landfall during 2005 (Arlene, Cindy, Dennis, Katrina, Rita, Tammy and Wilma). This puts the 2005 season in a tie for second place for landfalling storms behind the 1916 and 2004 seasons where eight named storms made landfall.An eighth storm brushed the coast of North Carolina in 2005, but did not make an offical landfall.
* The 2005 season was the most destructive for United States landfalling storms, largely due to Hurricane Katrina. Damage estimates for the 2005 season are over $100 billion dollars.
2006-10-11 08:38:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
In 2005, there were 14 hurricanes in the Atlantic/Caribbean area and 7 hurricanes in the Pacific region. The most violent of these in 2004 and 2005 were Ivan, Stan, Katrina and Wilma. They all wreaked widespread havoc, caused billions of pounds in damage to infrastructure and resulted in hundreds of fatalities
2006-10-11 08:39:13 · answer #3 · answered by amy w 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Storms 28 (27 named. 1 un named)
Hurricanes 15
Category 3+ Hurricanes 7
Category 5 Hurricanes 4
there were so many storms they had to start using the greek alphabet.
and yes obviously it was the most destructive hurricane season.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:KatrinaNewOrleansFlooded.jpg
2006-10-11 08:47:56 · answer #4 · answered by melanie 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
15
2006-10-11 08:37:02 · answer #5 · answered by Taz 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I lost track but I know that it doubled over the past few years. Katrina devastated us in Mississippi along the Gulf Coast. We lost so much in terms of friends, possessions, land marks, ect. that every other hurricane from 2005 pales in comparison. We have faced the 2006 Hurricane season with apprehension, anxiety, and unease. But with determination we will be better and stronger. And please let me take this opportunity to tell all the volunteers who came to our state to help out thank-you, your kindnesses will never be forgotten.
2006-10-11 09:01:41 · answer #6 · answered by mzmscheeveeuhs 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋