It was the fourth major hurricane and the 18th named storm. This storm was a result of a tropical wave from the west coast of Africa. Elsa was responsible for 13 deaths.Įlsa’s direction arrows in the RainViewer app: Then the storm’s path included Georgia and Atlantic Seaboard before it finally dissipated over the North Atlantic. On July 6, it approached Florida, creating tropical storm conditions in Florida Keys, moving further along the Gulf Coast, and landing in northern Florida the next day. On July 5, Hurricane Elsa landed in Cuba where 180,000 people had been evacuated. However, on the same day, having moved over the Caribbean Sea, it lost its strength and turned into a tropical storm again. Having started on July 1 as a tropical storm, Elsa upgraded to a hurricane on July 3 and brought hurricane conditions to St. Image source: Reuters Hurricane ElsaĮlsa is the first hurricane of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season and the earliest fifth named storm. It also brought power cuts to about 75,000 homes along its way and inflicted $1.3 billion in financial damage.įlooding caused by Fred in the Dominican Republic. Having approached Florida on August 16, the storm moved further north and caused tornadoes in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Pennsylvania. This storm hit the south Dominican Republic and the north shore of Cuba on August 9. Here’s the map of precipitation caused by Nicholas: Nicholas did not take any lives but it cost the country about $2 billion. It also brought heavy rains and flooding. Nicholas moved to the northeast at 10 miles per hour, causing massive power outages. According to the US National Hurricane Center, the maximum wind speeds in its center reached 76 miles per hour. The storm hit Texas and the southern part of Louisiana. Image source: TheAustinMan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commonsįormed on September 12 in the Gulf of Mexico, just a few weeks after Ida, tropical storm Nicholas intensified to the stage of a Category 1 hurricane on September 13. It killed 115 people, destroyed 1,200 homes, and caused damage worth at least $75 billion, with insured losses of $40 million.Īnd here’s how precipitation caused by Ida looked in RainViewer: Hurricane Nicholas The natural disaster caused the Mississippi River to change direction. More than a million homes were left without electricity. In particular, severe flooding was noted in New York. The remnants of the hurricane reached the northeast of the country. However, when Ida came to the continent, it immediately fell to Category 2. Violent wind at a speed of about 155 miles per hour hit the coast of Louisiana, causing floods in coastal areas. Ida’s strongest blow to New Orleans (Louisiana) came at 19:00 local time. On August 29, the cyclone upgraded to Category 4. Image source: CNBCįirst tracked by the National Hurricane Center on August 23, Ida became a Category 1 hurricane on August 27, 2021. It was the worst hurricane in the 2021 season. At least 115 people became victims of this natural disaster. The consequences of the hurricane also spread to the northeast of the country. Hurricane Ida is a Category 4 Atlantic cyclone that struck the southeastern United States in August and September 2021. Let’s start with the most devastating and major hurricanes that hit the United States and neighboring countries in 2021. Now let’s find out which storms rocked the continent in 2021. 8 hurricanes made landfall in 2021, and 3 of them cost the affected countries billions of dollars. It was also the most expensive hurricane season, causing damage worth $67 billion. More hurricanes took place only in 2005 (27) and in 2020 (30). In total, 21 storms of different categories were raging over the Atlantic Ocean, making 2021 a record-breaking year. In May 2021, NOAA predicted 13 to 20 named storms with 3 to 5 major hurricanes. The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season was so rich in storm events that the World Meteorological Organization ran out of storm names.
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