2023 Hurricane Caden

Hurricane Caden was a deadly and destructive hurricane. Caden had a peak intensity of 190MPH Winds and a central pressure of 898Millibars. Caden caused over 170 Billion dollars in damages according to recent estimates.

Caden had 10 landfalls 8 were major hurricane landfalls. 2 of those were category 5.

Life: On August 28th, the NHC monitored a low pressure system near the coast of africa. The low then entered the water where quickly developed into Tropical Depression 4. Tropical Depression 4 then quickly strengthened into Tropical Storm Caden, Caden was slow to intensify due to some light shear and Saharan Dust. However on Sepember 1st, Caden intensified to a hurricane. Caden quickly became a Major Hurricane where hurricane warnings and watched were issued for Puerto Rico. Just as Caden passed north of Puerto Rico, it intensified into a Category 4 Hurricane. Major Hurricane warnings were then issued for all of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Caden passed near Haiti, completely destrpying the island and leaving the whole island without power. As Caden passed Haiti in became a Category 5 monster. State of emergencies where issued to Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, Virgina, Delaware, New York, Connecticut, Rhode island, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Maryland. All listed states felt some sort of effect from Caden. Caden passed just east of the Florida Coast where it stalled out still as a Catgory 5, it then stalled for a whole day, causing insane damage to Florida's beaches and cities.

Landfall in NYC:

Caden merged with a cold front which made Caden keep CAT 3 strength all the way from South Carolina until landfall in NYC. Caden made landfall with winds of 120MPH and a central pressure of 968MB. Major flooding took place throught New Jersey and New York, some surge measured up to 18ft.