Hurricane Patt (2059)

History
On Sept 3, invest 91L was given a 90% chance of development by the NHC, about 450 miles east of the Lesser Antilles. Recon was dispatched and found a closed circulation and 45 mph winds and gave invest 91L the name Patt. Tropical storm Patt moved west towards the Lesser Antilles and passed north of Barbados as a 60 mph TS on Sept 5. On Sept 6, Tropical Storm Patt went through rapid intensification and at 5 AM - 5 PM, Tropical Storm Patt went from a 65 mph TS to a category 3 hurricane with winds of 115 mph. Hurricane Patt, now a major hurricane, turned northwest and NHC issued hurricane watches for Haiti and Tropical Storm Warnings for western Puerto Rico on Sept 7. Gradually strengthening to a category 5 hurricane before landfalling near La Romana on the Dominican Republic eastern side. Hurricane Patt made landfall on Sept 8. Wind gusts of up to 200 mph were reported as Patt devastated almost the whole island of Haiti, killing over 12,000 people. Hurricane Patt weakened due to encountering rugged mountains and emerged, heading for the Bahamas, as a category 2 hurricane. On Sept 9, Hurricane Patt would undergo a second rapid deepening and attained category 5 status in 12 hours. NHC issued Tropical storm watches and hurricane warnings for the northern Bahamas and Florida. Recon went to investigate Hurricane Patt and found an amazing 10 minute wind of 200 mph! Hurricane Patt was upgraded to a rare category 6 status and Florida and the Bahamas were put on high alert. Then, on September 10, Hurricane Patt, at peak intensity killed 343 people and a wind gust of 234 mph was reported. Extensive damage occurred as C6 Patt passed over Grand Island, Bahamas. On September 11, Hurricane Patt made a third landfall, having slightly weakened to 190 mph in Daytona Beach, Florida, killing 98 people and injuring nearly 1,000 others, with wind gusts up to 220 mph. After landfall, Hurricane Patt rapidly weakened to a tropical storm on the 12th, passing over 4 states until becoming extratropical and dissipating on the 13th. Hurricane Patt caused over 342 billion dollars in damages and the highest wind gust was a record breaking EF5 239 mph wind gust. Total fatalities exceeded 15,000.