2005 Birdlantic Hurricane Season

The 2005 Birdlantic hurricane season was one of the strongest seasons in history, even though it produced only 5 storms, but ACE was recorded at 200, higher than normal 150. On June 4 the first storm and the first name to be retired, Hurricane Alicia formed. Hurricane Alicia made landfall on Houduck as a Category 4 hurricane, after Hurricane Cristy battered Birdland as a Category 4 hurricane, just before August ended Hurricane Diana formed, and devastated Duckssissipi as a strong Category 5 hurricane. Hurricane Eris became a very powerful hurricane, battering Florduck just 2 months after Hurricane Cristy.

SYSTEMS:

HURRICANE ALICIAThe last storm of the season developed on September 19, 2005. It became Tropical Storm Eris on September 20, with evacuations issued for Florduck, with Hurricane Eris dissipating on September 27.

Hurricane Eris was the costliest storm to hit Florduck, since Hurricane Ghita in 1917.

STORM NAMES:

Used names: Alicia |Bernie |Cristy |Diana |Eris |

Unused names: Flora, Gert, Hela, Iris, Jeanne, Kat, Laura, Mar, Nida, Opal, Paeng, Rita, Sara, Tara, Vinta and Warl

The names are repeated every 2 years, and will all be used again for 2007 except for Alicia, Cristy, Diana and Eris, due to their extensive damage, will be replaced by Ara, Christal, Dari and Elena for 2007. The names Alicia and Bernie were used for the first time this year, since Amelia, Bob was retired. New names were Hela, Iris, Laura, Mar, Nida and Paeng, which replaced Hurricanes Hortense, Isidore, Luis, Marilyn, Nona and Paloma was retired in 2003.