Hurricane Nadine (Doug)

Hurricane Nadine was a destructive and deadly hurricane that affected the Caribbean and Texas in October of 2018, Nadine was the 14th named storm, the 8th hurricane and the second major of the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season. Nadine originated from a tropical wave off of Africa which later grew into a massive tropical cyclone that would rapidly intensify into a major hurricane, before striking Texas, Nadine is the first hurricane to strike Texas in October since Jerry in 1989.

Meteorological History
An area of low pressure formed a few miles off of Trinidad and Tobago, however it wasnt until it was near Central America where it was noticed by the NHC, the low pressure area continued to meander in a northwestard directiom becoming, tropical depression 11, the depression slowly strengthend and became a tropical storm and was named Nadine, Nadine would make landfall on the western tip of Cuba, shortly afterwards while over the gulf Nadine was upgraded to a hurricane, Nadine then started to take advantage of the favorable conditions and started to rapidly intensify as it moved towards the coast fo Texas. Nadine would continue to bomb as it became a major hurricane, the storm would peak as a modercate category four hurricane near landfall, before making landfall near Port O'Connor, resulting in some massive damage, after landfall Nadine started to weaken as it started to cuve, Nadine would slowly weaken over the midwest, before turning extratropical near Virginia and dissipating on the 23rd as its extratropical low was picked up by a cold front.

Cuba
The country prepared by placing sand bags as they feard a more easterly track.

Texas
the Govenor of Texas issued mandatory evacations as residents borded up homes and evacuated millions of people.

Cuba
Impact was better than feard, as minor damage came as a result.

United States
Across Texas and the Midwest damage was severe and widespread, the storm caused a tempoarily closure of a city afte rit was deemed "inhabitable".

Aftermath
After the storm FEMA and Red Cross employees attended to areas affected by Nadine in Texas, bringing food and water to those with destroyed homes and rescued people still trapped in receeding flood waters.

Retirement
Due to its devstation the name Nadine was retired and will never be used again to name another atlantic cyclone, instead the name was replaced by the name Nancy for 2024.