The 2004 Atlantic hurricane season began on June 1st, 2004 and will end November 30th, 2004.
Seasonal forecasts[]
| Source | Date | Named
storms |
Hurricanes | Major
hurricanes | |
| NOAA | May 3, 2004 | 18 | 11 | 5 | |
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| Actual activity | 9 | 6 | 5 | ||
Season Summary[]
Storms[]
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Tropical Depression One[]
| Tropical depression (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | June 7 – June 9 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) 1002 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Alex[]
| Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
  | |
| Duration | July 31 – August 10 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 135 mph (215 km/h) (1-min) 942 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Bonnie[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
  | |
| Duration | August 6 – August 11 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) 985 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Charley[]
| Category 5 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 12 – August 25 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 160 mph (260 km/h) (1-min) 923 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Danielle[]
| Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 16 – August 30 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 125 mph (205 km/h) (1-min) 947 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Earl[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
  | |
| Duration | August 19 – August 24 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) 988 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Frances[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
  | |
| Duration | August 25 – August 28 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min) 999 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Gaston[]
| Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 31 – September 10 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 120 mph (195 km/h) (1-min) 955 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Hermine[]
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 2 – September 11 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 110 mph (175 km/h) (1-min) 958 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Ivan[]
| Category 5 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 6 – September 20 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 175 mph (280 km/h) (1-min) 905 mbar (hPa) |
Timeline[]
Storm names[]
The following names will be used to name tropical and subtropical cyclones in the 2004 season.
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Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) Rating[]
| ACE (104 kt2) – Storm: Source | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.00 | Storm | 12 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 2 | 0.00 | Storm | 13 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 3 | 0.00 | Storm | 14 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 4 | 0.00 | Storm | 15 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 5 | 0.00 | Storm | 16 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 6 | 0.00 | Storm | 17 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 7 | 0.00 | Storm | 18 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 8 | 0.00 | Storm | 19 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 9 | 0.00 | Storm | 20 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 10 | 0.00 | Storm | 21 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 11 | 0.00 | Storm | 22 | 0.00 | Storm |
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ACE is the result of a storm's winds multiplied by how long it lasted for, so storms or subtropical storms (Originally not included up until 2012) that at lasted a long time , as well as particularly strong hurricanes , have higher ACE totals. Tropical Depressions are not included in season total.
Season effects[]
This is a table of the storms and their effects in the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season. This table includes the storm's names, duration, peak intensity, Areas affected (bold indicates made landfall in that region at least once), damages, and death totals. Deaths in parentheses are additional and indirect (an example of an indirect death would be a traffic accident), but are still storm-related. Damage and deaths include totals while the storm was extratropical, a wave or a low. All of the damage figures are in 2004 USD (the listed damage figure is in millions).
| Storm name |
Dates active | Storm category at peak intensity |
Max 1-min wind mph (km/h) |
Min. press. (mbar) |
Areas affected | Damage (USD) |
Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One | June 7 – June 9 | Tropical depression | 35 (55) | 1002 | Mexico | 5 | 1 |
| Alex | July 31 – August 10 | Category 4 hurricane | 135 (215) | 942 | Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, US East Coast (North Carolina) | 655 | 18 |
| Bonnie | August 6 – August 11 | Tropical storm | 70 (110) | 985 | Mexico | 15 | 4 |
| Charley | August 12 – August 25 | Category 5 hurricane | 160 (260) | 923 | US Gulf Coast (Lousiana), US East Coast (Florida), The Bahamas | 40,000 | 387 |
| Danielle | August 16 – August 30 | Category 3 hurricane | 125 (205) | 947 | US East Coast (North Carolina), Hispaniola | 13,825 | 105 |
| Earl | August 19 – August 24 | Tropical storm | 65 (100) | 988 | None | 0 | 0 |
| Frances | August 25 – August 28 | Tropical storm | 45 (75) | 999 | None | 0 | 0 |
| Gaston | August 31 – September 10 | Category 3 hurricane | 120 (195) | 955 | None | 0 | 0 |
| Hermine | September 2 – September 11 | Category 2 hurricane | 110 (175) | 958 | US Gulf Coast (Alabama), Cuba, Jamaica | 4,300 | 65 |
| Ivan | September 6 – September 20 | Category 5 hurricane | 175 (280) | 905 | None | 0 | 0 |