The 1995 Atlantic hurricane season began on June 1st, 1995 and ended November 30th, 1995.
Seasonal forecasts[]
| Source | Date | Named
storms |
Hurricanes | Major
hurricanes | |
| NOAA | May 3, 2001 | 23 | 16 | 7 | |
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| Actual activity | 24 | 15 | 8 | ||
Season Summary[]
The 1995 Atlantic hurricane season was the Second most active atlantic hurricane season ever recorded, only 2005 was more Active.
This season was notable for many reasons, one being one of two seasons so far to use the greek alphabet after exhausting the main list of names. With Three Greek Alphabet names were used during the season.
The season started with the Formation of Allison on June 3rd
Three Category-5 formed during the season, Iris, Luis and Marilyn. with Luis becoming the strongest of the season, peaking at an intense 190 mph (305 km/h)
There was Two Category-5 landfalls in this season, the most in one season.
Iris made a landfall in Mexico as a devastating Category-5
Marilyn made landfall in Miami, FL as a weak Category-5, in a similar situation that was compared to Andrew from Three Years Earlier
Luis reached it's peak intensity in the Caribbean before plowing through Cuba as a Category-3
And Alpha, another Powerful Hurricane, made landfalls in Mexico, the first time as a Category-3, the second at it's peak intensity of 150 mph (240 km/h)
The Season finally ended with the Dissipation of Gamma on November 30th, the same day the season officially ended, with the season collectively causing $70 billion (2015 USD) in damage and killing over 5,000
Storms[]
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Hurricane Allison[]
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | June 3 – June 10 |
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| Peak intensity | 105 mph (165 km/h) (1-min) 962 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Barry[]
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | June 16 – June 23 |
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| Peak intensity | 75 mph (120 km/h) (1-min) 987 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Depression Three[]
| Tropical depression (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | June 30 – July 2 |
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| Peak intensity | 35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) 1004 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Chantal[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | July 4 – July 9 |
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| Peak intensity | 50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 996 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Dean[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | July 17 – July 22 |
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| Peak intensity | 65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) 989 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Erin[]
| Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 1 – August 12 |
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| Peak intensity | 145 mph (230 km/h) (1-min) 934 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Felix[]
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 6 – August 18 |
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| Peak intensity | 110 mph (175 km/h) (1-min) 955 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Gabrielle[]
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 11 – August 16 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 75 mph (120 km/h) (1-min) 987 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Humberto[]
| Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 17 – September 3 |
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| Peak intensity | 155 mph (250 km/h) (1-min) 924 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Iris[]
| Category 5 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 20 – September 1 |
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| Peak intensity | 165 mph (270 km/h) (1-min) 909 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Jerry[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 22 – August 30 |
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| Peak intensity | 60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) 994 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Depression Twelve[]
| Tropical depression (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 25 – August 27 |
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| Peak intensity | 35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) 1004 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Karen[]
| Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 31 – September 12 |
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| Peak intensity | 125 mph (205 km/h) (1-min) 945 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Luis[]
| Category 5 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 2 – September 21 |
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| Peak intensity | 190 mph (305 km/h) (1-min) 884 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Marilyn[]
| Category 5 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 10 – September 24 |
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| Peak intensity | 160 mph (260 km/h) (1-min) 923 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Noel[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 15 – September 20 |
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| Peak intensity | 70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) 986 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Opal[]
| Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 22 – September 30 |
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| Peak intensity | 120 mph (195 km/h) (1-min) 948 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Pablo[]
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 26 – October 3 |
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| Peak intensity | 90 mph (150 km/h) (1-min) 974 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Depression Nineteen[]
| Tropical depression (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 29 – October 1 |
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| Peak intensity | 35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) 1004 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Roxanne[]
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 30 – October 6 |
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| Peak intensity | 85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min) 979 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Sebastian[]
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | October 5 – October 10 |
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| Peak intensity | 80 mph (130 km/h) (1-min) 981 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Tanya[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | October 12 – October 17 |
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| Peak intensity | 50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 996 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Van[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | October 19 – October 23 |
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| Peak intensity | 45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min) 998 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Wendy[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | October 24 – October 30 |
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| Peak intensity | 70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) 988 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Alpha[]
| Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | October 31 – November 10 |
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| Peak intensity | 150 mph (240 km/h) (1-min) 930 mbar (hPa) |
Subtropical Storm Beta[]
| Subtropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | November 9 – November 13 |
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| Peak intensity | 40 mph (65 km/h) (1-min) 1000 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Gamma[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | November 27 – November 30 |
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| Peak intensity | 65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) 990 mbar (hPa) |
Timeline[]
Storm names[]
The following names will be used to name tropical and subtropical cyclones in the 1995 season.
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Greek Alphabet[]
Due to Extensive activity, the original name list was exhausted. 1995 would be one of the first times this happened, the next time being 2005. Three Names were used from this list this year. This list only shows the first 10 letters of the Greek Alphabet:
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Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) Rating[]
| ACE (104 kt2) – Storm: Source | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50.0 | Luis | 13 | 6.01 | Sebastian |
| 2 | 34.7 | Iris | 14 | 5.22 | Barry |
| 3 | 32.0 | Marilyn | 15 | 5.00 | Gabrielle |
| 4 | 28.6 | Humberto | 16 | 4.44 | Noel |
| 5 | 25.0 | Alpha | 17 | 4.03 | Wendy |
| 6 | 21.4 | Erin | 18 | 3.65 | Dean |
| 7 | 17.7 | Karen | 19 | 3.45 | Gamma |
| 8 | 14.9 | Opal | 20 | 3.18 | Jerry |
| 9 | 12.1 | Felix | 21 | 3.00 | Chantal |
| 10 | 10.5 | Allison | 22 | 2.77 | Tanya |
| 11 | 7.33 | Pablo | 23 | 2.28 | Van |
| 12 | 6.47 | Roxanne | 24 | 1.62 | Beta |
| Total=302.35 | |||||
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 1995 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 2015 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allison | June 3 – June 10 | Category 2 hurricane | 105 (165) | 962 | None | 0 | 0 |
| Barry | June 16 – June 23 | Category 1 hurricane | 75 (120) | 987 | None | 0 | 0 |
| Three | June 30 – July 2 | Tropical depression | 35 (55) | 1004 | None | 0 | 0 |
| Chantal | July 4 – July 9 | Tropical storm | 50 (85) | 996 | None | 0 | 0 |
| Dean | July 17 – July 22 | Tropical storm | 65 (100) | 989 | None | 0 | 0 |
| Erin | August 1 – August 12 | Category 4 hurricane | 145 (230) | 934 | None | 0 | 0 |
| Felix | August 6 – August 18 | Category 2 hurricane | 110 (175) | 955 | Nova Scotia | 15 | 4 |
| Gabrielle | August 11 – August 16 | Category 1 hurricane | 75 (120) | 987 | Azores | Minor | 0 |
| Humberto | August 17 – September 3 | Category 4 hurricane | 155 (250) | 924 | Nova Scotia | 5 | 3 |
| Iris | August 20 – September 1 | Category 5 hurricane | 165 (270) | 909 | Mexico | 5,000 | 2,010 |
| Jerry | August 22 – August 30 | Tropical storm | 60 (95) | 994 | Honduras | 5 | 3 |
| Twelve | August 25 – August 27 | Tropical depression | 35 (55) | 1004 | Nova Scotia | 5 | 3 |
| Karen | August 31 – September 12 | Category 3 hurricane | 125 (205) | 945 | Nova Scotia | 5 | 3 |
| Luis | September 2 – September 21 | Category 5 hurricane | 190 (305) | 884 | The Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola | 10,500 | 700 |
| Marilyn | September 10 – September 24 | Category 5 hurricane | 160 (260) | 923 | US Gulf Coast (Louisiana), US East Coast (Florida), The Bahamas | 44,465 | 1,000 |
| Noel | September 15 – September 20 | Tropical storm | 70 (110) | 986 | None | 0 | 0 |
| Opal | September 22 – September 30 | Category 3 hurricane | 120 (195) | 948 | US East Coast (New York) | 4,300 | 100 |
| Pablo | September 26 – October 3 | Category 1 hurricane | 90 (150) | 974 | NewFoundLand | 10 | 5 |
| Nineteen | September 29 – October 1 | Tropical depression | 35 (55) | 1004 | Mexico | 5 | 3 |
| Roxanne | September 30 – October 6 | Category 1 hurricane | 85 (140) | 979 | US Gulf Coast (Texas) | 695 | 25 |
| Sebastian | October 5 – October 10 | Category 1 hurricane | 80 (130) | 981 | None | 0 | 0 |
| Tanya | October 12 – October 17 | Tropical storm | 50 (85) | 996 | Nicaragua | 20 | 6 |
| Van | October 19 – October 23 | Tropical storm | 45 (75) | 998 | US Gulf Coast (Texas) | 5 | 3 |
| Wendy | October 24 – October 30 | Tropical storm | 70 (110) | 988 | US East Coast (Florida) | 5 | 3 |
| Alpha | October 31 – November 10 | Category 4 hurricane | 150 (240) | 930 | Mexico | 4,970 | 1,300 |
| Beta | November 9 – November 13 | Subtropical storm | 40 (65) | 1000 | None | 0 | 0 |
| Gamma | November 27 – November 30 | Tropical storm | 65 (100) | 990 | None | 0 | 0 |