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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
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| − | The map divides America's Atlantic coastline into regions according to the worst hurricane that has hit each area in the last century, based on data from the North Atlantic hurricane database ({{w|HURDAT}}) to determine the severity and the {{w|National Centers for Enrvironmental Prediction}}'s (NCEP) rainfall to | + | The map divides America's Atlantic coastline into regions according to the worst hurricane that has hit each area in the last century, based on data from the North Atlantic hurricane database ({{w|HURDAT}}) to determine the severity and the {{w|National Centers for Enrvironmental Prediction}}'s (NCEP) rainfall to determin where the hurricane was present. Most of the hurricanes are listed by their US reporting names, with hurricanes before 1953 (the year when the current naming system was established) being listed by their year and sometimes a sequence number or city name. |
The title text is a joke in light of this bleak humor, saying that finding residents in each of the regions who are old enough to have been alive through all of these is quite a daunting task. In principle, this would be the only way to confirm the "worst hurricane in living memory," and may be taken as a riposte to anyone who wishes to argue this map: "If you think there was a worse one, find a 105 year old resident who agrees!" 105 was likely chosen because most people can only remember back to an age when they were 5, so someone would have needed to be 5 years old to remember a hurricane in any detail 100 years later. | The title text is a joke in light of this bleak humor, saying that finding residents in each of the regions who are old enough to have been alive through all of these is quite a daunting task. In principle, this would be the only way to confirm the "worst hurricane in living memory," and may be taken as a riposte to anyone who wishes to argue this map: "If you think there was a worse one, find a 105 year old resident who agrees!" 105 was likely chosen because most people can only remember back to an age when they were 5, so someone would have needed to be 5 years old to remember a hurricane in any detail 100 years later. | ||
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||{{w|1915_Galveston_hurricane|Galveston}} | ||{{w|1915_Galveston_hurricane|Galveston}} | ||
||LA TX OK AR | ||LA TX OK AR | ||
| − | ||145 | + | ||145 mph |
||940 mbar | ||940 mbar | ||
||400 | ||400 | ||
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||{{w|1915_Atlantic_hurricane_season#Hurricane_Six|1915 VI}} | ||{{w|1915_Atlantic_hurricane_season#Hurricane_Six|1915 VI}} | ||
||LA MS AL TN KY WV PA | ||LA MS AL TN KY WV PA | ||
| − | ||145 | + | ||145 mph |
||931 mbar | ||931 mbar | ||
||275 | ||275 | ||
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||{{w|1916_Atlantic_hurricane_season#Hurricane_Four|1916 IV}} | ||{{w|1916_Atlantic_hurricane_season#Hurricane_Four|1916 IV}} | ||
||SC NC | ||SC NC | ||
| − | ||115 | + | ||115 mph |
||960 mbar | ||960 mbar | ||
||7 | ||7 | ||
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||{{w|1916_Atlantic_hurricane_season#Hurricane_Six|1916 VI}} | ||{{w|1916_Atlantic_hurricane_season#Hurricane_Six|1916 VI}} | ||
||TX | ||TX | ||
| − | ||135 | + | ||135 mph |
||932 mbar | ||932 mbar | ||
||15 | ||15 | ||
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||{{w|1918_Atlantic_hurricane_season#Hurricane_One|1918 I}} | ||{{w|1918_Atlantic_hurricane_season#Hurricane_One|1918 I}} | ||
||LA | ||LA | ||
| − | ||120 | + | ||120 mph |
||955 mbar | ||955 mbar | ||
||34 | ||34 | ||
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||{{w|1921_Atlantic_hurricane_season#Hurricane_Six|1921 VI}} | ||{{w|1921_Atlantic_hurricane_season#Hurricane_Six|1921 VI}} | ||
||FL | ||FL | ||
| − | ||140 | + | ||140 mph |
||941 mbar | ||941 mbar | ||
||6 | ||6 | ||
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||{{w|1926_Atlantic_hurricane_season#Hurricane_One|1926 I}} | ||{{w|1926_Atlantic_hurricane_season#Hurricane_One|1926 I}} | ||
||FL | ||FL | ||
| − | ||140 | + | ||140 mph |
||967 mbar | ||967 mbar | ||
||<287 | ||<287 | ||
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||{{w|1926_Atlantic_hurricane_season#Hurricane_Two|1926 II}} | ||{{w|1926_Atlantic_hurricane_season#Hurricane_Two|1926 II}} | ||
||GA | ||GA | ||
| − | ||140 | + | ||140 mph |
||967 mbar | ||967 mbar | ||
||unknown | ||unknown | ||
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||{{w|1926_Atlantic_hurricane_season#Hurricane_Three|1926 III}} | ||{{w|1926_Atlantic_hurricane_season#Hurricane_Three|1926 III}} | ||
||TX LA AL | ||TX LA AL | ||
| − | ||115 | + | ||115 mph |
||955 mbar | ||955 mbar | ||
||25 | ||25 | ||
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||{{w|1926_Atlantic_hurricane_season#Hurricane_Seven|1926 VII}} | ||{{w|1926_Atlantic_hurricane_season#Hurricane_Seven|1926 VII}} | ||
||FL AL MS LA | ||FL AL MS LA | ||
| − | ||150 | + | ||150 mph |
||930 mbar | ||930 mbar | ||
||478 | ||478 | ||
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||{{w|1928_Atlantic_hurricane_season#Hurricane_Four|1928 IV}} | ||{{w|1928_Atlantic_hurricane_season#Hurricane_Four|1928 IV}} | ||
||FL SC NC | ||FL SC NC | ||
| − | ||160 | + | ||160 mph |
||≤ 929 mbar | ||≤ 929 mbar | ||
||<4,078 | ||<4,078 | ||
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||{{w|1932_Freeport_hurricane|Freeport}} | ||{{w|1932_Freeport_hurricane|Freeport}} | ||
||TX | ||TX | ||
| − | ||150 | + | ||150 mph |
||935 mbar | ||935 mbar | ||
||40 | ||40 | ||
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||{{w|1933_Atlantic_hurricane_season#Hurricane_Six|1933 VI}} | ||{{w|1933_Atlantic_hurricane_season#Hurricane_Six|1933 VI}} | ||
||NC VA MD PA | ||NC VA MD PA | ||
| − | ||140 | + | ||140 mph |
||940 mbar | ||940 mbar | ||
||31 | ||31 | ||
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||{{w|1935_Atlantic_hurricane_season#Hurricane_Three|1935 III}} | ||{{w|1935_Atlantic_hurricane_season#Hurricane_Three|1935 III}} | ||
||FL | ||FL | ||
| − | ||185 | + | ||185 mph |
||892 mbar | ||892 mbar | ||
||<400 | ||<400 | ||
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|- | |- | ||
||1938 | ||1938 | ||
| − | ||{{w| | + | ||{{w|1938_Atlantic_hurricane_season#Hurricane_Six|1938 VI}} |
||NY CT | ||NY CT | ||
| − | ||160 | + | ||160 mph |
||940 mbar | ||940 mbar | ||
||682 | ||682 | ||
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||{{w|1940_Atlantic_hurricane_season#Hurricane_Three|1940 III}} | ||{{w|1940_Atlantic_hurricane_season#Hurricane_Three|1940 III}} | ||
||SC NC | ||SC NC | ||
| − | ||100 | + | ||100 mph |
||972 mbar | ||972 mbar | ||
||50 | ||50 | ||
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||{{w|1941_Atlantic_hurricane_season#Hurricane_Two|1941 II}} | ||{{w|1941_Atlantic_hurricane_season#Hurricane_Two|1941 II}} | ||
||LA TX | ||LA TX | ||
| − | ||125 | + | ||125 mph |
||942 mbar | ||942 mbar | ||
||4 | ||4 | ||
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||{{w|1942_Matagorda_hurricane|Matagorda}} | ||{{w|1942_Matagorda_hurricane|Matagorda}} | ||
||TX NM OK | ||TX NM OK | ||
| − | ||115 | + | ||115 mph |
||950 mbar | ||950 mbar | ||
||8 | ||8 | ||
| − | ||$26.5 | + | ||$26.5 |
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan="2"|1944 | |rowspan="2"|1944 | ||
||{{w|1944_Atlantic_hurricane_season#Hurricane_Seven|1944 VII}} | ||{{w|1944_Atlantic_hurricane_season#Hurricane_Seven|1944 VII}} | ||
||NY NC to CT | ||NY NC to CT | ||
| − | ||145 | + | ||145 mph |
||933 mbar | ||933 mbar | ||
||390 | ||390 | ||
||<$100 million | ||<$100 million | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | ||{{w|1944_Atlantic_hurricane_season#Hurricane_Thirteen|1944 | + | ||{{w|1944_Atlantic_hurricane_season#Hurricane_Thirteen|1944 XII}} |
||FL | ||FL | ||
| − | ||145 | + | ||145 mph |
||937 mbar | ||937 mbar | ||
||300 | ||300 | ||
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||{{w|1946_Atlantic_hurricane_season#Hurricane_Six|1946 VI}} | ||{{w|1946_Atlantic_hurricane_season#Hurricane_Six|1946 VI}} | ||
||FL NC | ||FL NC | ||
| − | ||100 | + | ||100 mph |
||977 mbar | ||977 mbar | ||
||5 (in Cuba) | ||5 (in Cuba) | ||
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||{{w|1947_Cape_Sable_hurricane|King}} | ||{{w|1947_Cape_Sable_hurricane|King}} | ||
||FL GA SN NC | ||FL GA SN NC | ||
| − | ||105 | + | ||105 mph |
||965 mbar | ||965 mbar | ||
||1 | ||1 | ||
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||{{w|1949_Atlantic_hurricane_season#Hurricane_Two|1949 II}} | ||{{w|1949_Atlantic_hurricane_season#Hurricane_Two|1949 II}} | ||
||FL GA to NH | ||FL GA to NH | ||
| − | ||130 | + | ||130 mph |
||954 mbar | ||954 mbar | ||
||2 | ||2 | ||
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||{{w|Hurricane_Easy_(1950)|Easy}} | ||{{w|Hurricane_Easy_(1950)|Easy}} | ||
||FL GA AK | ||FL GA AK | ||
| − | ||125 | + | ||125 mph |
||958 mbar | ||958 mbar | ||
||2 | ||2 | ||
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||{{w|Hurricane_Carol|Carol}} | ||{{w|Hurricane_Carol|Carol}} | ||
||NY CT NH NC MA VA DC DE NJ | ||NY CT NH NC MA VA DC DE NJ | ||
| − | ||115 | + | ||115 mph |
||957 mbar | ||957 mbar | ||
||72 | ||72 | ||
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||{{w|Hurricane_Edna|Edna}} | ||{{w|Hurricane_Edna|Edna}} | ||
||NY VA NC NJ MA ME NH | ||NY VA NC NJ MA ME NH | ||
| − | ||120 | + | ||120 mph |
||≤ 954 mbar | ||≤ 954 mbar | ||
||29 | ||29 | ||
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||{{w|Hurricane_Hazel|Hazel}} | ||{{w|Hurricane_Hazel|Hazel}} | ||
||NC VA WV MD DE NY PA NJ DC | ||NC VA WV MD DE NY PA NJ DC | ||
| − | ||150 | + | ||150 mph |
||≤ 937 mbar | ||≤ 937 mbar | ||
||1,000-1,200 | ||1,000-1,200 | ||
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||{{w|Hurricane_Connie|Connie}} | ||{{w|Hurricane_Connie|Connie}} | ||
||NC SC VA DC MD MI PA NJ NY | ||NC SC VA DC MD MI PA NJ NY | ||
| − | ||145 | + | ||145 mph |
||936 mbar | ||936 mbar | ||
||74 | ||74 | ||
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||{{w|Hurricane_Diane|Diane}} | ||{{w|Hurricane_Diane|Diane}} | ||
||PA NJ NY NC WV MA RI VT | ||PA NJ NY NC WV MA RI VT | ||
| − | ||120 | + | ||120 mph |
||≤ 969 mbar | ||≤ 969 mbar | ||
||≥184 | ||≥184 | ||
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||{{w|Hurricane_Audrey|Audrey}} | ||{{w|Hurricane_Audrey|Audrey}} | ||
||TX FL LA MS AL MI MO IL NY PA VT ME | ||TX FL LA MS AL MI MO IL NY PA VT ME | ||
| − | ||145 | + | ||145 mph |
||945 mbar | ||945 mbar | ||
||<416 | ||<416 | ||
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||{{w|Hurricane_Helene_(1958)|Helene}} | ||{{w|Hurricane_Helene_(1958)|Helene}} | ||
||SC to ME | ||SC to ME | ||
| − | ||135 | + | ||135 mph |
||934 mbar | ||934 mbar | ||
||1 | ||1 | ||
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||{{w|Hurricane_Gracie|Gracie}} | ||{{w|Hurricane_Gracie|Gracie}} | ||
||SC GA VA PA | ||SC GA VA PA | ||
| − | ||140 | + | ||140 mph |
||950 mbar | ||950 mbar | ||
||22 | ||22 | ||
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||{{w|Hurricane_Donna|Donna}} | ||{{w|Hurricane_Donna|Donna}} | ||
||FL GA SC NC VA MD PA NJ NY CT MA VT NH | ||FL GA SC NC VA MD PA NJ NY CT MA VT NH | ||
| − | ||160 | + | ||160 mph |
||932 mbar | ||932 mbar | ||
||164-364 | ||164-364 | ||
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||{{w|Hurricane_Carla|Carla}} | ||{{w|Hurricane_Carla|Carla}} | ||
||TX LA OK IL FL NE MO MI WI IN AL AK MS IA | ||TX LA OK IL FL NE MO MI WI IN AL AK MS IA | ||
| − | ||175 | + | ||175 mph |
||931 mbar | ||931 mbar | ||
||43 | ||43 | ||
| − | ||$325.74 | + | ||$325.74 |
|- | |- | ||
||{{w|Hurricane_Esther_(1961)|Esther}} | ||{{w|Hurricane_Esther_(1961)|Esther}} | ||
||NC VA MD DE NJ NY CT MA NH | ||NC VA MD DE NJ NY CT MA NH | ||
| − | ||145 | + | ||145 mph |
||927 mbar | ||927 mbar | ||
||7 | ||7 | ||
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||{{w|Hurricane_Dora|Dora}} | ||{{w|Hurricane_Dora|Dora}} | ||
||FL | ||FL | ||
| − | ||130 | + | ||130 mph |
||942 mbar | ||942 mbar | ||
||5 | ||5 | ||
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||{{w|Hurricane_Hilda|Hilda}} | ||{{w|Hurricane_Hilda|Hilda}} | ||
||FL TX LA GA MS NC SC AL TN VA MD DE | ||FL TX LA GA MS NC SC AL TN VA MD DE | ||
| − | ||150 | + | ||150 mph |
||941 mbar | ||941 mbar | ||
||38 | ||38 | ||
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||{{w|Hurricane_Betsy|Betsy}} | ||{{w|Hurricane_Betsy|Betsy}} | ||
||FL LA MS AR TE MO | ||FL LA MS AR TE MO | ||
| − | ||155 | + | ||155 mph |
||941 mbar | ||941 mbar | ||
||81 | ||81 | ||
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||{{w|Hurricane_Alma_(1966)|Alma}} | ||{{w|Hurricane_Alma_(1966)|Alma}} | ||
||FL (up to FL/GA border) | ||FL (up to FL/GA border) | ||
| − | ||125 | + | ||125 mph |
||970 mbar | ||970 mbar | ||
||91 | ||91 | ||
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||{{w|Hurricane_Beulah|Beulah}} | ||{{w|Hurricane_Beulah|Beulah}} | ||
||TX | ||TX | ||
| − | ||160 | + | ||160 mph |
| − | || | + | ||≤ 923 mbar |
||688 | ||688 | ||
||$1 billion | ||$1 billion | ||
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||1969 | ||1969 | ||
||{{w|Hurricane_Camille|Camille}} | ||{{w|Hurricane_Camille|Camille}} | ||
| − | ||MS LA | + | ||AS MS LA |
| − | ||175 | + | ||175 mph |
||900 mbar | ||900 mbar | ||
||259 | ||259 | ||
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||{{w|Hurricane_Celia|Celia}} | ||{{w|Hurricane_Celia|Celia}} | ||
||FL TX | ||FL TX | ||
| − | ||125 | + | ||125 mph |
||945 mbar | ||945 mbar | ||
||28 | ||28 | ||
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||{{w|Hurricane_Agnes|Agnes}} | ||{{w|Hurricane_Agnes|Agnes}} | ||
||FL GA NC VA MD PA NY | ||FL GA NC VA MD PA NY | ||
| − | ||85 | + | ||85 mph |
||977 mbar | ||977 mbar | ||
||128 | ||128 | ||
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||{{w|Hurricane_Carmen|Carmen}} | ||{{w|Hurricane_Carmen|Carmen}} | ||
||LA TX | ||LA TX | ||
| − | ||150 | + | ||150 mph |
||928 mbar | ||928 mbar | ||
||8 | ||8 | ||
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||{{w|Hurricane_Eloise|Eloise}} | ||{{w|Hurricane_Eloise|Eloise}} | ||
||FL | ||FL | ||
| − | ||125 | + | ||125 mph |
||955 mbar | ||955 mbar | ||
||80 | ||80 | ||
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||{{w|Hurricane_David|David}} | ||{{w|Hurricane_David|David}} | ||
||FL | ||FL | ||
| − | ||175 | + | ||175 mph |
||924 mbar | ||924 mbar | ||
||<2,068 | ||<2,068 | ||
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||{{w|Hurricane_Frederic|Frederic}} | ||{{w|Hurricane_Frederic|Frederic}} | ||
||FL AS MS | ||FL AS MS | ||
| − | ||135 | + | ||135 mph |
||943 mbar | ||943 mbar | ||
||14 | ||14 | ||
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||{{w|Hurricane_Allen|Allen}} | ||{{w|Hurricane_Allen|Allen}} | ||
||TX | ||TX | ||
| − | ||190 | + | ||190 mph |
||899 mbar | ||899 mbar | ||
||269 | ||269 | ||
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||{{w|Hurricane_Diana_(1984)|Diana}} | ||{{w|Hurricane_Diana_(1984)|Diana}} | ||
||FL SC NC | ||FL SC NC | ||
| − | ||130 | + | ||130 mph |
||949 mbar | ||949 mbar | ||
||3 | ||3 | ||
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||{{w|Hurricane_Elena|Elena}} | ||{{w|Hurricane_Elena|Elena}} | ||
||FL AL MS LA AR KY | ||FL AL MS LA AR KY | ||
| − | ||125 | + | ||125 mph |
||953 mbar | ||953 mbar | ||
||9 | ||9 | ||
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||{{w|Hurricane_Gloria|Gloria}} | ||{{w|Hurricane_Gloria|Gloria}} | ||
||NC VA MD DE NJ NY MA ME CT RI NH ME | ||NC VA MD DE NJ NY MA ME CT RI NH ME | ||
| − | ||145 | + | ||145 mph |
||919 mbar | ||919 mbar | ||
||14 | ||14 | ||
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||{{w|Hurricane_Kate_(1985)|Kate}} | ||{{w|Hurricane_Kate_(1985)|Kate}} | ||
||Fl GA | ||Fl GA | ||
| − | ||120 | + | ||120 mph |
||954 mbar | ||954 mbar | ||
||15 | ||15 | ||
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||{{w|Hurricane_Hugo|Hugo}} | ||{{w|Hurricane_Hugo|Hugo}} | ||
||SC NC VA WV OH VI | ||SC NC VA WV OH VI | ||
| − | ||160 | + | ||160 mph |
||918 mbar | ||918 mbar | ||
||±107 | ||±107 | ||
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||{{w|Hurricane_Bob|Bob}} | ||{{w|Hurricane_Bob|Bob}} | ||
||NC ME MA NH VT RI CT | ||NC ME MA NH VT RI CT | ||
| − | ||115 | + | ||115 mph |
||950 mbar | ||950 mbar | ||
||17 | ||17 | ||
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||{{w|Hurricane_Andrew|Andrew}} | ||{{w|Hurricane_Andrew|Andrew}} | ||
||FL LA | ||FL LA | ||
| − | ||175 | + | ||175 mph |
||922 mbar | ||922 mbar | ||
||65 | ||65 | ||
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||{{w|Hurricane_Opal|Opal}} | ||{{w|Hurricane_Opal|Opal}} | ||
||AL FL GA | ||AL FL GA | ||
| − | ||150 | + | ||150 mph |
||916 mbar | ||916 mbar | ||
||63 | ||63 | ||
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||{{w|Hurricane_Fran|Fran}} | ||{{w|Hurricane_Fran|Fran}} | ||
||SC NC VA WV MD PA | ||SC NC VA WV MD PA | ||
| − | ||120 | + | ||120 mph |
||946 mbar | ||946 mbar | ||
||27 | ||27 | ||
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||{{w|Hurricane_Bonnie_(1998)|Bonnie}} | ||{{w|Hurricane_Bonnie_(1998)|Bonnie}} | ||
||NC | ||NC | ||
| − | ||115 | + | ||115 mph |
||954 mbar | ||954 mbar | ||
||5 | ||5 | ||
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||{{w|Hurricane_Floyd|Floyd}} | ||{{w|Hurricane_Floyd|Floyd}} | ||
||FL to ME | ||FL to ME | ||
| − | ||155 | + | ||155 mph |
||921 mbar | ||921 mbar | ||
||77-87 | ||77-87 | ||
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||{{w|Hurricane_Lili|Lili}} | ||{{w|Hurricane_Lili|Lili}} | ||
||LA MS AK | ||LA MS AK | ||
| − | ||145 | + | ||145 mph |
||938 mbar | ||938 mbar | ||
||15 | ||15 | ||
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||{{w|Hurricane_Isabel|Isabel}} | ||{{w|Hurricane_Isabel|Isabel}} | ||
||NC to PA | ||NC to PA | ||
| − | ||165 | + | ||165 mph |
||915 mbar | ||915 mbar | ||
||51 | ||51 | ||
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||{{w|Hurricane_Charley|Charley}} | ||{{w|Hurricane_Charley|Charley}} | ||
||FL SC NC | ||FL SC NC | ||
| − | ||150 | + | ||150 mph |
||941 mbar | ||941 mbar | ||
||35 | ||35 | ||
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||{{w|Hurricane_Frances|Frances}} | ||{{w|Hurricane_Frances|Frances}} | ||
||VI PR FL | ||VI PR FL | ||
| − | ||145 | + | ||145 mph |
||935 mbar | ||935 mbar | ||
||49 | ||49 | ||
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||{{w|Hurricane_Gaston_(2004)|Gaston}} | ||{{w|Hurricane_Gaston_(2004)|Gaston}} | ||
||SC NC VA MD DE MA | ||SC NC VA MD DE MA | ||
| − | ||75 | + | ||75 mph |
||985 mbar | ||985 mbar | ||
||9 | ||9 | ||
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||{{w|Hurricane_Ivan|Ivan}} | ||{{w|Hurricane_Ivan|Ivan}} | ||
||AL FL LA TX | ||AL FL LA TX | ||
| − | ||165 | + | ||165 mph |
||910 mbar | ||910 mbar | ||
||123 | ||123 | ||
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||{{w|Hurricane_Jeanne|Jeanne}} | ||{{w|Hurricane_Jeanne|Jeanne}} | ||
||VI PR FL | ||VI PR FL | ||
| − | ||120 | + | ||120 mph |
||950 mbar | ||950 mbar | ||
||<3,035 | ||<3,035 | ||
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||{{w|Hurricane_Dennis|Dennis}} | ||{{w|Hurricane_Dennis|Dennis}} | ||
||Fl Al MS GA TN OH | ||Fl Al MS GA TN OH | ||
| − | ||150 | + | ||150 mph |
||930 mbar | ||930 mbar | ||
||89 | ||89 | ||
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||{{w|Hurricane_Katrina|Katrina}} | ||{{w|Hurricane_Katrina|Katrina}} | ||
||FL LA MS AL | ||FL LA MS AL | ||
| − | ||175 | + | ||175 mph |
||902 mbar | ||902 mbar | ||
||<1,833 | ||<1,833 | ||
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||{{w|Hurricane_Rita|Rita}} | ||{{w|Hurricane_Rita|Rita}} | ||
||FL MS LA TX AR MO IL | ||FL MS LA TX AR MO IL | ||
| − | ||180 | + | ||180 mph |
||895 mbar | ||895 mbar | ||
||97-125 | ||97-125 | ||
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||{{w|Hurricane_Gustav|Gustav}} | ||{{w|Hurricane_Gustav|Gustav}} | ||
||PR AL MS LA TX OK AR MO IL MI | ||PR AL MS LA TX OK AR MO IL MI | ||
| − | ||155 | + | ||155 mph |
||941 mbar | ||941 mbar | ||
||153 | ||153 | ||
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||{{w|Hurricane_Ike|Ike}} | ||{{w|Hurricane_Ike|Ike}} | ||
||FL OH LA TX MS | ||FL OH LA TX MS | ||
| − | ||145 | + | ||145 mph |
||935 mbar | ||935 mbar | ||
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||{{w|Hurricane_Irene|Irene}} | ||{{w|Hurricane_Irene|Irene}} | ||
||NC CT NJ NY | ||NC CT NJ NY | ||
| − | ||120 | + | ||120 mph |
||942 mbar | ||942 mbar | ||
||56 | ||56 | ||
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||{{w|Tropical_Storm_Lee_(2011)|Lee}} | ||{{w|Tropical_Storm_Lee_(2011)|Lee}} | ||
||NY PA | ||NY PA | ||
| − | ||60 | + | ||60 mph |
||986 mbar | ||986 mbar | ||
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||{{w|Hurricane_Sandy|Sandy}} | ||{{w|Hurricane_Sandy|Sandy}} | ||
||NJ NY PA MD DE | ||NJ NY PA MD DE | ||
| − | ||115 | + | ||115 mph |
||940 mbar | ||940 mbar | ||
||286 | ||286 | ||
||≥ $68 billion | ||≥ $68 billion | ||
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| + | ===Irrelevant hurricane facts=== | ||
| + | Hurricanes have a maximum wind speed in the eye-wall around the centre of the storm. After a storm passes over land it loses the warm water needed to power it, and rapidly dissipates. Around the Caribbean Sea there are major storms, like Katrina, that affect a long path inland, and storms such as Carmen that have had significant effects on local coastal areas. Further north the pattern changes, as hurricanes will be beginning to transform to an extra-tropical depression, and can intensify over land. There may be a degree of sample bias, as hurricanes from the early half of the twentieth century may not have been monitored as intensely after making landfall. | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
| + | {{incomplete transcript}} | ||
| + | *The current transcript below lacks most of the hurricane names. | ||
:What's The | :What's The | ||
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:[A map of the east coast of the United States as far southwest as the Texas/Mexico border, as far northeast as the Maine/Canada border, and as far inland as Kentucky. The map has coastal regions blocked out with the name and year of the worst hurricane in the last 100 years.] | :[A map of the east coast of the United States as far southwest as the Texas/Mexico border, as far northeast as the Maine/Canada border, and as far inland as Kentucky. The map has coastal regions blocked out with the name and year of the worst hurricane in the last 100 years.] | ||
| − | + | :[From the top right downwards and to the left, by the main state covered.] | |
| − | + | :[Maine] Gloria 1985 Irene 2011 Bob 1991 Donna 1960 Irene Edna 1954 | |
| − | + | :[New Hampshire] Carol(1954) | |
| − | + | :[Vermont] Irene 2011 | |
| − | + | :[New York] Irene 2011 Agnes 1972 Audrey Floyd 1999 Lee 2011 Hazel 1954 Audrey 1957 | |
| − | + | :[Massachusetts] Edna 1954 Esther 1951 Diane 1955 | |
| − | + | :[Rhode Island] Bob 1991 | |
| − | + | :[Connecticut] 1938 | |
| − | + | :[New Jersey] Sandy 2012 | |
| − | + | :[Pennsylvania] Sandy 2012 Agnes 1972 Eloise Hazel 1954 Agnes 1972 Ivan 2004 | |
| − | + | :[Delaware] 1944 Connie (1955) Hazel 1954 Eloise | |
| − | + | :[Virginia] Gaston 2004 Isabel 2003 Agnes David Opal Camille | |
| − | + | :[West Virginia] Isabel 2003 Fran 1996 Hugo 1989 Camille 1969 | |
| − | + | :[Kentucky] Opal 1995 Frederick 1979 Katrina 2005 | |
| − | + | :[North Carolina] Isabel 2003 Connie 1995 Helene 1958 Donna 1960 Hazel 1954 Fran 1966 David 1979 Hugo 1989 1940 Ivan Floyd 1999 Bonnie 1998 Diana 1984 | |
| − | + | :[Tennessee] Ivan Opal 1995 Frederic (1979) Katrina 2005 | |
| − | + | :[South Carolina] Hugo 1989 Gracie 1959 1949 | |
| − | + | :[Georgia] | |
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
[[Category:Hurricanes]] | [[Category:Hurricanes]] | ||
[[Category:US maps]] | [[Category:US maps]] | ||
