The system produced strong winds and flooding, leading to 113 deaths and $202.96 million in damage. [5] All three storms had their names retired by the World Meteorological Organization in the spring of 1997,[9] and were replaced with Cristobal, Fay, and Hanna for the 2002 season, respectively. Thereafter, the storm weakened as it tracked rapidly north-northeastward. 5, 23 August 1996, Hurricane Cesar Kills 28 in Central America, Costliest U.S. tropical cyclones tables updated, Preliminary Report: Tropical Storm Gustav, Session ordinaire de 1999-2000: Rapport d'information, "Hurricane Josephine Leaves Behind Soggy Coast", "Speedy Storm Stirs up a Mess Tropical Storm Josephine Dumped 5 Inches of Rain Tuesday on Hampton Roads, Flooding Streets and Knocking Out Power to 26,000 Customers. 2:00 pm EDT (1800 UTC) – Hurricane Lili weakens into a Category 1 hurricane. [44], A tropical wave developed into Tropical Depression Eight on September 3, while located about halfway between the Lesser Antilles and Cape Verde. [21] One surfer died in New Jersey. Isidore deepened further and began developing an eye feature. [55] Strong winds left about 400,000 people without power. [40] Damage was most severe in the Raleigh area, exceeding $2 billion. Dolly quickly weakened to a tropical depression early on August 24, but remained intact while crossing Mexico and dissipated over the eastern Pacific Ocean on August 25. 1:00 pm EST (1800 UTC) – Hurricane Marco weakens into a tropical storm. 2:00 am AST (0600 UTC) – Tropical Depression Gustav dissipates. Fran tracked west-northwestward and intensified into a hurricane on August 29. [15] In addition, Arthur also brought precipitation to Georgia and Virginia, though amounts rarely exceeded 3 inches (76 mm). The 1996 hurricane season appeared as an extension of the 1995 season with another round of above-normal activity. Deaths in parentheses are additional and indirect (an example of an indirect death would be a traffic accident), but are still related to that storm. It soon moved back offshore and brushed Dominican Republic while crossing the Mona Passage. [11] Edouard brought rough seas and gusty winds along the East Coast of the United States from South Carolina northward. [14], An area of increasing convection, possibly associated with a tropical wave, developed into Tropical Depression One on June 17 at 1800 UTC, while located near Grand Bahama. [34], The storm brought heavy rainfall to much of Mexico, peaking at 37.41 inches (950 mm). [82] October 8, 1996- Tropical Storm Josephine strikes the eastern portion of Apalachicola Bay with winds of 70 mph (115 km/h), producing a peak storm tide of 9.3 feet (2.8 m) in Suwannee and spawning at least 16 tornadoes. The storm was originally forecast to slam the Northeastern United States. [66] Damage was heaviest in Cuba, mostly due to the hurricane's heavy rainfall peaking at 29.41 inches (747 mm). Hurricane Hortense was the eighth named storm, the sixth hurricane, and the fourth major hurricane of the 1996 Atlantic hurricane season.Hortense was also the second Category 4 hurricane of the 1996 season. [8] Although September is the climatological peak of hurricane season,[13] only two tropical cyclones developed in that month. Conditions were initially unfavorable for development due to outflow from Hurricane Fran. Aside from Tropical Storm Gustav and Hurricane Isidore, all of the cyclones affected land. [12], Although it did not make landfall, Marco produced heavy rainfall in the Greater Antilles and Central America, which caused significant flooding in some areas. At 1800 UTC on October 12, Kyle made landfall in eastern Guatemala with winds of 30 mph (45 km/h). Steadily organizing while moving generally towards the west, the … Additionally, storm tide heights ranging from 8 to 12 feet (2.4 to 3.7 m) lashed the coast. Moving around the western periphery of a subtropical ridge, Bertha passed north of the Bahamas as a weakening hurricane before turning towards the north-northeast and re-strengthened. Hundreds of homes were destroyed, displacing about 35,000 people. The outer bands caused flooding rainfall in southern Texas,[55] and in Louisiana, high tides flooded roads and stranded residents on Grand Isle. [19] Two deaths were confirmed in Saint Martin. 4:00 pm EDT (2000 UTC) – Hurricane Bertha makes landfall between. Dolly headed westward and intensified into a Category 1 hurricane late on August 20. The World Meteorological Organization retired three names in the spring of 1997: Cesar, Fran, and Hortense. 2:00 am AST (0600 UTC) – Hurricane Edouard reaches its peak intensity of 145 mph (230 km/h) winds and a pressure of 933. 2:00 pm AST (1800 UTC) – Tropical Storm Gustav weakens into a tropical depression. The 1996 Atlantic hurricane season was very active, but not as active as 1995, but it was more active then 1997. The depression moved westward and strengthened into Tropical Storm Edouard on August 22. However, in April 1996, CSU revised their forecast, stating that 11 named storms would develop, with seven of those intensifying into a hurricane, and three reaching major hurricane intensity. [46][47] Localized flooding was reported on Martinique. Only four other years this century had six or more intense hurricanes in a single season (1916, 1926, 1950, and 1961). [56] In Florida, the storm produced a storm surge reaching 9.3 feet (2.8 m) in Suwannee. 8:00 pm EDT (0000 UTC October 20) – Hurricane Lili weakens into a Category 1 hurricane. 1996 Pacific hurricane season • Maximum winds 7:00 am CDT (1200 UTC) – Tropical Storm Kyle weakens into a tropical depression. 8:00 am AST (1200 UTC) – Hurricane Edouard weakens into a Category 3 hurricane. [64] In Cuba, 269,995 people were evacuated in advance of Lili, resulting in no deaths in the country. 8:00 pm EDT (0000 UTC September 9) – Tropical Depression Fran becomes extratropical in southern, 2:00 am AST (0600 UTC) – Tropical Storm Hortense strengthens into, 2:00 am EDT (0600 UTC) – Hurricane Hortense makes its first landfall near. In June, CSU predicted 10 named storms, 6 hurricanes, and 2 major hurricanes. [23] An additional three people drowned offshore Venezuela. More active then 1997 September 2 ) – Hurricane Isidore, all of the depression three near Isla of. 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