&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Jeanne_1980-11-11_1900Z.png) Hurricane Jeanne at peak intensity in the Gulf of Mexico on November 11 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | November 7, 1980 |
| Dissipated | November 16, 1980 |
| Category 2 hurricane | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS) | |
| Highest winds | 100 mph (155 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 986 mbar (hPa); 29.12 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | None direct |
| Damage | Minimal |
| Areas affected | Gulf of Mexico, Key West, Florida coast |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 1980 Atlantic hurricane season | |
Hurricane Jeanne was a moderate hurricane that reached its peak and dissipated in the Gulf of Mexico without making landfall. The thirteenth tropical cyclone, tenth named storm, and eighth hurricane of the 1980 Atlantic hurricane season, Jeanne developed over the southern Caribbean on November 7. It moved swiftly northward, and it intensified to a tropical storm on November 9. It entered the southern Gulf of Mexico on November 10. Jeanne turned to the west on November 11, and it rapidly intensified to its peak intensity of 100 mph (160 km/h). It weakened on November 12, and its forward motion slowed; the cyclone weakened further to a tropical storm because of dry air intrusion, and it executed a clockwise loop on November 15. It dissipated on November 16.
At the time, Jeanne was one of three November hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico; it was the first tropical cyclone to attain hurricane strength in the Gulf of Mexico during November.[1] The late season storm surprised maritime interests, and two barges broke free from towing vessels. Indirectly, the hurricane produced heavy precipitation that peaked at 23.28 inches (591 mm) in Key West. Minor beach erosion occurred along the Texas coast,[2] where tides were two to four feet above normal; coastal flooding affected the state, which was heavily impacted by tropical cyclones in August and September.[3] Jeanne caused no deaths.
- ^ NOAA (1980). "Hurricane Jeanne Preliminary Report: November 7–16, 1980". Retrieved November 12, 2007.
- ^ NOAA (1980). "Jeanne Preliminary Report: Page 2". Retrieved November 13, 2007.
- ^ United States Geological Service. "Summary of Significant Floods: 1970 through 1989". Archived from the original on September 25, 2006. Retrieved November 16, 2007.