Draft:Hurricane Isaac (2024)


Hurricane Isaac
Hurricane Isaac at Peak intensity on September 28
Hurricane Isaac at Peak Intensity on September 28
Meteorological history
FormedSeptember 26
Post-tropicalSeptember 30
DissipatedSeptember 30
Category 2 hurricane
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS)
Highest winds105 mph (170 km/h)
Lowest pressure968 mbar (hPa); 28.59 inHg
Overall effects
FatalitiesNone
DamageMinimal
Areas affectedThe Azores

Part of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season

Hurricane Isaac was a short-lived hurricane in the open Atlantic. The ninth named storm and sixth hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, Isaac slowly developed from a non-tropical low over the Atlantic.[1] As showers and thunderstorms associated with the low consolidated,[2] the low detached from a frontal boundary a few hours later.[3]Despite having low chances for development originally, it quickly intensified into Tropical Storm Isaac early on September 26.[4] It intensified throughout the day and became a hurricane on September 27.[5] Soon after becoming a Category 1 hurricane, Isaac underwent an eyewall replacement cycle and intensified into a Category 2 hurricane later that same day. Early on September 28, Isaac would reach peak Intensity at 105 mph and a pressure of 968 millibars. [6] After undergoing rapid intensification to reach peak intensity, The intensification had leveled off. [7] On September 29, Isaac had began weakening and by late that day, had weakened back down to a tropical storm. The weakening was mainly due to increases in unfavorable sea surface temperatures, wind shear, and dry air.[8] On the morning of September 30, Isaac had transitioned into a post-tropical cyclone. In preparations for Isaac, the Portuguese institute of sea and Atomsphere (IPMA) put the Azores under a Yellow warning. [9]

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  7. ^ "Hurricane ISAAC". www.nhc.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
  8. ^ "Tropical Storm ISAAC". www.nhc.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
  9. ^ "Hurricane Isaac Intensifies: Category 2 Approaching the Azores!". PortugalToday.news. 2024-09-28. Retrieved 2024-10-05.