&sq=&lang=&file=File:Isaac_2000-09-28_1745Z.png) Hurricane Isaac at peak intensity in the Atlantic Ocean on September 28 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | September 21, 2000 |
| Extratropical | October 1 |
| Dissipated | October 4, 2000 |
| Category 4 major hurricane | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS) | |
| Highest winds | 140 mph (220 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 943 mbar (hPa); 27.85 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 1 direct |
| Damage | Minimal |
| Areas affected | Cape Verde, Bermuda, Eastern United States, Bermuda, Eastern Canada, British Isles |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2000 Atlantic hurricane season | |
Hurricane Isaac was a large and powerful tropical cyclone that lasted through late September and early October 2000. The thirteenth tropical cyclone, ninth named storm, and the fifth hurricane of 2000 Atlantic hurricane season, Isaac developed from a tropical wave south of Cape Verde on September 21. The depression intensified, and on the following day, it was upgraded to Tropical Storm Isaac. Due to conductive atmospheric conditions, Isaac continued to strengthen, and attained hurricane intensity on September 23. Isaac managed to become a Category 3 hurricane on September 24, before steadily weakening shortly thereafter. By September 26, the storm had deteriorated to a Category 1 hurricane. However, it again encountered favorable conditions, which caused Isaac to re-intensify.
As Isaac tracked northwestward, it re-strengthened into a major hurricane[nb 1] on September 28. Later that day, Isaac peaked as a moderate-Category 4 hurricane. However, Isaac began to track northward over an area of colder sea surface temperatures (SSTs), which gradually weakened the storm over the next three days. Eventually, the storm curved northeastward, and weakened to a tropical storm early on October 1. Later that day, Isaac transitioned into an extratropical cyclone. While extratropical, Isaac brushed the British Isles, producing below gale-force winds. Isaac's extratropical remnants were eventually absorbed into another extratropical storm to the north of Scotland, on October 4. The storm had no interaction with land while tropical; however, one fatality occurred on Long Island when large swells generated by Isaac overturned a boat. In addition, rough seas also affected the coastlines of Bermuda and The Carolinas.
- ^ Stan Goldberg. "What is a super-typhoon? What is a major hurricane ? What is an intense hurricane?". Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory. Retrieved March 23, 2012.
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