| Timeline of the 1994 Atlantic hurricane season | |||||
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 Season summary map | |||||
| Season boundaries | |||||
| First system formed | June 30, 1994 | ||||
| Last system dissipated | November 21, 1994 | ||||
| Strongest system | |||||
| Name | Florence | ||||
| Maximum winds | 110 mph (175 km/h) (1-minute sustained) | ||||
| Lowest pressure | 972 mbar (hPa; 28.7 inHg) | ||||
| Longest lasting system | |||||
| Name | Gordon | ||||
| Duration | 13.5 days | ||||
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The 1994 Atlantic hurricane season was a below-average Atlantic hurricane season that produced seven named tropical cyclones. The season officially began on June 1 and ended on November 30, dates which conventionally limit the period of each year when tropical cyclones tend to form in the Atlantic. The first named storm, Tropical Storm Alberto, formed on June 30. The last storm of the season, Hurricane Gordon, dissipated on November 21. This timeline documents tropical cyclone formations, strengthening, weakening, landfalls, extratropical transitions, as well as dissipation during the season. The timeline also includes information which was not operationally released, such as post-storm reviews by the National Hurricane Center.
This season produced seven named storms; three attained hurricane status, though none became a major hurricane, a storm that ranks as a Category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale.[1] Tropical Storm Alberto produced significant rainfall and flooding in the Southeastern United States, damaging or destroying over 18,000 homes, and inflicting $750 million (1994 USD) in damages.[2] In August, Tropical Storm Beryl produced heavy rainfall in areas of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina, with moderate to heavy rainfall throughout several other states. Beryl caused numerous injuries, many of which occurred from a tornado associated with the tropical storm.[3] Tropical Storm Debby killed nine people throughout its path in September.[4] Hurricane Gordon in November caused damages from Costa Rica to North Carolina in its six landfalls; extreme flooding and mudslides from the storm caused about 1,122 fatalities in Haiti.[5]
- ^ NHC Hurricane Research Division (February 17, 2006). "Atlantic hurricane best track ("HURDAT")". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Archived from the original on September 16, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
- ^ National Weather Service. "Tropical Storm Alberto Floods of July 1994 Disaster". NOAA. Retrieved 2008-11-21.
- ^ Max Mayfield (October 15, 1994). "Tropical Storm Beryl Preliminary Report Page 3". National Hurricane Center. Retrieved 2008-11-21.
- ^ Edward Rappaport (October 17, 1994). "Tropical Storm Debby Preliminary Report Page 3". National Hurricane Center. Retrieved 2008-11-21.
- ^ Richard Pasch (January 10, 1995). "Hurricane Gordon Preliminary Report Page 5". National Hurricane Center. Retrieved 2008-11-21.