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Timeline of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season

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Timeline of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season
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The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season was an event in the annual tropical cyclone season in the north Atlantic Ocean. It was the fourth consecutive above-normal Atlantic hurricane season.[a][2] The season officially began on June 1, 2019, and ended on November 30, 2019. These dates, adopted by convention, historically describe the period in each year when most tropical systems form.[3] However, storm formation is possible at any time of the year, as demonstrated in 2019 by the formation of the season's first named storm, Subtropical Storm Andrea, on May 20. The final storm of the season, Tropical Storm Sebastien, transitioned to an extratropical cyclone on November 25.

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's 2019 seasonal outlook called for 1017 named storms, including 59 hurricanes and 24 major hurricanes. Altogether, the season produced 18 named storms, including six hurricanes of which three intensified into major hurricanes.[b][2] Two major hurricanes, Dorian and Lorenzo, became Category 5 storms, causing the season to become the fourth consecutive with at least one Category 5 hurricane. Dorian inflicted catastrophic damage across the Bahamas. The hurricane killed at least 70 people and caused at least US$3.4 billion in damage, making it the costliest hurricane in the country's history. While Lorenzo did not affect land as a Category 5 hurricane, it caused US$367 million in damage and killed 19, with over half of the deaths being attributed to the sinking of a tugboat known as the Bourbon Rhode.[5][6][7] In March 2021, the name Dorian was retired from reuse in the North Atlantic by the World Meteorological Organization.[8]

This timeline documents tropical cyclone formations, strengthening, weakening, landfalls, extratropical transitions, and dissipations during the season. It includes information that was not released throughout the season, meaning that data from post-storm reviews by the National Hurricane Center, such as a storm that was not initially warned upon, has been included.

By convention, meteorologists use one time zone when issuing forecasts and making observations: Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), and also use the 24-hour clock (where 00:00 = midnight UTC).[9] The National Hurricane Center uses both UTC and the time zone where the center of the tropical cyclone is currently located. The time zones utilized (east to west) prior to 2020 were: Atlantic, Eastern, and Central.[10] In this timeline, all information is listed by UTC first with the respective regional time included in parentheses. Additionally, figures for maximum sustained winds and position estimates are rounded to the nearest 5 units (knots, miles, or kilometers), following the convention used in the National Hurricane Center's products. Direct wind observations are rounded to the nearest whole number. Atmospheric pressures are listed to the nearest millibar and nearest hundredth of an inch of mercury.

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Hurricane PabloTropical Storm Olga (2019)Tropical Storm Nestor (2019)Tropical Storm Melissa (2019)Hurricane Lorenzo (2019)Tropical Storm ImeldaHurricane Humberto (2019)Tropical Storm Fernand (2019)Hurricane DorianHurricane Barry (2019)Saffir–Simpson scale

May

May 20

May 21

June

June 1

  • The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season officially begins.[3]

July

July 11

July 12

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Hurricane Barry shortly after making landfall along the Gulf Coast of Louisiana on July 13

July 13

July 15

July 22

July 23

August

August 20

August 21

August 22

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Track of Tropical Storm Chantal

August 23

August 24

August 26

August 27

August 28

August 29

August 30

August 31

September

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Hurricane Dorian at peak intensity while making landfall in the Abaco Islands on September 1

September 1

September 2

September 3

September 4

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Tropical Storm Gabrielle over the open ocean on September 4

September 5

September 6

September 7

September 8

September 10

September 13

September 14

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Hurricane Humberto as a Category 3 major hurricane on September 18

September 16

September 17

September 18

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Hurricane Jerry east of the Leeward Islands on September 19

September 19

September 20

September 21

September 22

September 23

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Tropical Storm Karen on September 24

September 24

September 25

September 26

September 27

September 28

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IR Animation of Hurricane Lorenzo reaching peak intensity, September 29  SSEC/CIMSS, University of Wisconsin–Madison.

September 29

October

October 2

October 11

October 12

October 14

October 16

October 18

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Track of Tropical Storm Nestor

October 19

October 25

October 26

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Hurricane Pablo on October 27

October 27

October 28

October 30

November

November 1

November 19

November 23

November 25

November 30

  • The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season officially ends.[3]
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Notes

  1. An average Atlantic hurricane season, as defined by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has 12 tropical storms, seven hurricanes and three major hurricanes.[1]
  2. Hurricanes reaching Category 3 (111 miles per hour (179 km/h)) and higher on the 5-level Saffir–Simpson wind speed scale are considered major hurricanes.[4]
  3. The National Hurricane Center began issuing Potential Tropical Cyclone advisories on this system at 15:00 UTC on September 10, as there was a high chance that the disturbance would soon become a tropical depression or tropical storm.[12]
  4. Undetected at the time of its formation within the larger extratropical system, the subtropical storm was never designed as such by the National Hurricane Center (NHC). The storm was fully tropical by the time the NHC issued its first forecast and advisory at 21:00 UTC on October 25).[51][52]

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