1995 Atlantic hurricane season facts for kids

Quick facts for kids
1995 Atlantic hurricane season

First storm started:	June 2
Last storm ended:	November 3
Strongest storm:	Hurricane Opal - 916 mbar, 150 mph winds
Number of storms:	19
Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+)	5
Cost of damage:	$9.3 billion (1995 USD) $13 billion (2008 USD)
People killed:	About 115
Nearest seasons:	1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997

The 1995 Atlantic hurricane season was the time from June 1 to November 30, 1995 when hurricanes officially formed in the Atlantic Ocean. Storms sometimes form before and after these dates but most storms form during the season. No storms formed after November 30 in the 1995 season.

The 1995 season was extremely active, largely due to favorable conditions including a La Niña and warm sea surface temperatures. Nineteen named storms formed during the season, making it the third most active on record behind the 2005 and 1933 seasons and tied with 1887 season. There were also eleven storms that reached hurricane strength, again the third most hurricanes in one season after the 1969 and 2005 seasons.

This season broke the record for the most Tropical Cyclones at a time in the Atlantic with five storm at a time from August 22 to September 1 – Humberto, Iris, Jerry, Karen, and Luis, were the names of the storms at the same time.

A satellite image of the Atlantic Ocean on August 24 including Humberto, Iris, Jerry, and two waves that would soon become Karen and Luis

Storms

Hurricane Allison

Category 1 hurricane (SSHS)
Duration	June 2 – June 6
Intensity	75 mph (120 km/h) (1-min),  987 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Barry

Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration	July 5 – July 10
Intensity	70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min),  998 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Chantal

Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration	July 12 – July 22
Intensity	70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min),  991 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Dean

Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration	July 28 – August 3
Intensity	45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min),  999 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Erin

Category 2 hurricane (SSHS)
Duration	July 31 – August 6
Intensity	100 mph (155 km/h) (1-min),  974 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Depression Six

Tropical depression (SSHS)
Duration	August 5 – August 7
Intensity	35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min),  1002 mbar (hPa)

On August 4, Tropical Depression Six formed in the Bay of Campeche. Six made landfall in over Mexico and dissipated on August 6, never reaching tropical storm strength. There were no reports of damage or deaths.

Hurricane Felix

Category 4 hurricane (SSHS)
Duration	August 8 – August 22
Intensity	140 mph (220 km/h) (1-min),  929 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Gabrielle

Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration	August 9 – August 12
Intensity	70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min),  988 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Gabrielle formed on August 9 and nearly became a hurricane but it made landfall in Mexico, near La Pesca, Tamaulipas, on August 11. Tropical Storm Gabrielle dissipated the next day without ever reaching hurricane status causing no damage or deaths.

Hurricane Humberto

Category 2 hurricane (SSHS)
Duration	August 22 – September 1
Intensity	110 mph (175 km/h) (1-min),  968 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Iris

Category 2 hurricane (SSHS)
Duration	August 22 – September 4
Intensity	110 mph (175 km/h) (1-min),  965 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Jerry

Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration	August 22 – August 28
Intensity	40 mph (65 km/h) (1-min),  1002 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Jerry formed just off the Florida coast near Andros Island on August 23 as Tropical Depression Eleven. Jerry made landfall at as a very weak tropical storm. Jerry made landfall in Jupiter, Florida. Jerry dissipated on the 28th over Georgia.

Tropical Storm Karen

Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration	August 26 – September 3
Intensity	50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min),  1000 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Luis

Category 4 hurricane (SSHS)
Duration	August 27 – September 11
Intensity	150 mph (240 km/h) (1-min),  935 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Luis was one of the most powerful storms of the very active 1995 Atlantic hurricane season. Hurricane Luis was the strongest storm to hit the Leeward Islands since Hurricane Hugo in 1989. Luis was one of the four tropical cyclones active from August 22 to September 1 along with Humberto, Iris, Jerry, and Karen.

Tropical Depression Fourteen

Tropical depression (SSHS)
Duration	September 9 – September 13
Intensity	35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min),  1008 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Depression Fourteen started on September 9. Fourteen moved mostly to the northwest, which made it further from land. It never became a tropical storm before it died on September 13.

Hurricane Marilyn

Category 3 hurricane (SSHS)
Duration	September 12 – September 22
Intensity	115 mph (185 km/h) (1-min),  949 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Noel

Category 1 hurricane (SSHS)
Duration	September 26 – October 7
Intensity	75 mph (120 km/h) (1-min),  987 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Opal

Category 4 hurricane (SSHS)
Duration	September 27 – October 5
Intensity	150 mph (240 km/h) (1-min),  916 mbar (hPa)

Opal started on September 27, just to the east of the Yucatan Peninsula. It soon made landfall before becoming a tropical storm. As soon as it enter the Gulf of Mexico it became a tropical storm. It soon became a hurricane and strengthened fast. Hurricane Opal was stopped at a category 4 hurricane. When it made landfall in Florida on October 3, it was a category 2 hurricane.

Tropical Storm Pablo

Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration	October 4 – October 8
Intensity	60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min),  994 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Roxanne

Category 3 hurricane (SSHS)
Duration	October 7 – October 21
Intensity	115 mph (185 km/h) (1-min),  956 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Sebastien

Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration	October 20 – October 25
Intensity	65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min),  1001 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Sebastien formed on August 20 from a tropical wave just east of the Lesser Antilles. Sebastien remained rather weak, moving northwest through light wind shear. Sebastien took a sharp turn and started moving south-southwest. On October 24, Sebastien weakened to a depression and made landfall in Anguilla. By this time, Sebastien had entered a low level flow as well as increasing wind shear. On October 25 Sebastien dissipated over the northern Caribbean Sea. Although its remnants still caused heavy rain over Hispaniola and Puerto Rico.

Hurricane Tanya

Category 1 hurricane (SSHS)
Duration	October 27 – November 3
Intensity	85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min),  972 mbar (hPa)

The 1995 season ended with Hurricane Tanya, the first storm to be get a name beginning with 'T' since hurricane naming began in the Atlantic basin in 1950 it was the only until Tropical Storm Tammy in 2005.

Storm names

This list is the names set aside for use in for Atlantic tropical cyclones in 1995. Notice that only Van and Wendy aren't used they are marked in gray.

Retirement

In the Spring of 1996 the names Luis, Marilyn, Opal, and Roxanne were retired. Lorenzo, Michelle, Olga, and Rebekah were placed on the list in 2001 instead.

Images for kids

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  A satellite image of the Atlantic Ocean on August 24 including 3 active tropical cyclones (from left to right), Tropical Storm Jerry, Hurricane Iris, Hurricane Humberto and two tropical waves that would ultimately become Karen and Hurricane Luis

See also

In Spanish: Temporada de huracanes en el Atlántico de 1995 para niños