Timeline of the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season
The 2014 Atlantic hurricane season was a below-average Atlantic hurricane season,[nb 1] featuring the fewest named storms since 1997.[2] The season officially began on June 1 and ended on November 30, dates that conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones develop in the Atlantic basin.[3] The season's first storm, Hurricane Arthur, developed on July 1; the season's final storm, Tropical Storm Hanna, degenerated on October 28.
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The season featured nine tropical cyclones, of which eight further intensified into tropical storms and six further intensified into hurricanes (including two major hurricanes).[nb 2] Impact throughout the year was widespread. In early July, Hurricane Arthur moved ashore near Cape Lookout, North Carolina, resulting in minor damage and one indirect death.[5][6] In August, hurricanes Bertha and Cristobal moved across the southwestern Atlantic, causing minimal damage and several fatalities.[7][8] In September, Tropical Storm Dolly moved ashore the coastline of eastern Mexico, killing one and inflicting unsubstantial damage,[9] while Hurricane Edouard created large swells that impacted the East Coast of the United States and killed two people.[10][11] In October, hurricanes Fay and Gonzalo moved ashore Bermuda, marking the first time more than one tropical cyclone made landfall on the island in a single season on record.[12] Hanna impacted Central America later that month but caused no damage.
This timeline includes information that was not operationally released, meaning that data from post-storm reviews by the National Hurricane Center, such as a storm that was not operationally warned upon, has been included. This timeline documents tropical cyclone formations, strengthening, weakening, landfalls, extratropical transitions, and dissipations during the season.
Timeline of events
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June
- No tropical cyclones developed in the month of June.[13]
June 1
- The 2014 Atlantic hurricane season officially begins.[3]
July
July 1
- 00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. EDT, June 30) – Tropical Depression One develops from an area of low pressure about 80 mi (130 km) [nb 3] north of Freeport, Bahamas.[6]
- 12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. EDT) – Tropical Depression One intensifies into Tropical Storm Arthur roughly 70 mi (110 km) east of Fort Pierce, Florida.[6]
July 3
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- 00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. EDT, July 2) – Tropical Storm Arthur intensifies into a Category 1 hurricane approximately 145 mi (235 km) east-southeast of Savannah, Georgia.[6]
July 4
- 00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. EDT, July 3) – Hurricane Arthur intensifies into a Category 2 hurricane about 35 mi (55 km) east of Carolina Beach, North Carolina and attains peak winds of 100 mph (160 km/h).[6]
- 03:15 UTC (11:15 p.m. EDT, July 3) – Hurricane Arthur makes its first landfall on Shackleford Banks, with winds of 100 mph (160 km/h), and simultaneously becomes the earliest hurricane to move ashore the coastline of North Carolina.[6]
- 06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. EDT) – Hurricane Arthur attains a minimum barometric pressure of 973 mb (hPa; 28.73 inHg) roughly 15 mi (25 km) south of Engelhard, North Carolina.[6]
- 08:00 UTC (4:00 a.m. EDT) – Hurricane Arthur makes its second and final landfall just north of Oregon Inlet, North Carolina, with winds of 100 mph (160 km/h).[6]
- 12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. EDT) – Hurricane Arthur weakens to a Category 1 hurricane approximately 85 mi (140 km) east of Virginia Beach, Virginia.[6]
July 5
- 06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. EDT) – Hurricane Arthur weakens to a tropical storm about 210 km (130 mi) east of Provincetown, Massachusetts.[6]
- 12:00 UTC (9:00 a.m. AST) – Tropical Storm Arthur transitions into an extratropical cyclone over the Bay of Fundy.[6]
July 10
- 00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. AST, July 9) – The extratropical cyclone of Arthur dissipates off the eastern coast of Labrador.[6]
July 21
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- 12:00 UTC – Tropical Depression Two develops from an area of low pressure and simultaneously attains its peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph (55 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 1012 mb (hPa; 29.89 inHg) roughly 1,120 mi (1,800 km) east-southeast of Barbados.[14]
July 23
- 18:00 UTC – Tropical Depression Two degenerates into a trough of low pressure well east of the Lesser Antilles.[14]
August
August 1
- 00:00 UTC – Tropical Storm Bertha develops from an area of low pressure approximately 345 mi (555 km) east-southeast of Barbados.[7]
August 3
- 14:00 UTC (10:00 a.m. EDT) – Tropical Storm Bertha makes landfall on Middle Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands, with winds of 45 mph (75 km/h).[7]
August 4
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- 12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. EDT) – Tropical Storm Bertha intensifies into a Category 1 hurricane and simultaneously attains its peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 998 mb (hPa; 29.47 inHg) about 195 mi (315 km) north-northeast of San Salvador Island, Bahamas.[7]
August 5
- 06:00 UTC – Hurricane Bertha weakens to a tropical storm roughly 300 mi (485 km) southeast of Wilmington, North Carolina.[7]
August 6
- 18:00 UTC – Tropical Storm Bertha transitions into an extratropical cyclone approximately 290 mi (465 km) south-southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia.[7]
August 9
- 18:00 UTC – The extratropical cyclone of Bertha degenerates into a trough over the north-central Atlantic Ocean.[7]
August 23
- 18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) – Tropical Depression Four develops from an area of low pressure about 15 mi (25 km) southeast of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands.[8]
August 24
- 06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) – Tropical Depression Four intensifies into Tropical Storm Cristobal roughly 15 mi (25 km) north of Mayaguana, Bahamas.[8]
August 26
- 00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. EDT, August 25) – Tropical Storm Cristobal intensifies into a Category 1 hurricane approximately 165 mi (265 km) north-northeast of San Salvador Island, Bahamas.[8]
August 28
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- 1800 UTC – Hurricane Cristobal attains peak winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) about 360 mi (580 km) north of Bermuda.[8]
August 29
- 00:00 UTC – Hurricane Cristobal attains a minimum barometric pressure of 965 mb (hPa; 28.50 inHg) roughly 575 mi (925 km) north-northeast of Bermuda.[8]
- 12:00 UTC – Hurricane Cristobal transitions into an extratropical cyclone approximately 390 mi (630 km) east-southeast of Saint-Pierre, Newfoundland.[8]
September
September 1
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- 18:00 UTC – Tropical Depression Five develops from an area of low pressure about 340 mi (545 km) east-southeast of Tampico, Mexico.[9]
September 2
- 00:00 UTC – Tropical Depression Five intensifies into Tropical Storm Dolly roughly 295 mi (475 km) east-southeast of Tampico, Mexico.[9]
- 12:00 UTC – The extratropical cyclone of Cristobal merges with a second cyclone over the far northern Atlantic.[8]
- 12:00 UTC (7:00 a.m. CDT) – Tropical Storm Dolly attains peak winds of 50 mph (80 km/h) approximately 150 mi (240 km) northeast of Tampico, Mexico.[9]
September 3
- 01:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. CDT, September 2) – Tropical Storm Dolly attains a minimum barometric pressure of 1000 mb (hPa; 29.53 inHg) about 35 mi (55 km) southeast of Tampico, Mexico.[9]
- 04:00 UTC (11:00 p.m. CDT, September 2) – Tropical Storm Dolly makes landfall just south of Tampico, Mexico, with winds of 45 mph (70 km/h).[9]
- 12:00 UTC (7:00 a.m CDT) – Tropical Storm Dolly degenerates into a non-convective remnant area of low pressure roughly 20 mi (30 km) southeast of Ciudad Valles, Mexico.[9]
September 4
- 06:00 UTC (1:00 a.m. CDT) – The remnant low of Dolly dissipates over central Mexico.[9]
September 11
- 12:00 UTC – Tropical Depression Six develops from an area of low pressure approximately 830 mi (1,335 km) west of the Cape Verde Islands.[11]
September 12
- 00:00 UTC – Tropical Depression intensifies into Tropical Storm Edouard about 920 mi (1,480 km) west of the Cape Verde Islands.[11]
September 14
- 12:00 UTC – Tropical Storm Edouard intensifies into a Category 1 hurricane roughly 1,035 mi (1,665 km) southeast of Bermuda.[11]
September 15
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- 06:00 UTC – Hurricane Edouard intensifies into a Category 2 hurricane approximately 765 mi (1,230 km) southeast of Bermuda.[11]
September 16
- 06:00 UTC – Hurricane Edouard intensifies into a Category 3 major hurricane, the first in the Atlantic basin since 2012's Sandy, about 485 mi (780 km) southeast of Bermuda.[11]
- 12:00 UTC – Hurricane Edouard attains its peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph (195 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 955 mb (hPa; 28.20 inHg) roughly 415 mi (670 km) east of Bermuda.[11]
- 18:00 UTC – Hurricane Edouard weakens to a Category 2 hurricane approximately 420 mi (675 km) east of Bermuda.[11]
September 17
- 12:00 UTC – Hurricane Edouard weakens to a Category 1 hurricane about 645 mi (1,040 km) northeast of Bermuda.[11]
September 19
- 00:00 UTC – Hurricane Edouard weakens to a tropical storm roughly 480 mi (770 km) west-southwest of the western Azores.[11]
- 18:00 UTC – Tropical Storm Edouard degenerates into a non-convective remnant area of low pressure approximately 460 mi (740 km) west of the western Azores.[11]
September 22
- 12:00 UTC – The remnant low of Edouard merges with a frontal boundary well south-southwest of the Azores.[11]
October
October 10
- 06:00 UTC – Subtropical Storm Fay develops from an area of low pressure about 615 mi (990 km) south of Bermuda.[15]
October 11
- 06:00 UTC – Subtropical Storm Fay transitions into a fully tropical cyclone roughly 435 mi (700 km) south of Bermuda.[15]
October 12
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- 00:00 UTC – A tropical depression develops from an area of low pressure approximately 390 mi (630 km) east of the Leeward Islands.[12]
- 06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) – Tropical Storm Fay intensifies into a Category 1 hurricane about 40 mi (65 km) south of Bermuda.[15]
- 08:10 UTC (4:10 a.m. AST) – Hurricane Fay attains peak winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) and simultaneously makes landfall on Bermuda, becoming the first hurricane to do so since 1987's Emily.[15]
- 12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) – Hurricane Fay attains a minimum barometric pressure of 983 mb (hPa; 29.03 inHg) roughly 75 mi (120 km) northeast of Bermuda.[15]
- 12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) – The tropical depression intensifies into Tropical Storm Gonzalo approximately 255 mi (410 km) of Antigua.[12]
- 18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) – Hurricane Fay weakens to a tropical storm about 190 mi (305 km) northeast of Bermuda.[15]
October 13
- 06:00 UTC – Tropical Storm Fay degenerates into a trough of low pressure over the north-central Atlantic.[15]
- 12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) – Tropical Storm Gonzalo intensifies into a Category 1 hurricane roughly 10 mi (15 km) east-southeast of Antigua.[12]
- 14:30 UTC (10:30 a.m. AST) – Hurricane Gonzalo makes its first landfall on Antigua with winds of 75 mph (120 km/h).[12]
- 22:45 UTC (6:45 p.m. AST) – Hurricane Gonzalo makes its second landfall on Saint Martin with winds of 85 mph (135 km/h).[12]
- 23:15 UTC (7:15 p.m. AST) – Hurricane Gonzalo makes its third landfall on Anguilla with winds of 85 mph (135 km/h).[12]
October 14
- 06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) – Hurricane Gonzalo intensifies into a Category 2 hurricane approximately 40 mi (65 km) northeast of Anegada.[12]
- 18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) – Hurricane Gonzalo intensifies into a Category 3 hurricane about 165 mi (265 km) north of San Juan, Puerto Rico.[12]
October 15
- 00:00 UTC – Hurricane Gonzalo intensifies into a Category 4 hurricane roughly 225 mi (360 km) north of San Juan, Puerto Rico.[12]
- 18:00 UTC – Hurricane Gonzalo weakens to a Category 3 hurricane approximately 245 mi (395 km) northeast of Cockburn Town, Turks and Caicos.[12]
October 16
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- 06:00 UTC – Hurricane Gonzalo re-intensifies into a Category 4 hurricane about 295 mi (475 km) north-northeast of Cockburn Town, Turks and Caicos.[12]
- 12:00 UTC – Hurricane Gonzalo attains its peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph (235 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 940 mb (hPa; 27.76 inHg) roughly 530 mi (855 km) south-southwest of Bermuda.[12]
October 17
- 12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) – Hurricane Gonzalo weakens to a Category 3 hurricane for a second time approximately 195 mi (315 km) south-southwest of Bermuda.[12]
October 18
- 00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. AST, October 17) – Hurricane Gonzalo weakens to a Category 2 hurricane about 5 mi (10 km) south-southwest of Bermuda.[12]
- 00:30 UTC (8:30 p.m. AST, October 17) – Hurricane Gonzalo makes landfall on Bermuda with winds of 110 mph (175 km/h), becoming the strongest hurricane to affect the island since 2003's Hurricane Fabian and the strongest October hurricane to make landfall on the island since 1926.[12]
October 19
- 06:00 UTC – Hurricane Gonzalo weakens to a Category 1 hurricane roughly 170 mi (275 km) southeast of Saint-Pierre, Newfoundland.[12]
- 18:00 UTC – Hurricane Gonzalo transitions into an extratropical cyclone approximately 415 mi (670 km) northeast of St. John's, Newfoundland.[12]
October 20
- 12:00 UTC – The extratropical remnants of Hurricane Gonzalo is absorbed by a cold front over the north-central Atlantic Ocean.[12]
October 22
- 00:00 UTC – Tropical Depression Nine develops from an area of low pressure about 175 mi (280 km) west of Campeche, Mexico.[16]
October 23
- 00:00 UTC – Tropical Depression Nine degenerates into a non-convective remnant area of low pressure roughly 65 mi (105 km) southwest of Campeche, Mexico.[16]
October 27
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- 00:00 UTC (7:00 p.m. CST, October 26) – The remnants of Tropical Depression Nine regenerate into a tropical depression approximately 80 mi (130 km) east of the Nicaragua–Honduras border.[16]
- 06:00 UTC (1:00 a.m. CST) – Tropical Depression Nine intensifies into Tropical Storm Hanna and simultaneously attains its peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 1005 mb (hPa; 29.68 inHg) about 50 mi (80 km) east of the Nicaragua–Honduras border.[16]
- 16:00 UTC (11:00 a.m. CST) – Tropical Storm Hanna makes landfall near the Nicaragua–Honduras border with winds of 40 mph (65 km/h).[16]
- 18:00 UTC (1:00 p.m. CST) – Tropical Storm Hanna weakens to a tropical depression roughly 255 mi (410 km) east-northeast of Tegucigalpa, Honduras.[16]
October 28
- 06:00 UTC (1:00 a.m. CST) – Tropical Depression Hanna degenerates into a non-convective remnant area of low pressure approximately 60 mi (95 km) northeast of Catacamas, Honduras.[16]
October 30
Footnotes
- An average season, as defined by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has twelve tropical storms, six hurricanes and two major hurricanes.[1]
- A major hurricane is a storm that ranks as Category 3 or higher on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale.[4]
- The 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 operational products for each storm. All other units are rounded to the nearest digit.
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External links
- The National Hurricane Center (NHC)'s 2014 Tropical Cyclone Advisory Archive
- The National Climatic Data Center (NCDC)'s 2014 Annual Tropical Cyclones Report
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