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Hurricane pictures / summaries 2000
Satellite images provided by NOAA / NASA / MODIS. Hurricane tracks courtesy of the National Hurricane Center.
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Hurricane Alberto
August 12, 2000
Hurricane Alberto was the longest lived tropical cyclone in the Atlantic for the month of August and third overall. It affected
no landmasses and caused no known damage. It started off the African coast, made a large loop in the middle of the ocean and ended as
an extratropical cyclone near Iceland.
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Hurricane Debby
August 21, 2000
Hurricane Debby formed just east of the Lesser Antillies and reached its strongest as a category one hurricane east of Barbuda. Hurricane Debby
skimmed the Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola and then dissapated. Heavy rain was reported in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic which resulted in
only minor damage.
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Hurricane Florence
September 13, 2000
Hurricane Florence formed several hundred miles off of the southeast coast of the U.S.. It paralleled the coast as it moved northward
and passed just just of Bermuda as a hurricane. No damage was reported from Hurricane Florence, although three people died in rip
currents off of the coast of North Carolina.
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Hurricane Gordon
September 16, 2000
Hurricane Gordon formed as a low pressure area near the Yucatan. It briefly strengthened to a minimal hurricane off of the west coast of Florida. It weakened
into a tropical storm before making landfall near Cedar Key where winds gusted up to 68 mph. Twenty three people lost their lives as a result of flooding in
Guatemala.
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Hurricane Isaac
September 28, 2000
Hurricane Isaac formed off of the coast of Africa, curved through the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, and raced northeastward as
an extratropical cyclone toward Europe. At its strongest, top sustained winds were estimated at 140 mph. Hurricane Isaac
generated large swell that reached the U.S. shore and capsized a boat near Long Island that drowned one person.
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Hurricane Joyce
September 28, 2000
Hurricane Joyce was a minimal hurricane that formed several hundred miles east of the Windward Islands deep in the tropics. As it approached the Windward Islands,
it weakened into a tropical storm. There were no reports of damage from Hurricane Joyce.
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Hurricane Keith
October 1, 2000
Hurricane Keith rapidly intensified into a category 4 hurricane off of the the coast of Belize then stalled. It weakened into a tropical
storm as it reached the mainland. Rainfall totals of 15-20 inches were reported in Belize. After crossing the Bay of Campeche, Hurricane Keith
restrengthened to a minimal hurricane before making its second landfall in Mexico north of Tampico.
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Hurricane Michael
October 18, 2000
Hurricane Michael formed several hundred miles off of the southeast U.S. coast and followed a similar track as Hurricane Florence earlier in the season.
Hurricane Michael strengthened into a category 2 hurricane at its strongest. It eventually affected Newfoundland as an extratropical low with minor wind damage
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