Back Temporada de huracanes en el Atlántico de 1984 Spanish Furacán Hortensia de 1984 Galician Atlantisch orkaanseizoen 1984 Dutch Temporada de furacões no oceano Atlântico de 1984 Portuguese 1984 Atlantic hurricane season SIMPLE
| 1984 Atlantic hurricane season | |
|---|---|
 Season summary map | |
| Seasonal boundaries | |
| First system formed | June 11, 1984 |
| Last system dissipated | December 24, 1984 |
| Strongest storm | |
| Name | Diana |
| • Maximum winds | 130 mph (215 km/h) (1-minute sustained) |
| • Lowest pressure | 949 mbar (hPa; 28.02 inHg) |
| Seasonal statistics | |
| Total depressions | 20 |
| Total storms | 13 |
| Hurricanes | 5 |
| Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+) | 1 |
| Total fatalities | 37–40 total |
| Total damage | $228.7 million (1984 USD) |
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The 1984 Atlantic hurricane season was the most active since 1971, though the season was below average in hurricanes and major hurricanes. It officially began on June 1, 1984, and lasted until November 30, 1984. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin. The 1984 season was an active one in terms of named storms, but most of them were weak and stayed at sea. Most of the cyclones tracked through the northwest subtropical Atlantic west of the 50th meridian to near the Eastern coast of the United States between mid-August and early October. The most damaging storm was Hurricane Klaus, which caused $152 million (1984 dollars) in damage in Puerto Rico. Hurricane Diana was the first hurricane to strike a nuclear power plant without incident; it was also the first major hurricane to strike the U.S. East Coast in nearly 20 years. Also of note was Hurricane Lili, which lasted well after the official end of the season. It was downgraded from a named storm on December 24. Damage overall from the tropical cyclones in 1984 totaled $228.7 million (1984 USD). Unusually, no hurricanes[1] developed from tropical waves in 1984, which usually are the source of the strongest storms in an Atlantic hurricane season.[2]
- ^ A hurricane is a tropical cyclone with maximum sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour (119 km/h).
- ^ William M. Gray (November 28, 1984). Summary of 1984 Atlantic Seasonal Tropical Cyclone Activity and Verification of Author's Forecast (PDF) (Report). Fort Collins, Colorado: Colorado State University. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 7, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2018.