- Hurricane Danny (1985)
Infobox Hurricane
Name=Hurricane Danny (1985)
Type=hurricane
Year=1985
Basin=Atl
Image location=Hurricane Danny (1985).jpg
Formed=August 12, 1985
Dissipated=August 15, 1985
1-min winds=70
Pressure=987
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Inflated=0
Fatalities=2 direct, 1 indirect
Areas=Cuba ,Louisiana ,Mississippi ,Alabama ,Tennessee ,
North Carolina ,South Carolina ,Virginia
Hurricane season=1985 Atlantic hurricane season Hurricane Danny was a Category 1
hurricane that formed during mid August of the1985 Atlantic hurricane season . The fourth named storm and the thirdhurricane of the 1985 season, Danny was one of four hurricanes to make landfall in the northern U.S. Gulf coast. Danny formed on August 12 and moved northward where it reached a peak intensity of 80 mph and low barometric pressure of 987 millibars before making landfall nearLake Charles, Louisiana .Danny produced an outbreak of 39-47 tornadoes and flash flooding across the United States Gulf Coast and
Southeastern United States causing $100 million dollars (1985 USD) and three fatalies, two of them directly related to the storm.Meteorological history
A
tropical wave moved off the west coast ofAfrica on July 30 and continued across the Atlantic and though theLeeward Islands with no sign of development. On August 12, data from hurricane hunter flights indicated that atropical depression formed near theCayman Islands . [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/storm_wallets/atlantic/atl1985-prelim/danny/prelim01.gifNHC Report on Danny] ] Thetropical depression then crossed the tip ofCuba and entered theGulf of Mexico on August 13. In a 24 hour period, the depression rapidly intensified into atropical storm and then ahurricane and was named Danny by theNational Hurricane Center . Danny continued northwest with a peak wind speed of 80 mph and minimum barometric pressure of 987 millibars before making landfall nearLake Charles, Louisiana . Danny then quickly weakened into a tropical storm as it moved inland. The center was still identifiable before the storm becameextratropical near theEast coast of the United States . [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/storm_wallets/atlantic/atl1985-prelim/danny/prelim01.gifNHC Report on Danny] ]Impact
Danny killed 3 people (2 direct, 1 indirect) and left up to $100 million dollars in damage (1985 USD) in damage. Danny also produced an outbreak of tornadoes. About 47 tornadoes were reported in
Louisiana ,Mississippi ,Alabama ,Tennessee andthe Carolinas . Moderate to heavy rainfall fell to the east of the track while Danny remained tropical. As it was transitioning into a frontal wave across the East, heavy rainfall became focused to the left of its track, overrunning the frontal surface ahead of the storm. [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/storm_wallets/atlantic/atl1985-prelim/danny/prelim02.gifNHC Report on Danny] ]Gulf of Mexico
Forty miles offshore the Gulf coast, seven Texans sailed a 41-foot (12 m) yacht into the storm. They were airlifted to a hospital in the New Orleans metropolitan area after experiencing various injuries.
Associated Press . [http://www.thehurricanearchive.com/Viewer.aspx?] Retrieved on
2008-05-14 .]Louisiana and Mississippi
In
Louisiana , the storm dropped heavy rainfall with totals of 3 inches reported inNew Orleans andBaton Rouge . [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/storm_wallets/atlantic/atl1985-prelim/danny/prelim05.gifNHC Report on Danny] ] there was moderate flooding and 275 homes were destroyed or severely damaged. About 792 people were left homeless and sixty six were injured by the storm there were no deaths. TheAmerican Red Cross reported that there was up to $23 million dollars (1985 USD) in damage. GovernorEdwin Edwards declared a state of emergency for 13 parishes.Associated Press . [http://www.thehurricanearchive.com/Viewer.aspx?] Retrieved on
2008-05-14 .] InMississippi , an F2tornado spawned by Danny touched down near Hickory at 1235 UTC. The 72 ft wide tornado caused no damage. Another tornado, an F0 touched down near Enterprise causing no damage.Alabama
In
Alabama , two of the most damaging tornadoes spawned by Hurricane Danny was the "Redstone Arsenal Tornado" and the "Jasper Tornado" that struck Huntsville andJasper, Alabama . The Redstone tornado touched down at 2030 UTC near Gold-Rithe area. The twister damaged trees and signs and flipped over two trailers. The tornado also damaged a runway at Marshall Space Flight Center. [http://ams.allenpress.com/pdfserv/10.1175%2F1520-0493(1987)115%3C1206:OOTHTO%3E2.0.CO%3B2 Monthly Weather Review on Danny (1985) tornado outbreak] ]The Jasper Tornado, touched down 45 minutes before the Redstone Arsenal Tornado. The F2 tornado, caused considerable damage and showed a multiple-vortex.There were two fatalities and fourteen injuries in
Alabama and $5 million dollars (1985 USD) in damage, mostly from tornadoes.Remainder of the southeast United States
An F3 Tornado spawned by Danny, struck
Waco, Tennessee and produced a damage path of 500 yards wide making the tornado the largest hurricane spawned tornado.Lack of retirement
Danny was the replacement name for
Hurricane David which had its name retired in 1979. The name Danny was not retired and it was used again in 1991, 1997 and 2003 and it will be used again in 2009.ee also
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List of tropical cyclones
*List of Atlantic hurricanes References
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