2005 Atlantic hurricane season
| 2005 Atlantic hurricane season | |
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Season summary map
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| Seasonal boundaries | |
| First system formed | June 8, 2005 |
| Last system dissipated | January 6, 2006 (record latest, tied with 1954) |
| Strongest storm | |
| Name | Wilma (Most intense hurricane in the Atlantic basin) |
| • Maximum winds | 185 mph (295 km/h) (1-minute sustained) |
| • Lowest pressure | 882 mbar (hPa; 26.05 inHg) |
| Seasonal statistics | |
| Total depressions | 31 (record high) |
| Total storms | 28 (record high) |
| Hurricanes | 15 (record high) |
| Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+) |
7 (record high, tied with 1961) |
| Total fatalities | 3,913 total |
| Total damage | $158.9 billion (2005 USD) (Most costly season in Atlantic history) |
| Related articles | |
The 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the most active Atlantic hurricane season in recorded history, shattering numerous records. The impact of the season was widespread and ruinous with an estimated 3,913 deaths and record damage of about $159.2 billion. Of the storms that made landfall, five of the season's seven major hurricanes—Dennis, Emily, Katrina, Rita, and Wilma—were responsible for most of the destruction. The Mexican states of Quintana Roo and Yucatán and the US states of Florida and Louisiana were each struck twice by major hurricanes; Cuba, the Bahamas, Haiti, Mississippi, Texas, Alabama, and Tamaulipas were each struck once and in each case brushed by at least one more. The most catastrophic effects of the season were felt on the United States' Gulf Coast, where a 30 ft (10 m) storm surge from Hurricane Katrina caused devastating flooding that destroyed most structures on the Mississippi coastline; subsequent levee failures in New Orleans, Louisiana caused by the storm crippled the city. Furthermore, Hurricane Stan combined with an extratropical system to cause deadly mudslides across Central America, with Guatemala being hardest-hit.
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