Hurricane Danny (1985)
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| Category 1 hurricane (SSHS) | ||
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 Hurricane Danny making landfall |
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| Formed | August 12, 1985 | |
| Dissipated | August 15, 1985 | |
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| Lowest pressure | 987 mbar (hPa; 29.16 inHg) | |
| Fatalities | 2 direct, 1 indirect | |
| Damage | $100 million (1985 USD) $188 million (2006 USD) |
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| Areas affected |
Cuba, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia |
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| Part of the 1985 Atlantic hurricane season |
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Hurricane Danny was a category 1 hurricane that formed during mid August of the 1985 Atlantic hurricane season. The fourth named storm and the third hurricane 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 intensty of 80 mph and low barometric pressure of 987 millibars before making landfall near Lake 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.
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[edit] Storm history
A tropical wave moved off the west coast of Africa on July 30 and continued across the Atlantic and though the Leeward Islands with no sign of development. On August 12, data from hurricane hunter flights indicated that a tropical depression formed near the Cayman Islands.[1] The tropical depression then crossed the tip of Cuba and entered the Gulf of Mexico on August 13. In a 24 hour period, the depression rapidly intensified into a tropical storm and then a hurricane and was named Danny by the National Hurricane Center. Danny continued northwest with a peak wind speed of 80 mph and minimum barometric pressure of 987 millibars before making landfall near Lake Charles, Louisiana. Danny then quickly weakened into a tropical storm as it moved inland. The center was still identifiable before the storm became extratropical near the East coast of the United States.[1]
[edit] Impact
Danny killed 3 people (2 direct, 1 indirect)[2] 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 and the 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.[3]
[edit] Louisiana and Mississippi
In Louisiana, the storm dropped heavy rainfall with totals of 3 inches reported in New Orleans and Baton Rouge.[4] 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. The American Red Cross reported that there was up to $23 million dollars (1985 USD) in damage.[3] In Mississippi, an F2 tornado 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.[2]
[edit] 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 and Jasper, 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.[2]
The Jasper Tornado, touched down 45 minutes before the Redstone Arsenal Tornado. The F2 tornado, caused considerable damage and showed a multiple multiple vortex.[2] There were two fatalites and fourteen injuries in Alabama and $5 million dollars (1985 USD) in damage, mostly from tornadoes.[3]
[edit] Rest of the 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.[2]
[edit] 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.
