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This is a list of storms in the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. The 2005 Atlantic hurricane season broke numerous records for cyclonic formation and intensity. It saw a total of thirty-one tropical and subtropical cyclones form, many of which broke records as individual storm as well as contributing to a number of season records.

General information

The 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the most active Atlantic hurricane season in recorded history, repeatedly shattering previous records. The impact of the season was widespread and ruinous with at least 2,280 deaths and record damages of over $128 billion USD. 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 U.S. states of Florida and Louisiana were each struck twice by major hurricanes; Cuba, the Bahamas, Haiti, Mississippi, Texas, 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-foot (10 m) storm surge from Hurricane Katrina caused devastating flooding that inundated New Orleans, Louisiana and destroyed most structures on the Mississippi coastline, and in Guatemala, where Hurricane Stan combined with an extratropical system to cause deadly mudslides.

The season officially began on June 1, 2005, and lasted until November 30, although it effectively persisted into January 2006 due to continued storm activity. A record twenty-eight tropical and subtropical storms formed, of which a record fifteen became hurricanes. Of these, seven strengthened into major hurricanes, a record-tying five became Category 4 hurricanes and a record four reached Category 5 strength, the highest categorization for hurricanes on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. Among these Category 5 storms were Hurricanes Katrina and Wilma, respectively the costliest and the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record.

Lists of storms

Saffir–Simpson scale
TD	TS	C1	C2	C3	C4	C5

The table below describes the characteristics of the individual storms. Included are data on the storms overall and on the landfalls of each. The colors are associated with the Saffir-Simpson scale of hurricane intensities, and are summarized in the table on the right side of this paragraph. (To see a brief description of how an intensity is defined, just place your cursor on the appropriate element of the right-hand table.)

It should be noted that even a non-landfalling storm can cause deaths and damage. Tropical cyclones are not point events. Storm related wind, rain and rough surf can be present hundreds of miles away from the center (although the greatest likelihood of storm-related damage and deaths occurs for landfalling storms and at landfall). Also land effects from storms after becoming extratropical or while a wave or low are not included in the landfall section, although they are included in the estimates for damage and deaths.

2005 Atlantic statistics

Storm name	Dates active	Storm category at peak intensity	Max wind (mph)	Min. press. (mbar)	Landfall(s)			Damage (millions USD)	Deaths
					Where	When	Wind (mph)
Arlene	June 8–13	Tropical storm	70	989	Cabo Corrientes, Cuba	June 10	50	0	0
					Pensacola, FL	June 11	60	11.8	1
Bret	June 28–30	Tropical storm	40	1002	Tuxpan, Mexico	June 29	40	9	1
Cindy	July 3–7	Category 1 hurricane	75	991	Cozumel	July 4	35	Unknown	0
					Grand Isle, LA	July 5	75	60	1
					Ansley, MS	July 6	50	260	2
Dennis	July 4–13	Category 4 hurricane	150	930	Cabo Cruz, Cuba	July 7	140	~3,000	74
					Navarre Beach, FL	July 10	120	2,230	15
Emily	July 10–21	Category 5 hurricane	160	929	Grenada	July 14	85	110	11
					Tulum, Mexico	July 18	135	300	4
					San Fernando, Mexico	July 20	125	140	0
Franklin	July 21–29	Tropical storm	70	997	none			0	0
Gert	July 23–25	Tropical storm	45	1005	Cabo Rojo, Mexico	July 24	45	5	1
Harvey	August 2–8	Tropical storm	65	994	none			0	0
Irene	August 4–18	Category 2 hurricane	105	970	none			0	0
Ten	August 13–14	Tropical depression	35	1005	none			0	0
Jose	August 22–23	Tropical storm	60	998	Veracruz, Mexico	August 22	60	45	8
Katrina	August 23–30	Category 5 hurricane	175	902	Aventura, FL, US	August 25	80	500	12
					Buras-Triumph, LA	August 29	125	45,000	≥1,577
					Pearlington, MS	August 29	120	36,700	≥247
Lee	August 28–September 1	Tropical storm	40	1006	none			0	0
Maria	September 1–10	Category 3 hurricane	115	962	none			3.1	3
Nate	September 5–10	Category 1 hurricane	90	979	none			0	1
Ophelia	September 6–17	Category 1 hurricane	85	976	Grand Bahama	September 6	35	0	0
					Cape Fear, North Carolina (Direct hit, no landfall)	September 14	85	70	3
Philippe	September 17–24	Category 1 hurricane	80	985	none			0	0
Rita	September 18–26	Category 5 hurricane	180	895	Sabine Pass, Texas	September 24	115	10,000	120
Nineteen	September 30–October 2	Tropical depression	35	1009	none			0	0
Stan	October 1–5	Category 1 hurricane	80	977	Tulum, Mexico	October 2	40	1,500	(≥1,540)
					Veracruz, Mexico	October 4	80	500	80
Unnamed	October 4–5	Tropical storm	50	997	none			0	0
Tammy	October 5–6	Tropical storm	50	1001	Mayport, FL	October 5	50	30	10
Twenty-two	October 8–10	Tropical depression	35	1009	none			0	0
Vince	October 8–11	Category 1 hurricane	75	988	Huelva, Spain	October 11	30	0	0
Wilma	October 15–25	Category 5 hurricane	185	882 (record)	Cozumel	October 21	150	400	17
					Puerto Morelos, Mexico	October 21	135	8,000	8
					Cape Romano, Florida	October 24	120	20,700	37
Alpha	October 22–24	Tropical storm	50	998	Barahona, Dominican Republic	October 23	50	5	43
Beta	October 26–31	Category 3 hurricane	115	962	La Barra del Rio Grande, Nicaragua	October 30	105	Unknown	0
Gamma	November 13–21	Tropical storm	50	1001	none			18	41
Delta	November 23–28	Tropical storm	70	980	Canary Islands(Direct hit, no landfall)	November 27	70	364	7
Epsilon	November 29–December 8	Category 1 hurricane	85	989	none			0	0
Zeta	December 29–January 6, 2006	Tropical storm	65	994	none			0	0
Season Aggregates
31 cyclones	June 8–January 6, 2006		185 (Wilma)	882(Record set by Wilma)	26 landfalls			~130,000	≥2,324 (≥3,864)

^{Death totals include direct and indirect deaths. The higher death toll in parenthesis from Hurricane Stan was as a result of non-tropical rains related to but not directly caused by Stan, and is listed separately.}

Listed by intensity

Hurricane Wilma near its record peak intensity

Saffir–Simpson scale
TD	TS	C1	C2	C3	C4	C5

This lists all storms by their peak intensity, which is determined by measurements of the minimum central pressure. While the intensity of tropical cyclones is measured solely by central pressure, wind speeds are also estimated; the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is used in the Atlantic basin to rank hurricanes according to their strongest 1-minute sustained winds. While most hurricanes do not make landfall at their peak intensity, they are often referred to by their strongest Saffir-Simpson Category rather than by their landfall Category.

Name	colspan=3 | Max. 1-min. average sustained wind	Min. central pressure
		Knots	Km/h	Mph	Mbar (hPa)
Wilma	160	185	295	882
Rita	155	180	285	897
Katrina	150	175	280	902
Emily	140	160	260	929

Listed by total damages

This lists all storms in the season by their total damages (in 2008 USD). Some data may be incomplete and account for damages in only one location while the storm affected several. Calculation of modern-day damage amounts is done using the Consumer Price Index.

Name	Damages (at the time)	Damages (2008 USD)
Katrina	$81.2 billion	$89.6 billion
Wilma	$29.1 billion	$32.1 billion

Listed by death toll

This lists storms by the number of deaths they caused. Most storms cause fatalities not by their high winds but rather through flooding - either storm surge or inland flooding due to rainfall. Storm surge has the highest potential for deaths; with modern forecasting, warning, and evacuation storm surge deaths can be almost eliminated, but the potential is still very high for catastrophe in places where warning systems are not in place or if warnings are ignored. Inland flooding, by contrast, is unpredictable because it depends heavily on a hurricane's interaction with the terrain and with other nearby weather systems.

Name	Direct deaths	Primary location
Katrina	1,800 total	Louisiana
Stan	1,540 total	Central America & Mexico

Landfalls

Hurricane Wilma at landfall on Cozumel

Landfall of a tropical cyclone is defined as the moving of the center of the eye over land. Damages from a tropical cyclone are usually greatest where it makes landfall. In the below list, the storms are listed in chronological order with their landfall locations listed under columns designating their strength on the Saffir-Simpson Scale at the time of landfall. Within a cell, landfalls are listed in chronological order.

Only landfalls are included; if the eyewall of a storm but not the center moved over land, then it is not included here.

Name	Landfall
	Category 5	Category 4	Category 3	Category 2	Category 1	Tropical storm
Arlene						Florida
Bret						Veracruz
Cindy					Louisiana	Mississippi
Dennis		Cuba	Florida
Emily		Quintana Roo	Tamaulipas		Grenada
Gert						Veracruz

See also

• List of Atlantic hurricane seasons

External links

• National Hurricane Center's Post-Season Reports
• Unisys Weather archives for the Atlantic