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is an

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east of the

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, south of both the

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and

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, west of Haiti and north of both

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and the Cayman Islands. The country has experienced the effects of at least 54 Atlantic hurricanes, or storms that were once tropical or subtropical cyclones, including 37 since 2000. The storms collectively killed 5,613 people, most of them related to a powerful hurricane in

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1800s

*October 10, 1846 - A powerful hurricane, possibly a Category 5, moved across Cuba. The high winds destroyed crops, houses, and nearly every boat in Havana harbor. Dozens to hundreds of people were killed across Cuba.

1900s

*October 14, 1910 - Known locally as the "Cyclone of the Five Days", a hurricane struck western Cuba, executed a small loop, and passed again near the western end of the island five days later. The storm killed at least 100 people, possibly as high as 700, and left more than US$1 million in damage in Havana alone. *October 19, 1924 - A Category 5 hurricane struck extreme western Cuba. *October 20, 1926 - A Category 4 hurricane crossed western Cuba, killing 600 people. *November 9, 1932 - A Category 4 hurricane hit Camagüey Province and moved northeastward across the island. The hurricane washed away much of the town of Santa Cruz del Sur from its storm surge. Across Cuba, the storm killed 3,033 people and left US$40 million in damage. *September 1, 1933 - A

hurricane A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Depend ...

brushed the northern coast of Cuba while moving westward, producing flooding and damaging winds. The storm damaged ships and houses, leaving about 100,000 people homeless. Damage was estimated at US$11 million, and there were about 70 deaths in the country. *October 4, 1933 - A

crossed western Cuba in the midst of political upheaval, and four people were killed by soldiers for suspect of looting. *September 28, 1935 - A

crossed central Cuba, killing 35 people and leaving US$12 million in damage. *October 22, 1935 - A

struck southeastern Cuba and later drifted back southwestward over the Caribbean. The storm killed four people. *October 18, 1944 - A

struck the western tip of Cuba, producing a wind gust of in Havana. Seven people died across Cuba from the storm. *October 22, 1950 -

Hurricane King Hurricane King was the most severe hurricane to strike the city of Miami, Florida since the 1926 Miami hurricane. It was the eleventh tropical storm and the last of six major hurricanes in the 1950 Atlantic hurricane season. The cyclone formed i ...

crossed the eastern portion of the island. The hurricane killed seven people and caused $2 million (1950 USD) in damage throughout the country. *October 24, 1952 - Hurricane Fox crossed central Cuba, killing 600 people and leaving US$10 million in damage. *October 4, 1963 - Hurricane Flora made landfall in southeastern Cuba, and over the next four days drifted across the country. Santiago de Cuba recorded of rainfall from Flora, which is the highest rainfall total measured on Cuba from any rainfall event on record. Flora killed 1,750 people and left US$300 million in damage. *August 26, 1964 -

Hurricane Cleo Hurricane Cleo was the strongest tropical cyclone of the 1964 Atlantic hurricane season. It was the third named storm, first hurricane, and first major hurricane of the season. Cleo was one of the longest-lived storms of the season. This compa ...

crossed eastern Cuba, causing one fatality and US$2 million in damage. *June 8, 1966 -

Hurricane Alma The name Alma has been used to name 11 tropical cyclones worldwide: 5 in the North Atlantic Ocean, 5 in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, and 1 in the Western Pacific Ocean. In the Atlantic: * Tropical Storm Alma (1958), made landfall in northeastern Mexi ...

crossed Isla de la Juventud and later mainland Cuba. Alma killed 12 people and left US$200 million in damage. *June 3, 1982 - Hurricane Alberto strengthened off Cuba's northwest coast, dropping torrential rainfall on the island that peaked at 39.84 inches (1012 mm). The floods damaged 8,745 houses and downed about 250,000 banana trees. Alberto killed 24 people and left US$85 million in damage. *September 23, 1998 -

Hurricane Georges Hurricane Georges () was a powerful and long-lived Cape Verde Category 4 hurricane which caused severe destruction as it traversed the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico in September 1998, making eight landfalls along its path. Georges was the seve ...

struck southeastern Cuba and proceeded to move across much of the country over the next two days. Georges dropped torrential rainfall, reaching 24.41 inches (620 mm) in Limonar in Guantánamo Province. The hurricane killed six people and left US$305.8 million in damage.

2000s

2000s

*August 24, 2000 – Tropical Storm Debby dissipated south of eastern Cuba. The storm dropped of rainfall in 24 hours in San Antonio del Sur. Wind gusts reached at Maisí. *September 16, 2000 – As Tropical Storm Gordon struck western Florida, its large circulation dropped heavy rainfall in western Cuba, with totals reaching . *September 20, 2000 – Tropical Depression Helene moved across extreme western Cuba as a weak system. *November 4, 2001 –

Hurricane Michelle Hurricane Michelle was the fifth costliest tropical cyclone in Cuban history and strongest of the 2001 Atlantic hurricane season. The thirteenth named storm and seventh hurricane that year, Michelle developed from a tropical wave that had trave ...

made landfall on Cayo Largo del Sur as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 140 mph (220 km/h); this was followed shortly after with a landfall on the Bay of Pigs five hours later with winds of 135 mph (215 km/h). This was the strongest Cuban landfall since Fox in 1952. Michelle destroyed about 10,000 homes and killed five people in Cuba. Damage in the country totaled US$2 billion. *September 20, 2002 –

Hurricane Isidore Hurricane Isidore was a powerful tropical cyclone that caused widespread flooding and heavy damage across Mexico, Cuba, and the United States in September 2002. The ninth named storm and the second hurricane in the 2002 Atlantic hurricane seaso ...

struck Cabo France in western Cuba. The hurricane dropped heavy rainfall, reaching at Isabel Rubio in western Cuba. *October 1, 2002 –

Hurricane Lili Hurricane Lili was the second costliest, deadliest, and strongest hurricane of the 2002 Atlantic hurricane season, only surpassed by Hurricane Isidore, which affected the same areas around a week before Lili. Lili was the twelfth named storm, f ...

struck the Isle of Youth and near Pinar del Río as a Category 2 hurricane. Lili damaged about 48,000 houses, and killed one person. Damage from Isidore and Lili totaled US$800 million. *October 16, 2002 - Tropical Depression Fourteen moved ashore near Cienfuegos, and was absorbed by a cold front while moving across the island. The depression dropped heavy rainfall across Cuba. *August 13, 2004 - Hurricane Charley made landfall in western Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane, and weakened while moving northward across the island. Playa Cajio, near where the storm moved ashore, recorded a storm surge. Wind gusts at

Playa Baracoa Playa Baracoa, sometimes shortened as ''Baracoa'', is a Cuban village and ''consejo popular'' ("people's council", i.e. hamlet) of the municipality of Bauta, in Artemisa Province. In 2011 it had a population of about 7,000. History The village ...

reached 150 mph (241 km/h). At least 70,290 homes and about 3,000 agricultural buildings were either damaged or destroyed. Roughly 95% of sugar cane, bean, and banana crops were ruined. There were four deaths and US$923 million in damage. *September 14, 2004 -

Hurricane Ivan Hurricane Ivan was a large, long-lived, Cape Verde hurricane that caused widespread damage in the Caribbean and United States. The cyclone was the ninth named storm, the sixth hurricane and the fourth major hurricane of the active 2004 Atlant ...

passed through the

Yucatán Channel The Yucatán Channel or Straits of Yucatán (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Canal de Yucatán'') is a strait between Mexico and Cuba. It connects the Yucatán Basin of the Caribbean Sea with the Gulf of Mexico. It is just over wide and nearly deep ...

about 17 miles (28 km) southwest of Cabo San Antonio, where a station reported wind gusts of 120 mph (192 km/h). Rainfall in Cuba reached at Isabel Rubio. Ivan left heavy housing and agriculture damage in western Cuba, with monetary damage estimated at US$1.2 billion. *June 10, 2005 - Tropical Storm Arlene crossed western Cuba, forcing school closures and bringing beneficial rainfall. *July 8, 2005 -

Hurricane Dennis Hurricane Dennis was an early-forming major hurricane in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico during the record-breaking 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. Dennis was the fourth named storm, second hurricane, and first major hurricane of the season. F ...

made two landfalls on Cuba as a Category 4 hurricane, in Granma and Matanzas provinces. Cape Cruz recorded wind gusts of 148 mph (239 km/h), although stronger winds could have occurred there. Dennis killed 16 people in Cuba, and left US$1.4 billion in damage. Rainfall on the island reached , resulting in 35,000 landslides across the country. The hurricane damaged agriculture, tourist areas, and electrical infrastructure. *August 29, 2005 - Hurricane Katrina emerged from Florida into the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Its large circulation brought tropical storm force winds to western Cuba, along with over 8 in (200 mm) of rainfall, causing scattered power outages.Staff Writer.
Flooding and power outages as 'Katrina' batters western Cuba
" *September 20, 2005 - Hurricane Rita moved through the Straits of Florida while remaining north of Cuba. The hurricane inundated parts of Havana, leaving around 400,000 people without power. *October 23, 2005 -

Hurricane Wilma Hurricane Wilma was an extremely intense and destructive Atlantic hurricane which was the most intense storm of its kind and the second-most intense tropical cyclone recorded in the Western Hemisphere, after Hurricane Patricia in 2015. Part o ...

passed northwest of western Cuba while moving northeastward toward Florida. The hurricane produced wind gusts of 84 mph (135 km/h), along with a significant storm surge. Wilma left US$704 million in damage, which included flooding damage in Havana, as well as more than 7,000 destroyed houses. Gustav_2008-08-30

*June 10, 2006 - Tropical Storm Alberto formed west of the western tip of Cuba. Its large circulation dropped heavy rainfall in Cuba, reaching 17.52 inches (445 mm) in Pinar del Río province. The storm damaged about 50 houses across the country. *August 6, 2006 - The circulation of former Tropical Storm Chris dissipated near Havana, bringing heavy rainfall to parts of the country. *August 28, 2006 - Tropical Storm Ernesto moved across eastern Cuba, dropping of rainfall in

Nuevitas Nuevitas is a municipality and port town in the Camagüey Province of Cuba. The large bay was sighted by Christopher Columbus in 1492. History Founded in 1775, the city was moved to its present site in 1828. Before the 1977 national municipal refo ...

. There were scattered power outages across the region. *June 1, 2007 -

Tropical Storm Barry The name Barry has been used for seven tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean and for one in the Australian Region. In the Atlantic: * Hurricane Barry (1983), made landfall on Florida as a tropical storm, weakened to a depression before crossing, ...

formed off the western tip of Cuba. The storm dropped 12.0 inches (305 mm) of rainfall in

Sancti Spíritus Province Sancti Spíritus () is one of the provinces of Cuba. Its capital is the identically named Sancti Spíritus. Another major city is Trinidad. Geography The southern coast of the province is flat, but the western portion of Sancti Spíritus provinc ...

, causing flooding; the storm also spawned four tornadoes. *August 18, 2007 - Officials evacuated residents in southeastern Cuba ahead of

Hurricane Dean Hurricane Dean was the strongest tropical cyclone of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season. It was the most intense North Atlantic hurricane since Hurricane Wilma of 2005, tying for eighth overall. Additionally, it made the fourth most intense Atl ...

, although the hurricane ended up passing to the south of the country. *October 30, 2007 - Tropical Storm Noel drifted across eastern Cuba. The storm dropped more than of rainfall, producing the worst flooding in the country since Hurricane Flora. Noel damaged or destroyed 22,000 homes, and also damaged coffee plantations, infrastructure, roads, and power lines. Damage was estimated at US$500 million, and one person died in the country due to the flooding. *August 17, 2008 - Tropical Storm Fay struck Granma Province, and a day later moved across central Cuba. The storm dropped of rainfall in Agabama. The storm flooded low-lying areas in the southern portion of the country. *August 30, 2008 -

Hurricane Gustav Hurricane Gustav () was the second most destructive hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season. The seventh tropical cyclone, third hurricane, and second major hurricane of the season, Gustav caused serious damage and casualties in Haiti, ...

made landfall first on Isla de la Juventud, and later that day in Pinar del Río Province, both as a Category 4 hurricane. In the latter province, Gustav produced sustained winds of 155 mph (250 km/h), as well as a wind gust of 212 mph (340 km/h); this marked the highest recorded surface wind gust in the northern hemisphere and western hemisphere related to a tropical cyclone. Gustav also dropped heavy rainfall, reaching 11.7 in (297 mm). The hurricane left US$2.097 billion in damage in the country, including losses to power lines, houses, health facilities, and banana plantations. *September 2, 2008 - High waves from Hurricane Hanna flooded coastal areas of eastern Cuba. *September 8, 2008 - Hurricane Ike made landfall as a Category 4 in

Holguín Holguín () is a municipality and city in Cuba, and the capital of Province of Holguín. After Havana, Santiago de Cuba, and Camagüey, it is the fourth largest city in Cuba. History Before Columbus, the Taino people settled in huts made fro ...

province, the strongest landfall there since 1799. A day later, Ike made a second landfall in western Cuba, after brushing the country's southern coast. Ike killed seven people throughout Cuba, and imparted US$7.325 billion in damage. High waters flooded coastal areas up to inland where Ike first moved ashore. The storm wrecked of roads. Ike affected nearly the entire country, causing widespread damage to power lines, health facilities, radio towers, and agriculture. *November 9, 2008 -

Hurricane Paloma Hurricane Paloma was the seventh most intense November Atlantic hurricane on record. It was the sixteenth tropical storm, eighth hurricane and fifth major hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season. A late-season hurricane, it set several r ...

made landfall as a Category 2 near Santa Cruz del Sur in Camagüey, and subsequently drifted across the country. Wind gusts reached 121 mph (194 km/h) in Santa Cruz del Sur. Damage was estimated at US$300 million. About 8,600 houses were damaged. *November 8, 2009 -

Hurricane Ida Hurricane Ida was a deadly and extremely destructive Category 4 Atlantic hurricane in 2021 that became the second-most damaging and intense hurricane to make landfall in the U.S. state of Louisiana on record, behind Hurricane Katrina in 200 ...

passed between Cuba and the Yucatán peninsula. The eastern periphery of the hurricane moved across Cuba, dropping heavy rainfall reaching in Manuel Lazo.

2010s

*September 29, 2010 - Tropical Storm Nicole lost its circulation over Cuba. The large, asymmetric storm dropped of rainfall at Cape Cruz. Flooding blocked roads and killed livestock. *October 14, 2010 - Tropical Storm Paula turned sharply eastward in the Gulf of Mexico and struck the northern coast of Pinar del Río Province, producing wind gusts of . Paula caused minor flooding and downed a few trees. *November 5, 2010 -

Hurricane Tomas Hurricane Tomas was a moderately powerful Atlantic hurricane which was the most recent storm in a calendar year to strike the Windward Islands. The nineteenth named storm and twelfth hurricane of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season, Tomas deve ...

passed between Haiti and Cuba, bringing gusty winds to eastern Cuba. *August 5, 2011 - The remnants of Tropical Storm Emily moved across eastern Cuba before regenerating in The Bahamas. *August 24, 2011 - High surf and the outer rainbands of

Hurricane Irene Hurricane Irene was a large and destructive tropical cyclone which affected much of the Caribbean and East Coast of the United States during late August 2011. The ninth named storm, first hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 2011 ...

affected eastern Cuba while the hurricane was moving through the Bahamas. *August 25, 2012 -

Tropical Storm Isaac The name Isaac has been used for five tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean. * Tropical Storm Isaac (1988) – short-lived storm that had tropical storm force winds for only 18 hours, never threatened land. * Hurricane Isaac (2000) – reached Ca ...

struck eastern Cuba near

Guantánamo Guantánamo (, , ) is a municipality and city in southeast Cuba and capital of Guantánamo Province. Guantánamo is served by the Caimanera port near the site of a U.S. naval base. The area produces sugarcane and cotton wool. These are traditi ...

, and proceeded to move along much of the country's northern coast. Rainfall in the country reached in San Antonio del Sur. The storm flooded dozens of houses, damaged crops, and knocked down power lines. *October 25, 2012 -

Hurricane Sandy Hurricane Sandy (unofficially referred to as ''Superstorm Sandy'') was an extremely destructive and strong Atlantic hurricane, as well as the largest Atlantic hurricane on record as measured by diameter, with tropical-storm-force winds spann ...

made landfall just west of

Santiago de Cuba Santiago de Cuba is the second-largest city in Cuba and the capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province. It lies in the southeastern area of the island, some southeast of the Cuban capital of Havana. The municipality extends over , and contains ...

with winds of 115 mph (185 km/h), and weakened while moving northward across the island. Sandy killed 11 people and left US$2 billion in damage across Cuba, with 226,000 homes damaged and another 17,000 destroyed. Most of the damage was near where the storm moved ashore. *August 11, 2013 - The remnants of

Tropical Storm Chantal The name Chantal has been used for eight tropical cyclones worldwide: seven in the Atlantic Ocean and one in the South-West Indian Ocean. In the Atlantic: * Hurricane Chantal (1983), formed near Bermuda and dissipated in the open ocean. *Hurricane ...

crossed eastern Cuba. *October 1, 2015 -

Hurricane Joaquin Hurricane Joaquin (, ) was a powerful tropical cyclone that devastated several districts of The Bahamas and caused damage in the Turks and Caicos Islands, parts of the Greater Antilles, and Bermuda. It was also the strongest Atlantic hurricane o ...

stalled over the Bahamas as a Category 4 hurricane. The storm caused

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and damage to roofs in Cuba's Granma Province. *August 28, 2016 - A tropical depression formed in the Straits of Florida, which would eventually become

Hurricane Hermine Hurricane Hermine was the first hurricane to make landfall in Florida since Hurricane Wilma in 2005, and the first to develop in the Gulf of Mexico since Hurricane Ingrid in 2013. The ninth tropical depression, eighth named storm, and fourt ...

. Candelaria in western Cuba recorded from the system. *October 5, 2016 -

Hurricane Matthew Hurricane Matthew was an extremely powerful Atlantic hurricane which caused catastrophic damage and a humanitarian crisis in Haiti, as well as widespread devastation in the southeastern United States. The deadliest Atlantic hurricane since ...

made landfall in eastern Cuba near the

Maisí Maisí is a municipality and town in the Guantánamo Province of Cuba. Its administrative seat is located in the town of La Máquina. Geography The easternmost point of Cuba, ''Punta Maisí'' (called "Baitiquiri" by the Taino in pre-colonial tim ...

with winds of 130 mph (215 km/h), and gusts to . Damages in Cuba amounted to US$2.58 billion, most of which occurred in the Guantánamo Province. Nearly two months after the storm, a storm-damaged bridge in

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collapsed, killing four workers that were undertaking repairs. Matthew RBTOP 20161004 1645 UTC

*September 9, 2017 -

Hurricane Irma Hurricane Irma was an extremely powerful Cape Verde hurricane that caused widespread destruction across its path in September 2017. Irma was the first Category 5 hurricane to strike the Leeward Islands on record, followed by Maria two ...

made landfall near Cayo Romano along Cuba's northern coast with winds of 165 mph (270 km/h). This made Irma the first Category 5 hurricane to strike Cuba since 1924. The hurricane weakened to a Category 2 while it moved along the country's northern coast. Rainfall on the island reached at Topes de Collantes. The storm also lashed Cuba with waves over in height, and the storm surge penetrated as far as inland in some areas of

Villa Clara Province Villa Clara is one of the provinces of Cuba. It is located in the central region of the island bordering with the Atlantic at north, Matanzas Province by west, Sancti Spiritus Province by east, and Cienfuegos Province on the South. Villa Clar ...

. Irma damaged 158,554 homes, of which 14,657 were destroyed. Throughout the country, the hurricane inflicted $13.185 billion in damage and killed 10 people, making Irma the costliest tropical cyclone in Cuban history. *October 28, 2017 -

Tropical Storm Philippe The name Philippe has been used for four tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean. * Hurricane Philippe (2005) – a Category 1 hurricane that stayed out in Atlantic Ocean * Hurricane Philippe (2011) – a Category 1 hurricane that never impacted a ...

moved ashore western Cuba and dissipated, bringing locally heavy rainfall. *May 26, 2018 - Subtropical Storm Alberto bypassed western Cuba while moving into the Gulf of Mexico. The storm's rainfall reached in

, causing flooding and landslides across central and western Cuba that killed 10 people. *October 8, 2018 -

Hurricane Michael Hurricane Michael was a very powerful and destructive tropical cyclone that became the first Category 5 hurricane to make landfall in the contiguous United States since Andrew in 1992. It was the third-most intense Atlantic hurricane to m ...

brushed the western tip of Cuba as a Category 2 hurricane while entering the Gulf of Mexico. Rainfall reached in Pinar del Rio, which caused flooding and damage to crops.

2020s

*August 23–24, 2020 -

Hurricane Laura Hurricane Laura was a deadly and destructive Category 4 hurricane that is tied with the 1856 Last Island hurricane and 2021's Hurricane Ida as the strongest hurricane on record to make landfall in the U.S. state of Louisiana, as measu ...

, as a tropical storm, moved across the length of Cuba; almost of rain fell in the country. *November 8–9, 2020 -

Hurricane Eta Hurricane Eta was a deadly and erratic Category 4 hurricane that devastated parts of Central America in early November 2020. The record-tying twenty-eighth named storm, thirteenth hurricane, and sixth major hurricane of the extremely-active 20 ...

, as a tropical storm, made landfall on

at 09:00 UTC. Coastal zones in

were flooded and about 25,000 people were forced to evacuate. There were no casualties. *August 27, 2021 -

made two landfalls in Cuba as a Category 1 hurricane, numerous palm trees were downed in Isla de la Juventud, and the storm brought in strong winds. There were no casualties, but caused an estimated $100 million (2021 USD) dollars in damages. *September 27, 2022 - Hurricane Ian makes landfall in the Pinar del Rio Province as a strong Category 3 hurricane at 08:30 UTC. 5 people were killed and over 100,000 homes were damaged. Ian caused the entire power grid of Cuba to be knocked down the next day.

Climatology

Deadly storms

The following is a list of Atlantic tropical storms that caused fatalities in Cuba.

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1900s

2000s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Climatology

Deadly storms

See also

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