During 2000, tropical cyclones formed in seven different areas called
basins
Basin may refer to:
Geography and geology
* Depression (geology)
** Back-arc basin, a submarine feature associated with island arcs and subduction zones
** Debris basin, designed to prevent damage from debris flow
** Drainage basin (hydrology), a ...
, located within various parts of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. A total of 140
tropical cyclone
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 ...
s formed within bodies of water known as
tropical cyclone basins
Traditionally, areas of tropical cyclone formation are divided into seven basins. These include the north Atlantic Ocean, the eastern and western parts of the northern Pacific Ocean, the southwestern Pacific, the southwestern and southeastern Ind ...
, with 81 of them being further
named by their responsible weather agencies when they attained
maximum sustained winds
The maximum sustained wind associated with a tropical cyclone is a common
indicator of the intensity of the storm. Within a mature tropical cyclone, it is found within the eyewall at a distance defined as the radius of maximum wind, or RMW. Unl ...
of 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph). The strongest storm of the year was
Cyclone Hudah
Very Intense Tropical Cyclone Hudah was a powerful and destructive tropical cyclone that affected Southeast Africa in April 2000. It was the last in a series of three cyclones that impacted Madagascar during the year. Hudah first developed a ...
, peaking with a minimum pressure of , and with 10-minute sustained winds of . The highest confirmed number of deaths from a storm was from
Typhoon Kai-tak, which killed 188 people, however,
Leon–Eline may have killed up to 722 people.
The costliest storm was
Saomai, which caused $6.3 billion in damage.
There was an above-average number of storms during the year; the most active basin of the year was the
Western Pacific, where a below-average 23 named storms formed. The
Eastern Pacific
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continen ...
and the
North Atlantic
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the "Old World" of Africa, Europe and ...
were both relatively above-average, with 19 named storms forming in the Eastern Pacific and 15 in the North Atlantic. The Southern Hemisphere was also relatively average. Three
Category 5 tropical cyclones were formed in 2000.
Global atmospheric and hydrological conditions
As the year began, a strong La Niña was peaking, with temperature anomalies going below . NOAA's May hurricane outlook indicated that overall global conditions were conducive to increased activity in the North Atlantic basin.
The La Niña began to weaken towards the latter part of 2000, with signs of weakening occurring as early as May.
Astride crossed over from the previous year, dissipating on January 3.
Summary
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from:24/01/2000 till:02/02/2000 color:AUSR text:"Kirrily"
from:25/01/2000 till:01/02/2000 color:SWIO text:"Connie
Connie is a given name. It is often a pet form (hypocorism) of Concetta, Constance, Cornelia, or Cornelius.
Given name or nickname
Women
* Connie Achurra, Chilean chef
* Connie Binsfeld (1924–2014), American politician
* Connie Booth ...
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from:14/02/2000 till:18/02/2000 color:AUSR text:"Marcia"
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from:23/02/2000 till:28/02/2000 color:SPAC text:"Kim"
from:27/02/2000 till:10/03/2000 color:SWIO text:"Gloria
Gloria may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music Christian liturgy and music
* Gloria in excelsis Deo, the Greater Doxology, a hymn of praise
* Gloria Patri, the Lesser Doxology, a short hymn of praise
** Gloria (Handel)
** Gloria (Jenkins) ...
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from:27/02/2000 till:11/03/2000 color:AUSR text:"Steve
''yes'Steve is a masculine given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Steven or Stephen
Notable people with the name include:
steve jops
* Steve Abbott (disambiguation), several people
* Steve Adams (disambiguation), several people
* Steve ...
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from:28/02/2000 till:28/02/2000 color:SPAC text:"13F"
from:28/02/2000 till:09/03/2000 color:AUSR text:"Norman"
from:01/03/2000 till:11/03/2000 color:SWIO text:"09"
from:02/03/2000 till:03/03/2000 color:SWIO text:"10"
from:04/03/2000 till:08/03/2000 color:SPAC text:"Leo"
from:06/03/2000 till:11/03/2000 color:SPAC text:"Mona"
from:09/03/2000 till:12/03/2000 color:SPAC text:"16F"
from:12/03/2000 till:13/03/2000 color:SWIO text:"11"
from:15/03/2000 till:20/03/2000 color:AUSR text:"Olga"
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from:27/03/2000 till:30/03/2000 color:NIO text:"BOB 01"
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from:01/04/2000 till:03/04/2000 color:AUSR text:" Tessi"
from:05/04/2000 till:06/04/2000 color:SPAC text:"TD"
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from:10/04/2000 till:10/04/2000 color:SPAC text:"18F"
from:11/04/2000 till:24/04/2000 color:SWIO text:"Innocente"
from:11/04/2000 till:20/04/2000 color:AUSR text:"Paul"
from:13/04/2000 till:17/04/2000 color:SPAC text:"Neil"
from:14/04/2000 till:21/04/2000 color:AUSR text:" Rosita"
from:29/04/2000 till:30/04/2000 color:SPAC text:"20F"
from:30/04/2000 till:10/05/2000 color:SPAC text:"21F"
from:03/05/2000 till:08/05/2000 color:SPAC text:"22F"
from:04/05/2000 till:12/05/2000 color:WPAC text:"Damrey"
from:06/05/2000 till:07/05/2000 color:SPAC text:"23F"
from:17/05/2000 till:20/05/2000 color:WPAC text:"Longwang"
from:17/05/2000 till:17/05/2000 color:WPAC text:"TD"
from:20/05/2000 till:28/05/2000 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Aletta"
from:20/05/2000 till:22/05/2000 color:WPAC text:"Konsing"
from:20/05/2000 till:21/05/2000 color:SPAC
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from:30/05/2000 till:01/06/2000 color:WPAC text:"04W"
from:07/06/2000 till:08/06/2000 color:NATL text:"One"
from:13/06/2000 till:17/06/2000 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Bud"
from:18/06/2000 till:25/06/2000 color:EPAC/CPAC text:" Carlotta"
from:18/06/2000 till:18/06/2000 color:WPAC text:"TD"
from:23/06/2000 till:25/06/2000 color:NATL text:"Two"
from:02/07/2000 till:08/07/2000 color:WPAC text:" Kirogi"
from:03/07/2000 till:10/07/2000 color:WPAC text:" Kai-tak"
from:06/07/2000 till:07/07/2000 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Four-E"
from:11/07/2000 till:13/07/2000 color:WPAC text:"Gloring"
from:11/07/2000 till:11/07/2000 color:WPAC text:"TD"
from:15/07/2000 till:17/07/2000 color:WPAC text:"08W"
from:17/07/2000 till:23/07/2000 color:WPAC text:"Tembin"
from:20/07/2000 till:27/07/2000 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Upana"
from:20/07/2000 till:22/07/2000 color:WPAC text:"10W"
from:21/07/2000 till:21/07/2000 color:WPAC text:"TD"
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from:23/07/2000 till:05/08/2000 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Daniel"
from:24/07/2000 till:31/07/2000 color:WPAC text:"Bolaven"
from:26/07/2000 till:30/07/2000 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Emilia"
from:27/07/2000 till:30/07/2000 color:WPAC text:"Chanchu"
from:31/07/2000 till:12/08/2000 color:WPAC text:"Jelawat"
from:01/08/2000 till:03/08/2000 color:WPAC text:"TD"
from:01/08/2000 till:03/08/2000 color:SWIO text:"01"
from:03/08/2000 till:23/08/2000 color:NATL text:"Alberto
Alberto is the Romance version of the Latinized form (''Albertus'') of Germanic ''Albert''. It is used in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. The diminutive forms are ''Albertito'' in Spain or ''Albertico'' in some parts of Latin America, Albertin ...
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from:03/08/2000 till:08/08/2000 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Fabio"
from:05/08/2000 till:11/08/2000 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Gilma"
from:07/08/2000 till:10/08/2000 color:WPAC text:"14W"
from:08/08/2000 till:11/08/2000 color:NATL text:"Four"
from:09/08/2000 till:18/08/2000 color:WPAC text:"Ewiniar"
from:10/08/2000 till:16/08/2000 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Hector"
from:11/08/2000 till:11/08/2000 color:WPAC text:"TD"
from:13/08/2000 till:15/08/2000 color:NATL text:"Beryl
Beryl ( ) is a mineral composed of beryllium aluminium silicate with the chemical formula Be3Al2Si6O18. Well-known varieties of beryl include emerald and aquamarine. Naturally occurring, hexagonal crystals of beryl can be up to several mete ...
"
from:13/08/2000 till:17/08/2000 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Ileana"
from:13/08/2000 till:15/08/2000 color:WPAC
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from:15/08/2000 till:17/08/2000 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Wene"
from:17/08/2000 till:19/08/2000 color:NATL text:"Chris"
from:17/08/2000 till:18/08/2000 color:WPAC text:"17W"
from:18/08/2000 till:25/08/2000 color:WPAC text:" Bilis"
from:18/08/2000 till:20/08/2000 color:WPAC text:"TD"
from:19/08/2000 till:24/08/2000 color:NATL text:" Debby"
from:19/08/2000 till:23/08/2000 color:WPAC text:"Kaemi"
from:23/08/2000 till:24/08/2000 color:NIO text:"BOB 02"
from:25/08/2000 till:01/09/2000 color:WPAC text:" Prapiroon"
from:27/08/2000 till:02/09/2000 color:WPAC text:"Maria"
from:28/08/2000 till:01/09/2000 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"John"
from:31/08/2000 till:03/09/2000 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Kristy"
from:31/08/2000 till:01/09/2000 color:WPAC text:"TD"
from:31/08/2000 till:16/09/2000 color:WPAC text:" Saomai"
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from:01/09/2000 till:03/09/2000 color:NATL text:"Ernesto"
from:01/09/2000 till:01/09/2000 color:WPAC text:"TD"
from:04/09/2000 till:11/09/2000 color:WPAC text:"Bopha"
from:04/09/2000 till:10/09/2000 color:WPAC text:"Wukong"
from:05/09/2000 till:14/09/2000 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Lane"
from:08/09/2000 till:09/09/2000 color:NATL text:"Nine"
from:10/09/2000 till:17/09/2000 color:NATL text:"Florence
Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico an ...
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from:14/09/2000 till:18/09/2000 color:NATL text:"Gordon
Gordon may refer to:
People
* Gordon (given name), a masculine given name, including list of persons and fictional characters
* Gordon (surname), the surname
* Gordon (slave), escaped to a Union Army camp during the U.S. Civil War
* Clan Gordon, ...
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from:14/09/2000 till:18/09/2000 color:WPAC text:"Sonamu"
from:14/09/2000 till:16/09/2000 color:WPAC text:"TD"
from:15/09/2000 till:25/09/2000 color:NATL text:" Helene"
from:15/09/2000 till:17/09/2000 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Miriam"
from:17/09/2000 till:24/09/2000 color:WPAC text:"Shanshan"
from:20/09/2000 till:22/09/2000 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Norman
Norman or Normans may refer to:
Ethnic and cultural identity
* The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 10th and 11th centuries
** People or things connected with the Norm ...
"
from:22/09/2000 till:01/10/2000 color:NATL text:"Isaac
Isaac; grc, Ἰσαάκ, Isaák; ar, إسحٰق/إسحاق, Isḥāq; am, ይስሐቅ is one of the three patriarchs of the Israelites and an important figure in the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. He was the ...
"
from:25/09/2000 till:02/10/2000 color:NATL text:" Joyce"
from:27/09/2000 till:29/09/2000 color:WPAC text:"TD"
from:27/09/2000 till:02/10/2000 color:WPAC text:"27W"
from:28/09/2000 till:06/10/2000 color:NATL text:"Keith
Keith may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Keith (given name), includes a list of people and fictional characters
* Keith (surname)
* Keith (singer), American singer James Keefer (born 1949)
* Baron Keith, a line of Scottish barons ...
"
from:02/10/2000 till:10/10/2000 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Olivia"
from:04/10/2000 till:07/10/2000 color:NATL text:"Leslie
Leslie may refer to:
* Leslie (name), a name and list of people with the given name or surname, including fictional characters
Families
* Clan Leslie, a Scottish clan with the motto "grip fast"
* Leslie (Russian nobility), a Russian noble family ...
"
from:06/10/2000 till:14/10/2000 color:WPAC text:"28W"
from:13/10/2000 till:14/10/2000 color:WPAC text:"TD"
from:15/10/2000 till:19/10/2000 color:NIO text:"BOB 03"
from:15/10/2000 till:19/10/2000 color:NATL text:"Michael
Michael may refer to:
People
* Michael (given name), a given name
* Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael
Given name "Michael"
* Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian an ...
"
from:17/10/2000 till:17/10/2000 color:WPAC text:"TD"
from:19/10/2000 till:21/10/2000 color:NATL text:"Nadine"
from:21/10/2000 till:28/10/2000 color:WPAC text:"Yagi"
from:24/10/2000 till:01/11/2000 color:WPAC text:" Xangsane"
from:25/10/2000 till:29/10/2000 color:NATL text:"Unnamed"
from:25/10/2000 till:29/10/2000 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Paul"
from:25/10/2000 till:29/10/2000 color:NIO text:"BOB 04"
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from:01/11/2000 till:07/11/2000 color:WPAC text:"Bebinca"
from:03/11/2000 till:08/11/2000 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Rosa"
from:07/11/2000 till:09/11/2000 color:WPAC text:"32W"
from:12/11/2000 till:18/11/2000 color:SWIO text:"02"
from:26/11/2000 till:30/11/2000 color:NIO text:" BOB 05"
from:27/11/2000 till:07/12/2000 color:WPAC text:" Rumbia"
from:03/12/2000 till:10/12/2000 color:AUSR text:" Sam"
from:06/12/2000 till:08/12/2000 color:WPAC text:"Ulpiang"
from:23/12/2000 till:28/12/2000 color:NIO text:" BOB 06"
from:24/12/2000 till:24/12/2000 color:WPAC text:"TD"
from:24/12/2000 till:24/12/2000 color:WPAC text:"TD"
from:27/12/2000 till:04/01/2001 color:WPAC text:"Soulik"
from:31/12/2000 till:12/01/2001 color:SWIO text:"Ando"
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from:01/04/2000 till:01/05/2000 text:April
from:01/05/2000 till:01/06/2000 text:May
from:01/06/2000 till:01/07/2000 text:June
from:01/07/2000 till:01/08/2000 text:July
from:01/08/2000 till:01/09/2000 text:August
from:01/09/2000 till:01/10/2000 text:September
from:01/10/2000 till:01/11/2000 text:October
from:01/11/2000 till:01/12/2000 text:November
from:01/12/2000 till:01/01/2001 text:December
from:01/01/2001 till:07/01/2001 text:Jan. '01
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text:"tropical cyclone basins
Traditionally, areas of tropical cyclone formation are divided into seven basins. These include the north Atlantic Ocean, the eastern and western parts of the northern Pacific Ocean, the southwestern Pacific, the southwestern and southeastern Ind ...
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North Atlantic Ocean
An average Atlantic hurricane season features 12 tropical storms, 6 hurricanes, and 3 major hurricanes, and features an Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) count of 106. In 2000 in the North Atlantic basin, there were above-average numbers of named storms and hurricanes and an average number of major hurricanes. 2000 had an ACE count of 119, slightly higher than the average.
The season began with tropical depressions
One
1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...
and
Two
2 (two) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 1 and preceding 3. It is the smallest and only even prime number. Because it forms the basis of a duality, it has religious and spiritual significance in many cultur ...
, both of which formed in June and affected no landmasses.
Hurricane Alberto was the first named system of the 2000 season, intensifying into and peaking as a Category 3 hurricane. Alberto was the longest-lived storm of the 2000 Atlantic hurricane season.
Four
4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures.
In mathematics
Four is the smallest c ...
formed east of
Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...
, though it was not able to strengthen further and dissipated on August 11.
Tropical Storm Beryl,
Tropical Storm Chris, and
Hurricane Debby all formed within a week of each other, with Beryl causing minimal damages in Mexico and Debby causing flooding throughout the
Antilles
The Antilles (; gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Antiy; es, Antillas; french: Antilles; nl, Antillen; ht, Antiy; pap, Antias; Jamaican Patois: ''Antiliiz'') is an archipelago bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the south and west, the Gulf of Mex ...
.
Tropical Storm Ernesto formed in the Main Development Region (MDR) and affected no landmasses, with
Nine
9 is a number, numeral, and glyph.
9 or nine may also refer to:
Dates
* AD 9, the ninth year of the AD era
* 9 BC, the ninth year before the AD era
* 9, numerical symbol for the month of September
Places
* Nine, Portugal, a parish in the ...
forming a week later in the
Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico ( es, Golfo de México) is an oceanic basin, ocean basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, largely surrounded by the North American continent. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of ...
and making landfall on
Sabine Pass
Sabine Pass is the natural outlet of Sabine Lake into the Gulf of Mexico. It borders Jefferson County, Texas, and Cameron Parish, Louisiana.
History Civil War
Two major battles occurred here during the American Civil War, known as the First and ...
.
Hurricane Florence
Hurricane Florence was a powerful and long-lived Cape Verde hurricane that caused catastrophic damage in the Carolinas in September 2018, primarily as a result of freshwater flooding due to torrential rain. The sixth named storm, third hu ...
formed on September 10 and caused rip currents throughout the
East Coast of the United States
The East Coast of the United States, also known as the Eastern Seaboard, the Atlantic Coast, and the Atlantic Seaboard, is the coastline along which the Eastern United States meets the North Atlantic Ocean. The eastern seaboard contains the coa ...
.
Hurricane Gordon
Hurricane Gordon was a long-lived and catastrophic late-season hurricane of the 1994 Atlantic hurricane season. The twelfth and final tropical cyclone of the season, Gordon formed as a tropical depression in the southwestern Caribbean on Novem ...
and
Tropical Storm Helene
The name Helene or Helena has been used for nine tropical cyclones worldwide: seven in the Atlantic Ocean, one in the South-West Indian Ocean, and one in the Western Pacific Ocean.
In the Atlantic:
* Hurricane Helene (1958) – a powerful storm t ...
formed on September 14 and 15 respectively, with both storms affecting the
Gulf Coast
The Gulf Coast of the United States, also known as the Gulf South, is the coastline along the Southern United States where they meet the Gulf of Mexico. The coastal states that have a shoreline on the Gulf of Mexico are Texas, Louisiana, Mississ ...
and the East Coast.
Hurricane Isaac
Hurricane Isaac was a deadly and destructive tropical cyclone that came ashore in the U.S. state of Louisiana during August 2012. The ninth named storm and fourth hurricane of the annual hurricane season, Isaac originated from a tropical w ...
was the second major hurricane of the season, peaking as a Category 4 hurricane and staying out to sea for most of its life.
Hurricane Joyce peaked as a high-end Category 1 hurricane, with damage being limited to the
Lesser Antilles
The Lesser Antilles ( es, link=no, Antillas Menores; french: link=no, Petites Antilles; pap, Antias Menor; nl, Kleine Antillen) are a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. Most of them are part of a long, partially volcanic island arc betwe ...
.
Hurricane Keith
Hurricane Keith was an Atlantic hurricane in October 2000 that caused extensive damage in Central America, especially in Mexico and Belize. It was the fifteenth tropical cyclone, eleventh named storm, and seventh hurricane of the 2000 Atlantic h ...
was the strongest storm of the season, forming on September 28. Keith rapidly intensified offshore of
Belize
Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and Central American country on the northeastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a wate ...
, peaking as a Category 4 hurricane before weakening and making landfall. Keith caused $319 million in damage and caused 68 fatalities.
Tropical Storm Leslie The name Leslie has been used for three tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean.
* Tropical Storm Leslie (2000), weak tropical storm that impacted Bermuda, Florida, Cuba, and Newfoundland.
* Hurricane Leslie (2012), long-lived Category 1 hurricane t ...
was a relatively weak and short-lived system, though its precursor caused $950 million in damages.
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 ma ...
formed on October 15 and transitioned to an extratropical cyclone just before making landfall in
Newfoundland
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...
, causing moderate damage in the areas it affected.
Tropical Storm Nadine formed days later, affecting no landmasses. The final system, an
unnamed subtropical storm, formed on October 25 and affected
New England
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and
Atlantic Canada
Atlantic Canada, also called the Atlantic provinces (french: provinces de l'Atlantique), is the region of Eastern Canada comprising the provinces located on the Atlantic coast, excluding Quebec. The four provinces are New Brunswick, Newfoundlan ...
.
The season was not very destructive, causing a total of $1.296 billion in damage, most of which can be attributed to Hurricane Keith and Tropical Storm Leslie. Additionally, 105 people were killed, of which nearly two-thirds can be attributed to Hurricane Keith. The main reason for the lack of damage can be attributed to the lack of landfalling storms and the minimal impact from most of the storms that made landfall.
Eastern & Central Pacific Ocean
An average Pacific hurricane season features 15 tropical storms, 9 hurricanes, and 4 major hurricanes, and features an Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) count of 132. In 2000, there were a below-average number of hurricanes and major hurricanes, though there was an above-average number of named storms. As a whole, the season was below-average, having a total of 95 ACE and featuring 19 tropical storms, 6 hurricanes, and 2 major hurricanes. A majority of the storms were weak and short-lived.
The first storm,
Hurricane Aletta The name Aletta has been used for nine tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
* Tropical Storm Aletta (1974), made landfall in southwest Mexico.
* Hurricane Aletta (1978), a Category 1 hurricane that made landfall near Zihuatanejo, Guerrer ...
, formed on May 22 and peaked as a Category 2 hurricane.
Tropical Storm Bud was a relatively weak tropical storm, affecting portions of Mexico.
Hurricane Carlotta was the strongest storm of the month, peaking as a high-end Category 4 hurricane. Carlotta caused 18 fatalities after sinking a Lithuanian freighter. Following Carlotta,
Four-E,
Tropical Storm Upana, and
Five-E formed in July, all 3 of which were weak and short-lived.
Systems
January
10 storms formed in the month of January, of which 6 were named by their respective agencies.
Babiola was the first storm of the season, intensifying into one of the 4 storms that attained hurricane-force winds.
Iris
Iris most often refers to:
*Iris (anatomy), part of the eye
*Iris (mythology), a Greek goddess
* ''Iris'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants
*Iris (color), an ambiguous color term
Iris or IRIS may also refer to:
Arts and media
Fictional enti ...
was an unusually small tropical cyclone, weakening while passing through
Vanuatu
Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (french: link=no, République de Vanuatu; bi, Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is an island country located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is east of no ...
.
Connie
Connie is a given name. It is often a pet form (hypocorism) of Concetta, Constance, Cornelia, or Cornelius.
Given name or nickname
Women
* Connie Achurra, Chilean chef
* Connie Binsfeld (1924–2014), American politician
* Connie Booth ...
was the strongest storm of the month, becoming an intense tropical cyclone and causing 3 fatalities.
February
February saw the formation of 10 systems, of which 7 were named.
Leon–Eline, the first storm of the month, was the longest-lasting Indian Ocean tropical cyclone, causing significant damages in
Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...
and much of Southern Africa. Leon–Eline was tied for strongest storm of the month with
Cyclone Norman.
Gloria
Gloria may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music Christian liturgy and music
* Gloria in excelsis Deo, the Greater Doxology, a hymn of praise
* Gloria Patri, the Lesser Doxology, a short hymn of praise
** Gloria (Handel)
** Gloria (Jenkins) ...
made landfall on Madagascar weeks after Leon–Eline made landfall, contributing to the
early 2000 Madagascar floods
In early 2000, severe flooding occurred in the African nation of Madagascar after Cyclone Leon–Eline and Severe Tropical Storm Gloria struck the nation within a two-week period. The first storm, Eline, formed on February 1, and took an exte ...
.
Steve
''yes'Steve is a masculine given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Steven or Stephen
Notable people with the name include:
steve jops
* Steve Abbott (disambiguation), several people
* Steve Adams (disambiguation), several people
* Steve ...
traversed the northern and western coasts of Australia, making 4 landfalls in the process.
March
April
10 systems formed in the month of April, of which 5 were named. The first storm of the month,
Cyclone Tessi
Severe Tropical Cyclone Tessi was a small but potent tropical cyclone that caused extensive damage along the coast of North Queensland in early April 2000. The ninth cyclone and fourth severe tropical cyclone of the 1999–2000 Australian reg ...
, made landfall on Australia as a Category 3 severe tropical cyclone on the Australian scale.
Innocente was a long-lasting yet weak storm, with its remnants causing heavy rains on
Mauritius
Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label=Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It incl ...
.
Cyclone Paul was the strongest storm of the month, peaking with a minimum central pressure of 915 hPa.
Cyclone Rosita
Severe Tropical Cyclone Rosita was a tropical cyclone that affected northern Australia from 15 April through 21 April 2000. Rosita was one of the most intense tropical cyclones to hit the west Kimberley coast in the last century. Crossing the ...
was a small yet powerful tropical cyclone, peaking with 10-min winds of and making landfall at peak intensity.
May
June
June tied with November for least active month of 2000. 5 storms developed, of which 2 developed gale-force winds and were named by their respective agencies.
Tropical Storm Bud was the first named storm, affecting Western Mexico.
Hurricane Carlotta was the strongest storm of the month, becoming a high-end Category 4 hurricane. Carlotta caused the deaths of 18 people after sinking the M/V ''Linkuva''.
July
August
August was a very active month, featuring 24 systems, 16 of which were named by their respective agencies.
September
October
November
The month of November saw 5 systems form, tying with June for the least active month. 3 systems attained gale-force winds, though only 2 were given names by their respective agencies.
Rosa
Rosa or De Rosa may refer to:
People
*Rosa (given name)
* Rosa (surname)
*Santa Rosa (female given name from Latin-a latinized variant of Rose)
Places
*223 Rosa, an asteroid
*Rosa, Alabama, a town, United States
* Rosa, Germany, in Thuringia, G ...
was the first storm of the month, forming on November 3 and peaking as a tropical storm. 2 more systems formed before BOB 05, also known as the
2000 South India cyclone, formed in the Bay of Bengal. The cyclone peaked as an extremely severe cyclonic storm, making it the strongest storm of the month before weakening at landfall. The last storm of the month,
Rumbia, affected the
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
and
Vietnam
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, causing 48 fatalities.
December
The month of December saw 7 systems form, with 4 of the storms being named by their respective agencies. The month began with
Cyclone Sam, which intensified into a Category 5 severe tropical cyclone on the Australian scale, making landfall on
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
at peak intensity.
Ulpiang was a short-lived storm that caused flooding and deaths in the
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
. BOB 06, also known as the
2000 Sri Lanka cyclone was the strongest storm to hit
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
since 1978, being attributed to 9 deaths. 2 tropical depressions formed in the West Pacific before
Soulik formed and rapidly intensified into a moderately strong typhoon. The year finished with
Cyclone Ando
In meteorology, a cyclone () is a large air mass that rotates around a strong center of low atmospheric pressure, counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere as viewed from above (opposite to an ant ...
, peaking offshore as an intense tropical cyclone.
Global effects
See also
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Tropical cyclones by year
The following is a list of tropical cyclones by year. Since the year 957, there have been at least 12,791 recorded tropical or subtropical cyclones in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans, which are known as basins. Collectively, tropical ...
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List of earthquakes in 2000
This is a list of earthquakes in 2000. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in damage and/or casualties, or are notable for some other reason. All dates are listed according to UTC time.
Compared to other y ...
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Tornadoes of 2000
This page documents the tornadoes and tornado outbreaks of 2000, primarily (but not entirely) in the United States. Most tornadoes form in the U.S., although some events may take place internationally, particularly in parts of neighboring souther ...
Notes
2 Only systems that formed either on or after January 1, 2000 are counted in the seasonal totals.
3 Only systems that formed either before or on December 31, 2000 are counted in the seasonal totals.4 The wind speeds for this tropical cyclone/basin are based on the IMD Scale which uses 3-minute sustained winds.
5 The wind speeds for this tropical cyclone/basin are based on the Saffir Simpson Scale which uses 1-minute sustained winds.
6 The wind speeds for this tropical cyclone are based on Météo-France
Météo-France is the French national meteorological service.
Organisation
The organisation was established by decree in June 1993 and is a department of the Ministry of Transportation. It is headquartered in Paris but many domestic operatio ...
which uses wind gusts.
References
External links
Regional Specialized Meteorological Centers
US National Hurricane Centernbsp;– North Atlantic, Eastern Pacific
Central Pacific Hurricane Centernbsp;– Central Pacific
Japan Meteorological Agencynbsp;– NW Pacific
India Meteorological Departmentnbsp;–
Bay of Bengal
The Bay of Bengal is the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean, bounded on the west and northwest by India, on the north by Bangladesh, and on the east by Myanmar and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India. Its southern limit is a line between ...
and the
Arabian Sea
The Arabian Sea ( ar, اَلْبَحرْ ٱلْعَرَبِيُّ, Al-Bahr al-ˁArabī) is a region of the northern Indian Ocean bounded on the north by Pakistan, Iran and the Gulf of Oman, on the west by the Gulf of Aden, Guardafui Channel ...
Météo-France – La Reunionnbsp;– South Indian Ocean from 30°E to 90°E
Fiji Meteorological Servicenbsp;– South Pacific west of 160°E, north of 25° S
Tropical Cyclone Warning Centers
Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesianbsp;– South Indian Ocean from 90°E to 141°E, generally north of 10°S
Australian Bureau of Meteorology (TCWC's Perth, Darwin & Brisbane)nbsp;– South Indian Ocean & South Pacific Ocean from 90°E to 160°E, generally south of 10°S
Papua New Guinea National Weather Servicenbsp;– South Pacific Ocean from 141°E to 160°E, generally north of 10°S
Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limitednbsp;– South Pacific west of 160°E, south of 25°S
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Tropical cyclones by year
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