The strength of the La Niña made the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season one of the most active since 1944 ; there were 16 named storms of at least 39 mph ( 63 km / h ), eight of which became or greater hurricanes.

Again in 2008 the Gulf Coast was struck by a catastrophic hurricane.

In 2008 the massive Hurricane Ike became the third most destructive hurricane to ever make landfall in the United States.

Hurricane Ike made landfall on Galveston Island in the early morning of September 13, 2008 as a Category 2 hurricane with winds of 110 miles per hour.

The last hurricane to strike the area was Hurricane Gustav of September 2008.

On the morning of September 13, 2008, a Category 2 hurricane named Ike made landfall in Galveston County, causing substantial damage to infrastructure and houses in the whole area.

* Hurricane Omar, a 2008 Atlantic hurricane

On September 13, 2008 Hurricane Ike hit Galveston as a Category 3 hurricane and caused minor damage to the Mission Control Center and other buildings at JSC.

Its first hurricane warnings were issued in 2008 for Hurricane Kyle, which struck near Yarmouth, Nova Scotia on September 28, 2008, and quickly became extratropical while maintaining much of its strength into New Brunswick and Labrador.

Montañez was selected to form part of a beneficial concert titled “ Somos Haití ”., where funds would be gathered to support Haiti after the 2008 hurricane season.

In September 2008, after two straight years of not being affected by a serious hurricane, Hurricane Gustav caused $ 18 billion in damage in Louisiana, and a few weeks later, the Galveston, Texas and Houston, Texas areas were devastated by Hurricane Ike with over $ 31 billion in damage, making Ike the third most destructive hurricane ever to hit the United States behind Hurricanes Andrew and Katrina.

In August 2011, Hurricane Irene was the first hurricane to make landfall since Ike in 2008, striking the Eastern Seaboard of the United States, making landfalls in North Carolina, New Jersey, and New York.

Canada issued its first hurricane warning in 2008 in anticipation of Hurricane Kyle and in 2009, issued its second hurricane watch in anticipation of Hurricane Bill.

Opal caused $ 3 billion ($ 6 billion in 2008 USD ) in damage, making it the eighteenth costliest U. S. hurricane when adjusted for inflation, as of the completion of the 2004 hurricane season.

Due to Hurricane Ike and the hurricane relief staging centered in Ford Park, the 2008 fair was canceled.

Though it did not hit the state, the hurricane produced light to moderate rainfall across the region, causing mudslides and flooding in the San Gorgonio Wilderness ; two houses were destroyed and 77 others were damaged, and damage totaled $ 3. 2 million ( 1997 USD, $ 4. 3 million 2008 USD ).

Storm data is largely based on the Atlantic hurricane database, which underwent a thorough revision for the Atlantic hurricane season of 1918 in 2008.

* Tropical Storm Fay ( 2008 ), a near hurricane strength tropical storm that made landfall on Florida four times, the first known storm in history to do so.

The first was destroyed by a hurricane in 2005 ; the second has been open for tours since 2008.

The sinking of Francisco de Bobadilla's Spanish fleet in 1502 was the first recorded instance of a destructive hurricane.

The clipper bow on carriers was an American peculiarity, Japanese ships did not feature it and British ships had the similar but differently-shaped " hurricane bow ," whose purpose was, like the clipper bow, to improve hydrodynamic efficiency and, unlike the clipper bow, protect the hangar deck from spray.

During this period the CCC was called in to provide disaster relief following 1937 floods in New York, Vermont and the Ohio and Mississippi River Valleys, and response and clean-up after the 1938 hurricane in New England.

* The name Delta was used as a name during the 1972 Atlantic hurricane season and the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season as Tropical Storm Delta ( 2005 ).

* Gamma was one of the names used in the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season as Tropical Storm Gamma.

After being destroyed by a hurricane, it was rebuilt on the opposite side of the Ozama River and called Santo Domingo.

The first recorded hurricane to hit Jamaica was in 1519.

On the other hand, hurricane formation was greatly diminished from 1968 to 1994, which for some reason coincides with the great Sahel drought.

The last hurricane was category-one Hurricane Earl in September 2010, and the last tropical storm was Tropical Storm Noel in 2007 ( downgraded from Hurricane Noel by the time the storm reached Nova Scotia ).

The most destructive hurricane was Hurricane Juan in 2003.

The country partly rebuilt its economy during the 1990s, but was hit hard by Hurricane Mitch at the end of October 1998, almost exactly a decade after the similarly destructive Hurricane Joan and again in 2007 it was hit by Hurricane Felix a category 5 hurricane.

To coincide with the Atlantic ocean hurricane season, " Spindrift " was released as the official second radio single on June 1, 2007, whereas " The Larger Bowl ( A Pantoum )" saw single status on June 25, 2007.

Georges was the worst hurricane to hit the regional in the last century.

Hurricane Jose in 1999 cause minor damage because the hurricane passed northward and flooding was the principal hazard as several main roads were washed out and landslides were reported.

On September 11, 1898, six hours of a terrible hurricane devastated Barrouallie, which was almost completely destroyed.

For example, Fred Hoyle suggested that potential for life on Earth was no more probable than a Boeing 747 being assembled by a hurricane from the scrapyard.

Katrina was a Category 3 hurricane when it struck although it had been a category 5 hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico.

A major natural hazard is the tropical cyclones that form during the Atlantic hurricane season from July to November.

Map of Atlantic major hurricanes during post -" Modoki " seasons, including 1987 Atlantic hurricane season | 1987, 1992 Atlantic hurricane season | 1992, 1995 Atlantic hurricane season | 1995, 2003 Atlantic hurricane season | 2003 and 2005 Atlantic hurricane season | 2005.

It is the last major hurricane to strike New Orleans until Hurricane Katrina 40 years later.

* September 24 – Second hurricane of the season, a major hurricane north of Hispaniola.

In June 1502, Santo Domingo was destroyed by a major hurricane, and the new Governor Nicolás de Ovando had it rebuilt on a different site on the other side of the Ozama River.

The city was struck by hurricane San Zenón in 1930, which caused major damage.

Hurricane Dora as seen on Daytona Beach WSR-57 radar in September 1964. Jacksonville has suffered less damage from hurricanes than most other east coast cities, although the threat does exist for a direct hit by a major hurricane.

Two major storms influenced the course of Worcester County history in the 20th century: the hurricane of 1933, which badly damaged Ocean City and Public Landing, but also cut the Ocean City Inlet, and the nor ' easter of 1962, which destroyed much of the residential development on Assateague Island and led to the creation of the National Seashore.

FEMA vehicle provides communications support after a major hurricane.

Lili was the twelfth named storm, fourth hurricane, and second major hurricane of the 2002 Atlantic hurricane season.

The system turned to the northwest and sped up, becoming a major hurricane on October 2 while south-southeast of New Orleans.

About this time, on October 17, 1910, a major hurricane struck the area.

After just one " international auto race ," the track was destroyed by a major hurricane, its wooden beams blown all over the county.

In 1938 a major hurricane caused much property damage and the loss of more than 300 lives in the Narragansett Bay region.

On November 23, 2004, Buffett raised substantial money at his " Surviving the Storm " Hurricane Relief Concert in Orlando, Florida to provide relief for hurricane victims in Florida, Alabama and the Caribbean affected by the four major hurricanes that year.

* Homestead, Florida: A major hurricane, based on Hurricane Andrew, has devastated a 1992 Homestead.

Another of Senator Bush's major legislative interests was flood and hurricane protection.