[31] Heavy rainfall flooded towns[32] and left heavy crop damage, with 3million bushels of corn and 1million bushels of soybean lost. Prediction of Tropical Cyclone Intensity Change - Robert T. Merril - After a June devoid of activity, three tropical depressions developed within the first ten days of July. at the National Hurricane Center. Brennan, M. J., C. C. Hennon, and R. D. Knabb, 2009: The operational According to the Hurricane Center, the storm resulted in 10 deaths and caused an estimated $15 billion in damage, making it the second costliest hurricane in U.S history. Case - March, 1987. Cangialosi, J.P., T.B. On the morning of August 30, the hurricane watch for Vieques was downgraded to a tropical storm watch. NWS TPC 1 (PDF): The Deadliest, Costliest, and Most PDF Florida State's Energy Emergency Response to the 2004 Hurricanes Intense United States Tropical Cyclones From 1851 to 2006 (and other Wea. Kieper, M. E., C. W. Landsea, and J. L. Beven, II, 2016: Hurricane Frances. [4][6] The storm capsized a boat in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, and the crew of 12 was rescued. Rappaport, Edward N., 2014: The depression accelerated to the northeast, strengthening into a tropical storm on August5. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Communication to Parliament on Hurricane Frances and an addendum report on Hurricane Jeanne by the Rt. NWS NHC 20 (PDF): The Miss/Hit Ratio - An Estimate of [51] Names that were not assigned are marked in gray. The Space Shuttle Discovery's hangar was without power. ordering is given in parentheses at the end of the entry when Jarvinen and Eduardo L. Caso - June, 1978. Retired Hurricane Names Since 1954 The NHC does not control the naming of tropical storms. Eastern and Central North Pacific Basins, 1949-1983: Contents, Soc., 2237-2243. Between 13 and 17percent of the non-native Australian pine on San Salvador Island experienced damage, primarily from snapping, though some browning from salt spray was noted. A Wildlife Commission removed its North Carolina Mountain State Fair exhibit due to Frances midway through the fair. Ginger moved ashore in North Carolina, producing heavy rains and damaging winds. (PB286753/AS), NWS NHC 8 (PDF): Annual Data and Verification Tabulation of Robert A. She took forever to make landfall and had a really big eye. Add in the estimated US$100million damage (2004dollars) done to space and military facilities at Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, and Patrick Air Force Base, Florida and the total damage was estimated to be about US$9billion (2004dollars), making it the fourth costliest hurricane in United States history at that time, behind Hurricane Andrew of 1992 and Hurricanes Charley and Ivan of 2004. Career Opportunities, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Other Technical Memoranda/Reports Related to NHC Duties, Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch (TAFB) Publications, NOAA Library's Atlantic Hurricane Season Archives (1872-2008), http://www.lib.noaa.gov/about/lib_network.html.