Tropical cyclone formation in the North Atlantic Basin, 1960-1989

Abstract

All tropical cyclones originating in the North Atlantic Basin from 1960 through 1989 that made landfall along the United States coast were analyzed. The storms were divided into categories based on formation area (6 independent regions) and analyzed according to their paths to landfall (along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts), time of year of formation (month of the hurricane season), and highest intensity attained (using the Saffir-Simpson Scale). For each formation region, tropical cyclone patterns were identified and climatological explanations offered. -from Authors