Timeline of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season

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Timeline of the
2012 Atlantic hurricane season
2012 Atlantic hurricane season summary map.png
Season summary map
Season boundaries
First system formedMay 19, 2012
Last system dissipatedOctober 29, 2012
Strongest system
Name Sandy
Maximum winds115 mph (185 km/h)
(1-minute sustained)
Lowest pressure940 mbar (hPa; 27.76 inHg)
Longest lasting system
Name Nadine
Duration22 days
Storm articles
Other years
2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

The 2012 Atlantic hurricane season was an event in the annual hurricane season in the north Atlantic Ocean. For the third year in a row there were 19 named storms. [1] The season officially began on June 1, 2012, and ended on November 30, 2012, dates that conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones develop in the Atlantic basin. [2] Surprisingly, two preseason storms formed: Alberto on May 19, and Beryl on May 26. This was the first such occurrence since the 1951 season. [3] The final storm to dissipate (second-to-last to become a named storm) was Sandy, on October 29. [4] [5] Altogether, ten storms became hurricanes, of which two intensified into major hurricanes. [nb 1] [nb 2]

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Storm impact during the season was widespread and ruinous, with the most significant storms in term of loss of life and damage being hurricanes Isaac and Sandy. A Category 1 on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale, Isaac was a large system that moved ashore the coast of Louisiana on August 12; the storm resulted in 41 deaths overall. [8] Sandy, the second and final major hurricane of the season, was the largest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded, with a wind diameter of more than 1,100 mi (1,800 km). The system moved ashore the southern coast of New Jersey as an extratropical cyclone in late October. During its duration as a tropical cyclone, Sandy caused at least $68 billion (2012 USD) in damage and 285 fatalities. [9] [10] Sandy is the second-costliest Atlantic hurricane in recorded history, surpassed only by Hurricane Katrina during the 2005 season. [11]

This timeline includes information that was not operationally released, meaning that data from post-storm reviews by the National Hurricane Center, such as a storm that was not operationally warned upon, has been included. This timeline documents tropical cyclone formations, strengthening, weakening, landfalls, extratropical transitions, and dissipations during the season.

By convention, meteorologists use one time zone when issuing forecasts and making observations: Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), and also use the 24-hour clock (where 00:00 = midnight UTC). [12] The National Hurricane Center uses both UTC and the time zone where the center of the tropical cyclone is currently located. The time zones utilized (east to west) prior to 2020 were: Atlantic, Eastern, and Central. [13] In this timeline, all information is listed by UTC first with the respective regional time included in parentheses. Additionally, figures for maximum sustained winds and position estimates are rounded to the nearest 5 units (knots, miles, or kilometers), following the convention used in the National Hurricane Center's products. Direct wind observations are rounded to the nearest whole number. Atmospheric pressures are listed to the nearest millibar and nearest hundredth of an inch of mercury.

Timeline

Hurricane SandyHurricane RafaelHurricane NadineHurricane Leslie (2012)Hurricane Isaac (2012)Tropical Storm Helene (2012)Hurricane Ernesto (2012)Tropical Storm Debby (2012)Tropical Storm Beryl (2012)Saffir–Simpson scaleTimeline of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season

May

May 19
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Storm path of Tropical Storm Alberto
May 20
May 22
May 26
May 27
Beryl shortly after transitioning into a tropical storm on May 27 Beryl May 27 2012 1835Z.jpg
Beryl shortly after transitioning into a tropical storm on May 27
May 28
May 30

June

June 1
June 18
June 19
June 21
Hurricane Chris at peak intensity on June 21 Hurricane Chris Jun 21 2012 1330Z.jpg
Hurricane Chris at peak intensity on June 21
June 22
June 23
June 24
June 25
June 26
Rainfall totals from Tropical Storm Debby across the southeastern United States Debby 2012 rainfall.png
Rainfall totals from Tropical Storm Debby across the southeastern United States
June 27

July

August

August 1
August 2
August 3
Storm path of Tropical Storm Florence Florence 2012 track.png
Storm path of Tropical Storm Florence
August 4
August 5
August 6
August 7
Hurricane Ernesto prior to landfall on August 7 Ernesto Aug 7 2012 1920Z.jpg
Hurricane Ernesto prior to landfall on August 7
August 8
August 9
August 10
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Storm path of Tropical Storm Helene
August 11
August 15
August 16
August 17
Hurricane Gordon near peak intensity on August 18 Gordon Aug 18 2012 15.50(UTC).jpg
Hurricane Gordon near peak intensity on August 18
August 18
August 19
August 20
August 21
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Tropical Storm Joyce near peak intensity on August 23
August 22
August 23
August 24
August 25
August 27
Isaac shortly after being upgraded to a hurricane on August 28 Isaac 2012-08-28 1630Z.jpg
Isaac shortly after being upgraded to a hurricane on August 28
August 28
August 29
August 30
Kirk as a Category 1 hurricane on August 30 Kirk Aug 30 2012 1610Z.jpg
Kirk as a Category 1 hurricane on August 30
August 31

September

September 1
September 3
September 4
September 5
September 6
Hurricane Michael at peak intensity on September 6 Michael Sept 6 2012 1620Z.jpg
Hurricane Michael at peak intensity on September 6
September 7
September 8
September 9
September 10
September 11
Storm path of Hurricane Leslie Leslie 2012 track.png
Storm path of Hurricane Leslie
September 12
September 14
September 17
September 21
September 23
September 28
September 30
Storm path of Hurricane Nadine Nadine 2012 track.png
Storm path of Hurricane Nadine

October

October 1
October 3
October 4
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A disorganized Tropical Storm Oscar on October 4
October 5
October 11
October 12
October 13
October 14
October 15
October 16
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Storm path of Hurricane Rafael
October 17
October 22
October 24
Hurricane Sandy rapidly intensifying on October 25 Sandy 2012-10-25 0400Z.jpg
Hurricane Sandy rapidly intensifying on October 25
October 25
October 26
October 27
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Storm path of Tropical Storm Tony
October 29

November

November 30

See also

Notes

  1. An average season, as defined by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has twelve tropical storms, six hurricanes and two major hurricanes. [6]
  2. Hurricanes reaching Category 3 (111 miles per hour (179 km/h)) and higher on the 5-level Saffir–Simpson wind speed scale are considered major hurricanes. [7]

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