Hurricane Carmen
Hurricane Carmen
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, searchHurricane Carmen was the most intense tropical cyclone of the 1974 Atlantic hurricane season. A destructive and widespread storm, Carmen originated as a tropical disturbance that emerged from Africa toward the end of August. The wave traveled westward, spawning a tropical depression east of the Lesser Antilles on August 29. The storm moved through the Caribbean Sea, and in an environment conducive to intensification, it quickly strengthened to its initial peak intensity as a Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale. Subsequently, it moved ashore on the Yucatán Peninsula where, despite being in a sparsely populated region, the hurricane caused significant crop damage and killed several people. Prior to the storm, officials set up several evacuation centers, and many residents moved to higher ground.
Upon entering the Gulf of Mexico, Carmen turned northward and re-intensified as it approached the United States. Initially threatening the major city of New Orleans, it veered westward and made landfall again over the marshland of southern Louisiana, eventually dissipating over eastern Texas on September 10. Coinciding with the issuance of tropical cyclone watches and warnings, approximately 100,000 residents left their homes and sought shelter. Damage was lighter than first feared, but the sugar crop suffered substantial losses. Throughout its course, the hurricane killed 8 people and caused at least $162 million in damage. Due to the severity of the storm, the name Carmen was retired from the list of Atlantic tropical cyclone names.
- 1974 Monthly Weather Review
- Carmen Rainfall Totals
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