Category 4 hurricane (SSHS) | ||
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Hurricane Hannah at peak intensity. |
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Formed | August 3 | |
Dissipated | August 11 | |
Accumulated Cyclone Energy | 31.4 | |
Highest winds | 155 (mph) | |
Lowest pressure | 940 mph | |
Damages | $10 billion | |
Direct Fatalities | 63 | |
Indirect Fatalities | 5 | |
Missing | 2 | |
Areas affected | Bermuda, South Carolina, North Carolina, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, New York, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Quebec | |
Part of the 2088 Atlantic hurricane season |
Hurricane Hannah was the eighth named storm, fourth hurricane, and the second major hurricane of the 2088 Atlantic Hurricane Season. Hurricane Hannah was a majorly active Category 4 storm which, at verge of Category 5 intensity, weakened instead. This was the first time a hurricane weakened just before it could achieve Category 5 status since Hurricane Igor of 2010 Atlantic Hurricane Season.