Hurricane Cindy (2005)
Hurricane Cindy was a tropical cyclone that briefly reached minimal hurricane strength in the Gulf of Mexico during July in the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season and made landfall in Louisiana. It was the third named storm and first hurricane of the season. Cindy was originally thought to have been a tropical storm at peak strength, but was upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane in the post-season analysis. Cindy formed on July 3 just east of the Yucatán Peninsula in the Caribbean Sea. The depression soon made landfall on the peninsula and weakened before reemerging in the Gulf of Mexico on July 4. The storm strengthened as it moved north becoming a hurricane just before making landfall near Grand Isle, Louisiana, on July 5. The storm weakened as it moved overland and became extratropical on July 7.
Cindy shortly before reaching hurricane intensity south of New Orleans on July 5 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | July 3, 2005 |
| Extratropical | July 7, 2005 |
| Dissipated | July 12, 2005 |
| Category 1 hurricane | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS) | |
| Highest winds | 75 mph (120 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 991 mbar (hPa); 29.26 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 3 |
| Damage | $320 million (2005 USD) |
| Areas affected | Yucatán Peninsula, Southeastern United States, Northeastern United States, Atlantic Canada |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season | |
The storm was responsible for 3 deaths in the United States and brought heavy rains to Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Maryland. An unusually strong F2 tornado was spawned from Cindy's remnants and caused severe damage in Hampton, Georgia. Cindy also caused flooding and a severe blackout in New Orleans, Louisiana. The cost was about $400,000 US dollars.