Hurricane Gaston (2004)
Hurricane Gaston was a minimal hurricane that made landfall in South Carolina on August 29, 2004. It then crossed North Carolina and Virginia before exiting to the northeast and dissipating. The storm killed nine people – eight of them directly – and caused $130 million (2004 USD) in damage. Gaston produced torrential downpours that inundated Richmond, Virginia. Although originally designated a tropical storm, Gaston was reclassified as a hurricane when post-storm analysis revealed it had maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h).
Gaston shortly after moving ashore on August 29 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | August 27, 2004 |
| Extratropical | September 1, 2004 |
| Dissipated | September 3, 2004 |
| Category 1 hurricane | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS) | |
| Highest winds | 75 mph (120 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 985 mbar (hPa); 29.09 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 9 |
| Damage | $130 million (2004 USD) |
| Areas affected | The Carolinas, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Massachusetts |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season | |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.