Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
Highlights:
- No effects on Anna Maria Island
- No Florida landfalls
- Slightly above long-term average named storms
- 3 US landfalls, 2 in Gulf (Don, Lee, Irene)
- Hurricane Irene caused extensive damage to east coasts states from NC to NY.
| Atlantic Hurricane Season | June 2011 forecast | 2011 Actual |
| Named storms (>35mph) | 16 | 19 |
| Hurricanes (>72mph) | 9 | 7 |
| Major hurricanes (>111mph) | 5 | 3 |
| US landfall likelihood | 72% | 16% |
| Gulf Coast landfall | 47% | 10% |
Don – Tropical Storm, 59mph, July 27-29, landed near Baffin Bay, Texas as a rainy depression.
Lee - Tropical Storm, 60mph, September 1-4, landfall Pecan Island, Louisiana with 10″ rainfall.
Irene – Hurricane Category 3, 120mph, August 20-28, landfalls on Puerto Rico; Cape Lookout, North Carolina; Little Inlet, New Jersey; New York City, with substantial damaging wind and rain on the east coast states.
