Hurricane Bob (disambiguation)
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The name Bob has been used for three tropical cyclone
s in the Atlantic basin.
Tropical cyclone
A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a large low-pressure center and numerous thunderstorms that produce strong winds and heavy rain. Tropical cyclones strengthen when water evaporated from the ocean is released as the saturated air rises, resulting in condensation of water vapor...
s in the Atlantic basin.
- 1979's1979 Atlantic hurricane seasonThe 1979 Atlantic hurricane season was the first in which the Atlantic hurricane naming list included both male and female names. It officially began on June 1 and lasted until November 30, and there was tropical cyclone activity in every month. The dates conventionally delimit the period of each...
Hurricane BobHurricane Bob (1979)Hurricane Bob was a minimal hurricane that brought rainfall throughout several states, killing one person and causing over $20 million in damage. Bob was the fifth tropical depression, second named storm, and first hurricane of the 1979 Atlantic hurricane season...
- Hit Louisiana, killing one and causing $20 million in damage. It was the first hurricane in the Atlantic to have a male name. - 1985's1985 Atlantic hurricane seasonThe 1985 Atlantic hurricane season had the most U.S. landfalling tropical cyclones since 1916. The season officially began on June 1, 1985, and lasted until November 30, 1985...
Hurricane BobHurricane Bob (1985)Hurricane Bob was a hurricane that affected the southeast United States in July 1985. The second tropical storm and first hurricane of the 1985 Atlantic hurricane season, the system developed from a tropical wave on July 21 in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Bob began moving east, striking southwestern...
- Crossed Florida as a tropical storm and made landfall again at in South Carolina; caused 5 deaths and $20 million in damage. - 1991's1991 Atlantic hurricane seasonThe 1991 Atlantic hurricane season was the first season in over 24 years in which no hurricanes developed from tropical waves, which are the source for most North Atlantic tropical cyclones. The hurricane season officially began on June 1, and ended on November 30. It was the least...
Hurricane BobHurricane BobHurricane Bob was one of the costliest hurricanes in New England history. The second named storm and first hurricane of the 1991 Atlantic hurricane season, Bob developed from an area of low pressure near The Bahamas on August 16. The depression steadily intensified, and became Tropical Storm Bob...
- Struck New England and the Canadian Maritimes, killing 17 and causing $1.5 billion in damage. - The name Bob was retired in the spring of 1992, and was replaced by Bill in the 1997 season.