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#redirect [[2005 Atlantic hurricane season#Systems]]
The [[2005 Atlantic hurricane season]] officially began [[June 1]], [[2005]] and officially ended on [[November 30]], [[2005]]. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most [[tropical cyclone]]s form in the [[Atlantic basin]], although effectively the season persisted into January of 2006 due to continued storm activity.
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The 2005 season was the most active season on record, shattering records on repeated occasions. A record twenty-seven tropical storms formed, of which a record fifteen became hurricanes. Of these, seven strengthened into major hurricanes, a record-tying five became [[Saffir-Simpson Scale|Category 4 hurricanes]] and a record four reached Category 5 strength, the highest categorization for [[Atlantic hurricane]]s. Among these Category 5 storms was [[Hurricane Wilma]], the most intense hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic.
The most notable storms of the season were the five Category 4 and Category 5 hurricanes: [[Hurricane Dennis|Dennis]], [[Hurricane Emily|Emily]], [[Hurricane Katrina|Katrina]], [[Hurricane Rita|Rita]], and Wilma. These storms made a combined twelve landfalls as major hurricanes (Category 3 strength or higher) throughout [[Cuba]], [[Mexico]], and the [[Gulf Coast of the United States]], causing over $100 billion (2005 [[USD]]) in damages and at least 1,923 deaths.
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|style="background-color: #{{Storm_colour_storm}}; text-align:center;" title="Arlene, Tropical Storm"|TS
|[[#Tropical_Storm_Arlene|Arlene]]
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|style="background-color: #{{Storm_colour_storm}}; text-align:center;" title="Jose, Tropical Storm"|TS
|[[#Tropical_Storm_Jose|Jose]]
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|style="background-color: #{{Storm_colour_storm}}; text-align:center;" title="Tammy, Tropical Storm"|TS
|[[#Tropical_Storm_Tammy|Tammy]]
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|style="background-color: #{{Storm_colour_storm}}; text-align:center;" title="Bret, Tropical Storm"|TS
|[[#Tropical_Storm_Bret|Bret]]
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|style="background-color: #{{Storm_colour_cat5}}; text-align:center;" title="Katrina, Hurricane"|5
|[[#Hurricane_Katrina|Katrina]]
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|style="background-color: #{{Storm_colour_depression}}; text-align:center;" title="Twenty-two, Subtropical Depression"|ST
|[[#Subtropical_Depression_Twenty-two|22]]
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|style="background-color: #{{Storm_colour_cat1}}; text-align:center;" title="Cindy, Hurricane"|1
|[[#Hurricane_Cindy|Cindy]]
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|style="background-color: #{{Storm_colour_storm}}; text-align:center;" title="Lee, Tropical Storm"|TS
|[[#Tropical_Storm_Lee|Lee]]
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|style="background-color: #{{Storm_colour_cat1}}; text-align:center;" title="Vince, Hurricane"|1
|[[#Hurricane_Vince|Vince]]
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|style="background-color: #{{Storm_colour_cat4}}; text-align:center;" title="Dennis, Hurricane"| 4
|[[#Hurricane_Dennis|Dennis]]
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|style="background-color: #{{Storm_colour_cat3}}; text-align:center;" title="Maria, Hurricane"|3
|[[#Hurricane_Maria|Maria]]
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|style="background-color: #{{Storm_colour_cat5}}; text-align:center;" title="Wilma, Hurricane"|5
|[[#Hurricane_Wilma|Wilma]]
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|style="background-color: #{{Storm_colour_cat5}}; text-align:center;" title="Emily, Hurricane"|5
|[[#Hurricane_Emily|Emily]]
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|style="background-color: #{{Storm_colour_cat1}}; text-align:center;" title="Nate, Hurricane"|1
|[[#Hurricane_Nate|Nate]]
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|style="background-color: #{{Storm_colour_storm}}; text-align:center;" title="Alpha, Tropical Storm"|TS
|[[#Tropical_Storm_Alpha|Alpha]]
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|style="background-color: #{{Storm_colour_storm}}; text-align:center;" title="Franklin, Tropical Storm"|TS
|[[#Tropical_Storm_Franklin|Franklin]]
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|style="background-color: #{{Storm_colour_cat1}}; text-align:center;" title="Ophelia, Hurricane"| 1
|[[#Hurricane_Ophelia|Ophelia]]
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|style="background-color: #{{Storm_colour_cat3}}; text-align:center;" title="Beta, Hurricane"|3
|[[#Hurricane_Beta|Beta]]
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|style="background-color: #{{Storm_colour_storm}}; text-align:center;" title="Gert, Tropical Storm"|TS
|[[#Tropical_Storm_Gert|Gert]]
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|style="background-color: #{{Storm_colour_cat1}}; text-align:center;" title="Philippe, Hurricane"|1
|[[#Hurricane_Philippe|Philippe]]
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|style="background-color: #{{Storm_colour_storm}}; text-align:center;" title="Gamma, Tropical Storm"|TS
|[[#Tropical_Storm_Gamma|Gamma]]
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|style="background-color: #{{Storm_colour_storm}}; text-align:center;" title="Harvey, Tropical Storm"|TS
|[[#Tropical_Storm_Harvey|Harvey]]
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|style="background-color: #{{Storm_colour_cat5}}; text-align:center;" title="Rita, Hurricane"|5
|[[#Hurricane_Rita|Rita]]
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|style="background-color: #{{Storm_colour_storm}}; text-align:center;" title="Delta, Tropical Storm"|TS
|[[#Tropical_Storm_Delta|Delta]]
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|style="background-color: #{{Storm_colour_cat2}}; text-align:center;" title="Irene, Hurricane"|2
|[[#Hurricane_Irene|Irene]]
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|style="background-color: #{{Storm_colour_depression}}; text-align:center;" title="Nineteen, Tropical Depression"|TD
|[[#Tropical_Depression_Nineteen|19]]
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|style="background-color: #{{Storm_colour_cat1}}; text-align:center;" title="Epsilon, Hurricane"|1
|[[#Hurricane_Epsilon|Epsilon]]
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|style="background-color: #{{Storm_colour_depression}}; text-align:center;" title="Ten, Tropical Depression"|TD
|[[#Tropical_Depression_Ten|10]]
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|style="background-color: #{{Storm_colour_cat1}}; text-align:center;" title="Stan, Hurricane"|1
|[[#Hurricane_Stan|Stan]]
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|style="background-color: #{{Storm_colour_storm}}; text-align:center;" title="Zeta, Tropical Storm"|TS
|[[#Tropical_Storm_Zeta|Zeta]]
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==Tropical Storm Arlene==
{{infobox hurricane small
|name=Tropical Storm Arlene
| category=storm
| type=tropical storm
| image=Tropical Storm Arlene Jun 10 2015 UTC.jpg
| track=Arlene 2005 track.png
| formed=[[June 8]], [[2005]]
| dissipated= [[June 13]], [[2005]]
| highest winds=70 [[miles per hour|mph]] (110 [[kilometres per hour|km/h]])
| lowest pressure=989 [[mbar]] ([[hPa]])
| total damages=Not available
| total fatalities=1 direct
| areas affected=[[Cayman Islands]], [[Cuba]], [[Florida]], [[Alabama]]
| hurricane season=[[2005 Atlantic hurricane season]]}}
Early in the season, a low-pressure area formed and persisted north of [[Honduras]]. Despite moderate wind shear, the low managed to organize, and was designated Tropical Depression One on [[June 8]]. The storm strengthened further, and it was upgraded to Tropical Storm Arlene on the following day. From this point, Arlene headed north, intensifying steadily as it spread tropical storm-force winds and heavy rains to the [[Cayman Islands]] and [[Cuba]]. Arlene made landfall in Cuba near [[Cabo Corrientes]] with 50 mph (80 km/h) winds. Wind shear weakened as the storm entered the [[Gulf of Mexico]] on the morning of [[June 10]], and the storm intensified to just under hurricane strength with 70 mph (110 km/h) winds.<ref name="ArleneTCR">{{cite web| author=National Hurricane Center| year=2005| title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Tropical Storm Arlene| publisher=NOAA| accessdate=2006-02-14| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL012005_Arlene.pdf| format=PDF}}</ref>
Arlene made landfall just west of [[Pensacola, Florida]] with 60 mph (95 km/h) winds on [[June 11]]. After moving inland, Arlene persisted as a dissipating tropical depression for two days, passing into [[Indiana]] and [[Michigan]] before being absorbed by a frontal system over southeastern [[Canada]] on [[June 14]].<ref name="ArleneTCR" />
The only death attributed to Arlene was a female student caught in [[riptide]] in [[Miami Beach, Florida]], far from the center of circulation.<ref>[http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=839989 Panhandle Braces for Tropical Storm Arlene], Associated Press, June 11 2005</ref> Damage from Arlene was minimal.<ref name="ArleneTCR" /> This season saw the ninth use of the name Arlene, making it the most-used name for Atlantic storms. {{fact}}
* The [[National Hurricane Center]]'s (NHC) [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/refresh/ARLENE+shtml/ archive on Tropical Storm Arlene]
* The [[Hydrometeorological Prediction Center]]'s (HPC) [http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/ARLENE/ARLENE_archive.shtml archive on Tropical Storm Arlene]
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==Tropical Storm Bret==
{{infobox hurricane small|name=Tropical Storm Bret
| category=storm
| type=tropical storm
| image=Bret-6-29-05-1245z.jpg
| track=Bret 2005 track.png
| formed=[[June 28]], [[2005]]
| dissipated=[[June 29]], [[2005]]
| highest winds=40 [[miles per hour|mph]] (65 [[kilometres per hour|km/h]])
| lowest pressure=1002 [[mbar]] ([[hPa]])
| total damages=Not available
| total fatalities=1 direct, 1 indirect
| areas affected=[[Veracruz]], [[Mexico]]
| hurricane season=[[2005 Atlantic hurricane season]]}}
After nearly two weeks of inactivity, an area of disturbed weather developed in the [[Bay of Campeche]] and quickly became better organized. It was designated Tropical Depression Two on the evening of [[June 28]], and, two hours later, data from a [[Hurricane Hunter]] aircraft indicated that it had strengthened into a tropical storm, at which point the system was named Bret. This was the first time that two tropical storms had formed in June since the [[1986 Atlantic hurricane season|1986 season]], and only the thirteenth time since 1851.<ref name="BretTCR">{{cite web| author=National Hurricane Center| year=2006| title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Tropical Storm Bret| publisher=NOAA| accessdate=2006-02-14| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL022005_Bret.pdf| format=PDF}}</ref>
As the storm developed very close to shore, it only briefly traveled west-northwest before making landfall near [[Tuxpan]], [[Veracruz]], [[Mexico]] early on [[June 29]] as a weak tropical storm. It continued inland, producing heavy rain over the state of Veracruz until dissipating over the mountains of [[San Luis Potosí]] late on [[June 29]]. Hundreds of homes were damaged, and several towns, including Naranjos and Chinampa, about 60 miles (95 km) south of [[Tampico]], were severely flooded, but the only reported fatalities were the two occupants of a car that was swept away by floodwaters in Naranjos. <ref>Palm Beach Post's [http://www.palmbeachpost.com/storm/content/storm/2005/atlantic/bret/news.html Bret Recap]</ref><ref name="BretTCR" />
* The NHC's [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/refresh/BRET+shtml/ archive on Tropical Storm Bret]
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==Hurricane Cindy==
{{infobox hurricane small|name=Hurricane Cindy
| category=cat1
| type=hurricane
| image=Cindy.A2005186.1910.1km.jpg
| track=Cindy 2005 track.png
| formed=[[July 3]], [[2005]]
| dissipated=[[July 7]], [[2005]]
| highest winds=75 [[miles per hour|mph]] (120 [[kilometres per hour|km/h]])
| lowest pressure=991 [[mbar]] ([[hPa]])
| category=cat1
| total damages=Not available
| total fatalities=1 direct, 2 indirect
| areas affected=[[Yucatán Peninsula]], [[North Carolina]], [[South Carolina]], [[Alabama]], [[Mississippi]], [[Louisiana]]
| hurricane season=[[2005 Atlantic hurricane season]]}}
{{hurricane main|Hurricane Cindy (2005)}}
Tropical Depression Three formed on [[July 3]] in the Caribbean Sea, but the next day, before being able to strengthen, it moved over the [[Yucatán Peninsula]]. The system emeregd into the [[Gulf of Mexico]] on [[July 4]] at which point a new center of circulation developed at the northern edge of the system and the system strengthened to a tropical storm, becoming Tropical Storm Cindy early [[July 4]]. The storm moved rapidly across the Gulf and made landfall near [[Grand Isle, Louisiana]] late [[July 5]] as a minimal hurricane; though it was originally thought to have been only a tropical storm at landfall, it was upgraded to a hurricane in the post-storm analysis.<ref name="CindyTCR">{{cite web| author=National Hurricane Center| year=2006| title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Cindy| publisher=NOAA| accessdate=2006-02-14| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL032005_Cindy.pdf| format=PDF}}</ref> As most storms do, it weakened while over land and became [[extratropical cyclone|extratropical]] over the [[Carolinas]] on [[July 7]].
As a tropical depression well inland, Cindy spawned an [[Fujita scale|F2]] [[tornado]] which damaged landmarks in [[Hampton, Georgia]]. While tornadoes are often spawned by tropical systems, F2 tornadoes spawned this way are relatively rare. Large and sometimes record-breaking amounts of rain, more than 5 inches in places, fell over parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Maryland.<ref name="CindyTCR" /> Three deaths were attributed to Cindy—two in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] and another in Alabama.<ref name="CindyTCR" />
* The NHC's [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/refresh/CINDY+shtml/ archive on Hurricane Cindy]
* The HPC's [http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/CINDY/CINDY_archive.shtml archive on Hurricane Cindy]
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==Hurricane Dennis==
{{Infobox hurricane small
| name=Hurricane Dennis
| category=cat4
| type=hurricane
| image=Dennis-7-10-05-1915z.jpg
| track=Dennis 2005 track.png
| formed=[[July 4]], [[2005]]
| dissipated=[[July 13]], [[2005]]
| peak intensity=882 [[millibars|mb]]
| highest winds=150 [[miles per hour|mph]] (240 [[kilometres per hour|km/h]])
| lowest pressure=930 [[mbar]] ([[hPa]])
| total damages=$2.23 billion in the [[United States|U.S.]];<br/>$4-6 billion total<br/>(2005 [[USD]])
| total fatalities=41 direct, 30 indirect
| areas affected=[[Grenada]], [[Haiti]], [[Jamaica]], [[Cuba]], [[Florida]], [[Alabama]], [[Mississippi]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[Tennessee River|Tennessee]] and [[Ohio River|Ohio Valley]] regions
| hurricane season=[[2005 Atlantic hurricane season]]
}}{{hurricane main|Hurricane Dennis}}
Tropical Depression Four formed in the southeastern Caribbean on the evening of [[July 4]]. Early the next day, it strengthened into Tropical Storm Dennis. The storm began moving rapidly to the west-northwest, and reached hurricane strength on the afternoon of [[July 6]] while approaching the southern coast of [[Hispaniola]]. The next day it strengthened rapidly to become a Category 4 hurricane. Dennis moved between [[Jamaica]] and [[Haiti]] on [[July 7]]. Dennis reached its peak as the strongest recorded Atlantic storm to form before August just south of [[Cuba]] - a record that would stand only for eight days, until [[Hurricane Emily|Emily]] broke it. On [[July 8]], Dennis passed over [[Cuba]] close to the capital, [[Havana]]. A second episode of rapid intensification occurred on [[July 9]] as it moved north toward the [[Gulf Coast of the United States]], and it again achieved Category 4 intensity. Dennis made landfall as a Category 3 storm just southeast of [[Pensacola, Florida]].<ref name="DennisTCR">{{cite web| author=National Hurricane Center| year=2005| title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Dennis| publisher=NOAA| accessdate=2006-02-14| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL042005_Dennis.pdf| format=PDF}}</ref>
Dennis claimed at least 88 lives: 56 in [[Haiti]], 16 in Cuba, 15 in the U.S. and 1 in Jamaica. Total damages are estimated at $4-6 billion [[USD]], including $2.23 billion in the US and the rest in the Caribbean.<ref name="DennisTCR" />
* The NHC's [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/refresh/DENNIS+shtml/ archive on Hurricane Dennis]
* The HPC's [http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/DENNIS/DENNIS_archive.shtml archive on Hurricane Dennis]
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==Hurricane Emily==
{{Infobox hurricane small
| name=Hurricane Emily
| category=cat5
| type=hurricane
| image=Hurricane Emily.jpg
| track=Emily 2005 track.png
| formed=[[July 10]], [[2005]]
| dissipated=[[July 21]], [[2005]]
| highest winds=160 [[miles per hour|mph]] (260 [[kilometres per hour|km/h]])
| lowest pressure=929 [[millibars|mbar]] (hPa)
| total damages=$420 million? (estimated)
| total fatalities=6 direct, 2 indirect
| areas affected=[[Grenada]], [[Jamaica]], [[Cayman Islands]], [[Yucatán Peninsula]], northeastern [[Mexico]], southernmost [[Texas]]
| hurricane season=[[2005 Atlantic hurricane season]]
}}{{hurricane main|Hurricane Emily}}
Emily formed from Tropical Depression Five east of the [[Lesser Antilles]] on [[July 11]]. It moved westward and hit [[Grenada]] on [[July 14]] as a Category 1 storm. It entered the [[Caribbean Sea]] and began intensifying rapidly. It reached Category 4 intensity on [[July 15]]. Emily broke [[Hurricane Dennis]]'s eight-day-old record for the most intense storm to form prior to August when it reached a minimum pressure of 929 mbar, along with 160 mph (260 km/h) winds on [[July 16]]. Some readings indicated that Emily may have briefly reached Category 5 strength around this time<ref>The [[July 17]] 5 {{AM}} EDT [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/dis/al052005.discus.026.shtml? Discussion (#26) for Hurricane Emily], National Hurricane Center</ref>, and Emily was indeed upgraded to Category 5 status in the post-storm analysis<ref name="EmilyTCR">{{cite web| author=National Hurricane Center| year=2006| title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Emily| publisher=NOAA| accessdate=2006-03-13| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL052005_Emily.pdf| format=PDF}}</ref>. After passing south of [[Jamaica]] and the [[Cayman Islands]], Emily made landfall on the [[Yucatán Peninsula]] near [[Tulum]] on the morning of [[July 18]]. Emily emerged over the [[Bay of Campeche]] and made its second landfall in rural northeast [[Mexico]] near [[Boca Madre]], [[Tamaulipas]] as a Category 3 storm.<ref name="EmilyTCR" />
Emily is blamed for at least fourteen deaths; one in Grenada, four in Jamaica, seven in the Caribbean and two in Mexico.
* The NHC's [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/refresh/EMILY+shtml/ archive on Hurricane Emily]
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==Tropical Storm Franklin==
{{Infobox hurricane small
| name= Tropical Storm Franklin
| category=storm
| type=tropical storm
| image=TropicalStormFranklin05.jpg
| track=Franklin 2005 track.png
| formed= [[July 21]], [[2005]]
| dissipated=[[July 29]], [[2005]]
| highest winds= 70 [[miles per hour|mph]] (110 km/h)
| lowest pressure= 997 [[mbar]] ([[hPa]])
| total damages=None reported
| total fatalities=None reported
| areas affected=[[Bahamas]], [[Bermuda]]
| hurricane season= [[2005 Atlantic hurricane season]]
}}
A tropical wave off the [[Bahamas]] organized into Tropical Depression Six on the afternoon of [[July 21]]. The depression became the sixth named storm of the season only two hours later, the first time the sixth storm of the season had ever formed that early in the season. The storm headed northward from the Bahamas, then northeast over the [[Atlantic]], becoming disorganized by [[July 24]] under the effects of shear and drier air. It moved erratically, inching closer to [[Bermuda]] while barely remaining a tropical storm. Bermuda received some strong wind gusts, but was otherwise unaffected. Tropical Storm Franklin then accelerated north and northeast, roughly paralleling the [[East Coast of the United States]], and intensified to near hurricane strength. Eventually, Franklin became extratropical along the coast of [[Nova Scotia]] and [[Newfoundland]].<ref name="FranklinTCR">{{cite web| author=National Hurricane Center| year=2006| title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Tropical Storm Franklin| publisher=NOAA| accessdate=2006-03-17| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL062005_Franklin.pdf| format=PDF}}</ref>
* The NHC's [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/refresh/FRANKLIN+shtml/ archive on Tropical Storm Franklin]
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==Tropical Storm Gert==
{{Infobox hurricane small
| name= Tropical Storm Gert
| category=storm
| type=tropical storm
| image=20050724GERT.jpg
| track=Gert 2005 track.png
| formed= [[July 23]], [[2005]]
| dissipated=[[July 25]], [[2005]]
| highest winds= 45 [[miles per hour|mph]] (70 [[kilometres per hour|km/h]])
| lowest pressure= 1005 [[mbar]] ([[hPa]])
| total damages=Minimal
| total fatalities=None reported
| areas affected=Central [[Mexico]]
| hurricane season= [[2005 Atlantic hurricane season]]
}}
A tropical wave, which had earlier crossed [[Honduras]] and the [[Yucatán]] peninsula, organized into Tropical Depression Seven on the afternoon of [[July 23]] in the [[Bay of Campeche]]. It was upgraded to Tropical Storm Gert early the next day, the earliest formation of a seventh named storm on record. It strengthened little before making landfall on the coast of [[Mexico]] south of [[Tampico]] late on [[July 24]] with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (70 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 1005 mbar. It moved inland over central [[Mexico]] before dissipating on [[July 25]].<ref name="GertTCR">{{cite web| author=National Hurricane Center| year=2005| title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Tropical Storm Gert| publisher=NOAA| accessdate=2006-02-14| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL072005_Gert.pdf| format=PDF}}</ref>
Gert struck in roughly the same area as [[Hurricane Emily]] just four days earlier, causing fear of flooding and landslides due to saturated lands. As a precaution some 1,000 people were evacuated from low-lying residences and businesses near the towns of Naranjos and Tamiahua.<ref name="GertTCR" />
* The NHC's [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/refresh/GERT+shtml/ archive on Tropical Storm Gert]
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==Tropical Storm Harvey==
{{Infobox hurricane small
| name= Tropical Storm Harvey
| category=storm
| type=tropical storm
| image=Tropical Storm Harvey Aug 4 2005.jpg
| track=Harvey 2005 track.png
| formed= [[August 2]], [[2005]]
| dissipated=[[August 8]], [[2005]]
| highest winds= 65 [[miles per hour|mph]] (100 [[kilometres per hour|km/h]])
| lowest pressure= 994 [[mbar]] ([[hPa]])
| total damages=None reported
| total fatalities=None reported
| areas affected=[[Bermuda]]
| hurricane season= [[2005 Atlantic hurricane season]]
}}
A tropical wave organized into the eighth depression of the season due southwest of [[Bermuda]] on [[August 2]]. It became a tropical storm the next day.<ref name="HarveyTCR">{{cite web| author=National Hurricane Center| year=2006| title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Tropical Storm Harvey| publisher=NOAA| accessdate=2006-03-17| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL082005_Harvey.pdf| format=PDF}}</ref>
Harvey was not initially a particularly well-organized storm, and had some [[subtropical storm|subtropical]] characteristics, but it soon became more tropical in nature. It passed just south of Bermuda early on [[August 4]] while at its peak intensity, with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (105 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 994 mbar. Though Bermuda was soaked by Harvey, the island sustained no damage.<ref name="HarveyTCR" />
Harvey then headed east and later northeast over the open Atlantic. The storm became extratropical on the afternoon of [[August 8]].<ref name="HarveyTCR" />
* The NHC's [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/HARVEY.shtml? archive on Tropical Storm Harvey]
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==Hurricane Irene==
{{Infobox hurricane small
| name= Hurricane Irene
| category=cat2
| type=hurricane
| image=Hurricane Irene Aug 15 2005.jpg
| track=Irene 2005 track.png
| formed=[[August 4]], [[2005]]
| dissipated=[[August 18]], [[2005]]
| highest winds=105 [[miles per hour|mph]] (170 [[kilometres per hour|km/h]])
| lowest pressure=970 [[mbar]] ([[hPa]])
| total damages=None reported
| total fatalities=None reported
| areas affected=No effects on land
| hurricane season=[[2005 Atlantic hurricane season]]
}}
Tropical Depression Nine formed from a tropical wave west of [[Cape Verde]] on the afternoon of [[August 4]], the second [[Cape Verde-type hurricane|Cape Verde-type storm]] of the season. The system encountered dry air and wind shear as it turned to the northwest and it broke down. Despite poor organization and shearing winds, it became Tropical Storm Irene on [[August 7]]. Further shear and dry air disrupted the cyclone's structure, and Irene was downgraded to a tropical depression on [[August 8]].<ref name="IreneTCR">{{cite web| author=National Hurricane Center| year=2006| title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Irene| publisher=NOAA| accessdate=2006-02-14| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL092005_Irene.pdf| format=PDF}}</ref>
Irene cycled between apparent reintensification and significant weakening, becoming so disorganized in the early morning of [[August 10]] that forecasters were considering declaring the storm dissipated. <ref>The [[August 10]] 5 {{AM}} [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/dis/al092005.discus.023.shtml? Discussion (#23) for Tropical Depression Irene]</ref> However, the depression continued to move westward into more favorable conditions and again attained tropical storm status, rapidly strengthening to a Category 1 hurricane on [[August 14]]. Later, it strengthened even further in low shear conditions under an upper level [[anticyclone]]. On [[August 16]] it briefly strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane, but began to weaken in cooler waters shortly therafter. It became extratropical southeast of [[Cape Race, Newfoundland]] on [[August 18]], having never posed a threat to land.<ref name="IreneTCR" />
* The NHC's [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/IRENE.shtml? archive on Hurricane Irene]
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==Tropical Depression Ten==
{{Infobox hurricane small
| name= Tropical Depression 10
| category=depression
| type=tropical depression
| image=Td10.jpg
| formed= [[August 13]], [[2005]]
| dissipated=[[August 14]], [[2005]]
| highest winds=35 [[miles per hour|mph]] (55 [[kilometres per hour|km/h]])
| lowest pressure=1008 [[mbar]] ([[hPa]])
| total damages=Not available
| total fatalities=None
| areas affected=None
| hurricane season=[[2005 Atlantic hurricane season]]
}}
Tropical Depression Ten formed 1100 statute miles (1770 km) east of the [[Lesser Antilles]] on [[August 13]]. Conditions were not favorable for development, as strong vertical shear literally ripped the system apart, and advisories were discontinued the next day when it showed no organized deep [[Convection#Atmospheric_convection|convection]]. The remnants of Tropical Depression Ten continued drifting northwestward before degenerating into a tropical wave north of the [[Leeward Islands]]. The mid-level remnant circulation eventually merged with another system in the "complex genesis" of what would become Tropical Depression Twelve and, eventually, [[Hurricane Katrina]].<ref name="TenTCR">{{cite web| author=National Hurricane Center| year=2006| title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Tropical Depression Ten| publisher=NOAA| accessdate=2006-02-14| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL102005_Ten.pdf| format=PDF}}</ref>
* The NHC's [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/TEN.shtml? archive on Tropical Depression Ten]
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==Tropical Storm Jose==
{{Infobox hurricane small
| name= Tropical Storm Jose
| category=storm
| type=tropical storm
| image=20050823JOSE.jpg
| track=Jose 2005 track.png
| formed= [[August 22]], [[2005]]
| dissipated=[[August 23]], [[2005]]
| highest winds=60 [[miles per hour|mph]] (95 [[kilometres per hour|km/h]])
| lowest pressure=998 [[mbar]] ([[hPa]])
| total damages=Not available
| total fatalities=6 direct, 5 indirect
| areas affected=Central [[Mexico]]
| hurricane season=[[2005 Atlantic hurricane season]]
}}
Tropical Depression Eleven formed in the [[Bay of Campeche]] on [[August 22]]. Later in the day it strengthened into Tropical Storm Jose over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and achieved a maximum strength of 60 mph (95 km/h) before it made landfall in the state of [[Veracruz]], [[Mexico]] on [[August 23]]. It then rapidly weakened and soon dissipated as it moved inland over Mexico. While drenching Mexico's Gulf coast, Jose forced some 25,000 residents from their homes in Veracruz state. Eight deaths (six direct) were attributed to Jose's heavy rains in the Mexican state of [[Oaxaca]]. Two more were reported missing.<ref>{{cite web | title=http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N23540113.htm | url=http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N23540113.htm | accessdate=December 3 | accessyear=2005 }}</ref><ref name="JoseTCR">{{cite web| author=National Hurricane Center| year=2006| title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Tropical Storm Jose| publisher=NOAA| accessdate=2006-02-14| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL112005_Jose.pdf| format=PDF}}</ref>
Later analysis showed that Jose became more organized two hours before making landfall and was forming an eye, but its winds remained under hurricane strength. <ref>The August 23 5 {{AM}} [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/dis/al112005.discus.005.shtml? Discussion (#5) for Tropical Storm Jose]</ref> The final report suggested that the winds made it up to 60 mph (95 km/h) and made landfall as such, but was still rapidly intensifying before running out of water.<ref name="JoseTCR" />
* The NHC's [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/JOSE.shtml? archive on Tropical Storm Jose]
* The NHC's [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL112005_Jose.pdf Tropical Cyclone Report for Jose]
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==Hurricane Katrina==
{{Infobox hurricane small
| name=Hurricane Katrina
| category=cat5
| type=hurricane
| image=Katrina2005-colorIR.GIF
| track=Katrina 2005 track.png
| formed=[[August 23]], [[2005]]
| dissipated=[[August 31]], [[2005]]
| highest winds=175 [[miles per hour|mph]] (280 [[kilometres per hour|km/h]])
| lowest pressure=902 [[mbar]] ([[hPa]])
| total damages=$75 billion (costliest tropical cyclone of all time)
| total fatalities=1,422 (potentially more)
| areas affected=[[Bahamas]], [[South Florida]], [[Cuba]], [[Louisiana]] (especially [[Greater New Orleans]]), [[Mississippi]], [[Alabama]], [[Florida Panhandle]], most of eastern [[North America]]
| hurricane season=[[2005 Atlantic hurricane season]]
}}{{hurricane main|Hurricane Katrina}}
An area of disturbed weather over the [[Bahamas]] developed into a tropical depression on [[August 23]], becoming a tropical storm on the 24th and a hurricane on the 25th. It made landfall on [[August 25]] in southern [[Florida]], emerging a few hours later into the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. Katrina rapidly intensified to Category 5 status on the morning of [[August 28]], becoming the fourth most intense recorded hurricane in the [[Atlantic basin]]. The hurricane weakened to a Category 4 as it turned northward, and weakened to a Category 3 hurricane with 125 mph winds as it made landfall in southeastern [[Louisiana]] (as confirmed by the post-storm report; initially it was estimated as a Category 4 landfall). Hours later, it crossed the [[Breton Sound]] and held its strength, making its third and final landfall with 120 mph winds near [[Pearlington, Mississippi]].<ref name="KatrinaTCR">{{cite web| author=National Hurricane Center| year=2005| title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Katrina| publisher=NOAA| accessdate=2006-02-14| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL122005_Katrina.pdf| format=PDF}}</ref>
The Mississippi and Alabama coastlines suffered catastrophic damage from the storm's 30-foot (9 m) storm surge. [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans]] escaped the worst damage from the storm, but [[levee]]s along the [[Gulf Intracoastal Waterway]] and [[17th Street Canal|17th Street]] and [[London Avenue Canal|London Avenue Canals]] ultimately were breached by [[storm surge]], flooding about 80% of the city. 1,422 people have been confirmed dead across 7 US states. Once damage totals come in, Katrina will likely be the costliest hurricane in U.S. history, with damage totals expected to reach as high as $100 billion ([[USD]]). The damage and fatality estimates remain incomplete.<ref name="KatrinaTCR" />
* The NHC's [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/KATRINA.shtml? archive on Hurricane Katrina]
* The HPC's [http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/KATRINA/KATRINA_archive.shtml archive on Hurricane Katrina]
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==Tropical Storm Lee==
{{Infobox hurricane small
| name= Tropical Storm Lee
| category=storm
| type=tropical storm
| image=TropicalStormLee05.jpg
| track=Lee 2005 track.png
| formed=[[August 28]], [[2005]]
| dissipated=[[September 2]], [[2005]]
| highest winds=40 [[miles per hour|mph]] (65 [[kilometres per hour|km/h]])
| lowest pressure=1006 [[mbar]] ([[hPa]])
| total damages=None reported
| total fatalities=None reported
| areas affected=No effects on land
| hurricane season=[[2005 Atlantic hurricane season]]
}}
Tropical Depression Thirteen formed from a [[tropical wave]] about 960 [[statute mile]]s (1,550 [[kilometer|km]]) east of the [[Lesser Antilles]] on [[August 28]]. It then degenerated into a broad area of low pressure on [[August 29]], but later regenerated on [[August 31]] and the [[National Hurricane Center]] resumed advisories. Later that day, it strengthened into Tropical Storm Lee, the 12th named storm of the season. Later in the evening it was downgraded to a tropical depression, having encountered an unfavorable upper level environment. The tropical depression dissipated on the morning of [[September 2]].<ref name="LeeTCR">{{cite web| author=National Hurricane Center| year=2005| title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Tropical Storm Lee| publisher=NOAA| accessdate=2006-02-14| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL132005_Lee.pdf| format=PDF}}</ref>
Lee never posed any threat to land as it remained in the middle of the [[Atlantic]].<ref name="LeeTCR" />
* The NHC's [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/refresh/LEE+shtml/ archive on Tropical Storm Lee]
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==Hurricane Maria==
{{Infobox hurricane small
| name= Hurricane Maria
| category=cat3
| type=hurricane
| image=Hurricane Maria September 6 2005.jpg
| track=Maria 2005 track.png
| formed=[[September 1]], [[2005]]
| dissipated=[[September 14]], [[2005]]<br/>(extratropical after [[September 10]])
| highest winds=115 [[miles per hour|mph]] (185 [[kilometres per hour|km/h]])
| lowest pressure=962 [[mbar]] ([[hPa]])
| total damages=Not available
| total fatalities=1 direct (while extratropical)
| areas affected=[[Iceland]], [[Scotland]], [[Norway]]
| hurricane season= [[2005 Atlantic hurricane season]]
}}{{hurricane main|Hurricane Maria (2005)}}
Tropical Depression Fourteen formed from a [[tropical wave]] 1100 statute miles (1,770 km) east of the [[Leeward Islands]] on [[September 1]], and strengthened to Tropical Storm Maria the next day. Early on [[September 4]], Maria became the fifth hurricane of the season. On [[September 5]], it briefly strengthened to Category 3 intensity, making it the fourth major hurricane of the season. It gradually weakened and dropped to tropical storm strength on [[September 8]].<ref name="MariaTCR">{{cite web| author=National Hurricane Center| year=2006| title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Maria| publisher=NOAA| accessdate=2006-02-14| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL142005_Maria.pdf| format=PDF}}</ref>
Maria became [[extratropical]] mid-way between [[Cape Race]] and the [[Azores]] on [[September 10]]. It never threatened land as a hurricane, but Maria became a strong [[extratropical]] storm, and actually strengthened to hurricane strength once again while moving towards [[Iceland]].<ref name="MariaTCR" /><ref>{{cite web | title=Ramblings' Journal: Five-day track on Hurricane Maria puts it near ICELAND! | url=http://mhking.mu.nu/archives/117015.php | accessdate=December 3 | accessyear=2005 }}</ref>
The remnants of Maria triggered a landslide in [[Norway]] that killed one person.<ref name="MariaTCR" />
* The NHC's [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/refresh/MARIA+shtml/ archive on Hurricane Maria]
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==Hurricane Nate==
{{Infobox hurricane small
| name= Hurricane Nate
| category= cat1
| type=hurricane
| image=Hurricane Nate Sept 6 05.jpg
| track=Nate 2005 track.png
| formed= [[September 5]], [[2005]]
| dissipated=[[September 10]], [[2005]]
| highest winds= 90 [[miles per hour|mph]] (145 [[kilometres per hour|km/h]])
| lowest pressure= 979 [[mbar]] ([[hPa]])
| total damages=None reported
| total fatalities=None reported
| areas affected=[[Bermuda]]
| hurricane season= [[2005 Atlantic hurricane season]]
}}
A well-defined low pressure system located about 350 [[statute mile]]s (560 [[kilometer|km]]) south-southwest of [[Bermuda]] organized into a tropical depression on [[September 5]]. It strengthened into Tropical Storm Nate that evening and continued to strengthen with little change in position, becoming the sixth hurricane of the season on [[September 7]].<ref name="NateTCR">{{cite web| author=National Hurricane Center| year=2005| title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Nate| publisher=NOAA| accessdate=2006-02-14| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL152005_Nate.pdf| format=PDF}}</ref>
Hurricane Nate passed 125 statute miles (200 km) south of [[Bermuda]] on [[September 8]] and reached peak intensity of 90 mph (145 km/h). Nate then began to weaken. After turning north, it became [[extratropical]] over the central [[Atlantic Ocean]] on [[September 10]].<ref name="NateTCR" />
Canadian Navy [[ships]] headed to the [[Gulf Coast of the United States|U.S. Gulf Coast]] to help in the aftermath of [[Hurricane Katrina]] were slowed down trying to avoid Nate and [[Hurricane Ophelia]] (See below). <ref>{{cite web | title=The Sun News : 09/11/2005 : Storms delay Katrina-aid ships | url=http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/myrtlebeachonline/news/nation/12616069.htm | accessdate=December 3 | accessyear=2005 }}</ref>
* The NHC's [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/refresh/NATE+shtml/ archive on Hurricane Nate]
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==Hurricane Ophelia==
{{Infobox hurricane small
| name=Hurricane Ophelia
| category=cat1
| type=hurricane
| image=Tropical_Storm_Ophelia_on_September_8_2005.jpg
| track=Ophelia 2005 track.png
| formed=[[September 6]], [[2005]]
| dissipated=[[September 23]], [[2005]]<br/>(extratropical after [[September 17]])
| highest winds=85 [[miles per hour|mph]] (135 [[kilometres per hour|km/h]])
| lowest pressure=976 [[mbar]] ([[hPa]])
| total damages=$70 million
| total fatalities=1 direct, 2 indirect
| areas affected=Northeast [[Florida]], [[North Carolina]], [[Massachusetts]], [[Atlantic Canada]]
| hurricane season=[[2005 Atlantic hurricane season]]
}}{{hurricane main|Hurricane Ophelia (2005)}}
Tropical Depression Sixteen formed over the northern [[Bahamas]] on [[September 6]]. Early on [[September 7]], it organized into Tropical Storm Ophelia, becoming a hurricane the next day. It churned nearly stationary for two days off the coast of [[Florida]]. On [[September 12]], the storm began moving slowly toward [[North Carolina]], at times nearly stalling and alternating between tropical storm and hurricane intensity. The hurricane did not make landfall, although the western [[eyewall]] reached the coastal areas of [[North Carolina]], causing extensive damage in the [[Outer Banks]] and around [[Cape Fear]]. Ophelia moved north and became extratropical late on [[September 17]] near [[Nova Scotia]], but it continued northeastward, producing strong winds and heavy rain over [[Atlantic Canada]].<ref name="OpheliaTCR">{{cite web| author=National Hurricane Center| year=2006| title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Ophelia| publisher=NOAA| accessdate=2006-02-14| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL162005_Ophelia.pdf| format=PDF}}</ref>
Only three fatalities were reported (one direct and two indirect). Damage is estimated at around $70 million.<ref name="OpheliaTCR" />
* The NHC's [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/refresh/OPHELIA+shtml/ archive on Hurricane Ophelia]
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==Hurricane Philippe==
{{Infobox hurricane small
| name= Hurricane Phillippe
| category=cat1
| type=hurricane
| image=Hurricane Philippe on September 18 2005.jpg
| track=Philippe 2005 track.png
| formed=[[September 17]], [[2005]]
| dissipated=[[September 24]], [[2005]]
| highest winds=80 [[miles per hour|mph]] (130 [[kilometres per hour|km/h]])
| lowest pressure=985 [[mbar]] ([[hPa]])
| total damages=None reported
| total fatalities=None reported
| areas affected=No effects on land
| hurricane season=[[2005 Atlantic hurricane season]]
}}
A vigorous tropical wave organized into Tropical Depression Seventeen on [[September 17]] a few hundred miles east of the [[Leeward Islands]]. It was upgraded to a tropical storm late that evening. This marked only the third time that the '[[P]]' name had been used to name an [[Atlantic]] storm since alphabetical naming began in 1950. The other times were for [[1995 Atlantic hurricane season#Tropical Storm Pablo|Pablo]] in 1995 and [[2003 Atlantic hurricane season#Tropical Storm Peter|Peter]] in [[2003 Atlantic hurricane season|2003]].<ref name="PhilippeTCR">{{cite web| author=National Hurricane Center| year=2006| title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Philippe| publisher=NOAA| accessdate=2006-02-14| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL172005_Philippe.pdf| format=PDF}}</ref>
On [[September 18]], Philippe was upgraded to a hurricane, becoming the eighth Atlantic hurricane of the season. It was downgraded to a tropical storm on the afternoon of [[September 20]] and dissipated 3 days later south of [[Bermuda]].<ref name="PhilippeTCR" />
* The NHC's [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/refresh/PHILIPPE+shtml/ archive on Hurricane Philippe]
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==Hurricane Rita==
{{Infobox hurricane small
| name=Hurricane Rita
| category=cat5
| type=hurricane
| image=Rita2005-colorIR.GIF
| track=Rita 2005 track.png
| formed=[[September 17]], [[2005]]
| dissipated=[[September 26]], [[2005]]
| highest winds=180 [[miles per hour|mph]] (280 [[kilometres per hour|km/h]])
| lowest pressure=895 [[mbar]] ([[hPa]])
| total damages=$10 billion
| total fatalities= 7 direct, 55-112 indirect
| areas affected=[[Bahamas]], [[Florida]], [[Cuba]], [[Yucatan Peninsula]], [[Louisiana]], [[Texas]], [[Mississippi]], [[Arkansas]]
| hurricane season=[[2005 Atlantic hurricane season]]
}}{{hurricane main|Hurricane Rita}}
The season's eighteenth tropical depression formed over the [[Turks and Caicos Islands]] on [[September 18]]. Later that day, it became the seventeenth tropical storm of the season. Rita slowly intensified to become a hurricane on [[September 20]]. It was at Category 1 and later Category 2 intensity as it moved south of the [[Florida Keys]]. Rapid intensification ensued as Rita moved into the [[Gulf of Mexico]] on [[September 20]], and Rita became a Category 5 hurricane on [[September 21]], becoming the third (now fourth) most intense hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic Basin. Rita made landfall near the [[Texas]]/[[Louisiana]] border on [[September 24]].<ref name="RitaTCR">{{cite web| author=National Hurricane Center| year=2006| title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Rita| publisher=NOAA| accessdate=2006-03-17| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL202005_Rita.pdf| format=PDF}}</ref>
Major flooding was reported in [[Port Arthur, Texas|Port Arthur]] and [[Beaumont, Texas|Beaumont]]. [[Cameron Parish, Louisiana|Cameron]] and [[Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana|Calcasieu]] Parishes in [[Louisiana]] were devastated. Offshore oil platforms throughout Rita's path also suffered significant damage. Seven people are confirmed dead from Rita's direct effects, and total damage from the storm is estimated at $10 billion. 55-112 indirect deaths have been reported, many from a bus fire in the mass exodus from [[Houston]] and surrounding counties.<ref name="RitaTCR" />
* The NHC's [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/refresh/RITA+shtml/ archive on Hurricane Rita]
* The HPC's [http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/RITA/RITA_archive.shtml archive on Hurricane Rita]
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==Tropical Depression Nineteen==
{{Infobox hurricane small
| name= Tropical Depression 19
| category=depression
| type=tropical depression
| image=td19.jpg
| formed= [[September 30]], [[2005]]
| dissipated=[[October 2]], [[2005]]
| highest winds=35 [[miles per hour|mph]] (55 [[kilometres per hour|km/h]])
| lowest pressure=1006 [[mbar]] ([[hPa]])
| total damages=Not available
| total fatalities=None
| areas affected=None
| hurricane season=[[2005 Atlantic hurricane season]]
}}
A low pressure system formed from a tropical wave about 665 miles (1075 km) west of the southwesternmost [[Cape Verde Islands]] and developed into a tropical depression on [[September 30]]. It moved to the northwest and reached a peak strength of 35 [[miles per hour|mph]] and minimum central pressure of 1006 [[mb]]. It experienced strong shear and dissipated on [[October 2]] without strengthening to a tropical storm.<ref name="NineteenTCR">{{cite web| author=National Hurricane Center| year=2006| title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Tropical Depression Nineteen| publisher=NOAA| accessdate=2006-02-14| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL192005_Nineteen.pdf| format=PDF}}</ref>
* The NHC's [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/refresh/NINETEEN+shtml/ archive on Tropical Depression Nineteen]
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==Hurricane Stan==
{{Infobox hurricane small
| name=Hurricane Stan
| category=cat1
| type=hurricane
| image=HurricaneStanOct4-1245Z.jpg
| track=Stan 2005 track.png
| formed=[[October 1]], [[2005]]
| dissipated=[[October 5]], [[2005]]
| highest winds=80 [[miles per hour|mph]] (130 [[kilometres per hour|km/h]])
| lowest pressure=977 [[mbar]] ([[hPa]])
| total damages=Not available
| total fatalities=80-100 direct
1,000-2,000 (including non-tropical rains)
| areas affected= [[Guatemala]], [[El Salvador]], southern and eastern [[Mexico]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Honduras]] and [[Costa Rica]]
| hurricane season=[[2005 Atlantic hurricane season]]
}}{{hurricane main|Hurricane Stan}}
A tropical wave in the western [[Caribbean Sea]] organized into a tropical depression on [[October 1]]. Off the coast of the [[Yucatán Peninsula]], it strengthened into Tropical Storm Stan on [[October 2]]. Stan made landfall on the Yucatán and weakened to a tropical depression, but upon reemerging into the [[Bay of Campeche]] it quickly strengthened into a hurricane on [[October 4]]. Stan made landfall later that morning in the east-central coast of [[Mexico]], south of [[Veracruz, Mexico|Veracruz]], as a Category 1 hurricane.<ref name="StanTCR">{{cite web| author=National Hurricane Center| year=2006| title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Stan| publisher=NOAA| accessdate=2006-02-14| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL202005_Stan.pdf| format=PDF}}</ref>
Stan was associated with a large area of loosely-organized but very heavy shower activity existing over Mexico and Central America during this time. Torrential rainfall in this area caused catastrophic flooding and mudslides which were responsible for at least 1,620 deaths in six countries; 1,500 of these casualties occurred in [[Guatemala]] alone. Initially, more than a thousand deaths were attributed to [[Hurricane Stan]], but the [[National Hurricane Center]] postulates that all but less than 100 of the deaths were more related to the larger weather event. This was not definitively confirmed in the Tropical Cyclone Report for Hurricane Stan though it is certain that only 80-100 deaths resulted from the ''direct'' effects of the hurricane.<ref name="StanTCR" />
In addition to the large number of people killed during this time, over 100,000 people were forced to evacuate. The eruption of the [[Santa Ana Volcano]] on October 1 contributed to the destruction in Central America as a result of the floods and mudslides caused.<ref name="StanTCR" />
*The NHC's [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/refresh/STAN+shtml/ archive on Hurricane Stan]
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==Tropical Storm Tammy==
{{Infobox hurricane small
| name= Tropical Storm Tammy
| category= storm
| type=tropical storm
| image=Tammyphoto.jpg
| track=Tammy 2005 track.png
| formed=[[October 5]], [[2005]]
| dissipated=[[October 6]], [[2005]]
| highest winds= 50 [[miles per hour|mph]] (80 [[kilometres per hour|km/h]])
| lowest pressure= 1001 [[mbar]] ([[hPa]])
| total damages=Not available
| total fatalities=0 direct, 10 indirect
| areas affected=Northeast [[Florida]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], indirectly affected the [[Northeastern United States|Northeast]]
| hurricane season= [[2005 Atlantic hurricane season]]
}}
A tropical disturbance north of the [[Bahamas]] showed signs of having a well-defined surface circulation and sufficient wind velocity, and was upgraded to Tropical Storm Tammy at 7:30 am EDT (1130 UTC) [[October 5]] east of Florida, skipping Tropical Depression status. This marked only the second time that the 'T' name has been used to name an Atlantic storm since alphabetical naming began in 1950; the other time was for [[1995 Atlantic hurricane season#Hurricane Tanya|Tanya]] in 1995.<ref name="TammyTCR">{{cite web| author=National Hurricane Center| year=2006| title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Tropical Storm Tammy| publisher=NOAA| accessdate=2006-02-14| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL212005_Tammy.pdf| format=PDF}}</ref>
Tammy made landfall in the vicinity of [[Naval Station Mayport]] near [[Jacksonville, Florida]] late that same evening. Tammy then moved rapidly inland across southern [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] and [[Alabama]] before dissipating into a remnant low that drifted south into the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. The rains associated with Tammy became disconnected from the cyclonic circulation after landfall, and affected much of Georgia, [[South Carolina]] and parts of [[North Carolina]]. The frontal system it merged with was responsible for the flooding in the northeast.<ref name="TammyTCR" /> (See [[Northeast U.S. flooding of October 2005|Northeast Flooding of October 2005]])
*The NHC's [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/refresh/TAMMY+shtml/ archive on Tropical Storm Tammy]
*The HPC's [http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/TAMMY/TAMMY_archive.shtml archive on Tropical Storm Tammy]
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==Subtropical Depression Twenty-two==
{{Infobox hurricane small
| name= Subtropical Depression 22
| category=depression
| type=subtropical depression
| image=std22.jpg
| formed= [[October 8]], [[2005]]
| dissipated=[[October 10]], [[2005]]
| highest winds=35 [[miles per hour|mph]] (55 [[kilometres per hour|km/h]])
| lowest pressure=1008 [[mbar]] ([[hPa]])
| total damages=Not available
| total fatalities=None reported
| areas affected=indirectly affected the [[Northeastern United States|Northeast]]
| hurricane season=[[2005 Atlantic hurricane season]]
}}
Subtropical Depression Twenty-two formed from a non-tropical low 450 miles (725 km) southeast of [[Bermuda]] on [[October 8]]. The system encountered unfavorable conditions, and advisories were discontinued later that night as the system dissipated at 11 pm EDT (0300 [[UTC]] [[October 9]]). The NHC continued to monitor the remnant as it headed towards the east coast of the United States. The extratropical system continued to pull tropical moisture northward (and strengthened to tropical storm intensity).<ref name="TwentytwoTCR">{{cite web| author=National Hurricane Center| year=2006| title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Subtropical Depression Twenty-Two| publisher=NOAA| accessdate=2006-02-14| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL222005_Twenty-two.pdf| format=PDF}}</ref> and was, along with Tropical Storm Tammy (see above), a partial cause of severe [[Northeast Flooding of October 2005|flooding]] in [[New York]], [[New Jersey]] and [[New England]] during early to mid-October.<ref name="TwentytwoTCR" /> It contributed to the wettest month on record in locales throughout the Northeastern United States <ref>{{cite web | title=1010 WINS: October Was Wettest Month On Record | url=http://1010wins.com/topstories/local_story_305070459.html | accessdate=December 3 | accessyear=2005 }}</ref>
*The NHC's [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/refresh/TWENTY-TWO+shtml/ archive on Subtropical Depression Twenty-two]
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==Hurricane Vince==
{{Infobox hurricane small
| name=Hurricane Vince
| category=cat1
| type=hurricane
| image=2005_10_09_1200_rgb_12-12-0.jpg
| track=Vince 2005 track.png
| formed=[[October 8]], [[2005]]
| dissipated=[[October 11]], [[2005]]
| highest winds=75 [[miles per hour|mph]] (120 [[kilometres per hour|km/h]])
| lowest pressure=988 [[mbar]] ([[hPa]])
| total damages=None reported
| total fatalities=None reported
| areas affected=[[Madeira Islands]], southern [[Portugal]], southwestern [[Spain]]
| hurricane season=[[2005 Atlantic hurricane season]]
}}{{hurricane main|Hurricane Vince (2005)}}
Tropical Storm Vince was named on [[October 9]] in the east Atlantic near [[Madeira]] (east-southeast of the [[Azores]]), and was upgraded to a hurricane later that day though later analysis indicated that it had formed as a [[subtropical cyclone|subtropical storm]] the previous day. Although Vince was a very small and short-lived storm that only briefly reached hurricane strength, it was notable for developing in the far eastern Atlantic, well away from where hurricanes are usually found. This may be the farthest north and east a tropical cyclone had ever formed in the Atlantic Basin.<ref name="VinceTCR">{{cite web| author=National Hurricane Center| year=2006| title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Vince| publisher=NOAA| accessdate=2006-02-22| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL232005_Vince.pdf| format=PDF}}</ref>
Vince made landfall on the [[Iberian Peninsula]] near [[Huelva]], [[Spain]] on [[October 11]] just after weakening to a tropical depression. Vince was the first tropical cyclone on record to make landfall in [[Spain]]. No damages or injuries were reported.<ref name="VinceTCR" />
*The NHC's [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/refresh/VINCE+shtml/ archive on Hurricane Vince]
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==Hurricane Wilma==
{{Infobox hurricane small
| name=Hurricane Wilma
| category=cat5
| type=hurricane
| image=Wilma2005-colorIR.GIF
| track=Wilma 2005 track.png
| formed=[[October 15]], [[2005]]
| dissipated=[[October 25]], [[2005]]
| highest winds=185 [[miles per hour|mph]] (295 [[kilometres per hour|km/h]])
| lowest pressure=882 [[mbar]] ([[hPa]])<br/>([[Atlantic hurricane|Atlantic]] record)
| total damages=$16-20 billion (2005 [[USD]])
| total fatalities=22 direct, 40 indirect
| areas affected= [[Jamaica]], [[Haiti]], [[Cayman Islands]], [[Cuba]], [[Honduras]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Belize]], [[Yucatán|Yucatán Peninsula]], [[Florida]], [[Bahamas]], [[Atlantic Canada]]
| hurricane season=[[2005 Atlantic hurricane season]]
}}{{hurricane main|Hurricane Wilma}}
Tropical Depression Twenty-four formed southwest of [[Jamaica]] on [[October 15]] and was upgraded to a tropical storm on [[October 17]]. On [[October 18]] the storm developed a tiny well-defined eye and began intensifying rapidly, reaching Category 5 strength with a record-setting pressure of 882 millibars by [[October 19]].<ref name="WilmaTCR">{{cite web| author=National Hurricane Center| year=2006| title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Wilma| publisher=NOAA| accessdate=2006-02-14| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL242005_Wilma.pdf| format=PDF}}</ref>
Wilma weakened slightly to a Category 4 before hitting the [[Yucatán]] coast on the [[October 22]]. It drifted over the peninsula, bringing heavy rain and wind to an area hit by [[Hurricane Emily]] only 3 months before. The storm then moved quickly across southern [[Florida]] on [[October 24]] as a Category 3 storm before racing northeastward and becoming extratropical.<ref name="WilmaTCR" />
62 people are confirmed dead (28 direct and 34 indirect) with billions of dollars in damage across the Caribbean, Mexico and Florida. Well-executed evacuations throughout its path likely lessened the death toll.<ref name="WilmaTCR" />
*The NHC's [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/refresh/WILMA+shtml/ archive on Hurricane Wilma]
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==Tropical Storm Alpha==
{{Infobox hurricane small
| name=Tropical Storm Alpha
| category=storm
| type=tropical storm
| image=Tropical_Storm_Alpha_Oct_23_2005.jpg
| track=Alpha 2005 track.png
| formed=[[October 22]], [[2005]]
| dissipated=[[October 24]], [[2005]]
| highest winds= 50 [[miles per hour|mph]] (85 [[kilometers per hour|km/h]])
| lowest pressure=998 [[mbar]] ([[hPa]])
| total damages=not yet available
| total fatalities=26 direct, 16 indirect
| areas affected=[[Haiti]], [[Dominican Republic]]
| hurricane season=[[2005 Atlantic hurricane season]]
}}{{hurricane main|Tropical Storm Alpha (2005)}}
A tropical wave organized into Tropical Depression Twenty-five in the eastern [[Caribbean Sea]] on [[October 22]]. Later that day, it strengthened into a tropical storm as it moved west-northwestward.<ref name="AlphaTCR">{{cite web| author=National Hurricane Center| year=2006| title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Tropical Storm Alpha| publisher=NOAA| accessdate=2006-02-14| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL252005_Alpha.pdf| format=PDF}}</ref>
On the morning of [[October 23]], it made landfall with 50 mph (85 km/h) winds near the city of [[Barahona]] in the [[Dominican Republic]], then moved over [[Haiti]]. Alpha weakened to a tropical depression over [[Hispaniola]]'s steep mountains. Alpha reentered the Atlantic Ocean where it was absorbed by Hurricane Wilma.<ref name="AlphaTCR" />
Tropical Storm Alpha was the 22nd named system in the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, breaking the [[1933 Atlantic hurricane season|1933 season]]'s record and becoming the first tropical storm to be named using the Greek Alphabet.<ref name="AlphaTCR" />
A total of 43 people have been reported dead because of Tropical Storm Alpha, mostly in Haiti.<ref name="AlphaTCR" />
*The NHC's [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/refresh/ALPHA+shtml/ archive on Tropical Storm Alpha]
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==Hurricane Beta==
{{Infobox hurricane small
| name=Hurricane Beta
| category=cat3
| type=hurricane
| image=Beta.JPG
| track=Beta 2005 track.png
| formed=[[October 26]], [[2005]]
| dissipated=[[October 31]], [[2005]]
| highest winds=115 [[miles per hour|mph]] (185 [[kilometres per hour|km/h]])
| lowest pressure=960 [[mbar]] ([[hPa]])
| total damages=Not available, reportedly severe
| total fatalities=None reported
| areas affected=[[San Andrés and Providencia]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Honduras]]
| hurricane season=[[2005 Atlantic hurricane season]]
}}{{hurricane main|Hurricane Beta (2005)}}
Late on [[October 26]], a broad area of low pressure in the southwestern [[Caribbean Sea]] developed and became Tropical Depression Twenty-six. Six hours later, it was upgraded to Tropical Storm Beta. Beta strengthened into a hurricane on [[October 29]]. On [[October 30]], Hurricane Beta became a major hurricane with sustained winds around 115 mph (185 km/h). That brought the total amount of major hurricanes in the 2005 season to 7, one short of the record 8 set in the 1950 season.
Beta extended the record for most tropical storms in a season to 23 and was the first use of the name Beta for a tropical system. At the time it formed, Beta was considered the 13th hurricane of 2005, breaking the [[1969 Atlantic hurricane season|1969]] record of 12 hurricanes; later analysis showed Tropical Storm Cindy was a hurricane, which means the record-breaking 13th hurricane was actually Hurricane Wilma. Additionally, it was the first hurricane (as opposed to a tropical storm) named with a Greek letter.
The [[Colombia]]n island of [[San Andrés and Providencia|Providencia]], about 140 miles off the coast of [[Nicaragua]], was subjected to hurricane force winds for several hours as the center of the storm moved very slowly by the island. Initial reports indicated extensive damage to homes and a loss of communications with the islanders.
*The NHC's [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/refresh/BETA+shtml/ archive on Hurricane Beta]
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==Tropical Storm Gamma==
{{Infobox hurricane small
| name=Tropical Storm Gamma
| category=storm
| type=tropical storm
| image=Tropical storm gamma.jpg
| track=Gamma 2005 track.png
| formed=[[November 14]], [[2005]]
| dissipated=[[November 21]], [[2005]]
| highest winds=50 [[miles per hour|mph]] (85 [[kilometers per hour|km/h]])
| lowest pressure=1002 [[mbar]] ([[hPa]])
| total damages=>$13 to 18 million
| total fatalities=37 direct, 4 indirect<br/>13 missing
| areas affected=[[Lesser Antilles]], [[Honduras]], [[Belize]]
| hurricane season=[[2005 Atlantic hurricane season]]
}}{{hurricane main|Tropical Storm Gamma (2005)}}
Late on [[November 13]], after nearly two weeks of inactivity, Tropical Depression Twenty-seven formed from a tropical wave about 115 miles west-southwest of [[St. Lucia]]. While passing through the Lesser Antilles, the heavy rainfall caused mudslides, killing two people. On later reanalysis<ref name="GammaTCR">{{cite web| author=National Hurricane Center| year=2005| title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Tropical Storm Gamma| publisher=NOAA| accessdate=2006-02-14| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL272005_Gamma.pdf| format=PDF}}</ref>, it had briefly attained tropical storm status (without being named), but [[wind shear]] prevented further development of the system, and advisories were discontinued on [[November 16]] as it lost its closed circulation about 305 miles southeast of [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], [[Jamaica]].<ref name="GammaTCR" />
The remnants of the depression continued westward and moved along the northern shore of Honduras, merging with parts of a larger low pressure system. It is uncertain whether the the remnants of Gamma absorbed the low pressure system or vice versa. The storm grew in strength, and a closed circulation formed on [[November 18]], becoming a tropical storm for the second time (but named Gamma only starting here). After regeneration, floods from Gamma killed 34 people in Honduras. Gamma meandered in the Caribbean Sea for a short time, until slowly weakening. The storm eventually disintegrated into a remnant low late on [[November 20]], after causing 37 direct and 4 indirect deaths in total.<ref name="GammaTCR" />
*The NHC's [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/refresh/GAMMA+shtml/ archive on Tropical Storm Gamma]
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==Tropical Storm Delta==
{{Infobox hurricane small
| name= Tropical Storm Delta
| category= storm
| type=tropical storm
| image=Ts delta 112405.jpg
| track=Delta 2005 track.png
| formed=[[November 23]], [[2005]]
| dissipated=[[November 28]], [[2005]]
| highest winds=70 [[miles per hour|mph]] (110 [[kilometres per hour|km/h]])
| lowest pressure=980 [[mbar]] ([[hPa]])
| total damages=Not available
| total fatalities=7 direct
| areas affected=[[Canary Islands]], [[Morocco]]
| hurricane season=[[2005 Atlantic hurricane season]]
}}{{hurricane main|Tropical Storm Delta (2005)}}
Tropical Storm Delta formed with tropical-storm-force winds on [[November 23]], when a strong non-tropical low near the Azores slowly drifted southward and attained tropical characteristics while entering increasingly warmer waters.<ref name="DeltaTCR">{{cite web| author=National Hurricane Center| year=2006| title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Tropical Storm Delta| publisher=NOAA| accessdate=2006-02-15| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL282005_Delta.pdf| format=PDF}}</ref>
Delta drifted slowly and erratically southwards for several days before accelerating north-eastwards then eastwards towards the [[Canary Islands]] and north [[Africa]]. During this period, it twice approached hurricane strength but never became a hurricane. On [[November 28]] it merged with a frontal system northwest of the Canaries and became a vigorous extratropical storm. It caused severe damage in the Canary Islands and claimed at least seven lives<ref>{{cite web | title=Reuters AlertNet - Canary Islands storm hits power, communications | url=http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L29780821.htm | accessdate=December 3 | accessyear=2005 }}</ref>, including six who drowned while attempting to reach the Canary Islands by boat from Africa.<ref>{{cite web | title=Reuters AlertNet - Six immigrants drown in Canary Island storm waves | url=http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L28289044.htm | accessdate=December 3 | accessyear=2005 }}</ref> [[El Dedo de Dios]] or God’s Finger, a geological feature which had been pointing towards the sky for over a millennium and an important landmark for the Canary Islands, was toppled during the storm.<ref>[http://www.gran-canaria-info.com/wiki/tiki-index.php?page=Dedo+de+Dios Pictures of Dedo de Dios, before and after.]</ref> <ref>{{cite web | title=Tenerife News | url=http://www.tenerifenews.com/cms/front_content.php?client=1&lang=1&idcat=29&idart=2983 | accessdate=February 27 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> Delta also caused power outages leaving some 200,000 people without power and forcing airports to close down.<ref>{{cite web | title=Planet Ark : Canary Islands Struggle to Restore Power After Storm | url=http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/33737/story.htm | accessdate=December 3 | accessyear=2005 }}</ref><ref name="DeltaTCR" />
The remnants of Delta later moved into Morocco, bringing needed rain, but it caused no damage and was described as a "normal atmospheric disturbance".<ref>{{cite web | title=Cape Times - Canary Islands feel the full force of deadly Storm Delta | url=http://www.capetimes.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=272&fArticleId=3016238 | accessdate=December 3 | accessyear=2005 }}</ref><ref name="DeltaTCR" />
*The NHC's [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/refresh/DELTA+shtml/ archive on Tropical Storm Delta]
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==Hurricane Epsilon==
{{Infobox hurricane small
| name= Hurricane Epsilon
| category=cat1
| type=hurricane
| image=Hurricane Epsilon 4 Dec 2005.jpg
| track=Epsilon 2005 track.png
| formed=[[November 29]], [[2005]]
| dissipated=[[December 8]], [[2005]]
| highest winds=85 [[miles per hour|mph]] (135 [[kilometres per hour|km/h]])
| lowest pressure=981 [[mbar]] ([[hPa]])
| total damages=None reported
| total fatalities=None reported
| areas affected=No effects on land
| hurricane season=[[2005 Atlantic Hurricane Season]]
}}{{hurricane main|Hurricane Epsilon (2005)}}
On [[November 29]], Tropical Storm Epsilon formed in the Central Atlantic, forming the same way Delta did when a non-tropical low pressure system well east of Bermuda acquired tropical characteristics. On [[December 2]], the storm strengthened into a hurricane, making it the fifteenth of the season and the first storm since [[1984 Atlantic hurricane season#Hurricane Lili|Hurricane Lili]] in 1984 to reach hurricane strength after the official end of a season.<ref name="EpsilonTCR">{{cite web| author=National Hurricane Center| year=2006| title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Epsilon| publisher=NOAA| accessdate=2006-02-14| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL292005_Epsilon.pdf| format=PDF}}</ref>
Hurricane Epsilon strengthened further to tie for second-strongest December hurricane with 85 mph winds at its peak, and it lasted longer than any other hurricane ever to form in December. However, it was eventually torn apart by shear and absorbed into an approaching front. It never made landfall or threatened land. The development and persistence of Epsilon perplexed forecasters at the National Hurricane Center throughout the lifetime of the storm.<ref name="EpsilonTCR" />
*The NHC's [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/refresh/EPSILON+shtml/ archive on Hurricane Epsilon]
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==Tropical Storm Zeta==
{{Infobox hurricane small
| name=Tropical Storm Zeta
| category=storm
| type=tropical storm
| image=Tropical Storm Zeta 2005.jpg
| track=Zeta 2005 track.png
| formed=[[December 30]], [[2005]]
| dissipated=[[January 6]], [[2006]]
| highest winds= 65 [[miles per hour|mph]] (100 [[kilometers per hour|km/h]])
| lowest pressure=994 [[mbar]] ([[hPa]])
| total damages=None reported
| total fatalities=0 direct
| areas affected=Atlantic Ocean
| hurricane season=[[2005 Atlantic hurricane season]]
}}{{hurricane main|Tropical Storm Zeta (2005)}}
Late on [[December 29]], more than four weeks after the official end to the season, a tropical disturbance developed in the east-central Atlantic. It quickly became more organized and was declared a tropical storm the next day. Zeta made a turn toward the west but stalled and gradually weakened until dissipating on [[January 6]], [[2006]].<ref name="ZetaTCR">{{cite web| author=National Hurricane Center| year=2006| title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Tropical Storm Zeta| publisher=NOAA| accessdate=2006-03-17| url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL302005_Zeta.pdf| format=PDF}}</ref>
Zeta is one of the latest-forming tropical cyclones ever to develop in the recorded history of Atlantic hurricane seasons; the only later storm was [[Hurricane Alice]] of 1954-55, which is estimated to have become tropical on [[December 30]], [[1954]] at 1 am EST (0600 UTC). It is also the second recorded [[Atlantic hurricane|North Atlantic storm]] (after Alice) to exist in two calendar years. In addition, Zeta surpassed Alice as the longest-lived tropical cyclone to form in December and cross over into the next year, and it was also the longest-lived January tropical cyclone. Zeta finally dissipated on [[January 6]], [[2006]].<ref name="ZetaTCR" />
*The NHC's [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/refresh/ZETA+shtml/ archive on Tropical Storm Zeta]
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==See also==
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*[[2005 Atlantic hurricane season]]
*[[2005 Atlantic hurricane season statistics]]
*[[Timeline of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season]]
==Notes==
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==External links==
*[http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/2005atlan.shtml NHC 2005 archives]
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