The
1992 Atlantic hurricane season was among the least active of any
Atlantic hurricane season on record. It produced six named
tropical cyclones. The season officially started on June 1, 1992, and ended on November 30. These dates, adopted by convention, historically delimit the period each year when most Atlantic tropical systems form. However, storm formation is possible at any time of the year, as was the case this season, when
Subtropical Storm One formed on April 21. This timeline documents all the storm formations, strengthening, weakening,
landfalls,
extratropical transitions, as well as dissipations during the season.
During the year, three tropical depressions, one subtropical storm, two tropical storms, and four hurricanes formed. It produced seven storms, less than the average of ten usually formed throughout an Atlantic hurricane season, while four of the storms went on to become hurricanes. The first cyclone to form inside the official season was
Tropical Depression One, which formed on June 25. Of the four hurricanes,
Hurricane Andrew was the most intense, reaching
Category 5 status. In late June,
Tropical Depression One caused severe flooding in southwestern Florida and
Cuba; heavy rainfall was recorded in
Pinar del Río,
Matanzas, and
Havana.[1] When Andrew struck
Florida and
Louisiana in August, it became the second-costliest hurricane to hit the United States. Damages were estimated to be about $26.5 billion and 68 people were killed.[2]Tropical Storm Danielle made landfall at the
Delmarva Peninsula on the
Virginian coast on September 25, causing minimal flooding. There was one recorded death recorded due to Danielle; a ship east of
New Jersey was sunk due to rough seas.[3] The season finished on October 30 when
Hurricane Frances became an extratropical gale before dissipating.
4 p.m. UTC-2 (1800 UTC) – Tropical Depression Five forms around 630 miles (1,020 km) southwest of the Azores (30 mph, 50 km/h).[13]
September 22
7 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) – Tropical Depression Six forms approximately 200 miles (325 km) south-southeast of
Cape Hatteras,
North Carolina (35 mph, 55 km/h).[14]
^The figures for
maximum sustained winds and position estimates are rounded to the nearest 5 units (
knots,
miles, or kilometers), following the convention used in the
National Hurricane Center's operational products for each storm. All other units are rounded to the nearest digit.[4]
The
1992 Atlantic hurricane season was among the least active of any
Atlantic hurricane season on record. It produced six named
tropical cyclones. The season officially started on June 1, 1992, and ended on November 30. These dates, adopted by convention, historically delimit the period each year when most Atlantic tropical systems form. However, storm formation is possible at any time of the year, as was the case this season, when
Subtropical Storm One formed on April 21. This timeline documents all the storm formations, strengthening, weakening,
landfalls,
extratropical transitions, as well as dissipations during the season.
During the year, three tropical depressions, one subtropical storm, two tropical storms, and four hurricanes formed. It produced seven storms, less than the average of ten usually formed throughout an Atlantic hurricane season, while four of the storms went on to become hurricanes. The first cyclone to form inside the official season was
Tropical Depression One, which formed on June 25. Of the four hurricanes,
Hurricane Andrew was the most intense, reaching
Category 5 status. In late June,
Tropical Depression One caused severe flooding in southwestern Florida and
Cuba; heavy rainfall was recorded in
Pinar del Río,
Matanzas, and
Havana.[1] When Andrew struck
Florida and
Louisiana in August, it became the second-costliest hurricane to hit the United States. Damages were estimated to be about $26.5 billion and 68 people were killed.[2]Tropical Storm Danielle made landfall at the
Delmarva Peninsula on the
Virginian coast on September 25, causing minimal flooding. There was one recorded death recorded due to Danielle; a ship east of
New Jersey was sunk due to rough seas.[3] The season finished on October 30 when
Hurricane Frances became an extratropical gale before dissipating.
4 p.m. UTC-2 (1800 UTC) – Tropical Depression Five forms around 630 miles (1,020 km) southwest of the Azores (30 mph, 50 km/h).[13]
September 22
7 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) – Tropical Depression Six forms approximately 200 miles (325 km) south-southeast of
Cape Hatteras,
North Carolina (35 mph, 55 km/h).[14]
^The figures for
maximum sustained winds and position estimates are rounded to the nearest 5 units (
knots,
miles, or kilometers), following the convention used in the
National Hurricane Center's operational products for each storm. All other units are rounded to the nearest digit.[4]