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I contacted the ArkLaTex weather team about several questions regarding hurricanes. I have yet to hear a response from them.

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Hurricanes are storms with lots of rain and very fast winds. They are created in the ocean and move their way onto land where they slow down. Depending on how dangerous they are, they can be categories 1-5. Hurricanes can cause lots of damage to land and people, so the weather service tries hard to warn us ahead of time when they are coming.

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A hurricane is a tropical storm that is produced by an area of low pressure, heavy rain, and strong winds. The wind speed has to be at least 74 miles per hour in order to be considered a hurricane. The three main parts of a hurricane are the eye, the eyewall, and the rain bands. Hurricanes are classified by category (1-5) depending on their wind speeds. Hurricanes are extremely dangerous causing flooding, storm surges, wind damage, flying debris, and much more.

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When teaching this lesson, I would read this book to students on hurricanes. It is kindergarten-friendly.

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Hurricane Laura was a major, category 4 hurricane that hit landfall in Louisiana on August 27, 2020. This is an article that has many subheadings within it to track the progression of events that happened with Hurricane Laura. This is applicable to Louisiana.

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What you need to know

The latest: Hurricane Laura has made landfall near Cameron, Louisiana, as a Category 4 storm. It has since weakened to a Category 2, with winds of 110 mph.

A dire warning: The National Hurricane Center warns that "unsurvivable" storm surges of up to 15 feet could overwhelm parts of the Gulf Coast.

Track the storm: You can follow Laura's path here.

Are you affected by Hurricane Laura? When it's safe, text, iMessage or WhatsApp your stories to CNN at 347-322-0415.

8:38 a.m. ET, August 27, 2020
CNN's live coverage of Hurricane Laura has moved here.

7:03 a.m. ET, August 27, 2020
It's just past 5 a.m. in Louisiana. Here's the latest on Hurricane Laura.

Powerful Hurricane Laura battered the Louisiana coastline Thursday morning after sweeping ashore as the region's strongest storm in over a century.

If you're just reading in now, here are the latest developments on the storm:

Downgraded: Hurricane Laura made landfall as a Category 4 storm, but it has since weakened to a Category 2. It still has winds of 110 mph.

More weakening expected: Further weakening will continue, and Laura will likely become a tropical storm later today as it tracks from Louisiana into Arkansas.

The storm surge threat: The storm surge for Laura could spread up to 30 miles inland in southwest Louisiana and Southeast Texas - reaching all the way to Interstate 10 potentially between Beaumont and Lake Charles. The National Hurricane Center warned the surge could be "unsurvivable" in some areas.

Not everyone heeded evacuation warnings: Cameron Parish, Louisiana, was put under a mandatory evacuation, but out of 6,500 residents, 150 have refused to leave, said Ashley Buller, assistant director of Emergency Operations for the parish.

6:10 a.m. ET, August 27, 2020
Laura is now a Category 2 hurricane with 110 mph winds

From CNN's Dave Hennen

As Hurricane Laura continues to move inland, the weakening trend has continued. Winds are now 110 mph, which makes Laura a strong Category 2 hurricane.

The center, known as the eye of the storm, is located about 45 miles north of Lake Charles.

Further weakening will continue, and Laura will likely become a tropical storm later today as it tracks from Louisiana into Arkansas.

6:08 a.m. ET, August 27, 2020
More than 394,000 customers are without power

From CNN's Joe Sutton

Power outages in Louisiana and Texas are climbing at a rapid pace this morning, after Hurricane Laura made landfall on the Gulf Coast.

There are now 394,763 customers without power in both states, according to PowerOutage.US.

More than 317,000 of those customers are in Louisiana, while more than 77,000 are in Texas.

6:01 a.m. ET, August 27, 2020
Those who didn't evacuate before Hurricane Laura told to put their name in a plastic bag in a pocket

From CNN's Madeline Holcombe

Louisiana officials are warning those who didn't evacuate from mandatory zones before Hurricane Laura hit that rescue efforts won't start until the surge has passed.

"Those choosing to stay and face this very dangerous storm must understand that rescue efforts cannot and will not begin until after storm and surge has passed and it is safe to do so," the Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office said in a statement Thursday.
"Please evacuate, and if you choose to stay and we can't get to you, write your name, address, social security number and next of kin and put it a Ziploc bag in your pocket. Praying that it does not come to this."

Read more here.

6:11 a.m. ET, August 27, 2020
Hospital in Lake Charles sustains damage, officials will assess damage this morning

From CNN's Joe Sutton and Paul P. Murphy

Damage has been reported this morning at CHRISTUS St. Patrick Hospital in Lake Charles.

"At this time, we know we have sustained damage to the facility, but are waiting until the morning to get a clear picture," hospital spokeswoman Heather Hidalgo tells CNN.

The top of the skybridge that goes from the hospital to the parking garage has lost its covering due to the powerful winds from Laura, Hidalgo said.

"Everyone is doing well. No evacuations during the storm," she said.

Damage is being reported across the Lake Charles area -- like at this condo complex.
Take a look:
Resident Tolor White, Jr, dozed off after working on a crossword puzzle, when he heard a loud noise a little before 1:15 a.m.

When he crawled out from under his makeshift barricade -- two mattresses -- he saw the roof had been taken off by the wind. As he was surveying the damage, the glass windows broke directly next to him.

5:33 a.m. ET, August 27, 2020
FEMA braces for Hurricane Laura amid coronavirus response

From CNN's Leyla Santiago and Priscilla Alvarez

Before Hurricane Laura made landfall, emergency management responders were already facing unprecedented demands as they juggled wildfires, hurricanes, and ongoing disaster and recovery efforts amid a nationwide pandemic.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, is among those assisting with the response on all fronts. It has taken the lead in operational coordination for the federal interagency response to the coronavirus pandemic. It's also responsible for the federal response for hurricane preparedness and recovery.

But the agency is facing a unique set of complexities in the face of a pandemic and a hurricane.

Unfortunately, I believe that the Federal Emergency Management Agency is trying to do the best they can, but they're being stretched to the maximum levels," said former FEMA Administrator Brock Long.

The bandwidth of the agency in the throes of hurricane season had previously been a point of concern for some government officials and disaster experts as FEMA worked to assist with the coronavirus response. While the agency is equipped to help with a range of disasters, Hurricane Laura is likely to present its own set of challenges.

From securing shelters and coordinating evacuations that allow for social distancing to ensuring an ample workforce for emergency response, the pandemic is presenting a unique set of complexities for emergency management.
Read the full story here.

5:01 a.m. ET, August 27, 2020
Hurricane Laura has weakened to a Category 3 storm

Laura has weakened to a Category 3 hurricane, with winds now at 120 mph, according to the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center.

The storm is expected to further weaken as it moves quickly inland over Louisiana, with hurricane force winds extending out 60 miles from the center.

The center, known as the eye of the hurricane, is currently 30 miles north of Lake Charles, Louisiana, and 50 miles northeast of Port Arthur, Texas.

Where it's heading next: The storm is expected to continue moving across southwestern Louisiana in the early hours of the morning, then continue northward across the state through Thursday afternoon. The storm's center is forecast to move over Arkansas later Thursday night, then reach the mid-Mississippi Valley on Friday and the mid-Atlantic states on Saturday.

4:57 a.m. ET, August 27, 2020
Hurricane Laura "is going to become the new benchmark," storm chaser predicts

Josh Morgerman, a hurricane chaser currently in Sulphur, Louisiana, told CNN that Hurricane Laura was going to "become the new benchmark storm for this region of the United States."

"The past biggies were Hurricane Audrey of 1957 which made landfall in almost the exact same place, killed hundreds of people in the town of Cameron," he said. Then in 2005, Hurricane Rita hit the same area and devastated the region again.

The region has learned how to better respond to earthquakes -- but "Hurricane Laura, because of its intensity, by far the strongest on record for this region, I think Laura's the new benchmark for this part of the United States," he said.

Sulphur lies just west of Lake Charles, where the eye of the hurricane is passing over.

"It's pitch black right now, there's no power or anything. All you hear is sounds, crashing and howling," said Morgerman. "I just can't imagine what this place is going to look like when the sun comes up."

What you need to know

The latest: Hurricane Laura has made landfall near Cameron, Louisiana, as a Category 4 storm. It has since weakened to a Category 2, with winds of 110 mph.

A dire warning: The National Hurricane Center warns that "unsurvivable" storm surges of up to 15 feet could overwhelm parts of the Gulf Coast.

Track the storm: You can follow Laura's path here.

Are you affected by Hurricane Laura? When it's safe, text, iMessage or WhatsApp your stories to CNN at 347-322-0415.

7:03 a.m. ET, August 27, 2020
It's just past 5 a.m. in Louisiana. Here's the latest on Hurricane Laura.

Powerful Hurricane Laura battered the Louisiana coastline Thursday morning after sweeping ashore as the region's strongest storm in over a century.

If you're just reading in now, here are the latest developments on the storm:

Downgraded: Hurricane Laura made landfall as a Category 4 storm, but it has since weakened to a Category 2. It still has winds of 110 mph.

More weakening expected: Further weakening will continue, and Laura will likely become a tropical storm later today as it tracks from Louisiana into Arkansas.

The storm surge threat: The storm surge for Laura could spread up to 30 miles inland in southwest Louisiana and Southeast Texas - reaching all the way to Interstate 10 potentially between Beaumont and Lake Charles. The National Hurricane Center warned the surge could be "unsurvivable" in some areas.

Not everyone heeded evacuation warnings: Cameron Parish, Louisiana, was put under a mandatory evacuation, but out of 6,500 residents, 150 have refused to leave, said Ashley Buller, assistant director of Emergency Operations for the parish.

6:10 a.m. ET, August 27, 2020
Laura is now a Category 2 hurricane with 110 mph winds

From CNN's Dave Hennen

As Hurricane Laura continues to move inland, the weakening trend has continued. Winds are now 110 mph, which makes Laura a strong Category 2 hurricane.

The center, known as the eye of the storm, is located about 45 miles north of Lake Charles.

Further weakening will continue, and Laura will likely become a tropical storm later today as it tracks from Louisiana into Arkansas.

6:08 a.m. ET, August 27, 2020
More than 394,000 customers are without power

From CNN's Joe Sutton

Power outages in Louisiana and Texas are climbing at a rapid pace this morning, after Hurricane Laura made landfall on the Gulf Coast.

There are now 394,763 customers without power in both states, according to PowerOutage.US.

More than 317,000 of those customers are in Louisiana, while more than 77,000 are in Texas.

6:01 a.m. ET, August 27, 2020
Those who didn't evacuate before Hurricane Laura told to put their name in a plastic bag in a pocket

From CNN's Madeline Holcombe

Louisiana officials are warning those who didn't evacuate from mandatory zones before Hurricane Laura hit that rescue efforts won't start until the surge has passed.

"Those choosing to stay and face this very dangerous storm must understand that rescue efforts cannot and will not begin until after storm and surge has passed and it is safe to do so," the Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office said in a statement Thursday.
"Please evacuate, and if you choose to stay and we can't get to you, write your name, address, social security number and next of kin and put it a Ziploc bag in your pocket. Praying that it does not come to this."

6:11 a.m. ET, August 27, 2020
Hospital in Lake Charles sustains damage, officials will assess damage this morning

From CNN's Joe Sutton and Paul P. Murphy

Damage has been reported this morning at CHRISTUS St. Patrick Hospital in Lake Charles.

"At this time, we know we have sustained damage to the facility, but are waiting until the morning to get a clear picture," hospital spokeswoman Heather Hidalgo tells CNN.

The top of the skybridge that goes from the hospital to the parking garage has lost its covering due to the powerful winds from Laura, Hidalgo said.

"Everyone is doing well. No evacuations during the storm," she said.

Damage is being reported across the Lake Charles area -- like at this condo complex.
Take a look:
Resident Tolor White, Jr, dozed off after working on a crossword puzzle, when he heard a loud noise a little before 1:15 a.m.

When he crawled out from under his makeshift barricade -- two mattresses -- he saw the roof had been taken off by the wind. As he was surveying the damage, the glass windows broke directly next to him.

5:33 a.m. ET, August 27, 2020
FEMA braces for Hurricane Laura amid coronavirus response

From CNN's Leyla Santiago and Priscilla Alvarez

Before Hurricane Laura made landfall, emergency management responders were already facing unprecedented demands as they juggled wildfires, hurricanes, and ongoing disaster and recovery efforts amid a nationwide pandemic.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, is among those assisting with the response on all fronts. It has taken the lead in operational coordination for the federal interagency response to the coronavirus pandemic. It's also responsible for the federal response for hurricane preparedness and recovery.

But the agency is facing a unique set of complexities in the face of a pandemic and a hurricane.

Unfortunately, I believe that the Federal Emergency Management Agency is trying to do the best they can, but they're being stretched to the maximum levels," said former FEMA Administrator Brock Long.

The bandwidth of the agency in the throes of hurricane season had previously been a point of concern for some government officials and disaster experts as FEMA worked to assist with the coronavirus response. While the agency is equipped to help with a range of disasters, Hurricane Laura is likely to present its own set of challenges.

From securing shelters and coordinating evacuations that allow for social distancing to ensuring an ample workforce for emergency response, the pandemic is presenting a unique set of complexities for emergency management.
Read the full story here.

5:01 a.m. ET, August 27, 2020
Hurricane Laura has weakened to a Category 3 storm

Laura has weakened to a Category 3 hurricane, with winds now at 120 mph, according to the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center.

The storm is expected to further weaken as it moves quickly inland over Louisiana, with hurricane force winds extending out 60 miles from the center.

The center, known as the eye of the hurricane, is currently 30 miles north of Lake Charles, Louisiana, and 50 miles northeast of Port Arthur, Texas.

Where it's heading next: The storm is expected to continue moving across southwestern Louisiana in the early hours of the morning, then continue northward across the state through Thursday afternoon. The storm's center is forecast to move over Arkansas later Thursday night, then reach the mid-Mississippi Valley on Friday and the mid-Atlantic states on Saturday.

4:57 a.m. ET, August 27, 2020
Hurricane Laura "is going to become the new benchmark," storm chaser predicts

Josh Morgerman, a hurricane chaser currently in Sulphur, Louisiana, told CNN that Hurricane Laura was going to "become the new benchmark storm for this region of the United States."

"The past biggies were Hurricane Audrey of 1957 which made landfall in almost the exact same place, killed hundreds of people in the town of Cameron," he said. Then in 2005, Hurricane Rita hit the same area and devastated the region again.

The region has learned how to better respond to earthquakes -- but "Hurricane Laura, because of its intensity, by far the strongest on record for this region, I think Laura's the new benchmark for this part of the United States," he said.

Sulphur lies just west of Lake Charles, where the eye of the hurricane is passing over.

"It's pitch black right now, there's no power or anything. All you hear is sounds, crashing and howling," said Morgerman. "I just can't imagine what this place is going to look like when the sun comes up."

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What you need to know The latest: Hurricane Laura has made landfall near Cameron, Louisiana, as a Category 4 storm. It has since weakened to a Category 2, with winds of 110 mph. A dire warning: The National Hurricane Center warns that "unsurvivable" storm surges of up to 15 feet could overwhelm parts of the Gulf Coast.

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Hurricane | The Dr. Binocs Show | Educational Videos For Kids

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Students can calculate data from multiple different charts and maps from this source. I would suggest my students analyze the first chart on the page regarding the number of storms as it relates to the number of hurricanes. Students can also collect data for how many hurricanes hit landfall in the United States in the 2021 year using the map "2021 Hurricane Season Tracks."

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A frenetic start to the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season generated a number of destructive landfalls and major inland flooding before ending strangely quiet.

The 2021 season generated 21 named storms, the third most for any Atlantic hurricane season, behind only 2020's record 30 storms and 2005's 28 storms.

Nine of those storms lasted 2 days or less, which tied 2007 for the most such short-lived storms in a season, tropical scientist Phil Klotzbach noted in Colorado State University's season wrap-up.

The entire hurricane names list for the season was used up for the second year in a row. Only this year, a new supplemental names list developed to replace Greek alphabet names wasn't needed, as Wanda was the season's last storm.

Despite the high number of storms, 2021's hurricane tally (7) was right in line with the average over the past 30 years. It was only half of the nearly-record-breaking 2020 total of 14 hurricanes.

Eight of these storms made a U.S. landfall in 2021, beginning with Claudette in Louisiana in late June.

While two other landfalls were rather benign tropical storms - Danny and Mindy - the other five landfall storms were all impactful near the coast and inland, including Tropical Storms Elsa, Fred, Henri and Hurricanes Ida and Nicholas.

An incredible 19 named storms made a U.S. landfall in 2020 and 2021 combined, including eight hurricanes. One to two U.S. hurricane landfalls is considered average for a season, according to NOAA's Hurricane Research Division.

Let's step through the most memorable aspects of this hurricane season.

Hurricane Ida Pummeled Louisiana, Mississippi

As if Louisiana wasn't beleaguered enough after enduring three hurricanes in 2020, Hurricane Ida roared ashore on Aug. 29, the 16-year anniversary of Katrina's devastating landfall.

( FULL RECAP: Hurricane Ida's Devastating Strike)

Ida pushed storm surge flooding of possibly over 10 feet in parts of southeast Louisiana and wrung out up to 16 inches of rain in southern Mississippi.

Grand Isle, Jean Lafitte, Braithwaite, LaPlace and areas near the lakeshore in New Orleans were inundated.

Jefferson Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng said Grand Isle was " uninhabitable" after the storm, with 10 to 12 levee breaks on the Gulf of Mexico side. All of Grand Isle's homes were damaged, and 40% of the homes were "nearly-to-completely destroyed", according to NOAA.

Winds gusted over 100 mph along the Louisiana coast, including a 172 mph gust on a ship, among the nation's strongest gusts ever recorded in a hurricane.

Its track brought its strongest winds into New Orleans where winds gusted up to 99 mph.

These winds downed all eight transmission lines supplying electricity to New Orleans and left some residents without power for nearly a week.

Outages in Louisiana alone topped 1 million, and hundreds of thousands were without running water.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 32 were killed from Ida near the Gulf Coast, 28 of those in Louisiana. The majority of those deaths occurred in the storm's aftermath from improper use of generators and/or carbon monoxide poisoning.

Ida's 150 mph Category 4 landfall tied 2020's Laura and the Last Island 1856 hurricane for strongest (by wind speed) to affect the Pelican State. It was the first time on record Category 4 landfalls occurred in Louisiana in back-to-back years.

Ida's Historic Northeast Flood

Ida reminded us of the inland danger of tropical cyclones hundreds of miles away from a reeling Louisiana.

Even though Ida had been downgraded to a tropical depression its circulation combined with a previously-stalled front to wring out up to 11 inches of rain in the Northeast in early September.

New York City's Central Park picked up 3.15 inches of rainfall in a single hour on the evening of Sept. 1. That was the heaviest one-hour rainfall on record there.

Newark, New Jersey, picked up 8.41 inches of rain on Sept. 1. That was their record wettest calendar day dating to 1931.

The torrential rain quickly overwhelmed major infrastructure. Roads turned into rivers that trapped motorists, subways gushed like geysers, water filled buses up to the seats and Newark Airport flooded.

Water rapidly flooded basements and ground levels in neighborhoods and apartments, trapping residents. At least 11 people in New York City died in flooded apartments alone.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 53 people died due to drowning in the Northeast from Ida. Twenty-eight of those drowning fatalities were in New Jersey and 18 of those were in New York.

The Schuylkill River in Philadelphia experienced its worst flood in more than 150 years on Sept. 2. Its crest of 16.35 feet was only topped by an Oct. 4, 1869 flood when the river hit its all-time record stage of 17 feet.

Twelve river gauges measured record flood crests in eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. After the rain ended, lingering flooding left parts of New Jersey almost unrecognizable.

If that wasn't enough, Ida spawned destructive tornadoes. An EF3 in Mullica Hill, New Jersey, was the state's first F/EF3-rated tornado in 31 years.

NOAA estimated Ida inflicted just under $65 billion damage in the U.S. That's good for the fifth costliest tropical cyclone in U.S. history behind only Katrina, Harvey, Maria and Sandy.

Given the impacts, Ida will likely be retired from future use as an Atlantic named storm.

Ida Wasn't the Only Northeast Flood

Less than two weeks before Ida's inundating rain, Hurricane Henri lumbered off the East Coast before landfalling near the Rhode Island-Connecticut border as a tropical storm.

Henri downed trees and power lines in southern New England.

But its most destructive impacts were from two rounds of torrential rain that triggered major flooding in parts of New Jersey, the New York City Tri-State and eastern Pennsylvania.

( FULL RECAP: Henri Was Mainly a Rainfall Flood Generator)

Less than a week before Henri, the remnant of Tropical Storm Fred soaked the Northeast after it triggered deadly, destructive flash flooding in western North Carolina. Fred also spawned 29 tornadoes from Georgia to Massachusetts.

And just over a month before Fred, Elsa swept through the Northeast as a tropical storm in early July with flooding rain and high winds.

That's four storms, or their remnants, with significant impacts in the Northeast in one hurricane season.

When the Season Shut Off

A named storm formed before the official June 1 hurricane season kickoff for the seventh season in a row when Tropical Storm Ana formed the week before Memorial Day in the North Atlantic.

Elsa became the earliest-known fifth named storm on July 1, before becoming a hurricane about six weeks earlier than the usual arrival of the Atlantic's first hurricane of the season.

A La Niña was expected to, and eventually did, develop in the fall. That usually correlates to active hurricane seasons.

During the typical peak of the season, Hurricane Nicholas made landfall along the upper Texas coast on Sept. 14. It brought flooding from storm surge and heavy rain into the storm-weary northern Gulf Coast.

But then the atmosphere invoked the mercy rule.

Nicholas wasn't just the last U.S. landfalling storm of 2021. It was also the final landfalling storm anywhere in the Atlantic Basin this hurricane season.

Seven more storms formed after Nicholas, but they all remained over the Atlantic Ocean far removed from the mainland U.S., or most other land interests, for that matter.

It became especially quiet after long-lived, intense Hurricane Sam finally gave up its tropical identity in early October.

Only wandering Wanda, a former nor'easter, managed to become a named storm the rest of hurricane season after early October.

Why did another hectic hurricane season suddenly shut off?

First, steering winds kept Hurricanes Larry and Sam far from the U.S. mainland, curling them north, then northeast.

The typical October areas for development stretch from the western Caribbean Sea toward Florida and into the central Atlantic Ocean.

But this October, following Hurricane Sam's demise, two factors hostile for tropical development - dry air and wind shear - set up over the very areas typically most active.

And in November, deeper plunges of the jet stream bringing colder air into the eastern U.S. also increased wind shear over these same areas.

This couldn't have been more different than 2020.

Seven named storms, six of which became hurricanes, formed from October into November 2020. This included U.S. Gulf Coast hurricane landfalls from Delta and Zeta, and back-to-back catastrophic Category 4 Central America landfalls from Eta and Iota just 13 days apart.

Other Notables

The Florida Peninsula was relatively unscathed.

Elsa flirted with Tampa-St. Pete as a Cat. 1 hurricane before hitting the state's Big Bend as a tropical storm.

Fred and Mindy each brought some winds, storm surge and rainfall flooding to the panhandle and northern Florida. But in South Florida and most of the Atlantic coast, the 2021 season was a nice respite.

Speaking of Elsa and Fred, their coastal and inland damage vaulted them into billion-dollar storms, according to NOAA, joining Hurricanes Ida and Nicholas.

Grace rapidly intensified from a tropical storm to a Category 3 hurricane in just 24 hours before it slammed into eastern Mexico in late August. It was the strongest non-U.S. hurricane landfall of the season.

Sam became the second earliest "S" storm behind only 2020's Sally and nearly reached Category 5 status.

This resilient hurricane maintained at least Category 3 status for almost eight straight days, the longest to do so since Ivan in 2004, according to Colorado State University tropical scientist Phil Klotzbach.

Fortunately, Sam curled well away from the U.S.

Given that, the most newsworthy aspect of Sam was a major scientific breakthrough.

For the first time, scientists deployed an unmanned sail drone into the core of a major hurricane on Sept. 30. The drone encountered 50-foot waves and 120 mph winds.

Other sail drones were deployed into tropical storms Fred, Grace, Henri and Peter.

Even with the high named storm count, 2021 will forever be remembered as the season that generated Hurricane Ida.

The number of storms that triggered destructive, deadly flooding in 2021 is also a reminder that in a warming world, we can expect tropical storms and hurricanes to move slower and produce heavier rainfall.
The Weather Company's primary journalistic mission is to report on breaking weather news, the environment and the importance of science to our lives. This story does not necessarily represent the position of our parent company, IBM.

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Learn what causes these deadly storms-and how to stay safe.

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My standard focuses on severe weather and how weather teams can predict severe weather in order to prepare those in the area. This is a kindergarten standard.