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AL051985 | 1985 season

Elena

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Neutral 3FL impact Major Hurricane (Cat 3+) Rapid Intensification
Formed
1985-08-28
Dissipated
1985-09-04
Peak wind
110 kt
Lifetime category
3
Min pressure
953 mb (lifetime)
Florida date
1985-09-01
Approach
gulf
FL regions
NW3
Center landfall
no
ENSO (ASO ONI)
-0.40
Peak surge (FL)
none exists for this era

Surge: no curated record, and none is likely to exist. Reliable landfall-zone surge observation generally predates neither the modern gauge network nor NHC Tropical Cyclone Reports for storms of this era; surge comparisons on this site skew modern as a result (disclosed on the methodology page).

Track

94W92W90W88W86W84W82W80W78W76W74W20N22N24N26N28N30N32N34N36N38N40N

HURDAT2 best track. Coastline is stylized for orientation, not a boundary source.

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Intensity

Cat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5FL08/2808/2908/3008/3109/0109/0209/0309/04110kt

Maximum sustained wind over the storm lifetime, with Saffir-Simpson thresholds and the Florida-relevant date marked. All values from HURDAT2.

Official Sources

No per-storm graphical track exists for storms before 1995.

How This Record Was Built

join: name_match | confidence: high | pressure diff: 6mb | enrichment v1.3.0 | status: machine_enriched

Impact facts from the NOAA Continental US Hurricane Impacts table; track and intensity from NOAA HURDAT2; ENSO phase from CPC ONI. Full rules on the methodology page.

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