Dean formed Coming_to_be on July 31 and reached Arriving tropical storm Catastrophe status the following day east of the Leeward Islands .

A combination Cause_to_amalgamate of a high spring tide and a severe European windstorm over the North Sea caused Causation a storm Catastrophe tide ; the combination Cause_to_amalgamate of wind , high tide , and low pressure led to Causation a water level of more than above mean sea level in some locations .

The 1953 North Sea flood Catastrophe was a major flood Catastrophe caused Causation by a heavy storm Catastrophe that occurred Presence on the night of Saturday , 31 January 1953 and morning of Sunday , 1 February 1953 .

The Netherlands developed Coming_to_be the Delta Works , an extensive system of dams and storm Catastrophe surge barriers .

The UK constructed Building storm Catastrophe surge barriers Hindering on the River Thames below London and on the River Hull where it meets the Humber Estuary .

The second named storm Catastrophe of the season , Bill developed Coming_to_be from a broad area of low pressure over the northwestern Gulf of Mexico on June 16 .

because the system was already producing Creating tropical storm force winds , it was immediately classified Check as tropical storm Catastrophe bill .

tropical storm bill was a tropical cyclone Catastrophe that produced Creating widespread rainfall across east texas , oklahoma , the midwest , and mid-atlantic .

because the system was already producing Creating tropical storm force winds , it was immediately classified Check as tropical storm Catastrophe bill .

Around 12:00 UTC , the storm peaked Arriving with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph ( 95 km/h ) .

About 1.25 million people fled Escaping the storm Catastrophe in Florida alone , contributing Supply to a region-wide total of nearly 2 million evacuees .

Farther west , Dauphin Island in Alabama endured Change_event_time wind gusts as high as and a significant storm Catastrophe surge .

Damage totaled Earnings_and_losses about $ 1.3 billion , and power outages from the storm Catastrophe affected Influence 550,000 people .

In Elena 's wake , President Ronald Reagan declared Expressing_publicly parts of Alabama , Mississippi , and Florida federal disaster areas , making Manufacturing storm Catastrophe victims eligible for financial aid Assistance and temporary housing .

The storm quickly weakened Cause_change_of_strength upon moving Motion ashore and dissipated Dispersal on September 4 .

Evacuations occurred Coming_to_be in sequence to follow the storm 's forecast positions , and many residents and tourists along portions of the Gulf Coast were forced Hostile_encounter to leave Departing twice in a matter of days .

Preparations were generally timely and efficient , though accommodations and resources at storm shelters were stretched Body_movement thin , and many refugees tried to return Giving home against officials ' orders Arranging .

Tropical cyclone warnings Warning and watches were continuously issued Expressing_publicly and adjusted Change , and forecasters stressed Convincing the storm 's destructive potential for days .

The name `` Elena '' was later retired from the cyclical list of Atlantic hurricane names because of the storm 's effects Achieve .

Initially forecast to remain Presence a weak tropical storm Catastrophe , the cyclone rapidly strengthened Cause_change_of_strength and developed Coming_to_be an eye before making landfall Self_motion in Nicaragua near León with peak winds of 65 mph ( 100 km/h ) .

Alma was the first tropical storm Catastrophe on record to strike Attack the Pacific coast of Nicaragua .

tropical storm alma of the 2008 pacific hurricane season was the easternmost forming Coming_to_be pacific tropical cyclone on record .

Five others died Death in Honduras from an aviation accident likely related to the storm and one other was swept Scouring away in floodwaters .

In nearby Florida , one person died Death after being swept Scouring into a drain Emptying during the storm Catastrophe 's heavy rains .

Moisture from Lili also fueled Supply a storm Catastrophe that struck Attack the northeastern United States , which contributed Giving indirectly to a death when a man in Maine tried driving Self_motion across a flooded Motion roadway .

About two weeks passed Motion_directional before Lili transitioned Change into an extratropical storm Catastrophe north of the Azores on October 27 , which subsequently moved Motion across Ireland and Great Britain .

After the storm Catastrophe formed Coming_to_be , further strengthening Cause_change_of_strength of Lili was gradual , first to tropical storm Catastrophe status on October 16 and then to hurricane Catastrophe status on October 17 .

After the storm Catastrophe formed Coming_to_be , further strengthening Cause_change_of_strength of Lili was gradual , first to tropical storm Catastrophe status on October 16 and then to hurricane Catastrophe status on October 17 .

Crop damage Damaging from the hurricane was severe as the storm Catastrophe destroyed Destroying about half of the fruit , vegetable , and hay harvest , leaving a loss Earnings_and_losses of $ 1 million ( 1927 USD ) .

The first observed storm Catastrophe of the season , this cyclone developed Coming_to_be from a tropical wave over the deep tropics of the Atlantic Ocean on August 18 .

Initially a tropical storm Catastrophe , it moved Motion west-northwestward and intensified Cause_change_of_strength into a Category 1 hurricane on the modern day Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale by August 19 .

Thereafter , the storm Catastrophe accelerated Cause_to_make_progress toward Atlantic Canada .

The storm Catastrophe also left Departing minor wind damage Damaging in Newfoundland .

The storm deepened Cause_change_of_strength significantly over the next few days , and by August 22 , it peaked Arriving as a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph ( 205 km/h ) .

Hurricane Nina was the final tropical storm and hurricane Catastrophe of the 1957 Pacific hurricane Catastrophe season and the last storm to form Coming_to_be during the active Central Pacific hurricane season this year .

Hurricane Nina was the final tropical storm and hurricane Catastrophe of the 1957 Pacific hurricane Catastrophe season and the last storm to form Coming_to_be during the active Central Pacific hurricane season this year .

This storm was named Name_conferral `` Nina '' because during this time , hurricanes Catastrophe in this basin were given names Name_conferral from the typhoon naming lists .

This storm was the last to form Coming_to_be during a series of typhoons to form Creating in the Pacific in November .

This storm was preceded Process_start by a winter storm that caused Causation damaging surf along the north coast of Kauai and was both preceded Process_start and proceeded Self_motion by cold fronts sweeping Scouring over Hawaii .

This storm was preceded Process_start by a winter storm that caused Causation damaging surf along the north coast of Kauai and was both preceded Process_start and proceeded Self_motion by cold fronts sweeping Scouring over Hawaii .

At least 233 people were killed Killing along the path of the storm Catastrophe in eight countries .

The eighteenth named Name_conferral storm , tenth hurricane , and second major hurricane of the year , Sandy was a Category 3 storm at its peak intensity when it made landfall Self_motion in Cuba .

The eighteenth named Name_conferral storm , tenth hurricane , and second major hurricane of the year , Sandy was a Category 3 storm at its peak intensity when it made landfall Self_motion in Cuba .

While it was a Category 2 hurricane off the coast of the Northeastern United States , the storm became Becoming the largest Atlantic hurricane Catastrophe on record ( as measured by diameter , with tropical-storm-force winds spanning Body_movement ) .

sandy developed Coming_to_be from a tropical wave Motion in the western caribbean sea on october 22 , quickly strengthened Cause_change_of_strength , and was upgraded Cause_to_make_progress to tropical storm sandy six hours later .

On October 27 , Sandy briefly weakened Cause_change_of_strength to a tropical storm and then restrengthened to a Category 1 hurricane .

Sandy continued drifting Self_motion inland for another few days while gradually weakening Cause_change_of_strength , until it was absorbed by another approaching Arriving extratropical storm on November 2 .

Its storm surge hit Attack New York City on October 29 , flooding Motion streets , tunnels and subway lines and cutting Bodily_harm power in and around the city .

In Canada , two were killed Killing in Ontario , and the storm caused Causation an estimated $ 100 million ( 2012 CAD ) in damage throughout Ontario and Quebec .

Six hours later , it was upgraded Cause_to_make_progress into Tropical storm Ismael .