Hurricane History Map

1994 North Atlantic season

12 storms formed in the North Atlantic basin in 1994, from 30 June 1994 to 21 November 1994.

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Years1994
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Key
  • Tropical depression Winds below 34 knots (39 mph)
  • Tropical storm 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph)
  • Category 1 64 to 82 knots (74 to 95 mph)
  • Category 2 83 to 95 knots (96 to 110 mph)
  • Category 3 96 to 112 knots (111 to 129 mph), major
  • Category 4 113 to 136 knots (130 to 156 mph), major
  • Category 5 137 knots (157 mph) or more, major
  • Unknown intensity No wind speed in the record
  • Post-tropical Storm has become post-tropical (dashed line)

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The 1994 season in numbers

The record holds 12 storms for the 1994 North Atlantic season, of which 7 had names.7 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 3 reached hurricane strength (category 1 or more) and 0 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 12storms
  • 7tropical storm strength or more
  • 3hurricane strength or more
  • 0major (category 3 to 5)
  • 32accumulated cyclone energy

Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the squared wind speed of every position of 34 knots or more, divided by 10,000. It is approximate here because the winds are 1-minute equivalents, and it is mostly useful for comparing seasons of one basin.

Strongest storms of 1994

  • Florence (1994)2 November 1994 to 8 November 1994, peak Category 2 (95 kt), 972 hPa
  • Gordon (1994)8 November 1994 to 21 November 1994, peak Category 1 (75 kt), 980 hPa
  • Chris (1994)16 August 1994 to 23 August 1994, peak Category 1 (70 kt), 979 hPa
  • Debby (1994)9 September 1994 to 11 September 1994, peak Tropical storm (60 kt), 1,006 hPa
  • Alberto (1994)30 June 1994 to 7 July 1994, peak Tropical storm (55 kt), 993 hPa

All 12 storms of 1994

StormPeak
Alberto Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Beryl Tropical storm
Chris Category 1
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Debby Tropical storm
Ernesto Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Florence Category 2
Gordon Category 1

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