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Hurricane Calhoun

From Shark's Hypothetical Weather
Hurricane Calhoun

Calhoun near peak intensity south of Texas
Meteorological history
Formed August 1, 2050
Remnant Low August 17, 2050
Dissipated August 17, 2050
Category 5 major hurricane
1-minute sustained (SLHWS/NWS)
Highest winds 195 mph (314 km/h)
(Second-highest recorded in the Atlantic Ocean)
Lowest pressure 880 mbar (hPa); 25.99 inHg
(Second-lowest in the Atlantic basin; Seventh-lowest globally)
Overall effects
Fatalities 20,200 total
(Third-deadliest in the Atlantic basin)
Damage $850 billion (2050 USD)
(Second-costliest tropical cyclone on record)
Areas affected
  • Lesser Antilles (St. Lucia, Barbados, Grenada, Dominica, and St. Vincent)
  • Greater Antilles (Western Cuba, Dominican Republic, and Haiti)
  • Mexico (Yucatán Peninsula)
  • Southern United States (Texas and Louisiana)

Part of the 2050 Atlantic hurricane season