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==Impact==
==Impact==
Central America was impacted by one [[tropical cyclone]], former Hurricane Adrian which made landfall in [[Honduras]], one of only six landfalls in Central America.<ref name="TCR">{{cite web|author=Richard D. Knabb|title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Adrian|publisher=[[National Hurricane Center]] |date=2005-11-24 |accessdate=2008-10-22 |url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-EP012005_Adrian.pdf|format=PDF}}</ref> Adrian had minor effects in Honduras, only a few poorly constructed building were destroyed and minor floods were reported and there were no known fatalities associated with the storm.<ref name="Adrian USAT">{{cite web|author=Associated Press|title= Hurricane Adrian whacks El Salvador, then fizzles|date=2005-05-20|publisher=USA Today|accessdate=2008-11-29|url=http://www.usatoday.com/weather/stormcenter/2005-05-19-evacuations-adrian_x.htm}}</ref> In [[El Salvador]], rains from Adrian led to numerous landslides and flash floods, mainly along coastal areas. Fallen trees were reported throughout the country.<ref name="Adrian Damage summary">{{es icon}} {{cite web|title=Informe De Perdidas y Daños Ocurridos Por Huracan Adrian|date=2005-06-08|publisher=National Service of Territorial Studies|accessdate=2008-11-29|url=http://www.snet.gob.sv/Documentos/perdidasAdrian.pdf|format=PDF}}</ref> The floods prompted officials to shut down roads to keep people out of harms way.<ref name="Adrian Road Close"> {{es icon}} {{cite web|author=El Diario de Hoy|title=Cierran calles peligrosas|date=2005-05-19|publisher=Nationales|accessdate=2008-11-29|url=http://www.elsalvador.com/noticias/2005/05/19/nacional/nac36.asp}}</ref> Heavy rains up to 16.4&nbsp;[[inch|inches]] (418.6&nbsp;[[millimetre|mm]]) caused several landslides which damaged roads.<ref name="Adrian Rainfall Summery">{{es icon}} {{cite web|title=Report of Landslides generated by Hurricane Adrian, El Salvador|year=2005|publisher=National Service of Territorial Studies|accessdate=2008-11-29|url=http://www.snet.gob.sv/Geologia/Deslizamientos/Deslizamientos-Adrian.pdf|format=PDF}}</ref> Two people were also killed in a mudslide.<ref name="Adrian mudslide deaths">{{cite web|author=Alberto Barrera|title=Central America Storm Fades, Mudslides Feared|date=2005-05-23|publisher=Reuters|accessdate=2008-11-29|url=http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/30923/story.htm}}</ref> Two more deaths took place, one due to a plane crash caused by strong winds, the other caused by flooding.<ref name="Adrian El Salvador deaths">{{cite web|title=El Salvador, Honduras escape hurricane's wrath|date=2005-05-21|publisher=CBC News|accessdate=2008-11-29|url=http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2005/05/20/hurricaneadrian0520.html}}</ref> In all, damages in El Salvador totaled to $12&nbsp;million (2005 [[United States Dollar|USD]]; $13.2&nbsp;million 2008 USD).<ref name="Adrian Damage Cost"> {{es icon}} {{cite web|author=El Diario de Hoy|title=Estiman $12 millones en pérdidas por Adrián|date=2005-05-21|publisher=Nationales|accessdate=2008-11-29|url=http://www.elsalvador.com/noticias/2005/05/21/nacional/nac1.asp}}</ref> In [[Guatemala]], two people were killed after rains ahead of Adrian caused a ditch to cave in on them.<ref name="Adrian Guatemala deaths">{{cite web|author=Diego Mendez|title=El Salvador awaits Hurricane Adrian's arrival|date=2005-05-20|publisher=Independent Online|accessdate=2008-11-29|url=http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=122&art_id=qw1116564124171R131}}</ref> One person was killed due to flooding in Nicaragua.<ref name="TCR"/>
Central America was impacted by one [[tropical cyclone]], former Hurricane Adrian which made landfall in [[Honduras]], one of only six landfalls in Central America.<ref name="TCR">{{cite web|author=Richard D. Knabb|title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Adrian|publisher=[[National Hurricane Center]] |date=2005-11-24 |accessdate=2008-10-22 |url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-EP012005_Adrian.pdf|format=PDF}}</ref> Adrian had minor effects in Honduras, only a few poorly constructed building were destroyed and minor floods were reported and there were no known fatalities associated with the storm.<ref name="Adrian USAT">{{cite web|author=Associated Press|title= Hurricane Adrian whacks El Salvador, then fizzles|date=2005-05-20|publisher=USA Today|accessdate=2008-11-29|url=http://www.usatoday.com/weather/stormcenter/2005-05-19-evacuations-adrian_x.htm}}</ref> In [[El Salvador]], rains from Adrian led to numerous landslides and flash floods, mainly along coastal areas. Fallen trees were reported throughout the country.<ref name="Adrian Damage summary">{{es icon}} {{cite web|title=Informe De Perdidas y Daños Ocurridos Por Huracan Adrian|date=2005-06-08|publisher=National Service of Territorial Studies|accessdate=2008-11-29|url=http://www.snet.gob.sv/Documentos/perdidasAdrian.pdf|format=PDF}}</ref> The floods prompted officials to shut down roads to keep people out of harms way.<ref name="Adrian Road Close"> {{es icon}} {{cite web|author=El Diario de Hoy|title=Cierran calles peligrosas|date=2005-05-19|publisher=Nationales|accessdate=2008-11-29|url=http://www.elsalvador.com/noticias/2005/05/19/nacional/nac36.asp}}</ref> Heavy rains up to 16.4&nbsp;[[inch|inches]] (418.6&nbsp;[[millimetre|mm]]) caused several landslides that damaged roads.<ref name="Adrian Rainfall Summery">{{es icon}} {{cite web|title=Report of Landslides generated by Hurricane Adrian, El Salvador|year=2005|publisher=National Service of Territorial Studies|accessdate=2008-11-29|url=http://www.snet.gob.sv/Geologia/Deslizamientos/Deslizamientos-Adrian.pdf|format=PDF}}</ref> Two people were also killed in a mudslide.<ref name="Adrian mudslide deaths">{{cite web|author=Alberto Barrera|title=Central America Storm Fades, Mudslides Feared|date=2005-05-23|publisher=Reuters|accessdate=2008-11-29|url=http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/30923/story.htm}}</ref> Two more deaths took place, one due to a plane crash caused by strong winds, the other caused by flooding.<ref name="Adrian El Salvador deaths">{{cite web|title=El Salvador, Honduras escape hurricane's wrath|date=2005-05-21|publisher=CBC News|accessdate=2008-11-29|url=http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2005/05/20/hurricaneadrian0520.html}}</ref> In all, damages in El Salvador totaled to $12&nbsp;million (2005 [[United States Dollar|USD]]; $13.2&nbsp;million 2008 USD).<ref name="Adrian Damage Cost"> {{es icon}} {{cite web|author=El Diario de Hoy|title=Estiman $12 millones en pérdidas por Adrián|date=2005-05-21|publisher=Nationales|accessdate=2008-11-29|url=http://www.elsalvador.com/noticias/2005/05/21/nacional/nac1.asp}}</ref> In [[Guatemala]], two people were killed after rains ahead of Adrian caused a ditch to cave in on them.<ref name="Adrian Guatemala deaths">{{cite web|author=Diego Mendez|title=El Salvador awaits Hurricane Adrian's arrival|date=2005-05-20|publisher=Independent Online|accessdate=2008-11-29|url=http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=122&art_id=qw1116564124171R131}}</ref> One person was killed due to flooding in Nicaragua.<ref name="TCR"/>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 20:06, 4 June 2009

This article is about the hurricane of 2005. For other storms of the same name, see Hurricane Adrian (disambiguation).
Hurricane Adrian
Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS/NWS)
Hurricane Adrian on May 19, 2005 at 17:15 UTC.
FormedMay 17, 2005 (2005-05-17)
DissipatedMay 21, 2005 (2005-05-22)
Highest winds1-minute sustained: 80 mph (130 km/h)
Lowest pressure982 mbar (hPa); 29 inHg
Fatalities1 direct, 6 indirect
Damage$12 million (2005 USD)
Areas affectedEl Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua
Part of the 2005 Pacific hurricane season

Hurricane Adrian was an early season hurricane which took an unusual southwest to northeast track, bringing it closer to El Salvador than any other hurricane since reliable records began in 1949.[1] It was the first storm of the 2005 Pacific hurricane season, forming two days after the season officially began. It made landfall in Honduras along the coast of the Gulf of Fonseca as a tropical depression late on May 19, then weakened rapidly, dissipating over Honduras on May 20, 2005.

Meteorological history

Map plotting the storm's track and intensity, according to the Saffir–Simpson scale
Map key
Saffir–Simpson scale
  Tropical depression (≤38 mph, ≤62 km/h)
  Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)
  Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)
  Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)
  Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)
  Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)
  Category 5 (≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h)
  Unknown
Storm type
triangle Extratropical cyclone, remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depression

A weak tropical disturbance moved west across South America from May 11 through May 13 and crossed Central America on May 15. It didn't begin to organize until it reached its area of tropical cyclone formation. It became Tropical Depression 01E on May 17, about 440 miles (710 km) west-southwest of El Salvador and began moving northeast, towards the Salvadoran capital of San Salvador. It attained tropical storm strength early the next day, and received the first name on the season list, Adrian.

Adrian continued intensifying until it briefly reached hurricane strength on the morning of May 19 with 80 mph (129 km/h) winds and a pressure of 982 mbar. Operationally, the storm maintained its strength until it struck El Salvador as a minimal hurricane. But in post-analysis, it was revealed the system abruptly weakened before striking land, dropping down to only tropical depression strength only 30 miles (50 km) from the shore. Late on May 19, it entered the Gulf of Fonseca and made landfall in Honduras, after which it began weakening rapidly.

El Salvador's National Service for Territorial Studies reported the hurricane's landfall at Acajutla, about 35 miles (55 kilometers) west of the capital, San Salvador; American forecasts placed the landfall closer to the Puerto la Libertad beach resort. However, the NHC's Monthly Tropical Weather Summary for May 2005 states that the official landfall of Adrian occurred in Honduras; since the storm weakened greatly before landfall, and turned east, its poorly-defined center never crossed El Salvador's shoreline.

Preparations

In response to the approaching hurricane, officials in El Salvador initiated the evacuations of about 3,500 families throughout 13 municipalities. [2] Public facilities, as precautionary measures, were closed. Between 14,000 and 20,000 people were told to leave their homes and move to higher ground, due to the threat of flooding. The local governments and citizens were mindful of the damages caused to the region by other hurricanes, namely the 9,000 deaths caused by Hurricane Mitch in 1998.[3]

President Antonio Saca addressed the public on radio and television on May 19, and stated "the most important thing is for Salvadorans to remain calm, and be conscientious."[4]

Impact

Central America was impacted by one tropical cyclone, former Hurricane Adrian which made landfall in Honduras, one of only six landfalls in Central America.[1] Adrian had minor effects in Honduras, only a few poorly constructed building were destroyed and minor floods were reported and there were no known fatalities associated with the storm.[5] In El Salvador, rains from Adrian led to numerous landslides and flash floods, mainly along coastal areas. Fallen trees were reported throughout the country.[2] The floods prompted officials to shut down roads to keep people out of harms way.[6] Heavy rains up to 16.4 inches (418.6 mm) caused several landslides that damaged roads.[7] Two people were also killed in a mudslide.[8] Two more deaths took place, one due to a plane crash caused by strong winds, the other caused by flooding.[9] In all, damages in El Salvador totaled to $12 million (2005 USD; $13.2 million 2008 USD).[10] In Guatemala, two people were killed after rains ahead of Adrian caused a ditch to cave in on them.[11] One person was killed due to flooding in Nicaragua.[1]

See also

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References

  1. ^ a b c Richard D. Knabb (2005-11-24). "Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Adrian" (PDF). National Hurricane Center. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
  2. ^ a b Template:Es icon "Informe De Perdidas y Daños Ocurridos Por Huracan Adrian" (PDF). National Service of Territorial Studies. 2005-06-08. Retrieved 2008-11-08. Cite error: The named reference "Adrian Damage summary" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Hurricane Adrian hits El Salvador". BBC. 2005-05-20. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
  4. ^ Central America braces for tropical storm. Access Date May 19, 2005. Published by the Associated Press
  5. ^ Associated Press (2005-05-20). "Hurricane Adrian whacks El Salvador, then fizzles". USA Today. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
  6. ^ Template:Es icon El Diario de Hoy (2005-05-19). "Cierran calles peligrosas". Nationales. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
  7. ^ Template:Es icon "Report of Landslides generated by Hurricane Adrian, El Salvador" (PDF). National Service of Territorial Studies. 2005. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
  8. ^ Alberto Barrera (2005-05-23). "Central America Storm Fades, Mudslides Feared". Reuters. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
  9. ^ "El Salvador, Honduras escape hurricane's wrath". CBC News. 2005-05-21. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
  10. ^ Template:Es icon El Diario de Hoy (2005-05-21). "Estiman $12 millones en pérdidas por Adrián". Nationales. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
  11. ^ Diego Mendez (2005-05-20). "El Salvador awaits Hurricane Adrian's arrival". Independent Online. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
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