&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Jeanne_1980-11-11_2030Z.png) Hurricane Jeanne at peak intensity in the Gulf of Mexico on November 11 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | November 7, 1980 |
| Dissipated | November 16, 1980 |
| Category 2 hurricane | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS) | |
| Highest winds | 100 mph (155 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 986 mbar (hPa); 29.12 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | None direct (+1 indirect) |
| Damage | ≥$1 million (1980 USD) |
| Areas affected |
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| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 1980 Atlantic hurricane season | |
Hurricane Jeanne was a moderate hurricane that reached its peak and dissipated in the Gulf of Mexico without making landfall. The thirteenth tropical cyclone, tenth named storm, and eighth hurricane of the 1980 Atlantic hurricane season, Jeanne developed over the southern Caribbean on November 7. It moved swiftly northward, and intensified to a tropical storm on November 9, entering the southern Gulf of Mexico a day later. Jeanne turned westward on November 11, and rapidly intensified to its peak intensity of 100 mph (155 km/h). It weakened on November 12, and its forward motion slowed; weakening because of dry air intrusion, the cyclone, while a tropical storm, executed a clockwise loop on November 15. It dissipated on November 16.
At the time, Jeanne was one of three November hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico; it was the first tropical cyclone to attain hurricane strength in the Gulf of Mexico during November. Jeanne was also the second-strongest Gulf hurricane to never hit land. The late-season storm startled maritime interests, and two barges broke free from towing vessels. Indirectly, the hurricane produced heavy precipitation that peaked at 23.28 in (591 mm) in Key West, causing severe flooding there and over nearby parts of the Florida Keys. Minor beach erosion occurred along the Texas coast, where tides were 2 to 4 ft (0.61 to 1.22 m) above normal; coastal flooding affected the state, which was heavily impacted by tropical cyclones in August and September. Jeanne caused no direct deaths.