Fabian was the sixth named storm, fourth hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season. It made a direct hit on Bermuda on September 5, causing $300 million in damage and eight deaths. The storm was the most damaging and the first hurricane to cause a death on the island since 1926.
About Hurricane Fabian in brief
Hurricane Fabian was a powerful Cape Verde hurricane that hit Bermuda in early September during the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season. It was the sixth named storm, fourth hurricane, and first major hurricane of the season. Fabian developed from a tropical wave in the tropical Atlantic Ocean on August 25. The hurricane attained a peak intensity of 145 mph on September 1, and it slowly weakened as it turned northward. On September 5, Fabian made a direct hit on Bermuda with wind speeds of over 120 mph. After passing the island, the hurricane turned to the northeast, and became extratropical on September 8, before dissipating two days later. It caused around US$300 million in damage and eight deaths. The endangered Bermuda petrel, better known as the cahow, was threatened by the hurricane, which destroyed ten nests, although volunteer work transported the species to a safer location. Strong swells resulted in damage in northern Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, and also caused four people to drown along the U.S. Atlantic coast. The storm was the most damaging and the first hurricane to cause a death on the island since 1926. It did not make landfall, so Fabian did not move over the island and weakened to 105 mph northeast of Cape Race on September 7, while located 680miles east-northeast of the Cape Race. It became entrained in dry dry air just after midnight on September 5 as the eyewall weakened slightly, passing 14 miles west of the eastern portion of Bermuda on September 6.
It then weakened to a Category 3 hurricane and moved over the eastern part of the island on September 9, resulting in the center of the hurricane not moving over the east coast of the United States. It finally dissipated on September 10, and was the last hurricane to make landfall in the Atlantic Ocean in 2003. It is the most powerful hurricane to hit Bermuda since Hurricane Arlene in 1963, and the second most powerful to hit the island in the last 50 years. It also caused damage in Puerto Rico, and caused four deaths in the Dominican Republic, and a number of injuries in the United S.C. and Puerto Rican islands. In all, the storm caused around $300 m in damage, and killed eight people. It left a trail of destruction in its wake, including damage to homes and businesses, as well as the loss of thousands of trees and power lines. It has been named the most destructive hurricane in the history of Bermuda, and is one of the deadliest hurricanes in the United S Cities and Islands and the Dominican Republic since 1964. The strongest hurricane to strike Bermuda in the past 50 years was the Category 3 storm that made landfall on September 4, which caused $1.2 billion in damage. It made landfall in Bermuda on September 5, causing damage and destroying roofs throughout the island.
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