Hurricane Janet
Meteorological history | |
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Formed | September 21, 1955 |
Dissipated | September 30, 1955 |
Category 5 major hurricane | |
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS) | |
Highest winds | 175 mph (280 km/h) |
Lowest pressure | ≤914 mbar (hPa); ≤26.99 inHg |
Overall effects | |
Fatalities | 1,023+ direct |
Damage | $65.8 million (1955 USD) |
Areas affected | Barbados, Windward Islands, British Honduras, Yucatán Peninsula, mainland Mexico |
IBTrACS | |
Part of the 1955 Atlantic hurricane season |
Hurricane Janet was the most powerful
In its developmental stages, Janet caused $7.8 million in damage to the Lesser Antilles and 189 deaths in the
Janet's landfall as a Category 5 hurricane on the Yucatán Peninsula was the first recorded instance of a storm of such intensity in the Atlantic making landfall on a continental mainland; prior to Janet, landfalls of Category 5 intensity were only known to have taken place on islands.[2] Janet's minimum barometric pressure, recorded in Chetumal, was at the time the second-lowest-recorded pressure on land associated with a tropical cyclone in the Atlantic, behind the 1935 Labor Day hurricane. At least 1,023 deaths were attributed to Hurricane Janet, as well as $65.8 million in damages.
Meteorological history
A weak tropical disturbance was first reported by the Air France and Iberia airlines east of the Lesser Antilles early on September 21. Although it was speculated that the disturbance originated from a tropical wave near Cape Verde, the Weather Bureau considered the system too weak to be detected due to a lack of reports from the islands.[3] At 1800 UTC on September 21, while it was located 350 miles (560 km) east-southeast of Martinique,[4][5] the disturbance became sufficiently organized for the Weather Bureau to classify it as Tropical Storm Janet, the tenth named storm of the season.[5] Upon classification, Janet quickly intensified as it moved to the west.[4][6] On September 22, Janet attained hurricane strength, and proceeded to intensify rapidly as it moved westward across the Windward Islands.[3] By 1200 UTC that day, Janet already attained Category 3 hurricane strength with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph (190 km/h), before stalling in intensification.[4]
Shortly after 1700 UTC on September 22, the
While trekking across the central Caribbean Sea, Janet was only slightly larger than while it was moving over the Windward Islands, with gale-force winds extending 125 miles (201 km) out from the center by September 25.
Once over land, Janet considerably weakened to a
Preparations
Caribbean Islands
Upon Janet's formation east of the Windward Islands, the Weather Bureau office in
Yucatán Peninsula and Mexico
The Weather Bureau first began cautioning areas of Central America at 1600 UTC on September 26, advising people in areas of northeast Nicaragua and Honduras to take precautionary measures, along with all vessels and small craft in the Gulf of Honduras south to Cabo Gracias a Dios. After Janet began accelerating towards the west-northwest, advisories warned areas in British Honduras and Quintana Roo of hurricane-related impacts. Though no official warnings were issued for areas of Central America, advisories published by the Weather Bureau cautioned interests in the hurricane's path up until landfall.[6] Evacuations took place in several coastal towns in Quintana Roo upon notification of the oncoming storm. People were evacuated to inland hillside shelters.[9] After the hurricane moved through the Yucatán Peninsula and entered the Bay of Campeche, the Weather Bureau alerted areas in the storm's path on the western side of Mexico's Gulf Coast. At the time, Janet was expected to make landfall between Veracruz and Tuxpan. Areas were warned of the storm's potential flooding and coastal impacts. The Weather Bureau advised all small craft south of Port O'Connor, Texas to remain in port. Notifications of Janet to potentially affected areas were stopped after the hurricane made landfall.[6]
Impact
Region | Total deaths |
Damage(USD) | Source(s) |
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Barbados | 38 | $5 million | [3][10] |
British Honduras | 16 | $5 million | [3][11] |
Grenadines | 122 | $3.8 million | [3] |
Hurricane Hunters |
11 | N/A | [3] |
Quintana Roo | 500 | $40 million | [3][11] |
Sonora | 0 | $12 million | [3] |
Tamaulipas | 326 | Unknown | [12] |
Tobago | 10 | Unknown | [13] |
Veracruz | Unknown | Unknown | [3] |
Totals: | 1,023+ | $65.8 million | |
Because of differing sources, totals may not match. |
During its existence, areas of the Lesser Antilles, ABC islands, and Central America were affected by Janet.[6] At least $65.8 million in damages and 1,023 deaths were caused by the hurricane, mostly in Quintana Roo.[3][13][11] The large number of deaths and damage caused by Janet helped make the 1955 Atlantic hurricane season the deadliest and costliest hurricane season documented since comprehensive record of such statistics began in 1942.[3]
Lesser Antilles
As a small but rapidly intensifying hurricane, Janet passed just south of Barbados on September 22, becoming the first hurricane to strike the island in 57 years, since the
On September 23 Janet passed directly between Grenada and Carriacou in the
Hurricane Janet skirted the
Snowcloud Five
On September 26, the hurricane hunter P2V-3W Neptune aircraft Snowcloud Five, led by U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander Grover B. Windham, was sent from Guantánamo Bay to investigate Janet, which was at the time a Category 4 hurricane south of Jamaica.[29] Upon penetration of the hurricane's eyewall at an altitude of 700 feet (210 m), a final transmission was received from the reconnaissance flight before it presumably crashed in the Caribbean Sea.[30] All 11 people on board, including nine crew members and two journalists, were killed.[30] Following the loss of the plane, an extensive search and rescue operation took place over a large area of the Caribbean Sea, with 3,000 personnel involved with the search, returning no results.[29] The exact cause of the crash remains unknown, though it is speculated that the plane's altimeter gave an incorrect reading due to the low surrounding barometric pressure[30] or that the excess workload placed on one of the crew members due to another crew member having been replaced by one of the reporters caused him to lose track of the plane's height above the water.[29] Although four hurricane reconnaissance flights have been lost since operations began in 1943, Snowcloud Five remains the only known loss of a reconnaissance aircraft as a result of a hurricane in the Atlantic basin, with the other three occurring as a result of Pacific typhoons.[31]
Yucatán Peninsula
As it approached the Yucatán Peninsula, Janet passed over the Swan Islands north of Honduras as a Category 5 hurricane on September 27.[4] The hurricane caused rough seas, and strong winds uprooted trees and antennas. After gusts exceeded an estimated 100 mph (160 km/h), officials on the islands took shelter in a Navy seismograph building.[3][32] Though no deaths were reported, Janet destroyed almost all buildings on the islands. The U.S. Weather Bureau and Civil Aeronautics Authority requested food and supplies for 82 people on the island after the storm passed.[33]
Quintana Roo
After passing the Swan Islands, Janet made landfall on the Yucatán Peninsula between Corozal Town, British Honduras, and Chetumal, Mexico, at 1700 UTC on September 28.[3] At the time, it had winds of 175 mph (282 km/h).[4] Hurricane-force winds were reported for two hours preceding the hurricane's landfall, with numerous pressure readings below 948 mbar (28.0 inHg).[3] Roads and crops on the peninsula sustained heavy damage due to Janet.[34] In Xcalak, Quintana Roo the strong winds from Janet flattened the port's infrastructure, and only one house remained intact after the storm's passage.[35] 97 people were killed in Xcalak, constituting more than a third of the port's population.[36] Chetumal, Mexico was devastated, with only four buildings left standing. Storm surge pushed water to a depth of 6.5 feet (2.0 m), 1,600 feet (490 m) inland, despite the peninsula protecting the city from the open ocean. The death toll in Chetumal remains uncertain; 120 bodies were recovered in the city but it is unknown how many were ever found.[3] An additional 10,000 people in the city were left homeless after the hurricane, and were forced to sleep in the open overnight.[37] Federal relief agencies previously providing service for areas affected by Hurricanes Gladys and Hilda earlier in the year in western areas of the Gulf Coast of Mexico were ordered to extend relief operations to the Yucatán Peninsula.[38] In Quintana Roo, Hurricane Janet was estimated to have caused $40 million in damages and at least 500 deaths, the most of any region affected by Janet.[3]
British Honduras
Making landfall near the border between Mexico and British Honduras, the latter colony's Corozal and Orange Walk districts, containing a population of 15,500 at the time, experienced severe devastation from Janet. Strong hurricane winds knocked down and damaged numerous trees across British Honduras, particularly in the Freshwater Creek Forest Preserve. There, an estimated 30% of all trees had been damaged, especially mahogany and sapodilla trees. Hurricane Janet also caused extensive damage to crops, with an estimated $2.631 million in damages. Fruit trees, maize, and sugar cane crops suffered the most damage. Sugar cane was expected to have a 20% decrease in yield due to the damage sustained after the storm. Pineapple crops and livestock experienced less significant losses. To a lesser extent, the hurricane also affected the Belize District and several of British Honduras' offshore cayes. Similar to Corozal and Orange Walk Districts, corn, trees, and coconut experienced the most severe damage of any crop.[39]
In Corozal Town, British Honduras, south of where Janet made landfall, 500 people were made homeless, and six people were killed.[40] About 90% of all buildings in the town were destroyed,[41] and communications were knocked out by the strong winds.[40] Based on an average home cost of $2,000, it was estimated that property damage to homes in Corozal Town totaled $800,000.[39] Much of Santa Elena, British Honduras was also flattened by the strong winds.[37] Farther south in Belize City, winds peaked at 60 mph (97 km/h), though no damage was reported.[42] In British Honduras, the hurricane's effects were less deadly than in Quintana Roo,[43] but in northern portions of the colony the storm killed 16 people and caused $5 million in damages.[3]
Mainland Mexico
While in the Bay of Campeche, the shrimp boat Celestino Arias was sunken by strong waves generated by Janet after it suffered engine failures. The stranded ship was heavily damaged by the hurricane's strong winds in the bay, which broke towing lines. All of the ship's crewmen, which had evacuated the boat after it sunk, were later rescued and brought back to Tampa, Florida.[44] Along the coast, tides were reported to be 3–4 feet (0.91–1.22 m) above average. Farther north along the Texas coast, tides were 2 feet (0.61 m) above average, blocking beach roads near Corpus Christi.[45]
Janet made its final landfall in the Mexican state of Veracruz between the cities of Nautla and Veracruz as a Category 2 hurricane at 2200 UTC on September 29.[4] In Nautla, communications were cut by strong winds from the hurricane.[46] The strong winds also caused a relief plane to crash, causing five deaths.[47] Heavy rains in the Tampico, Tamaulipas area added to floods caused by hurricanes Gladys and Hilda earlier in the year. The resulting flood was reported by the Weather Bureau office in New Orleans to be one of the worst natural disasters in Mexican history.[3] In Tampico, 16 inches (410 mm) of rain was reported.[48] The floods contributed to a localized typhoid fever and dysentery outbreak,[49][50] causing over 1,000 people to evacuate out of the city to prevent further spreading of the diseases. An additional 36,000 people were being cared for in concentration centers.[50] Although located south of where Janet made landfall, areas of Veracruz were inundated by strong storm surge, including the city's main streets and port.[46] Operations along a railroad stretching from Laredo, Texas to Mexico City were stopped, after having just reopened due to Hurricane Hilda.[51]
Farther inland, as Janet dissipated over the mountainous central Mexico, the storm dropped torrential rainfall over the Tamesí and Pánuco River basins.[52] The water levels in the Panuco River remained above flood stage for four weeks.[53] In Tampico, the river flooded neighborhoods, forcing cables to be stretched along roads to prevent people from being swept away. Small boats were also sent to monitor streets.[54] According to some sources, 800 people died from the floods, with thousands more being stranded in the city.[52] Tamazunchale was inundated by an overflowing Moctezuma River.[55] The rains caused a landslide in Colonia San Rafael, killing 12 people.[47] Heavy rains also impacted Guadalajara, which had previously not been affected by any tropical cyclones earlier in the year. In Maltarana, Jalisco, the Lerma and Duero Rivers overflowed, forcing 800 people in the town to evacuate.[54] Farther north, in Sonora, cotton crops damaged by Janet were estimated to amount to $12 million in damages.[56] Combined property damage in Mexico from Hurricanes Gladys, Hilda, and Janet was estimated to total $200 million, nearly half of the government's 1955 national budget.[57] Although there were no official damage or fatality estimates,[3] at least 1,000 people were injured and another 100,000 people were made homeless on the Mexican mainland due to Janet.[58]
Aftermath
Lesser Antilles
After Janet passed Barbados, the island was declared to be in a state of emergency.[16] Relief workers on Barbados helped to clean up debris scattered by the strong winds on highways, and the local government made requests for food and construction materials.[59] The extensive damaged caused by Janet on the island to low-income households led the passage of the 1955 Housing Act, which created the National Housing Authority (NHA) in 1956. The NHA was responsible for the acquisition of lands on which houses could be built with stronger and more permanent materials, which was thought to minimize maintenance costs and hurricane-related damage. The newly founded organization quickly worked to rebuild homes after the hurricane struck.[60]
In Grenada, the island's governor issued an emergency order against the
British Honduras and Mexico
Relief and reconstruction measures were enacted in the British Honduras beginning on September 30.[39] A large-scale reconstruction program was initiated by the government to help rebuild 48 villages.[65] The government also declared a state of emergency for Corozal, Orange Walk, and Belize administrative districts, including a ban on liquor sales. Temporary communication lines were rebuilt, which initially only allowed official communications with affected areas. Due to the severity of the damage in Corozal, an airstrip was built to help deliver relief to the city more efficiently. Food depots in Corozal, Louisville, and Orange Walk Town were tasked with distributing food. The potential for widespread disease following the devastation wrought by Janet forced a widespread vaccination initiative against typhoid fever in affected areas.[39] The Jamaican government sent £20,000 (US$55,000) to the colony in relief funds,[64] while the British government sent £40,000 (US$110,000) to affected areas in the British Honduras and other affected islands in the Caribbean. The United States sent the cargo ship USS Antares, which supplied the colony with various relief materials.[39] In Corozal Town, a $3.5 million grant was given to land surveyor H.C. Fairweather to plan and reconstruct the township.[66]
A U.S. Navy relief plane was sent to Chetumal, Mexico, to deliver food and other relief supplies after Janet struck the region.
Due to the destruction left in its wake, the name Janet was
See also
- Lists of Atlantic hurricanes
- List of Category 5 Atlantic hurricanes
- Hurricane Carmen (1974)
- Hurricane Gilbert (1988)
- Hurricane Keith (2000)
- Hurricane Dean (2007)
- Hurricane Elsa (2021) – The next tropical cyclone to produce hurricane conditions on Barbados
Notes
- Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale.[1]
- ^ All damage totals are in 1955 United States dollars unless otherwise noted.
- ^ Conversions from British Pounds to United States Dollars were done using a currency converter with an exchange date of September 29, 1955.[62]
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