The 1982 Atlantic hurricane season was an event in the annual tropical cyclone season in the north Atlantic Ocean. It was an inactive Atlantic hurricane season, during which only five tropical cyclones formed. The season officially began on June 1, 1982 and ended November 30, 1982. These dates, adopted by convention, historically describe the period in each year when most systems form. The first system, Hurricane Alberto, formed on June 2; the final system, Tropical Storm Ernesto dissipated on October 3.
Altoghther, this season produced eight tropical depressions, of which five became named storms; two attained hurricane strength, of which one became a major hurricane. This was Hurricane Debby, which attained sustained winds of and an atmospheric pressure of .
This timeline documents tropical cyclone formations, strengthening, weakening, landfalls, extratropical transitions, and dissipations during the season. It includes information that was not released throughout the season, meaning that data from post-storm reviews by the National Hurricane Center, such as a storm that was not initially warned upon, has been included.
The time stamp for each event is stated using Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), the 24-hour clock where 00:00 = midnight UTC and the time zone where the center of the tropical cyclone is currently located. The time zones utilized (east to west) prior to 2020 were: Atlantic, Eastern, and Central. In this timeline, the respective area time is included in parentheses. Additionally, figures for maximum sustained winds and position estimates are rounded to the nearest 5 units (miles, or kilometers), following National Hurricane Center practice. Direct wind observations are rounded to the nearest whole number. Atmospheric pressures are listed to the nearest millibar and nearest hundredth of an inch of mercury. __TOC__
Timeline
June June 1 The Atlantic hurricane season officially begins.
June 2 18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. EDT) at The first tropical depression of the season forms from a low-pressure area over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico near the northeastern Yucatán Peninsula.
June 3
06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. EDT) at The first tropical depression of the season strengthens into Tropical Storm Alberto about north of Cape San Antonio, Cuba. 18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. EDT) at Tropical Storm Alberto strengthens into a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson scale about north-northeast of Cape San Antonio, or about west-southwest of Key West, Florida. It simultaneously attains its peak intensity, with maximum sustained winds of and a minimum central pressure of .
June 4 06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. EDT) at Hurricane Alberto weakens into a tropical storm about west of Key West.
June 5 00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. EDT, June 4) at Tropical Storm Alberto weakens into a tropical depression about west-northwest of Key West.
June 6 12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. EDT) at Tropical Depression Alberto degenerates into a tropical disturbance about northwest of Key West, dissipating shortly thereafter.
June 18 00:00 UTC (7:00 p.m. CDT, June 17) at Subtropical Depression One forms from an interaction between a tropical disturbance and an upper-level trough about west-southwest of Tampa, Florida. 12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. EDT) at Subtropical Depression One strengthens into a subtropical storm about north-northwest of Tampa, with maximum sustained winds of and a central pressure of . It makes its first landfall in Florida shortly thereafter. 16:00 UTC (12:00 p.m. EDT), exact location unknownSubtropical Storm One emerges over the Atlantic Ocean from Florida's First Coast.
June 19
~12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. EDT) near Subtropical Storm One moves over the Outer Banks of North Carolina with maximum sustained winds of and a central pressure of .
June 20 12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) at Subtropical Storm One attains its peak intensity, with maximum sustained winds of and a minimum central pressure of , about north of Sable Island offshore Atlantic Canada. 18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) at Subtropical Storm One transitions into an extratropical cyclone about east-northeast of Sable Island, dissipating shortly thereafter off the southeastern tip of Newfoundland.
July There were no tropical cyclones during the month of July.
August August 28 12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) at The second tropical depression of the season forms from a tropical wave about southeast of Praia, Cape Verde. 18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) at The second tropical depression of the season strengthens into Tropical Storm Beryl about southeast of Praia.
August 29 06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) at Tropical Storm Beryl makes its closest approach to Cape Verde, passing about south of Brava with maximum sustained winds of and a central pressure of .
September September 1
06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) at Tropical Storm Beryl attains its peak intensity, with maximum sustained winds of and a minimum central pressure of , about west-northwest of Brava.
September 2 18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) at Tropical Storm Beryl weakens into a tropical depression about west-northwest of Brava, or about east of the Leeward Islands.
September 6 00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. AST, September 5) at Tropical Depression Three forms about east of Guadeloupe. 12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) at Tropical Depression Beryl is last noted as a tropical cyclone just north of the Leeward Islands, dissipating shortly thereafter. 18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) at Tropical Depression Three attains its peak intensity, with maximum sustained winds of and an unknown minimum central pressure.
September 9 00:00 UTC (7:00 p.m. CDT, September 8) at A subtropical depression forms from an upper-level low about south-southeast of Lake Charles, Louisiana. 12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. EDT) at Tropical Depression Three is last noted as a tropical cyclone well north of Puerto Rico, dissipating shortly thereafter.
September 10 00:00 UTC (7:00 p.m. CDT, September 9) at The subtropical depression which had formed 24 hours earlier transitions into a tropical depression about south of Lake Charles. 12:00 UTC (7:00 a.m. CDT) at The recently transitioned tropical depression strengthens into Tropical Storm Chris about south-southwest of Lake Charles, or about south of Port Arthur, Texas.
September 11
12:00 UTC (7:00 a.m. CDT) at Tropical Storm Chris attains its peak intensity as it makes landfall near Sabine Pass between Port Arthur and Lake Charles, with maximum sustained winds of and a minimum central pressure of .
September 12 00:00 UTC (7:00 p.m. CDT, September 11) at Tropical Storm Chris weakens into a tropical depression over land about north of Lake Charles. 18:00 UTC (1:00 p.m. CDT) at Tropical Depression Chris is last noted as a tropical cyclone over land about north-northeast of Lake Charles, dissipating over Arkansas shortly thereafter.
September 13 12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. EDT) at Tropical Depression Five forms from a tropical wave about north-northeast of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
September 14 12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. EDT) at Tropical Depression Five strengthens into Tropical Storm Debby about north-northwest of Santo Domingo.
September 15 00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. EDT, September 14) at Tropical Storm Debby strengthens into a Category 1 hurricane about north of Santo Domingo, or about southwest of Bermuda. 18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. EDT) at Hurricane Debby strengthens to Category 2 intensity about southwest of Bermuda.
September 16 Exact time and location unknownTropical Depression Six forms 900 miles (1,400 km) west of the Cape Verde Islands.Associated Press. Hurricane brushes past Bermuda. Retrieved on 2008-05-23.
September 17
18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) at Hurricane Debby strengthens to Category 3 intensity about north of Bermuda.
September 18 00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. AST, September 17) at Hurricane Debby strengthens to Category 4 intensity about north-northeast of Bermuda. 03:00 UTC (11:00 p.m. AST, September 17), exact location unknownHurricane Debby attains its peak intensity, with maximum sustained winds of and a minimum central pressure of , making it the strongest storm of the season. 06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) at Hurricane Debby weakens to Category 3 intensity about north-northeast of Bermuda, or southwest of Cape Race, Newfoundland.
September 19 00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. AST, September 18) at Hurricane Debby weakens to Category 2 intensity about south of Cape Race. 06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) at Hurricane Debby weakens to Category 1 intensity about east of Cape Race.
September 20 06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) at Hurricane Debby weakens into a tropical storm about east-northeast of Cape Race. 18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) at Tropical Storm Debby transitions into an extratropical cyclone about east-northeast of Cape Race, and later dissipates. Exact time and location unknownTropical Depression Six dissipates 750 miles (1,210 km) east of the Leeward Islands.Associated Press. Debby weakens; depression forms. Retrieved on 2008-05-23.
September 24 00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. EDT, September 23) at Tropical Depression Seven forms about east of Nassau, Bahamas. 18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. EDT) at Tropical Depression Seven attains its peak intensity, with maximum sustained winds of and an unknown minimum central pressure, about northeast of Nassau.
September 27 12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) at Tropical Depression Seven is last noted as a tropical cyclone over the north-central Atlantic Ocean, dissipating shortly thereafter.
September 30 12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. EDT) at Tropical Depression Eight forms from an Intertropical Convergence Zone disturbance about north of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
October October 1
06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. EDT) at Tropical Depression Eight strengthens into Tropical Storm Ernesto about north of San Juan, or about south-southwest of Bermuda.
October 2 00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. EDT, October 1) at Tropical Storm Ernesto attains its peak intensity, with maximum sustained winds of and a minimum central pressure of , about south-southwest of Bermuda.
October 3 00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. AST, October 2) at Tropical Storm Ernesto transitions into an extratropical cyclone about east of Bermuda, and later dissipates.
November There were no tropical cyclones during the month of November.
November 30 The Atlantic hurricane season officially ends.
See also
Lists of Atlantic hurricanes
Notes
References
External links nhc.noaa.gov, National Hurricane Center homepage