The 2005-06 Nor'easter Season lasted from October, 2005 to April, 2006, though Nor'easter Cameron continued into May and Danielle formed in June. The season ended with four nor'easters, and one extratropical low. DecembereditNor'easter 1editOn December 9, 2005, a minor Nor'easter formed. It dropped over twelve inches of snow in some places. Little else is known about it. JanuaryeditNo nor'easters were recorded this month. FebruaryeditNor'easter Alfrededit Nor'easter Alfred formed on February 11, 2006 like all typical Nor'easters do. It was first recorded for the season over eastern North Carolina, just about to strike the Atlantic Ocean. It then moved north-northeast and its remnants are now heading off the Canadian Maritimes. After the Nor'easter became very minor over Maine, it continued to the Canadian Maritimes. At that point, snowfall had decreased to 6-12 inches deep, but the winds reached 70 miles in many areas. One gust reached 97 miles per hour. It had dropped snow from Arkansas to the Canadian Maritimes, probably reaching up to 19 inches deep in some areas. It also set a record in New York City for the most snow in one storm: twenty-seven inches and 24 inches in Hartford. The storm was so powerful at one point, it formed an "eye", but was not a Tropical Cyclone. It dissapated on the 13th. CasualtieseditIn a Reuters news article found on Yahoo News titled Northeast US hammered by record blizzard states that two casulties occured as a result of the snow, in Virginia, a man died due to his truck sliding off of a Virginia highway and in Baltimore, a person died in a house fire as a result of snow delaying rescue workers from getting to the fire. A third fatality occured in a weather-related accident in Nova Scotia. [1]
MarcheditExtratropical Low Barryedit AprileditNor'easter CameroneditCameron formed east of North Carolina on April 28. It began to develop, and in addition to becoming a rainy Nor'easer, it was designated as 91L Invest. It reached maximum winds of 30 mph before it became more disorganized. It dissippated on May 1, one day over the season's end. MayeditNo systems formed this month. JuneeditAlthough not part of the original Nor'easter season, a noreaster-like low did manage to form. Nor'easter Danielleedit A frontal low came off the coast of North carolina after causing sparratic rainshowers across the state. It seemed to fuse with a tropical wave on June 6 and began to show signs of convection on June 7, thus becoming a nor'easter. The late season Nor'easter Danielle began to absorb the wave and bring 50 mph wind gusts and torrential rainfall to parts of the northeast. Not much else is known on the storm. Late on the 7th, it began to resemble a subtropical cyclone, much like a noreaster in December 1994. Rumors surfaced about Nor'easter Danielle becoming Subtropical Storm Alberto. If Danielle became subtropical, it failed to be recognized by the NHC and went unnamed. Danielle dissapated on June 8th. At the end of the frontal boudary Danielle left behind, an area of convection developed. This convection contributed to the formation of 90L INVEST, and eventually Tropical Storm Alberto. 2005-06 Storm Namesedit
Note: The 2006-07 Nor'easter season will start where this season left off. RetirementeditThe retired names from the season will be anounced in October 2006. Any thoughts are purely speculative, though Alfred will likely be retired. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
