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| Charley produced strong riptides, spawned by three days of northeast winds, along with waves of {{convert|6|ft|m|abbr=on}} along the coast. The conditions led to four drownings during a 90-minute span on the ],<ref name="news1">{{cite news|title=Riptides Take 4 Lives on Outer Banks|author=Associated Press|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WCFWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DeQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6760,3713727&dq=hurricane+north+carolina&hl=en|newspaper=The Free Lance-Star|date=1980-08-25|accessdate=2013-05-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Associated Press|title=Coastal Riptides Claim 4|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JJgbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=x1EEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4551,5828935&dq=hurricane+north+carolina&hl=en|newspaper=The Dispatch|date=1980-08-25|accessdate=2013-05-25}}</ref> all within an hour of low tide. ] rescue crews answered dozens of calls in a three hour period along the {{convert|25|mi|km|abbr=on}} beach from south ] to ]. At least seventeen people received medical attention. The riptides were formed by monthly ] ]s and the steady northeast winds by Charley. <ref name="news1"/> The ] suspended the search of a ]n teenager who fell off a fishing boat in ].<ref name="news1"/> In total, the high waves killed seven people. <ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tl8aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xiQEAAAAIBAJ&dq=hurricane%20charley%20rip%20currents&pg=2265%2C667188|title=Depression Poses Little Threat To Outer Banks|author=Staff Writer|date=1980-09-06|agency=]|newspaper=]|accessdate=2013-05-25}}</ref> | Charley produced strong riptides, spawned by three days of northeast winds, along with waves of {{convert|6|ft|m|abbr=on}} along the coast. The conditions led to four drownings during a 90-minute span on the ],<ref name="news1">{{cite news|title=Riptides Take 4 Lives on Outer Banks|author=Associated Press|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WCFWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DeQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6760,3713727&dq=hurricane+north+carolina&hl=en|newspaper=The Free Lance-Star|date=1980-08-25|accessdate=2013-05-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Associated Press|title=Coastal Riptides Claim 4|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JJgbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=x1EEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4551,5828935&dq=hurricane+north+carolina&hl=en|newspaper=The Dispatch|date=1980-08-25|accessdate=2013-05-25}}</ref> all within an hour of low tide. ] rescue crews answered dozens of calls in a three hour period along the {{convert|25|mi|km|abbr=on}} beach from south ] to ]. At least seventeen people received medical attention. The riptides were formed by monthly ] ]s and the steady northeast winds by Charley. <ref name="news1"/> The ] suspended the search of a ]n teenager who fell off a fishing boat in ].<ref name="news1"/> In total, the high waves killed seven people. <ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tl8aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xiQEAAAAIBAJ&dq=hurricane%20charley%20rip%20currents&pg=2265%2C667188|title=Depression Poses Little Threat To Outer Banks|author=Staff Writer|date=1980-09-06|agency=]|newspaper=]|accessdate=2013-05-25}}</ref> | ||
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| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) | |
 Hurricane Charley on August 23 | |
| Formed | August 20, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Dissipated | August 25, 1980 |
| Highest winds | 1-minute sustained: 80 mph (130 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 989 mbar (hPa); 29.21 inHg |
| Fatalities | 7 |
| Damage | Minimal |
| Areas affected | North Carolina |
| Part of the 1980 Atlantic hurricane season | |
Hurricane Charley was a Category 1 Atlantic hurricane which caused minor coastal flooding and strong riptides to North Carolina. The third named storm and third hurricane of the above-average 1980 Atlantic hurricane season, it formed as an extratropical low pressure system was centered over the Mid-Atlantic United States, though it tracked southeastward and emerged into the Atlantic on August 20. Later that day, satellite imagery indicated that a well-defined low-level circulation. As a result, it was determine that the system developed into a subtropical depression at 1200 UTC, while located about 150 miles (240 km) east-northeast of Hatteras, North Carolina. Initially, the depression tracked east-southeastward, though it curved east-northeastward by August 21. Shortly thereafter, the depression strengthened into a subtropical storm. By early on August 23, the storm had intensified and acquired enough tropical characteristics to be re-classified as a hurricane. At 1200 UTC on August 23, Charley attained its peak intensity with winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 989 mbar (29.2 inHg). Following peak intensity, Charley completed a cyclonic loop and began weakening as it headed almost due-east. Charley was downgraded to a tropical storm early on August 24. The storm continued eastward and by August 26, Charley became unidentifiable as it merged with an intense extratropical cyclone while located about 790 miles (1,270 km) southeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland. Charley brought rip currents to the Outer Banks and minor coastal flooding, drowning seven people. This made Charley the third deadliest hurricane of the season, behind Hurricane Allen and Tropical Storm Hermine.
Meteorological history
Map key Saffir–Simpson scale Tropical depression (≤38 mph, ≤62 km/h)
Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)
Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)
Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)
Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)
Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)
Category 5 (≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h)
Unknown Storm type
Tropical cyclone 
Subtropical cyclone 
Extratropical cyclone, remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depression The origins of Charley began as an extratropical low pressure system which had moved southeastwards over the Mid-Atlantic coast on August 20. By noon, satellite pictures showed that a well-defined low-level cloud circulation center was positioned just offshore from Hatteras, North Carolina, and, as a result, it was determine that the system developed into a subtropical depression at 1200 UTC, while located about 150 miles (240 km) east-northeast of Hatteras. An incipient vortex, centered to the north of the area of cloud circulation, had been identified earlier as a cold front. However, sea surface temperatures were near 27°C near the vicinity of the vortex, and intensification occured as a result. Shortly thereafter, the depression strengthened into a subtropical storm. The system moved in a cyclonic loop for at least three days, under the influence of the larger extratropical circulation which was controlling the motion of the cylone.
The center of Subtropical Storm Charley passed within 500 nmi (930 km) northwesr of Bermuda, where the pressure of the cyclone was reported to have dropped to 1,003.3 mbar (29.63 inHg) on the morning of August 22. Six hours later, a ship located just north to the center reporteda pressure of 999.5 mbar (29.52 inHg) and 70 mph (110 km/h) winds. An Air Force Reconnaissance aircraft investigated the next day that that Charley had intensified into a minimal hurricane with winds of 80 mph (130 km) and a central pressure of 989 mbar (29.2 inHg), which is Charley's peak intensity. On August 24, Hurricane Charle started to move eastwards and accelerated its foreward speed which reached 50 mph (80 km/h) on August 25. The storm weakened gradually and was no longer identifiable as a tropical weather system, having being absorbed by an intense extratropical cyclone while located about 790 miles (1,270 km) southeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland.
Impact
Charley produced strong riptides, spawned by three days of northeast winds, along with waves of 6 ft (1.8 m) along the coast. The conditions led to four drownings during a 90-minute span on the Outer Banks, all within an hour of low tide. Dare County rescue crews answered dozens of calls in a three hour period along the 25 mi (40 km) beach from south Nags Head to Duck. At least seventeen people received medical attention. The riptides were formed by monthly lunar tides and the steady northeast winds by Charley. The Coast Guard suspended the search of a Virginian teenager who fell off a fishing boat in Oregon Inlet. In total, the high waves killed seven people.
See also
References
- ^ "Hurricane Charley Preliminary Report". National Hurricane Center. 1980. p. 1. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
- ^ Miles B. Lawrence; Joseph M. Pelissier (1981-07). "Atlantic Hurricane Season of 1980" (PDF). National Hurricane Center. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Associated Press (1980-08-25). "Riptides Take 4 Lives on Outer Banks". The Free Lance-Star. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
- Associated Press (1980-08-25). "Coastal Riptides Claim 4". The Dispatch. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
- Staff Writer (1980-09-06). "Depression Poses Little Threat To Outer Banks". Times-News. Associated Press. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
| Tropical cyclones of the 1980 Atlantic hurricane season | ||
|---|---|---|
 | TDOne 5Allen TDFour 2Bonnie 1Charley TDSix 1Georges TSDanielle 1Earl 3Frances TSHermine 2Ivan 2Jeanne TDFourteen 1Karl | |
