Hurricane Danny
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The name Danny has been used for five tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean. The name replaced David which was retired after the 1979 season:
- Hurricane Danny (1985)Hurricane Danny (1985)Hurricane Danny was a minimal Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale that made landfall in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The fourth tropical cyclone and third hurricane of the 1985 Atlantic hurricane season, Danny originated from a tropical wave that moved into the western...
- caused widespread flooding in Louisiana, killing 3 and causing $12 million in damage. - Tropical Storm Danny (1991) - formed near Cape Verde islands but dissipated before threatening land.
- Hurricane Danny (1997)Hurricane Danny (1997)Hurricane Danny was the only hurricane to make landfall in the United States during the 1997 Atlantic hurricane season, and the second hurricane and fourth tropical storm of the season...
- struck Louisiana and Alabama, threatened Nantucket Island after exiting again. Killed four and caused $100 million in damage. - Hurricane Danny (2003)Hurricane Danny (2003)Hurricane Danny was the fourth tropical storm and second hurricane of the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season. Forming from a tropical wave at a high latitude on July 16, Danny initially was not expected to strengthen past minimal storm intensity...
- looped in open ocean, never threatened land. - Tropical Storm Danny (2009)Tropical Storm Danny (2009)Tropical Storm Danny was a weak and disorganized tropical cyclone that formed in August 2009. The fourth tropical system and third named storm of the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season, Danny developed on August 26 from the interaction between a westward-moving tropical wave and an upper-level trough...
- formed as a tropical storm east of the Bahamas, skipping depression status, and was later absorbed by a frontal system off the US east coast.