Hurricane Erin (1995)
Hurricane Erin struck Florida twice: the eastern side and the Panhandle Region in the 1995 Atlantic hurricane season. The storm also struck Alabama. It was not a very severe storm, though the damage caused by Erin was over $700 million. Despite the damage, the name Erin did not get retired.
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) | |
| File:Erin 1995-08-03 1359Z.png Hurricane Erin at its peak intensity shortly before landfall in Florida on August 3 | |
| Formed | July 31, 1995 |
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| Dissipated | August 6, 1995 |
| Highest winds | 1-minute sustained: 100 mph (155 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 923 mbar (hPa); 27.26 inHg |
| Fatalities | 16 (6 direct, 10 indirect) |
| Damage | ≥ $8.3 billion (1995 USD) |
| Areas affected | Bahamas, Jamaica, Eastern United States, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri |
| Part of the 1995 Atlantic hurricane season | |
Hurricane Erin (1995) Media
- ErinFloridaLandfallRadar.gif
Hurricane Erin at first landfall in Central Florida
- Erin 1995 rainfall.gif
Storm total rainfall map of Hurricane Erin during August 1995.