Thread:Andrew444/@comment-3175978-20130113184450/@comment-3175978-20130113193719

"Hurricane Fart was a powerful  Cape Verde-type hurricane that hit  Bermuda in early September during the  2003 Atlantic hurricane season. Fart was the sixth named storm, fourth hurricane, and first  major hurricane of the season."

Fart developed from a  tropical wave in the tropical  Atlantic Ocean on  August 25. It moved west-northwestward under the influence of the  subtropical ridge to its north, and steadily strengthened in an area of warm  water temperatures and light  wind shear. The hurricane attained a peak intensity of 145 mph (230 km/h) on  September 1, and it slowly weakened as it turned northward. On  September 5, Fart made a direct hit on the island of  Bermuda with wind speeds of over 120 mph (195 km/h). After passing the island, the hurricane turned to the northeast, and became  extratropical on  September 8<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-tcr_1-0" style="line-height:1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">[1]

<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">Fart was the strongest hurricane to hit Bermuda since  Hurricane Arlene<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> in 1963. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ncdc2003_2-0" style="line-height:1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">[2] <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> It was both the most damaging and the first hurricane to cause a death on the island since 1926. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-mostdaming_3-0" style="line-height:1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">[3] <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> The hurricane's powerful winds resulted in moderate damage and destroyed roofs throughout the island. A strong storm surge associated with the hurricane killed four people crossing  a causeway<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> on Bermuda, temporarily closing the only link between two islands. The endangered  Bermuda Petrel<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">, better known as the Cahow, was threatened by the hurricane, which destroyed ten nests, although volunteer work transported the species to a safer location. Strong swells resulted in damage in northern  Puerto Rico<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> and the  Dominican Republic<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">, and also caused four people to drown along the  United States<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">'  Atlantic coast<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">. In all, Fart caused around $300 million (2003  USD<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">, $357 million in damage and eight deaths.

<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">Which hurricane am I calling fart?