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Hurricane Fabian 2003
Category 4 hurricane · Atlantic · August 27 to September 8, 2003
With a peak of 145 mph, Fabian ranked the second-strongest of the 21 storms of the 2003 season. It produced 25% of the season's accumulated cyclone energy. Its winds rose 50 mph in the 24 hours to August 31. The name Fabian is on the National Hurricane Center's list of retired Atlantic hurricane names.
Strength over time
- First record (tropical depression) far out at sea, at 14.6°N, 30.7°W
- Tropical storm far out at sea, at 15.0°N, 36.2°W
- Hurricane 960 miles east-northeast of Bridgetown, Saint Michael, Barbados
- Major hurricane 750 miles east-northeast of Bridgetown, Saint Michael, Barbados
- Peak 325 miles east-northeast of Saint John's, Antigua and Barbuda; lowest pressure 939 mb
- No longer tropical (extratropical low) 980 miles east-northeast of Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
- Last record far out at sea, at 60.0°N, 27.0°W
Against every Atlantic storm since 1851
In the 2003 season
Storm 10 of 21 in 2003, hurricane 4 of 7; it formed after Storm 9 of 2003 and before Grace. See the season.
Places the center passed
The center came within 50 miles of 1 towns or cities of 10,000 people or more while the system was tropical. Distances are to the interpolated track line, not the storm's edge.
| Place | Closest | Wind then | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton, Bermuda | 18 mi | 120 mph | September 5 |
Also peaked at 145 mph
Of 24 storms from other Atlantic seasons, the nearest in time:
- Lili (2002)938 mb, landfall in Cayman Islands
- Frances (2004)935 mb, landfall in Bahamas
- Karl (2004)938 mb, no landfall record
- Iris (2001)948 mb, landfall in Belize