Hurricane Jake

Hurricane Jake was the strongest cyclone on Earth recorded, reaching peak winds of 280 mph (455 km/h) and a pressure of 841 mbar. Jake was the 11th storm, 8th major hurricane, 9th hurricane, and the 5th Category 5 of the record breaking 2012. Jake started out as a very strong hurricane in the Caribbean. When Jake entered the Gulf of Mexico, it's size was as big as 45 states of the US. It grew more and became big as North America.

Storm history
Hurricane Jake formed from a wave that moved into Africa. It dissipated inland, but still remained well defined. It continued westward, entering the Eastern Atlantic on August 18. The wave began to organize, and spawned an area of low pressure 120 miles east of the Cape Verde Islands. The system rapidly organized and was likely to develop into a depression. At 12:00 pm NHC declared that the low had developed into a depression, the 11th of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season. The outflow of the system was very well developed, shear was practically gone, extremely high moisture content, and sea surface temperatures extremely above average in the path of the system was certainly for explosive development. The storm was steered west-northwest by a strong steering current. 15 minutes after becoming a depression, the storm quickly intensified into a Tropical Storm, at the time it was given the name Jake.

An eyewall was seen 30 minutes later, meaning Jake intensified into a Category 1 hurricane with winds of 90 mph (150 km/h). The explosive intensification was fueled by waters of 95 F. A clear eye was seen in satellite and infrared images, and NHC upgraded Jake into a major hurricane with winds of 125 mph (205 km/h). Less than 30 minutes, the NHC issued an special advisory stating Jake has intensified into a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 150 mph (240 km/h). Continuing to strengthen, a giant eyewall with an statium effect was noted. Jake went through a eyewall replacement cycle that took 3 hours and got an eye 875.4 miles in diameter, the biggest eye in a cyclone recorded. Tropical Storm force winds extended up to 200 mi and hurricane force winds extended up to 160 mi. At 3:55 pm, the NHC issued the second special advisory, stating that Jake has became a Category 5 hurricane with winds of 175 mph (280 km/h). Continuing to strengthen in the Caribbean, it entered the Gulf with winds of 215 mph. Jake explosively deepened and reached winds of 280 mph (455 km/h) before making landfall on the southern coast of Louisiana. Jake weakened to a Category 4, then 3, then 2, and moved back over water. Jake continued north and made landfall in Iceland and the North Pole as an Category 1 hurricane. It became a snowstorm and dissipated on September 10.

Perparations


In Grenada, sandbags were put up when Jake reached winds of 160 mph (260 km/h). Officials from South America and Grenada told all people to evacuate from the severe storm.

In Louisiana, a state of emergency was announced, and told all people to leave the coast and other south Louisiana cities.

Grenada
Grenada was devastated by the storm when it passed through. 4,010 died from winds, and 10,064 died from flooding and mudslides.

Louisiana
Louisiana was annihilated by the strong storm. The damage was at least 65% more than Hurricane Katrina. The capital building in Baton Rouge was torn off it's foundation. LSU was left in debris. There was no food, no water, no medicine, and the bridge of New Orleans was torn down.

Retirement
Because of the total destruction, Jake was retired and replaced with Johnathan for the 2018 season.