Hurricane Rina (2011)

Basin

North Atlantic

Dates

October 22, 2011 to October 29, 2011

Peak strength

Category 3, 100 kt (115 mph)

Lowest pressure

966 mb (28.53 inHg)

Landfall

Yes

Accumulated cyclone energy

10.1

Tropical-storm-force wind reached

100 nmi (185 km, 115 mi) from the center at its widest

Hurricane-force wind reached

25 nmi (46 km, 29 mi) from the center at its widest

Eyewall radius at its peak

10 nmi (19 km, 12 mi)

Overall size

225 nmi (417 km, 259 mi) to the outermost closed isobar

Peak gust in the best track

115 kt (132 mph)

Fastest the center moved

11 kt (13 mph)

Identifier

AL182011

The sources count different things and are not added together.

Landfall points the US agencies flagged in the best track. The nearest town is named from the site’s gazetteer, not from the report.

NOAA’s Storm Events database, the record National Weather Service offices compile months after a storm, as compiled March 2026.

Deaths

0 (0 direct, 0 indirect)

Injuries

0

Property damage

$2.3 million

Crop damage

none recorded

Events recorded

7 in 2 reports from 1 states and marine areas

State by state

What was recorded

4 flash flood, 2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind.

2 tornadoes recorded in the United States, strongest first.

The strongest winds National Weather Service offices recorded with this storm. An estimated figure is a forecaster’s judgment from the damage, not an instrument reading.

From the Storm Events narratives, unedited.

Torrential rainfall occurred in northwestern metro Broward County, with 5-7 inches of rain falling in less than 6 hours. These extremely high rain rates led to significant flooding of many streets in the Coral Springs, Coconut Creek and Parkland areas. Roads were closed in Coral Springs and there were several reports of stalled vehicles. Canals overflowed in Coral Springs, but despite the amount of surface flooding, very few reports of structural flooding were received.

Broward, Florida · Flash Flood · Oct 29, 02:00 UTC

A NWS Storm Survey team confirmed a brief touchdown of an EF0 tornado within the Ridgeway Mobile Home Park in Hobe Sound. Winds were estimated at 65 to 70 mph. The tornado removed the roof from one mobile home and carried it approximately 50 yards downwind. Small portions of metal roofs were peeled back from three other mobile homes. Thirty eight additional mobile homes experienced minor damage to window awnings and carports. Two vehicles experienced damage due to movement by the wind into an adjacent structure. Three large palm trees were uprooted or toppled, and many smaller trees sustained damage. The tornado lifted just prior to reaching Highway A1A. DI3 DOD4 LB.

Martin, Florida · Tornado · Oct 29, 13:16 UTC

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• Tropical Storm BretNorth Atlantic · 2011Tropical Storm60 kt · 995 mb
• Tropical Storm CindyNorth Atlantic · 2011Tropical Storm60 kt · 994 mb
• Tropical Storm DonNorth Atlantic · 2011Tropical Storm45 kt · 997 mb
• Tropical Storm EmilyNorth Atlantic · 2011Tropical Storm45 kt · 1003 mb
• Tropical Storm FranklinNorth Atlantic · 2011Tropical Storm40 kt · 1004 mb
• Tropical Storm GertNorth Atlantic · 2011Tropical Storm55 kt · 1000 mb
• Tropical Storm HarveyNorth Atlantic · 2011Tropical Storm55 kt · 994 mb
• Hurricane IreneNorth Atlantic · 2011 · 56 deathsCat 3105 kt · 942 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 2011Tropical Depression30 kt · 1006 mb
• Tropical Storm JoseNorth Atlantic · 2011Tropical Storm40 kt · 1006 mb
• Hurricane KatiaNorth Atlantic · 2011Cat 4120 kt · 942 mb
• Unnamed tropical stormNorth Atlantic · 2011Tropical Storm40 kt · 1002 mb
• Tropical Storm LeeNorth Atlantic · 2011Tropical Storm50 kt · 986 mb
• Hurricane MariaNorth Atlantic · 2011Cat 170 kt · 983 mb
• Hurricane NateNorth Atlantic · 2011Cat 165 kt · 994 mb
• Hurricane OpheliaNorth Atlantic · 2011Cat 4120 kt · 940 mb
• Hurricane PhilippeNorth Atlantic · 2011Cat 180 kt · 976 mb
• Tropical Storm SeanNorth Atlantic · 2011Tropical Storm55 kt · 982 mb

A best track is the record a warning agency settles on after the storm, not what it said at the time: position, maximum sustained wind and central pressure every six hours, revised against every observation that came in later. Category is the Saffir-Simpson scale, which runs from Category 1 at 64 kt to Category 5 at 137 kt and reads wind only, so it says nothing about surge or rain. Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the square of the wind through the storm's life, so it counts strength and duration together.

Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.

• Tropical cyclone report, National Hurricane Center
• Every advisory and discussion NHC issued while it was live
• Best track as KMZ, National Hurricane Center
• Wikipedia article: Hurricane Rina