Storm Claudette (2021) — DPS 39/100
Tropical Storm intensity · Atlantic
39/100
Destructive Power Score
Storm Claudette (2021) scored 39/100 on the Destructive Power Score scale — a Moderate event.
DPS combines peak intensity with storm size, surge potential, duration of coastal exposure, and geographic reach — capturing what the traditional Saffir-Simpson Category scale misses.
Landfall: New Orleans, North Carolina (2 landfalls).
Peak Winds
46 mph · 40 kt
Min Pressure
1003 mb
Peak IKE
71.5 TJ
Basin
Atlantic
DPS Rating
Moderate
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