<Li> Georges (1998), on a Caribbean track . If the storm is further north, it may travel past the Leeward Islands and into the Greater Antilles . In 1998, Hurricane Georges took a track of this nature as it continued into Mississippi . Slightly further north, and the storm will track through the Bahamas and into Florida in the manner of 1992's Hurricane Andrew . Many of these storms passing through the center of the Caribbean will strike the islands of Hispaniola and Cuba, like Hurricane David and Hurricane Frederic did, both in 1979 . Some storms on this track will turn to the west once in the Gulf, and thereby make landfall in Texas, as the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 and Hurricane Ike of 2008 did . Similarly, Hurricane Inez of 1966 followed a Caribbean track that took the storm into the Bahamas where it weakened, only to turn sharply west and make a final landfall in Mexico . </Li> <Li> Gloria (1985) struck the East Coast . A more northerly storm will often have its track affected by the high pressure that typically occurs over the eastern Atlantic in late summer . As these storms pass north of the Antilles, their tracks begin to curve to the north and to the east of the Florida Peninsula, often sending them away from land . A few storms will track northwest, making landfall in North or South Carolina . Hurricane Hugo of 1989 and Hurricane Fran of 1996 are typical examples . Occasionally storms following this track can accelerate to the north and strike New England . The New England Hurricane of 1938 and Hurricane Gloria in 1985 were two such cases . </Li> <Li> Igor (2010) struck Atlantic Canada . When a storm tracks very far north, its potential for landfall is much less . Some of these storms will strike Bermuda before re-curving out to sea, such as the 1948 Bermuda--Newfoundland hurricane and Hurricane Fabian in 2003 . Occasionally, the storm will track west - northwest to strike the Atlantic coast of the U.S., such as the 1933 Chesapeake--Potomac hurricane and Hurricane Isabel of 2003, which struck the mid-Atlantic . Other Cape Verde storms make landfall in Canada, such as Hurricane Luis in 1995 and Hurricanes Earl and Igor of 2010 . If the storm's track is affected significantly, it will often pass near the Eastern U.S., Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland Island and curve back out to sea, where it becomes extratropical over cooler water . An example of such was Hurricane Edouard in 1996 . At the extreme, Cape Verde hurricanes can track so far north as to curve all the way to Europe, such as Hurricane Debbie of 1961, Hurricane Isaac of 2000, and Hurricane Katia of 2011, all of which affected Ireland . </Li> <Li> Gaston (2016) dissipated in the central Atlantic . Sometimes, the subtropical ridge is displaced from its normal position, which allows storms to recurve quickly by being driven around the east side of an upper trough in the central Atlantic, generally missing land completely as they dissipate . Both Hurricane Danielle and Hurricane Karl were affected like this in 2004 . In other cases, storms are steered north very early in their development near Cape Verde, such as the 1989 storms Hurricane Erin and Hurricane Felix, which both traveled northwest and never threatened land . However, in extremely rare cases, these storms will hit the Cape Verde islands or the Azores at a significant intensity . Two notable examples of this are Hurricane Fred, which hit Cape Verde in 2015, and a hurricane which struck the Azores in 1893; both of which caused considerable destruction . </Li>

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