Hurricane Season 2015—Review
Hurricane season 2015 had 12 named storms, 2 hurricanes, and 2 major hurricanes. Tropical Storm Erika was the most costly, with $17.4 million in damage, while Major Hurricane Joaquin was the most deadly, killing 34.
Hurricane Season 2014—Review
The 2014 Atlantic hurricane season had below-normal activity. NOAA reports 8 named storms (top winds 39 mph or higher), 6 hurricanes (top winds 74 mph or higher), 2 major hurricanes (category 3–5; winds at least 111 mph). Hurricane Gonzalo was the strongest Atlantic hurricane of 2014, clocking in with 145 mph winds. Gonzalo hit Bermuda, followed by the United Kingdom, where it killed three people.
Hurricane Season 2013—Review
The 2013 Atlantic hurricane season had below-normal activity. TSR reports only 2 hurricanes, no major hurricane, and 13 tropical storms. The U.S. has now gone eight years without a major hurricane landfall–an unprecedented feat since record-keeping began in 1900.
Hurricanes in the U.S.
Hurricanes by the NumbersHurricane Season 2005—The Worst in 154 YearsDeadliest Hurricanes in the United StatesMost Intense Hurricanes in the United StatesCostliest Hurricanes of the CenturyHurricane Katrina: The Catastrophe and the AftermathTen Years After Hurricane Katrina: Fact SheetSuperstorm Sandy: Record-Breaking Surges Along the Eastern Seaboard
Hurricane Links
International Cyclone Definitions Atlantic Hurricane NamesRetired Hurricane NamesHurricane Advisories and WarningsU.S. HurricanesOther HurricanesEncyclopedia: HurricaneWeather & Climate
Great Weather Disasters
Worst Weather of the Twentieth CenturyWeather ExtremesThe 25 Deadliest TornadoesTornado TimeTornado FactsFloods, Avalanches, and Tidal WavesBillion-Dollar U.S. Weather DisastersMajor StormsLightning AdviceLightning Dangers
