The Atlantic hurricane season officially ended on Sunday, although there is still a small possibility for one more named storm to develop in the last month of the year. But that is highly unlikely with the below-average activity that has occurred in the Atlantic basin this year. During the official hurricane season, June 1 to November 30, just eight named storms developed in the basin, the last of which, Hanna, dissipated more than a month ago. Only one storm had a big impact, and that was category 4 Hurricane Gonzalo, which struck Bermuda in October. Also, minor Hurricane Arthur impacted the Outer Banks of North Carolina in early July, although there was no major damage. Most of the Atlantic storms this year followed a north-to-east path up the Atlantic Ocean parallel to the U.S. east coast. Two storms, Dolly and Hanna, formed in the Gulf of Mexico and brought rain to Mexico and Central America.
Last year, the Atlantic had a just about average hurricane season. The three seasons before that were all very active, with eighteen tropical storms each and powerful storms such as Igor, Irene and Sandy. The similarly below-average 2006 and 2009 seasons could be comparable to this year.
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