atlantic hurricane season atlantic hurricane season fully tropical named storms fewest officially began june lasted november dates conventionally period year tropical cyclones form atlantic basin storm developed struck florida causing minor damage fatalities tropical depressions developed known affected land significant storm season hurricane time united_states hurricane western tip cuba hurricane landfall florida panhandle caused billion usd damage fatalities inland flooding pennsylvania new_york strongest hurricane season betty reached peak winds mph west azores tropical storm passed offshore massachusetts causing heavy rainfall resulting fatalities leaving million damage remaining tropical systems dawn charlie delta caused significant effects land strong kept hurricane activity minimum tropical storms subtropical storms hurricanes hurricane seasons major hurricanes years addition season subtropical storms alphabet standard naming list collectively storms atlantic hurricane season resulted deaths billion damage season summary atlantic hurricane season officially began june tropical cyclones developed seven reach tropical storm intensity average named storms season seven tropical subtropical storms strengthened hurricane average hurricane major hurricanes category greater saffir simpson hurricane wind scale overall season inactive despite having similar number tropical waves previous season lack activity attributed causes normal sea surface temperatures eastern atlantic strong vertical wind shear subtropical storm hurricanes landfall season caused fatalities billion damage storm season extratropical november days official end hurricane season november tropical cyclogenesis occurred month development subtropical storm alpha month june featured tropical cyclones including hurricane tropical depressions systems formed july failed reach tropical storm status august active month season systems including tropical storm tropical depressions september featured slightly cyclogenesis hurricane dawn tropical depressions additional tropical depressions formed october sole system november lasting november november season activity reflected ace rating lowest value broadly speaking ace measure power tropical subtropical storm multiplied length time existed storm longer duration betty high values ace calculated advisories specific tropical subtropical systems reaching exceeding wind speeds mph accordingly tropical depressions included storm dissipated typically end season nhc data produces final report storm revisions lead revised ace total upward downward compared operational value storms subtropical storm alpha subtropical depression developed cold core low pressure area southeast carolinas initially moving northeastward turned sharply southward building ridge high pressure later day system strengthened subtropical storm alpha proceeded coast georgia peaking maximum sustained winds mph alpha began weakening late storm landfall near georgia winds mph alpha weakened subtropical depression dissipated entering northeastern gulf_of_mexico rough seas generated storm resulted people drowning florida halted work harbor naval station jacksonville tides georgia coast reached normal caused flooding beach erosion wind gusts reached mph winds knocked trees power lines leaving people power eastern georgia damage minor widespread state estimated moderate rains spread coastal areas south_carolina southern florida alpha named subtropical storm hurricane polar upper trough yucatán_peninsula spawned tropical depression june storm emerged western caribbean_sea june following day strengthened storm curved northward brushed western cuba june continued intensify june upgraded hurricane minimal fluctuations intensity occurred storm landfall near florida june moving inland rapidly weakened tropical depression entered georgia weakening slowed storm crossed georgia south_carolina eastern north_carolina june strengthened tropical storm result activity early following day storm emerged atlantic_ocean curving northwestward making landfall near new_york_city strong tropical storm quickly merged non tropical low pressure system june heavy rainfall occurred western cuba causing flooding destroyed houses isolated cities crops low lying areas storm left seven fatalities caused significant tornado outbreak confirmed florida georgia tornadoes resulted million damage fatalities structures florida suffered major damage destroyed dwellings experienced minor losses landfall hurricane hurricane force winds reported high tides resulted extensive damage especially cedar key storm left deaths approximately million damage florida generally minor effects recorded states alabama delaware georgia ohio south_carolina tennessee new_england region fatality reported delaware recorded georgia significant effects far occurred pennsylvania severe flooding precipitation peaked causing creeks rivers crest record height including delaware rivers people forced leave homes flooding state pennsylvania businesses homes destroyed leaving people homeless overall ranked worst natural disaster pennsylvania new_york suffered severe damage similarly rivers state high including rivers towns severely flooded new_york homes damaged damaged total small businesses extensively damaged demolished canada mobile home toppled killing people overall caused fatalities billion damage hurricane betty area disturbed weather appeared satellite imagery forming old frontal zone august utc following day subtropical depression developed north northeast bermuda system strengthened slowly headed east northeastward eastward august hours minimal intensification occurred deepening high level trough building ridge enhanced outflow deep convection august additionally reconnaissance aircraft flights began indicating transition warm core unfavorable northwesterly winds briefly halted development late august resumed acquiring tropical characteristics deepening trough accelerated storm eastward reconnaissance aircraft reported winds mph satellite imagery indicated storm classic cyclonic appearance reclassified located west azores august strengthening betty attained peak intensity category hurricane maximum sustained winds mph minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg early august hurricane moved rapidly east northeastward late following day time northerly winds aloft caused betty weaken category hurricane briefly moving southward storm curved general westward direction fell tropical storm intensity august later day betty turned northward ahead trough extratropical northwest azores september tropical storm complex system combining tropical wave upper level low led formation tropical depression east florida august managed tropical storm august reached initial peak winds mph later day upper level winds increased causing weaken minimal tropical storm september processes began intensify result attained peak winds mph prior transitioning extratropical cyclone september extratropical cyclone continued northeastward struck eastern maine september following day extratropical cyclone dissipated minimal impact east_coast south new_england limited increased swells gusty winds light rainfall worst conditions occurred southeastern new_england wind gusts reached mph rainfall exceeded damage severe slightly inland coast thousands people stranded offshore islands massachusetts dangerous conditions created storm prompted suspension steamship service overall damage generally light total monetary losses valued million deaths blamed storm hurricane dawn tropical wave combined upper trough resulted development tropical depression near bahamas september later day depression struck florida moving inland mainland florida storm brought light rainfall state peaking system moved northeastward soon emerged atlantic located north grand september depression intensified tropical storm dawn september cold low pressure developed near cape_hatteras north_carolina influence dawn movement time storm strengthened category hurricane dawn curved west northwestward september peaked maximum sustained winds mph minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg dawn appearing threat mid-atlantic storm gale warnings issued virginia cape new_jersey september hurricane southeastward september weakened tropical storm late september cold low pressure area relinquished influence dawn cyclone began moving westward continued deteriorate dawn weakened tropical depression east georgia late september system approached september curved northeastward remained offshore dawn dissipated east south_carolina september storm produced light rainfall georgia south_carolina subtropical storm charlie small circular subtropical depression developed northeast bermuda september initially storm moved north northeastward strengthened subtropical storm charlie early following day moved quickly northeastward continued strengthen later september charlie peaked maximum sustained winds mph system soon lost tropical characteristics transitioned extratropical cyclone east newfoundland early september extratropical storm deepened significantly reaching barometric pressure mbar inhg reading typical strong category hurricane early september extratropical cyclone dissipated far north atlantic southwestward moving cold core low pressure area developed subtropical depression located west southwest azores november forming system soon strengthened upgraded early november delta attained peak intensity maximum sustained winds mph minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg time subtropical storm briefly moved southward beginning general eastward movement november delta soon began weaken reduced subtropical depression following day continued eastward november time storm curved northward delta dissipated located southwest storms addition named storms weak depressions season moving southeastern united_states tropical depression formed approximately southwest bermuda june moved northeastward headed island depression dissipated later following day system numbered developed offshore july moving generally northward landfall near north_carolina july depression dissipated virginia days later generally light rainfall reported states precipitation recorded north_carolina tropical depression originated southwest azores july slowly july time system curved northeastward late following day depression dissipated west july tropical depression formed southeast bermuda depression moved southwestward bahamas dissipated northeast turks islands august tropical depression developed august tracking westward depression passed south cape_verde dissipating southwest islands august days later tropical depression originated east southeast charleston south_carolina moved slowly northeastward intensified slightly dissipated southeast cape_hatteras north_carolina august tenth tropical depression formed august offshore moving generally westward cyclone crossed cape_verde struck islands august depression dissipated tropical depression developed east southeast bermuda september system moved northeastward azores degenerated southwest september tropical depression formed september located west southwest cape_verde storm tracked generally westward began moving west northwestward september days later depression dissipated east northeast barbados october tropical depression originated east southeast bermuda depression generally northward dissipated south southeast newfoundland october tropical depression formed west guinea october depression moved generally westward curving northwest october days later turned northward northeast lesser antilles october system began moving north northeast depression dissipated east northeast bermuda following day tropical depression formed southwest cape_verde october initially depression moved generally west northwestward dissipated halfway barbados cape storm names following names named storms formed north_atlantic names assigned marked gray storms named betty dawn time later retired subtropical storm names following names subtropical storms called atlantic basin year year year use storms names assigned marked gray
1972 Atlantic hurricane season