atlantic hurricane season atlantic hurricane season fairly active atlantic hurricane season produced tropical cyclones named storms hurricanes major hurricanes season officially lasted june november dates convention limit period year tropical cyclones tend form atlantic_ocean basin season began tropical storm june ended hurricane dissipated december intense storm hurricane attained category strength saffir simpson hurricane scale damaging storms season tropical storm caused extensive flooding texas struck belize hurricane affected countries tropical cyclones landfall united_states directly affected canada directly affected overall season caused fatalities billion usd billion usd damage severe damage names iris retired seasonal forecasts forecasts hurricane activity issued hurricane season noted hurricane experts associates separately forecasters team led gray defined average number storms season tropical storms hurricanes major hurricanes storms reaching category strength saffir simpson hurricane scale ace index defines season normal near normal normal combination number named storms number reaching hurricane strength number reaching major hurricane strength ace index pre season forecasts december gray team issued extended range forecast season predicting average activity named storms hurricanes category higher listed percent chance major hurricane striking mainland included percent chance major hurricane strike east_coast including florida peninsula percent chance strike gulf_coast florida panhandle westward potential major hurricane activity caribbean forecast near average april new forecast issued calling named storms hurricanes major hurricanes increase forecast attributed warm sea surface temperatures agency noted season likely active previous ones effect weak moderate estimated potential major hurricane affect slightly percent east_coast potential went slightly florida panhandle westward texas probability remained nearly mid season forecasts august gray team issued mid season forecast season keeping forecast number named storms hurricanes major hurricane noting sea surface temperatures sea level pressures continued favorable average hurricane activity estimated potential major hurricane affect slightly percent east_coast potential went slightly florida panhandle westward texas probability slightly august revised season estimate slightly upwards named storms hurricanes major hurricanes agency noted sea surface temperatures continued favorable average hurricane activity likelihood develop peak season reduced likelihood average year season activity season activity reflected accumulated cyclone energy ace rating ace broadly speaking measure power hurricane multiplied length time existed storms long time particularly strong hurricanes high aces ace calculated advisories tropical systems exceeding knots mph tropical storm strength subtropical cyclones including portion initial portions karen excluded total storms tropical storm tropical storm developed tropical wave northern gulf_of_mexico june struck northern texas coast shortly drifted northward state turned south entered gulf_of_mexico storm continued east northeast landfall louisiana moved southeast united_states mid-atlantic storm affect northern texas coastline storm major flood disaster path texas mid-atlantic worst flooding occurred houston texas rain fell storm killed people drowned storm caused billion damage usd billion usd making second deadliest tropical storm record united_states destroyed homes leaving homeless residential damages totaling billion usd billion usd tropical depression tropical depression formed low level circulation july east windward_islands attained maximum strength mph pressure mbar inhg vertical wind shear subtropical ridge north caused dissipate july tropical storm barry july tropical wave moved coast africa tracked westward wave entered caribbean july gained organization convection organized tropical storm barry august fluctuations intensity system attained peak winds mph gulf_of_mexico headed northward moving ashore gulf_coast storm affected florida rainfall peaked winds gusts topped mph people florida killed storm total damage estimated million usd million usd tropical storm developed tropical wave august tropical atlantic_ocean tracked rapidly westward duration tropical wave passed windward_islands reformed reached peak intensity mph twice caribbean_sea time wind shear later land interaction prevented strengthening hurricane status august moved ashore near border mexico belize dissipated day storm produced wind gust mph stronger winds possible convective band north heavy rainfall led mudslides leaving areas isolated tropical storm dean tropical wave spawned tropical storm dean august lesser antilles strong wind shear quickly weakened dean cause dissipate august remnants turned northward redeveloped august north bermuda located warm waters area favorable conditions dean steadily strengthened moving northeast peaked hurricane status august southwest newfoundland storm subsequently weakened cooler waters extratropical august tropical lightly affected newfoundland damages reported hurricane erin hurricane erin developed tropical wave september strengthened mph tropical storm moved west northwest weakening wind shear remnants organized tropical depression day erin strengthened hurricane september moving northwestward hurricane quickly intensified reached peak winds mph later september trough turned erin northeast passing east newfoundland extratropical september extratropical remnant continued northeastward lost identity near greenland september hurricane erin brushed newfoundland producing sustained wind mph gust mph coast passage storm led wave heights hurricane tropical wave spawned tropical depression september near cape_verde islands degenerated tropical wave day strong shear redeveloped tropical depression september intensified tropical storm day tracking generally northward september intensified hurricane subsequently underwent rapid deepening major hurricane september peak winds mph time turned northeast subsequently entered area unfavorable conditions hurricane gradually weakened deteriorating tropical storm september cool waters higher wind shear caused additional weakening nearly stalled southwest azores late september storm weakened tropical depression early day dissipated hurricane originated weak mid level trough nearly stationary short distance southeastern coastline united_states cut low formed florida september associated surface low pressure system formed soon designated tropical depression storm gradually intensified landfall florida emerging atlantic_ocean accelerating northeastward reached peak intensity minimal hurricane produced moderate winds coastal areas western florida reaching mph venice tide flooded northern shoreline charlotte harbor entrance south surge greater inundated barrier island flooded cars brushed eastern coast newfoundland rainfall set time hour precipitation record total hundreds homes buildings damaged passage totaling million dollars damage tropical depression tropical depression formed tropical wave caribbean september north northwest attained maximum strength mph landfall near september losing closed circulation land reformed hurricane hurricane hurricane formed area low pressure generated low formed tropical depression september south bermuda tracking northwest named tropical storm day began moving north northeast passed bermuda strengthened hurricane headed colder waters far north atlantic_ocean dissipated quickly september hurricane iris tropical depression formed southeast barbados october traveled windward_islands named tropical south puerto_rico october iris continued west intensified passing south jamaica iris reached category hurricane strength landfall near belize october category strength weakened rapidly dissipated later day storm produced storm surge numerous homes destroyed banana crop suffered extensive damage exact death toll unknown confirmed dead dominican_republic guatemala ship capsized belize coast tropical storm jerry tropical storm jerry formed tropical depression tropical wave october near barbados storm intensified tropical storm early following day october initially located environment weak vertical wind shear reaching peak mph jerry passed south barbados late october windward_islands october deterioration organization occurred jerry dissipated moving rapidly westward south puerto_rico hurricane karen cold upper level trough interacted october south bermuda formed extratropical storm storm passed near bermuda october producing hurricane force winds island organized subtropical cyclone october tropical cyclone october karen strengthened reach mph winds category hurricane saffir simpson hurricane scale weakening cooler waters landfall nova scotia tropical storm quickly extratropical tropical storm karen produced light moderate winds atlantic_canada peaking mph gust mph nova scotia mph report later newfoundland nova_scotia storm system absorbed hurricane produced strong winds downed trees power lines resulted power outages tropical storm upper level trough persisted developing circulation october quickly organized october developed tropical depression fourteen miles kilometers south southwest western azores moving westward depression forecast attain winds mph failed reach intensity banding features developed storm october upgraded tropical storm early october convection begun separate circulation later day extratropical shortly remnants merged frontal system west azores hurricane hurricane developed tropical wave moved atlantic formed tropical depression october convection increased system formed tropical storm november strengthened reaching peak strength category november category hurricanes landfall south central cuba winds mph strongest cuban landfall hurricane fox atlantic hurricane season system eventually hurricane dropped torrential rains countries causing deaths honduras deaths nicaragua extensive unknown damage additional people reported missing central_america went affect cuba storm produced waves heavy storm surge rainfall amounts recorded island hurricane non tropical frontal low developed cold november west azores intensified moving west northwestward gradually dissipated frontal structure subtropical storm november nautical miles south newfoundland operationally storm considered non tropical low national_hurricane_center begin issuing advisories tropical cyclone moved slowly northward convection organized ring center result ship reporting hurricane force winds near center development weak mid level warm core subtropical cyclone reclassified hurricane november increasing westerly wind shear limited convection near center weakened tropical storm early november progressively cooler water temperatures contributed weakening extratropical later november southeast newfoundland extratropical remnant continued northeast absorbed larger extratropical storm later day hurricane hurricane formed subtropical cyclone november westward reached hurricane status november storm attained peak winds mph turning southeastward weakening tropical storm dissipated tropical cyclone december east bahamas season effects storm names following names named storms formed north atlantic names retired list season list season replaced storms named time names allocated season assigned marked gray retirement retired names spring iris replaced season atlantic tropical storm retired
2001 Atlantic hurricane season