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The 2014 Atlantic hurricane season was a well below-average hurricane season in terms of named storms while the number of hurricanes and major hurricanes, [nb 1] were overall average. It produced nine tropical cyclones, eight of which became named storms; six storms became hurricanes and two intensified further into major hurricanes. [2]
Timeline of the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season. The 2014 Atlantic hurricane season was an event in the annual hurricane season in the north Atlantic Ocean. It featured below-average tropical cyclone activity, [nb 1] with the fewest named storms since the 1997 season. [2] The season officially began on June 1, 2014 and ended on November 30, 2014.
The strongest of these tropical cyclones was Typhoon Vongfong, which strengthened to a minimum barometric pressure of 900 mbar (hPa; 26.58 inHg) before striking the east coast of Japan. The costliest and deadliest tropical cyclone in 2014 was Typhoon Rammasun, which struck China in July, causing US$8.08 billion in damage.
The season started ominously. On 2 July, Hurricane Beryl became the earliest category five hurricane to form in the Atlantic on records going back to 1920. Just a few weeks earlier in May, US ...
Hurricane Arthur was the earliest recorded landfalling North Carolina hurricane, [ 55 ] coming onshore at 03:15 UTC on July 4. At Cape Lookout, a peak wind gust of 101 mph (163 km/h) and 1-minute maximum sustained winds of 77 mph (124 km/h) were recorded.
The next two names on the list of tropical storms for the 2024 season are Nadine and Oscar. Atlantic hurricane season does not officially end until Nov. 30. Hurricane season is far from over, and ...
September 6, 2024 at 8:01 AM. The National Hurricane Center is currently tracking four tropical disturbances in the Atlantic Ocean, including one in the Gulf of Mexico that's expected to bring ...
An Atlantic hurricane is a type of tropical cyclone that forms in the Atlantic Ocean primarily between June and November. The terms "hurricane", "typhoon", and "cyclone" can be used interchangeably to describe this weather phenomenon. These storms are continuously rotating around a low pressure center, which causes stormy weather across a large ...