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The primary focus is on U.S. hurricanes of the Atlantic hurricane seasons, although some others will show.

2000

2000
79 Deaths
All of Season

No U.S.
Landfall

2000 brought an average above normal count of tropical storms and hurricanes, however not one hurricane came ashore in the United States. The official Atlantic hurricane season was from June 1st to November 30th had held firm containing 15 named storms and 8 of those became hurricanes. 79 people were killed during the season and damages were $1,297 million (1.6 Million 2010 USD).

2000

Hurricane Keith

Hurricane Keith passed through the Caribbean hitting Belize on October 1st as a category 4 hurricane. Keith traveled over the Yucatan Peninsula weakening to a depression and regained its hurricane status making landfall north of Tampico, Mexico then dissipated over the northeastern region of Mexico. 24 had died and damages amounted to $225 million (277.55 Million 2010 USD).

2001

2001
117 Deaths
All of Season

No U.S.
Landfall

There were no hurricane landfalls in the United States in 2001. The official Atlantic hurricane season was from June 1st to November 30th, ending late with Hurricane Olga dissipating on December 4th. 117 people were killed during the season and damages were at $7.1 Billion, 2001 USD. (8.6 Billion 2010 USD)

2001
41 Deaths

Tropical St.Allison
storm

Raging through Texas killing 41 people in June, Tropical Storm Allison remained under hurricane force winds, however Allison still ranks among the 10 top storms causing the most damage; 5 billion dollars (6.07 Billion 2010 USD). The tropical storm raged from June 8th to the 15th, first hitting the Gulf coast then northward to southern New England.

2001
31 Deaths

Hurricane
Iris

Hurricane Iris whirled only 6 days but hitting Belize on October 8th killed 31 people in Belize, Dominican Republic, and Guatemala.

2002

2002
23 Deaths
All of Season

Season

The official Atlantic hurricane season was from June 1st to November 30th and was average with 14 tropical cyclones forming to produce 12 named storms of which 4 became hurricanes. The season began late on July 14th and ended early on September 1st; a rarity partly due to the El Niño conditions. 23 people were killed during the season and damages were at $2.6 Billion (3.08 Billion 2010 USD).

2002
4 Deaths

Hurricane
Isidore

Hurricane Isidore hit Landfall on the Yucatan Peninsula of southern Mexico as a Category 3 on September 22nd. After a day on the Yucatan it weakened to a Tropoical Storm dropping heavy rains over the southeast coastal states. Damages reached 640 million in U.S. Dollars (659 Million 2010 USD). 4 deaths were reported.

2002
4 Deaths

Hurricane
Isidore

2003

2003
92 Deaths
All of Season

Long
Season

The official Atlantic hurricane season was from June 1st to November 30th but for the first time in 50 year was exteded early and late. Subtropical Storm Ana began on April 20th. Tropical Storm Peter formed on December 10 strengthening to near hurricane strength then dissipated the next day. 21 cyclones were formed with 16 becoming a named storm. 92 people were killed during the season and damages were $4.4 Billion (5.57 Billion 2010 USD).
Long Seasons: 1887, 1908, 1952, 1992 & 2003

2003
50 Deaths

Hurricane
Isabel

Isabel a category 2 hurricane kills 50 with damages were 5 billion dollars (4.3 Billion 2010 USD). Isabel hit North Carolina on September 18th then continues to Virginia.

2004

2004
3,132 Deaths
All of Season

7th Deadliest
&
3rd Costly
Season
$56.3 Billion (2010 USD)

The 2004 hurricane season went from June 1st to November 30th extended 3 days into December. One of the deadlies seasons with 3,132 people killed. Damages totaled 50 billion in 2004 U.S. dollars. (56.3 Billion 2010 USD) The 2004 season was the first to have 8 hurricanes form in August.
Most Deadly Seasons: 1776, 1780, 1900, 1928, 1974, 2004 & 2005
6 Most Costly Seasons: 1926, 1955, 1992, 2004, 2005 & 2008

2004
34 Deaths

Hurricane
Charley

Category 4 Charley slams Florida on August 13th causing 15 billion dollars (16.9 Billion 2010 USD) in destruction and killing 34

2004
48 Deaths

Hurricane
Frances

Hurricane Frances hits Florida as a category 2 on September 5th causing 48 deaths and 8.9 billion dollars in damages (10 Billion 2010 USD).

2004
123 Deaths

Hurricane
Ivan

Ivan twirls its way from Grenada to hit Alabama on September 16 and then hitting Florida as a category 3 hurricane. Ivan's damage in the U.S. was 14.2 billion dollars (16 Billion 2010 USD). 57 people were killed in the U.S. and 66 in the Caribbean.

2004
28 Deaths

Hurricane
Jeanne

Category 3, Hurricane Jeanne floods Florida again on September 26th killing 28 people and causing 6.9 billion dollars (6.9 Billion 2010 USD) in damages.

2005

2005
3,865 Deaths
All of Season

First
Busiest

6th Deadliest
&
2nd Costly
Season
168.85 Billion (2010 USD)

2005 was the most active hurricane year in 154 years with a total of 28 cyclones forming. The season had seven major hurricanes. 3,865 people were killed. Damages came to $155 billion ($168.85 Billion 2010 USD) making it the second most costly hurricane season.
Most Deadly Seasons: 1776, 1780, 1900, 1928, 1974, 2004 & 2005
6 Most Costly Seasons: 1926, 1955, 1992, 2004, 2005 & 2008
Most Active Seasons 1887, 1933, 1969, 1995, 2005 & 2008

2005
42 Deaths

Hurricane
Dennis

Weakening to a category 3, Hurricane Dennis made landfall near Navarre Beach on Florida's Panhandle on July 10th. Dennis degrades to a low pressure over Tennesee and Ohio being absorbed by an extratropical low in Canada on the 18th. 3 people died in the U.S. and 39 in Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica. US damages were 2.23 billion dollars (2.4 Billion 2010 USD). Over 4 billion dollars damages in total.

2005
1.8k Deaths

2nd Costly Storm
109 B
(2010 USD)

Hurricane
Katrina

meteotsunami

Hurricane Katrina hits Florida on August 25th north of Miami Beach as a Category 1. Weakening over land it moves out into the Gulf causing damage along Alabama and Mississippi on August 26th, growing to a category 2. Katrina grows to a very strong category 3 over the Gulf of Mexico creating category 5-level storm surge causing catastrophic damage along louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama's coastlines. Kitrina weakens to a strong category 3 and hits Louisiana on August 29th. 145 mile an hour winds and storm surges as high as 30 feet destroy Biloxi, Mississippi and breaches dikes causing massive flooding in New Orleans. Death toll is eventually set at 1,836 people. (The 1900 Galveston Hurricane was the deadliest in U.S. History killing over 6000 people.) Thousands of people were still displaced four years later. Damages from Kitrina would reach 100 billion dollars (109 Billion 2010 USD).
Most Costly Storms: 1926, 1955, 1992, 2 in 2005 & 2008

2005

3rd Costly Storm
76 B
(2010 USD)

Hurricane
Ophelia

In the Bahamas Hurricane Ophelia starts as a tropical depression on September 6th, to become a tropical storm off the coast of Florida. Ophelia's eye never made landfall however it battered North Carolina's southern coast as a category 1 with winds and storm surge on September 12 and 13th. Weakening out at sea Ophelia becomes an extratropical on September 17th to scrape the Canadian coast causing $70 million dollars in damages (76 Billion 2010 USD).
Most Costly Storms: 1926, 1955, 1992, 2 in 2005 & 2008

2005
119 Deaths

Hurricane
Rita

Hurricane Rita on the heals of Katrina hits Texas and Louisiana, as a category 5, leaving destruction Katrina had missed. Rita made landfall near the Texas-Louisiana border on September 24th. Port Arthur and Beaumont in Texas received major flooding before Rita move on to the devastation of Cameron and Calcasieu Parishes in Louisiana. The death toll on September 27th was 31; 9 from the hurricane and 23 evacuees when a bus of senior citizens exploded. Eventually the toll would reach 113 direct and indirect deaths. Damages reach 10 billion dollars (10.9 Billion 2010 USD).

2005

Tropical Storm
Tammy

Tropical Storm Tammy broke landfall on northeastern Florida on October 5th. Tammy would drop heavy rains over the Southeast then converge with a frontal system that would cause the October 2005 flooding of the Northeastern U.S.

2005
35 Deaths

Hurricane
Wilma

Hurricane Wilma, as a category 4 hurricane, may have been Mexico's most damaging hurricane. Weakening to a category 3, Wilma made landfall in south Florida on October 24th. Wilma turned to the Atlantic Ocean and weakened to become an extratropical storm. 35 people were killed by Hurricane Wilma. U.S. damages were 26 billion dollars with another 3 billion in Mexico and Cuba. ($31.6 Billion in 2010 USD)

2006

2006
14 Deaths
All of Season

No U.S.
Landfalls

The official Atlantic hurricane season was from June 1st to November 30th. there were no hurricane landfalls in the United States in 2006.
14 people were killed during the season and damages were $500 million.

2006
482 Deaths

(Pacific Season)
Tropical
Bilis

Tropical Storm Bilis slammed China's southeast coast on july 14th. Three million people fleed from their homes. 482 people died while 89 remained missing. Local Chinese officials often report reduced numbers. Damages in just the province of Guangdong were 9 billion yean (1.1 Billion U.S. dollars; 1.17 Billion USD).

2006

Tropical
Ernesto

Florida was hit by the tropical storm Ernesto on August 30th with major storm surges and winds up to 70mph. On August 31st Ernesto hits North Carolina.

2007

2007
423 Deaths
All of Season

Season

The official Atlantic hurricane season was from June 1st to November 30th. The 2007 season began early with Subtropical Storm Andrea developing on May 9th and ending late with Tropical Storm Olga dissipating on December 13th. 423 people are killed during the season. Damages are $3 Billion (31 Billion 2010 USD).

2007

Tropical Storm
Gabrielle

Tropical Storm Gabrielle made landfall at Cape Lookout National Seashore in North Carolina on September 9th with winds of 60 mph. Gabriell turned northeast and dissipated on September 11th.

2007

Hurricane
Humberto

Hurricane Humberto made landfall on September 13th at High Island in Texas with winds of 90mph. Moving eastwardly it dissipated on September 14th over Georgia.

2008

2008
997 Deaths
All of Season

6th Busiest
&
6th Costly
Season
$41 Billion
(2010 USD)

The 2008 Atlantic hurricane season was the sixth busiest year on record. It was the first year on record in which a hurricane existed in every month from July through November. The official Atlantic hurricane season was from June 1st to November 30th. Tropical Storm Arthur began two days early. 997 people lost their lives in the hurricanes of the 2008 season. The season with $41 Billion in damages is the sixth most destructive hurricane season.
6 Most Costly Seasons: 1926, 1955, 1992, 2004, 2005 & 2008
Most Active Seasons 1887, 1933, 1969, 1995, 2005 & 2008

2008

Hurricane
Dolly

Hurricane Dolly made landfall on July 21st at South Padre Island in Texas as a Category 1 Hurricane. No deaths were caused but damages rivaled hurricane Rita in 2005. $1.05 billion dollars in damages were caused by Hurricane Dolly.

2008

Tropical
Storm
Edouard

Tropical Storm Edouard made landfall in Southeast Texas as a strong tropical storm on August 5th. Edouard weakened to a tropical depression by the afternoon the dissipated late in the day on August 6th.

2008
36 Deaths

Tropical
Storm
Fay

Tropical Storm Fay hit landfall in south Florida late on August 18th. Zigzagging from water to land Fay is the first storm recorded to have made four landfalls in Florida. Fay moved on to weaken in the Gulf of Mexico to become an extratropical the morning of August 27th while over Tennessee. Fay caused 36 deaths and damages of over 560 million in U.S. dollars.

2008
153 Deaths

Hurricane
Gustav

Having caused much havoc in the Caribbean, Hurricane Gustav makes landfall on Louisiana the morning of September 1st as a Category 2 hurricane. On September 4th Gustav merged into a cold front while storming over the Ozarks. Gustav caused 153 deaths (Most in Haiti) and damages of 6.6 billion U.S. dollars.

2008
529 Deaths

Hurricane
Hanna

Hurricane Hanna hits the Bahamas early September. Storm surges flood Haiti killing 529, nearly 500 of those were from the flooding.

2008
195 Deaths

6th Costly Storm
32 B
(2010 USD)

Hurricane
Ike

Hurricane Ike caused much destruction in its path through the Caribbean. Ike made landfall on Galveston Island on September 13th as a Category 2 hurricane. Ike moved east into Louisiana then blew windows out of skyscrapers in Houston before moving northward causing flooding when it dissipated in Pennsylvania. Ike caused 195 fatalities (112 in the U.S.) and total damages of 32 billion dollars. Ike is the third most destructive U.S. hurricane; behind Katrina, 2005 and Andrew, 1992. U.S. damages were 24 billion dollars.
Most Costly Storms: 1926, 1955, 1992, 2 in 2005 & 2008

2008
2 Deaths

Hurricane
Omar

Hurricane Omar passing through the West Indies caused $60 million in damages in the Lesser Antillies then killed 2 people in Puerto Rico.

2009

2009
6 Deaths
All of Season

Season

The official 2009 Atlantic hurricane season was from June 1st to November 30th. The season began early with Tropical Depression One forming on May 28th and ended late on November 10th with the dissipation of Hurricane Ida. Eleven storms had formed with nine becoming Tropical Storms and three of those became hurricanes. 6 people lost their lives in the 2008 season. The 2009 season had $77 million in damages.

2009

Hurricane
Ida

Hurricane Ida having been weakened then strenthened had obtained hurricane status three times. Having once again gaining hurricane status near Louisiana it then became a tropical strom weakening further to become just an extratropical cyclone prior to moving onto land in the southern United States. Ida continued in its weakened state until dissipating on November 11th.

2010

2010
Atlantic
Hurricane
Season

The Atlantic Hurricane Season for 2010 is officially from June 1st ending on November 30th. The dates are set by the time of year in which the formation of a tropical cyclone could occur at any time. A formation of a tropical or subtropical cyclone before June 1 would still be counted as part of the 2010 season.
An extended forcast predicts the 2010 season's activity will be average to above-average. It is anticipated that 11 to 16 named storms will form, of those 6 to 8 will be Hurricanes, and 3 to 5 of those will be a Category 3 or greater.

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