First storm formed | June 10 |
Last storm dissipated | December 26 |
Strongest storm | Karen - 934 mb, 145 mph |
Total depressions | 20 |
Total storms | 19 |
Hurricanes | 11 |
Major hurricanes | 5 |
Total damages | $19.31 billion (2015 USD) |
Total fatalities | 271 |
The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season began on June 1st, 2019 and ended November 30th, 2019.
Seasonal forecasts[]
Source | Date | Named
storms |
Hurricanes | Major
hurricanes | |
NOAA | May 31, 2019 | 15-19 | 7-12 | 1-4 | |
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Actual activity | 19 | 11 | 5 |
Season Summary[]
Storms[]
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Hurricane Andrea[]
Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |||
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Duration | June 30 – July 6 | ||
Peak intensity | 85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min) 979 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Barry[]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |||
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Duration | July 19 – July 23 | ||
Peak intensity | 50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 1000 mbar (hPa) |
Main article: Tropical Storm Barry (2019)
Tropical Storm Chantal[]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |||
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Duration | August 5 – August 11 | ||
Peak intensity | 70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) 989 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Dorian[]
Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |||
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Duration | August 10 – August 16 | ||
Peak intensity | 85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min) 979 mbar (hPa) |
Main article: Hurricane Dorian (2019)
Hurricane Erin[]
Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |||
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Duration | August 20 – August 31 | ||
Peak intensity | 80 mph (130 km/h) (1-min) 981 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Fernand[]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |||
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Duration | August 22 – August 27 | ||
Peak intensity | 65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) 990 mbar (hPa) |
Main article: Tropical Storm Fernand (2019)
Tropical Depression Seven[]
Tropical depression (SSHWS) | |||
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Duration | August 28 – August 30 | ||
Peak intensity | 35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) 1004 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Gabrielle[]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |||
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Duration | September 2 – September 7 | ||
Peak intensity | 65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) 990 mbar (hPa) |
Main article: Tropical Storm Gabrielle (2019)
Hurricane Humberto[]
Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) | |||
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Duration | September 10 – September 24 | ||
Peak intensity | 115 mph (185 km/h) (1-min) 959 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Imelda[]
Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |||
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Duration | September 16 – September 23 | ||
Peak intensity | 90 mph (150 km/h) (1-min) 970 mbar (hPa) |
Main article: Hurricane Imelda (2019)
Hurricane Jerry[]
Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) | |||
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Duration | September 22 – October 4 | ||
Peak intensity | 110 mph (175 km/h) (1-min) 961 mbar (hPa) |
Timeline[]

Storm names[]
The following names will be used to name tropical and subtropical cyclones in the 2019 season.
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Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) Rating[]
ACE (104 kt2) – Storm: Source | |||||
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1 | 0.00 | Storm | 12 | 0.00 | Storm |
2 | 0.00 | Storm | 13 | 0.00 | Storm |
3 | 0.00 | Storm | 14 | 0.00 | Storm |
4 | 0.00 | Storm | 15 | 0.00 | Storm |
5 | 0.00 | Storm | 16 | 0.00 | Storm |
6 | 0.00 | Storm | 17 | 0.00 | Storm |
7 | 0.00 | Storm | 18 | 0.00 | Storm |
8 | 0.00 | Storm | 19 | 0.00 | Storm |
9 | 0.00 | Storm | 20 | 0.00 | Storm |
10 | 0.00 | Storm | 21 | 0.00 | Storm |
11 | 0.00 | Storm | 22 | 0.00 | Storm |
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ACE is the result of a storm's winds multiplied by how long it lasted for, so storms or subtropical storms (Originally not included up until 2012) that at lasted a long time , as well as particularly strong hurricanes , have higher ACE totals. Tropical Depressions are not included in season total.
Season effects[]
This is a table of the storms and their effects in the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season. This table includes the storm's names, duration, peak intensity, Areas affected (bold indicates made landfall in that region at least once), damages, and death totals. Deaths in parentheses are additional and indirect (an example of an indirect death would be a traffic accident), but are still storm-related. Damage and deaths include totals while the storm was extratropical, a wave or a low. All of the damage figures are in 2015 USD (the listed damage figure is in millions).
Storm name | Dates active | Storm category
at peak intensity |
Max 1-min wind
mph (km/h) |
Min.press.(mbar) | Areas affected | Damage (millions USD) | Deaths
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Andrea | June 10 – June 16 | Category 1 hurricane | 75 (120) | 987 | The Bahamas, Cuba | 65 | 10 | |||
Barry | July 3 – July 12 | Category 1 hurricane | 85 (140) | 979 | None | 0 | 0 | |||
Chantal | July 17 – July 22 | Tropical storm | 60 (95) | 994 | None | 0 | 0 | |||
Dorian | August 1 – August 4 | Tropical storm | 50 (85) | 996 | Mexico | 10 | 5 | |||
Erin | August 6 – August 12 | Category 1 hurricane | 80 (130) | 981 | US Gulf Coast (Alabama), Cuba | 225 | 16 | |||
Six | August 9 – August 10 | Tropical depression | 35 (55) | 1002 | US Gulf Coast (Florida), Cuba | Minor | 0 | |||
Fernand | August 16 – August 31 | Category 4 hurricane | 135 (215) | 940 | None | 0 | 0 | |||
Gabrielle | August 20 – August 24 | Tropical storm | 70 (110) | 985 | Mexico | 50 | 10 | |||
Humberto | August 31 – September 14 | Category 3 hurricane | 120 (195) | 951 | None | 0 | 0 | |||
Imelda | September 2 – September 6 | Tropical storm | 70 (110) | 986 | US Gulf Coast (Texas) | 50 | 10 | |||
Jerry | September 7 – September 18 | Category 2 hurricane | 105 (165) | 962 | US East Coast (North Carolina), The Bahamas | 25 | 6 | |||
Karen | September 10 – September 22 | Category 4 hurricane | 145 (230) | 934 | US Gulf Coast (Florida), Cuba, Mexico | 17,000 | 105 | |||
Lorenzo | September 17 – September 21 | Tropical storm | 60 (95) | 995 | None | 0 | 0 | |||
Melissa | September 20 – September 30 | Category 3 hurricane | 115 (185) | 959 | Mexico | 500 | 35 | |||
Nestor | September 24 – September 28 | Tropical storm | 65 (100) | 990 | None | 0 | 0 | |||
Olga | September 30 – October 2 | Tropical storm | 40 (65) | 1000 | None | 0 | 0 | |||
Pablo | October 7 – October 16 | Category 1 hurricane | 80 (130) | 981 | None | 0 | 0 | |||
Rebekah | October 19 – October 31 | Category 4 hurricane | 140 (220) | 938 | The Bahamas, Cuba | 1,000 | 50 | |||
Sebastien | November 8 – November 17 | Category 2 hurricane | 105 (165) | 962 | The Bahamas, Cuba | 375 | 19 | |||
Tanya | December 23 – December 26 | Tropical storm | 45 (75) | 998 | US East Coast (Florida), The Bahamas | 10 | 5 | |||
Season Aggregates | ||||||||||
20 cyclones | June 10 – December 26 | 145 (230) | 934 | $19.31 billion | 271 |