2007 Atlantic hurricane season
| 2007 Atlantic hurricane season |
Season summary map
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| Seasonal boundaries |
| First system formed |
May 9, 2007 |
| Last system dissipated |
December 13, 2007 |
| Strongest storm |
|
| Name |
Hurricane Dean |
| • Maximum winds |
175 mph (280 km/h)
(1-minute sustained) |
| • Lowest pressure |
905 mbar (hPa; 26.72 inHg) |
| Seasonal statistics |
| Total depressions |
17 |
| Total storms |
15 |
| Hurricanes |
6 |
Major hurricanes
(Cat. 3+) |
2 |
| Total fatalities |
394 direct, 29 indirect |
| Total damage |
At least $3.426 billion (2007 USD) |
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Atlantic hurricane seasons
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| Subtropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
May 9 – May 11 |
| Peak intensity |
95 km/h (60 mph) (1-min) 1001 hPa (mbar) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
June 1 – June 2 |
| Peak intensity |
60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) 997 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
July 31 – August 1 |
| Peak intensity |
50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 994 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 5 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
August 13 – August 23 |
| Peak intensity |
175 mph (280 km/h) (1-min) 905 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
August 15 – August 17 |
| Peak intensity |
40 mph (65 km/h) (1-min) 1003 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 5 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
August 31 – September 5 |
| Peak intensity |
175 mph (280 km/h) (1-min) 929 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
September 8 – September 11 |
| Peak intensity |
60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) 1004 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
September 12 – September 17 |
| Peak intensity |
45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min) 1002 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
September 12 – September 14 |
| Peak intensity |
90 mph (150 km/h) (1-min) 985 mbar (hPa) |
The 2007 Atlantic hurricane season was an active Atlantic hurricane season, although most of the storms were weak. It produced 17 tropical cyclones, 15 tropical storms, six hurricanes, and two major hurricanes. It officially started on June 1 and ended on November 30, dates which conventionally delimit the period during which most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic Ocean. The first tropical cyclone, Subtropical Storm Andrea, developed on May 9, while the last storm, Tropical Storm Olga, dissipated on December 13. The most intense hurricane, Dean, is tied for the eighth most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded as well as the third most intense Atlantic hurricane at landfall. The season was one of only five on record for the Atlantic with more than one Category 5 storm. It was the second on record in which an Atlantic hurricane, Felix, and an eastern Pacific hurricane, Henriette, made landfall on the same day. September had a record-tying eight storms, although the strengths and durations of most of the storms were low. Aside from hurricanes Dean and Felix, none of the storms in the season exceeded Category 1 intensity.
Pre-season forecasts by Colorado State University called for 14 named storms and 7 hurricanes, of which three were expected to attain major hurricane status. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) later issued its initial forecast, which predicted 13 to 17 named storms, 7 to 10 hurricanes and three to five major hurricanes. After several revisions in the projected number of storms, NOAA and CSU lowered their forecasts by the middle of the season.
Several storms made landfall or directly affected land. Hurricanes Dean and Felix made landfall at Category 5 intensity, causing severe damage in parts of Mexico and Central America, respectively. Both storm names, as well as Noel, the name of a hurricane that affected the Caribbean, were retired from the naming list of Atlantic hurricanes. The United States was affected by five cyclones, although the storms were generally weak; three tropical depressions and only one tropical storm, Gabrielle, and one hurricane, Humberto, made landfall in the country. Elsewhere, three storms directly affected Canada, although none severely. The combined storms killed at least 423 people and caused about $3 billion (2007 USD, $3.47 billion 2017 USD) in damage.
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