2005 Atlantic hurricane season
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| First storm started: | June 8, 2005 |
| Last storm ended: | January 6, 2006 |
| Strongest storm: | Hurricane Wilma - 882 mbar (record), 185 mph winds |
| Number of storms: | 27 named storms (plus 1 unnamed storm) |
| Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+) | 7 |
| Cost of damage: | $128 billion (2005 USD) $132 billion (2006 USD) |
| People killed: | Around 2280 people |
The 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the time from June 1 to November 30, 2005 when hurricanes officially formed in the Atlantic Ocean. Storms sometimes form before and after these dates but most storms form during the season. Tropical Storm Zeta Zeta began on December 30 and ended on January 6 which is after the November 30 end of the season.
2005 broke many records set. There were 28 storms that were tropical storms and 15 that were hurricanes. For the first time ever storms were named by the Greek alphabet as the normal name list had been used up. The storm which caused the most damage was Hurricane Katrina, which hit New Orleans, USA, and killing over 1000 people. The stronges storm of the season was not Katrina, it was Hurricane Wilma. Wilma was the strongest hurricane ever in the Atlantic Ocean.
[change] Storms
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- Tropical Storm Arlene
- Tropical Storm Bret
- Hurricane Cindy
- Hurricane Dennis
- Hurricane Emily
- Tropical Storm Franklin
- Tropical Storm Gert
- Tropical Storm Harvey
- Hurricane Irene
- Tropical Storm Jose
- Hurricane Katrina
- Tropical Storm Lee
- Hurricane Maria
- Hurricane Nate
- Hurricane Ophelia
- Hurricane Phillipe
- Hurricane Rita
- Hurricane Stan
- Tropical Storm Tammy
- Hurricane Vince
- Hurricane Wilma
- Tropical Storm Alpha
- Hurricane Beta
- Tropical Storm Gamma
- Tropical Storm Delta
- Hurricane Epsilon
- Tropical Storm Zeta
There were also four storms in and around the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season that were not given any names: Tropical Depression Ten(10), Tropical Depression Nineteen(19), Subtropical Depression Twenty-two(22), and a subtropical storm that was not found until after it had happened. A subtropical cyclone is a storm that is not quite a tropical cyclone, but is more tropical than an extratropical cyclone.
