2006 Atlantic hurricane season

2006 Atlantic hurricane season

Season summary map
First storm formed	June 10, 2006
Last storm dissipated	October 2, 2006
Strongest storm	Gordon and Helene – 955 mbar (hPa) (28.21 inHg), 120 mph (195 km/h) (1-minute sustained)
Total depressions	10
Total storms	10
Hurricanes	5
Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+)	2
Total fatalities	14 total
Total damage	$504.42 million (2018 USD)
Atlantic hurricane seasons 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
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Timeline of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season

The 2006 Atlantic hurricane season was an annual event in the yearly cycle of tropical cyclones. It officially started on June 1, 2006, and lasted until November 30, 2006. Ten tropical storms formed during the season. Five became hurricanes, and one tropical storm did not have a name. It Affected USA State Of Florida

This season was unusual in that no hurricanes made landfall in the United States of America.^[1] One tropical storm, Tropical Storm Zeta from the 2005 season, continued into January, which was the second time on record that a tropical cyclone existed in two calendar years.

Because of the super-active 2005 season, forecasts and meteorologist thought that the 2006 season would also be very active, but not as active as 2005. However, an El Niño event, combined with the presence of the Saharan Air Layer over the tropical Atlantic Ocean, contributed to a slow season and forcing all tropical cyclones to dissipate after October 2.^[2]

1. ↑ Agence France-Presse (2006-11-20). "Atlantic hurricane season about to end, with no U.S. landfall". USA Today. Retrieved 2006-12-03.^{[permanent dead link]}
2. ↑ Philip J. Klotzbach and William M. Gray (2006-11-17). "Summary of 2006 Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Activity and Verification of Authors' Seasonal and Monthly Forecasts". Colorado State University. Archived from the original on 2012-02-05. Retrieved 2006-11-17.