2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season (Vile - Modoki)

The 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season was an above average hurricane season. It featured 13 named storms, 8 hurricanes, and 5 major hurricanes. The season officially began on June 1, and ended on November 30. Due to a Modoki El Nino, a rare type of El Nino in which unfavorable conditions are created over the eastern Pacific instead of the Atlantic basin due to warmer sea surface temperatures in the Central Pacific instead of the Eastern Pacific, activity was above average. The first storm, Tropical Depression One, formed on June 24. The final storm, Hurricane Maria, dissipated on December 21. The 2017 season featured the most major hurricanes since the 2010 season, and was the second year in a row to feature a category 5 hurricane.

The 2017 season produced catastrophic results. It was the costliest hurricane season since 2005, and the deadliest since that year. In August, Hurricane Bret brought a devastating blow to Louisiana and Texas, as a strong category 4 hurricane. In September, a brief fujiwhara with Hurricane Emily causes Hurricane Franklin to reroute, and strike the east coast of the United States.