2003 What-might-have-been Atlantic hurricane season (Cooper)

The 2003 Atlantic hurricane season was a very active Atlantic hurricane season that featured tropical activity before and after the official bounds of the season. It featured 19 named storms, ten hurricanes, and four major hurricanes. The season officially began on June 1 and ended on November 30, dates which conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.

Storm names
The following names were used for named storms that formed in the North Atlantic in 2003. The names not retired from this list were used again in the 2009 season. This is the same list used for the 1997 season. Storms were named Odette, Peter, Rose, Sam, and Teresa for the first time in 2003. Names that were not assigned are marked in gray.

Retirement
On April 30, 2004, the World Meteorological Association retired the names Erika, Kate, and Mindy from its rotating name lists, and they will not be used again for another Atlantic hurricane. They were replaced by Elsa, Kaitlyn, and Megan in the 2009 season.