2023 Hypothetical Atlantic hurricane season

The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season was an active Atlantic hurricane season that produced 20 tropical cyclones and 17 named storms, of which 8 became hurricanes and 4 became major hurricanes. Activity surpassed nearly all predictions, which predicted a below-average season due to the expected switch to the negative phase of the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation. However, the -AMO phase did not occur until 2027. The season's strongest storm was Hurricane Ophelia, a destructive Category 4 hurricane that caused heavy damage in Louisiana and Mississippi. Hurricane Phillippe made landfall in the Carolinas just 4 days after Ophelia, also causing major damage. The season's deadliest storm, Hurricane Katia, made landfall in Cuba after causing damage in the Virgin Islands, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico, causing a total of 198 fatalities.