2014 Atlantic hurricane season (Steven's)

The 2014 Atlantic hurricane season was an active season, with 17 depressions, 16 named storms, 9 hurricanes, and 3 major hurricanes forming. It featured an above average number of named storms and hurricanes, and a near normal amount of major hurricanes. The season officially started on June 1 and ended on November 30. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin. The first system, Arthur, developed on June 2 east of The Carolinas, moved out into the Atlantic, and dissipated on June 5.

The most notable storms of the season were Dolly, Fay, and Omar. Dolly struck the northeast Caribbean islands as a TS, Florida as a Cat. 2, and Louisiana as a Cat. 2. It peaked as a Cat. 3 over the Gulf of Mexico. Dolly caused $8.6 billion in damage and killed 48. Fay affected Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, and Cuba as a TS, Florida as a C1, and South Carolina as a TS. Fay caused $1.8 billion in damage and killed 164. Finally, Omar affected the Windward Islands as a TS, and the Jamaica/Cuba/Haiti area as a C2/C1. It peaked as a C3 over the Caribbean. Omar caused $561 million in damage and killed 98, with most of the deaths in Haiti. The name Omar wasn't retired, however.

Season summary
The season started with Tropical Storm Arthur in early June. It existed in the western Atlantic in the US east coast/Bermuda area, but didn't affect land. Bertha formed in late June and was a Cat. 2 which affected Mexico.

In July, 3 storms, Cristobal, Dolly, and Edouard formed. Bertha crossed over from June. Cristobal was a TS that affected the Yucatan, Florida, and the Carolinas; Dolly was an early-season and destructive Cat. 3 which affected the Windward Islands, Florida, and the Gulf Coast; and Edouard was a Cat. 1 which didn't affect land.

In August, 5 storms; Fay, Gonzalo, Hanna, Isaias, and Josephine; formed. Fay was a C1 that affected Puerto Rico, the Leeward Islands, Florida, and the Carolinas; Gonzalo was a Cape-Verde type hurricane and the strongest of the season, reaching C4 strength in open waters and affecting Newfoundland as a TS, Hanna was a TS that affected Florida and Georgia, Isaias was a weak TS that didn't affect land, and Josephine was a Cat. 2 in the far eastern Atlantic that didn't affect land.

In September, 5 storms formed, including TD Twelve. Josephine crossed over from August. The 5 storms were: Kyle, TD 12, Laura, Marco, and Nana. Kyle was a Cat. 1 that affected Hispaniola and Puerto Rico as a TS and Bermuda as a C1, TD 12 affected Mexico, Laura was a TS that affected Texas and Louisiana, Marco was a weak TS that didn't affect land, and Nana was a western Caribbean Cat. 2 hurricane that affected the Yucatan as a C2/C1 and Cuba as a TS.

Finally, in October and November, the season went quiet due to a developing El Nino, and only 2 storms, Omar and Paulette, developed in the 2 months. Also, Nana crossed over from September. Omar was a Cat. 3 that affected the Windward Islands as a TS; Jamaica, Cuba, and Haiti as a C2/C1; and the Turks and Caicos Islands as a TS. Omar was the only storm that formed in October, making it the least active October in years. In early November, Paulette affected Bermuda. It was the last storm of the season and dissipated on November 9. Overall, this season was active, but not as active as the past 4 years (2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013).

Storm names
The following names were used to name tropical cyclones this year. This is the same list used in the 2008 season, expect for Gonzalo, Isaias, and Paulette, which replaced Gustav, Ike, and Paloma. The names Gonzalo, Isaias, and Paulette were used for the first time this year. Names that were not used are marked in.

Retirement
Due to extensive damage and deaths, the names Dolly and Fay were officially retired, and will never be used again for an Atlantic hurricane. They were replaced by Doria and Francine for the 2020 season.

List for 2020: