2000 WMHB Atlantic hurricane season

The 2000 Atlantic hurricane season was a somewhat above-average Atlantic hurricane season, although most of the storms were weak. The hurricane season officially began on June 1 and ended on November 30. These dates conventionally delimit the period in which most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin. Most of the storms that made landfall in the 2000 Atlantic hurricane season were weak and had minimal effects. However, Hurricane Leslie, the strongest and most significant storm of the season, had disastrous effects in Central America when it made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane. Hurricane Michael was also one of the strongest storms of tropical origin to affect the Canadian province of Newfoundland.

Storm Names
The following names were used for systems that attained at least tropical storm intensity within the Atlantic basin in the year 2000. This list was the same list that was used in the 1994 season, with two exceptions being Evan and Kirk, which replaced Ernesto and Keith, respectively. Storms were named Evan, Kirk, and Michael for the first time in 2000.

Retirement
In the spring of 2001 at its annual meeting, the World Meteorological Association retired the name Leslie from its rotating name lists due to its disastrous effects in Central America. The name was replaced by Lucy for the 2006 season.