2019 Atlantic hurricane season (GoldM)

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The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season was an above-average season, producing 16 named storms, 10 hurricanes and 6 major hurricanes. The season started on June 16th and ended on --. It was the first season since 2017 to feature a Category 5 hurricane, and the first to make landfall in Louisiana at that intensity. The season's impact was

Pre-season outlooks
The first forecasts were originally predicting a less-than-average season with 13 named storms, 6 hurricanes and 2 major hurricanes, due to strong wind shear carried over from last year, however wind shear lessened over the following months as the Pacific started to cool and many agencies updated their forecast, anticipating an above-average season with 16 named storms, 8 hurricanes and 4 major hurricanes.

Season summary
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June
Only two storms formed in June, both tropical storms in the Carribean Sea. Andrea formed on June 16th, becoming a storm on June 17th. It started moving south, and made landfall over Venezuela. Andrea caused minimal damages, and no deaths while making landfall. It dissipated on June 20th.

Tropical Storm Andrea
On June 14th, the National Hurricane Center began monitoring a low-pressure area. They gave it an 80% chance of becoming a depression within 5 days, and in three days Tropical Depression One formed. It moved westward, strengthening to a tropical storm, making it the first named storm of the year. It made landfall in Venezuela, causing minimal damages and no deaths. It was degraded back to a depression and eventually dissipated on June 20th, leaving a remnant low which travelled across Colombia.

Tropical Storm Barry
A disturbance was observed south of Jamaica on June 28th. The National Hurricane Center gave it a 60% chance of organisation within 48 hours. Two days later, Tropical Depression Two formed south-west of Jamaica and started heading northward. It strengthened in a tropical storm shortly before making landfall in Cuba, and was named Barry. During it's landfall in Cuba, it caused $106K in damages, and 1 death, which was during a mudslide caused by the rain.

Storm names
The following list of names was used for named storms that formed in the North Atlantic in 2019. The named not retired from this list will be used again in 2025 season. This is the same list that was used in the 2013 season with the exception of the name Ingrid, which was replaced with Imelda. The names Imelda and Nestor were used for the first time this year.

Retirement
On April 14th, 2020, the World Meteorological Organization retired the names Chantal, Karen and Lorenzo due to the damages and deaths caused, and they will not be used for any future Atlantic hurricanes. The names will be replaced with Chloe, Kaylee and Landon for the 2025 season.