2209 Atlantic hurricane season

The 2209 Atlantic hurricane season was one of the most active seasons on record.

Seasonal Forecasts
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Tropical depression One
Tropical depression One was the first tropical cyclone of the season. It made landfall near Veracruz, Mexico, causing minimal damage and 2 fatalities.The depression brought moderate rain to the region, amounting to 7 inches in some places.

Hurricane Adrianne
Hurricane Adrianne was the second tropical cyclone and first hurricane of the season. Adrianne formed south of the Azores and passed over them as a tropical storm on April 25, causing minimal damage and no fatalities.

Hurricane Benjamin
Hurricane Benjamin formed unusually close to Cape Verde and passed over the Cape Verde islands as a strong tropical storm with winds of around 70 mph. Benjamin caused 14 deaths on the islands and around $1 million in damage. The storm then quickly turned to the north and gained peak intensity on May 6 before becoming extratropical and passing west of the Azores. Benjamin was the third tropical cyclone, the second hurricane and the first major hurricane of the season.

Tropical Storm Cindy
Tropical Storm Cindy formed south of the Texas coastline on May 22. She made landfall as a post-tropical cyclone on May 27, causing 1 death and $500,000 in damage.

Subtropical Storm Daniel
Tropical storm Daniel formed out of a non-tropical low that moved off the east coast of the US and intensified to tropical storm strength. Daniel did not affect land but caused moderate surf in Bermuda, which killed one person.

Tropical Depression Five
Tropical depression five was the first in-season tropical cyclone of the year, and the fifth tropical cyclone of the year. As a tropical wave moved off the coast of Africa, it gained depression intensity. The remnants later crossed over the Lesser Antilles and caused moderate rain. The storm killed 1 and caused little or no damage.

Hurricane Edna
Hurricane Edna formed in the Caribbean ocean on June 3 from a rigorous tropical wave. The storm moved north, crossing over Bermuda as a category 3, causing $1.5 Billion in damage and 52 deaths, then continued north and made landfall in the Florida Keys as a category 4, casuing $2.3 Billion in damage and 14 deaths. the storm later made landfall in Pensacola, Florida and caused around $4.1 Billion on the mainland United States, and 69 deaths. The storm later moved east off the coast of Georgia, and regenerated off the coast into a tropical storm. It later dissipated north of Bermuda. The storm caused a total of $7.9 Billion in damages and 135 deaths.

Hurricane Fred-Gerald
Hurricane Fred-Gerald was the second most intense hurricane of the season, with 870 mbar. The storm formed from a tropical wave that exited Cape Verde on June 6. The storm intensified into tropical depression strength on June 9. The storm got attained hurricane category 1 strength later that day. The hurricane rapidly intensified to category 4 strength early on June 10. The storm then reached peak intensity later on June 10. The storm made first landfall in Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua. Before the first landfall, the storm affected northern south america adn the Antilles, causing $20.8 Billion and 154 deaths. The storm's first landfall caused $10.4 Billion more damage and 1,159 deaths. The storm was then named Gerald in the Pacific as it crossed over, and then reached secondary peak, with 899 mbar and 160 mph. The secondary landfall was in Baja California Sur, Mexico as a category 4 causing minimal damage and 5 fatalities. The hurricane weakened as it passed over the Gulf of California to a strong category 2 with 110 mph winds. Gerald then made landfall in Los Mochis, Mexico as a category 2, causing $155 million in damage and 22 deaths. The storm dissipated over Mexico.