2000 What-might-have-been Atlantic hurricane season (Cooper)

The 2000 Atlantic hurricane season was a fairly active season, although most of the storms were weak. The hurricane season officially began on June 1, and ended on November 30. A weak La Nina was the primary factor in the season's activity. The first system, Tropical Depression One, developed on June 21 and dissipated the following day with minimal effects on land. The season's first named system, Alberto, did not develop until July 12. The season's final system, Hurricane Kirk, dissipated on November 9.

The most intense cyclone in the 2000 season was Hurricane Gordon, a Category 4 hurricane that caused $5.4 billion in damages and 31 fatalities in Alabama and western Florida. Earlier in the season, Hurricane Ernesto, the season's deadliest storm, caused 174 fatalities in the Yucatan Peninsula. Several other tropical cyclones, including Tropical Storm Debby, Hurricane Helene, and Tropical Storm Kirk had minimal affects on land as tropical systems.