2019 Atlantic hurricane season (Monsoonjr99)

The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season was an extremely hyperactive and destructive season that caused over $126 billion in damage. Effects were widespread from Texas, the Leeward Islands, North Carolina, Florida, etc. The fourth above average season in a row, 2019 began slow due to the effects of a weakening El Nino. Over the summer, however, the El Nino rapidly degraded to a cool neutral state, allowing a large burst of activity to begin in August. Hurricane Fernand heavily damaged St. Lucia and later slammed into Texas. Gabrielle quickly strengthened before striking Florida's Big Bend region. Hurricane Humberto hit Anguilla and the Virgin Islands two years after 2017's Hurricane Irma, caused flooding in Puerto Rico, and struck North Carolina as a major hurricane only one year after Hurricane Florence of 2018. Hurricane Karen made a direct hit on Dominica only two years after 2017's Hurricane Maria, then brought damage to the Virgin Islands, Bermuda, and Newfoundland. Melissa rapidly intensified in the Straits of Florida into a category 5 hurricane before making landfall in the Florida Keys near Islamorada, becoming the second category 5 landfall in the continental United States in two years after Hurricane Michael of 2018. Pablo became a late-season major hurricane in the western Caribbean before striking Cuba as a category 1, then became a powerful nor'easter affecting the U.S. east coast. Subtropical Storm Rebekah in November brought notable flooding in Haiti. The season ended with a rare December Hurricane Tanya, which hit North Carolina as it was undergoing extratropical transition.

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