2015 Atlantic hurricane season (Sassmaster15's version)

The 2015 Atlantic hurricane season was a highly active Atlantic hurricane season that produced seventeen named storms, eight hurricanes, and six major hurricanes, in addition to two unnamed tropical depressions. The season officially ran from June 1 to November 30, 2015. Adopted by convention, these dates historically describe the period every year in which tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic Ocean. However, the season's first storm, Ana, developed nearly a month prior to the official start, and was the earliest storm on record to make landfall in the United States. In addition, Ana was the first pre-season tropical cyclone in the Atlantic since Tropical Storm Beryl and the earliest since 2003's Ana. The season concluded in late November following Peter's transition to an extratropical cyclone in early December.

Most storms affected land to some degree, and effects were catastrophic. In early May, Ana brought strong winds and torrential rain to North Carolina. Tropical Storm Bill and its associated extratropical remnants caused flooding and tornadoes to the south central United States, while Tropical Storm Claudette resulted in one fatality after causing rip currents along the coast of New England. Hurricane Danny, a strong Cape Verde-type hurricane, wrought damage across the Lesser Antilles as a minimal hurricane. Days later, the even stronger Hurricane Erika passed through the area, bringing devastating floods that killed over 100 people. In the Caribbean, the marginal tropical storm began to rapidly intensify, attaining Category 4 status in the southeast Caribbean. Erika shifted northwest, crossing southwestern Haiti as a Category 2 hurricane, with a subsequent landfall near Ft. Lauderdale as a minimal hurricane. Erika ended the ten-year drought in which no tropical cyclones exceeding tropical storm strength made landfall in the state, the first since Hurricane Wilma. The succeeding storm, Fred, struck the Cape Verde islands at minimal hurricane strength and was the third consecutive major hurricane within the season, peaking as a Category 3 hurricane in the subtropics. Fred was the first occurrence of a hurricane strike in the Cape Verde region in over a century.

Tropical Storms Grace, Henri, and Tropical Depression Nine all left negligible impact on land. Hurricane Ida, the season's fourth hurricane and major hurricane, grazed Bermuda in the latter part of its life, later striking Newfoundland as a weak tropical storm. Hurricane Joaquin was the strongest hurricane of the season, as well as the first Category 5 in the basin since Hurricane Felix. Initially predicted to be weak, Joaquin originated from a non-tropical low and tracked northwest. However, a ridge of high-pressure forced a southward turn, and Joaquin began to intensify in a much more favorable environment. The storm lashed the Bahamas for nearly two consecutive days at peak intensity, causing over $800 million in damages and killing twelve. The storm weakened some as it turned north, but retained Category 3 status as it struck North Carolina as a major hurricane, causing well over $1 billion in damages. In doing so, Joaquin also ended the ten-year streak in which no major hurricanes (those at or exceeding Category 3 intensity on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale) made landfall in the United States - the last storm to do so was also Wilma. Hurricane Kate also compounded damage in the Bahamas as a tropical storm just days later in Joaquin's wake while a tropical storm. Kate also passed to the north of Bermuda, bringing heavy rain and causing generally minimal damage. Effects from Tropical Storm Larry were negligible, but like Henri earlier in the season, Larry's remnants went on to strike Europe and cause severe damage, while the succeeding Tropical Depression Fourteen stayed out to sea. A late October Bay of Campeche storm, Mindy, struck Veracruz as a weak tropical storm and caused five deaths due to flooding.

Hurricane Nicholas also made landfall over the island nation of Bermuda as a minimal hurricane, producing gusts that exceeded Category 4 intensity. Generally heavy damage ensued, and one death was reported - the first hurricane-related fatality in the territory since Hurricane Fabian. Hurricane Odette was the season's sixth major hurricane, making landfall over central Cuba as a strong Category 4 hurricane that caused nearly $2 billion in damage and killed ten. Odette also made landfall over the Florida Keys as a strong Category 2 storm, where an additional $200 million in damage was reported. Tropical Storm Peter formed in late November and stayed at sea, having had no effects on land. Throughout the season, the storms collectively caused TBA in damage and TBA deaths, the most destructive season 2012.

With the exception of the initial forecast by TSR in late December 2014, all forecasting agencies forecasted a near-average season, possibility due to the strong likelihood of a developing El Niño in the equatorial Pacific. However, this did not materialize and conditions were largely neutral throughout the year, with a La Niña developing in December. Aided by highly above-average sea surface temperatures, seasonal activity was said to be at its highest since 2012. Later in the season, revised predictions were upped to accommodate for the unprecedented explosion of activity in mid-August, though some still fell short of actual activity.