Great Seas tropical cyclones

A Great Seas tropical cyclone is a tropical-like cyclone that forms in the Caspian or Black Seas of Europe. These types of cyclones are monitored by the Euro Weather Center, and form regularly every year. Seasons begin on August 1 of one year, and end on May 31 of the next year. The most recent season was the 2017-18 Great Seas cyclone season, which saw a powerful Severe Cyclone Maury, which struck Georgia in May of 2018. The new season, 2018-19, has already begun. The strongest cyclone recorded in the basin was Super Cyclone Archie, which struck in September of 2009.