2017 Hypothetical Atlantic Hurricane Season

The 2017 Hypothetical Hurricane Season was the second season in a chain of three above average/hyperactive seasons following three very weak seasons. The other seasons that were very active were 2016 and the infamous 2018. Arlene was the only Category 2 to make landfall during off-season, stalling as well causing the name to finally be retired after 10 uses. Don struck Charleston, South Carolina as a 155mph Category 4, causing $54.03 billion dollars and killed 132. Emily hit Cuba and Mexico as a Category 5, killing 504 and causing $112.01 billion dollars worth of damage. Harvey caused $30.05 billion dollars of damage, going through the only loophole to make a tropical storm cost a lot. Irma was a Category 4 that brushed North Carolina and merged with what was then Category 3 Jose into a superstorm peaking at 145 mph then was rapidly absorbed by a monster storm that was going to impact Ireland hard. Maria traversed through the Gulf as a 190 mph Category 5 causing $133 billion dollars of damage and 1,294 deaths. Ophelia nearly became both the only Category 5 on record to not hit land and then nearly became the only major to hit Ireland. However, it was still tropical, marking the only confirmed tropical system to hit that place. Whitney briefly reached 185 mph winds before absorbing Hurricane Alpha and fell apart, weakening back to a Category 4 with 155 mph winds before making landfall and then completely fizzled as dry air, high wind shear, land interaction, and a front almost instantly killed it back to a tropical storm. Beta was the strongest storm to cross years, reaching a exceptionally rare 115-mph in December and January.