1974 Atlantic Hurricane Season (Recreation)

The 1974 Atlantic Hurricane Season began on June 1 and ended on November 30, however tropical or subtropical cyclogenesis is possible during any time of the year. The 1974 Atlantic Season was slightly below average in terms of storms, with 11 depressions forming, all 11 of those becoming tropical storms, 6 of them becoming hurricanes and only 2 becoming major hurricanes, those being Giselle and Hope.

The first storm of the season was Hurricane Amelia; peaking at category 2 intensity as it followed a classic Cape-Verde track, but managed to break out of the trance and made landfall in central New Jersey. The last storm of the season was Hurricane Kerry, also peaking at category 2 intensity as it followed another classic Cape Verde track. The most notable storms of the season were Hurricane Amelia, Tropical Storm Danielle, Hurricane Giselle, Hurricane Hope, Tropical Storm Jonia and Hurricane Kerry. These six were the only ones that made landfall, the rest stayed out to sea.