2014 Atlantic usercane season

The 2014 Atlantic hurricane season was an above-average usercane season, featuring a few intense systems. Although many the storms in this season were intense, many of them were fairly disorganized. This season is odd in the fact that intense storms were clustered at the beginning and end of the season, and a lot of weak storms formed in the middle of the season. Notable storms in the season include Hurricanes Layten, Azure, Bumblebee, Cardozo, and Douglas. Due to the significant uptick in activity, this season is generally considered the first season of the active era of usercanes, which remains active to this day.

Layten was the strongest storm at 175 mph and 908 mbar; however, many other storms acquired Category 5 intensity. Bumblebee and Douglas were notable ones. Douglas, however, was known for its unusually high pressure and disorganized structure for a category 5 cyclone. Douglas was the most destructive and costliest usercane on record.

Season Summary
The first notable storm of the season was Hurricane Azure, which would peak as a 150 mph category 4 storm. Tropical Storm Cardozo then formed on February 9 from a tropical wave in the Eastern Atlantic. Initially weak, Cardozo slowly gained intensity over time. In March, Tropical Storm Douglas developed on March 16 from a disorganized tropical wave southeast of Cape Verde. Douglas and Cardozo remained fairly close together, and initially were both weak.