1997 Atlantic hurricane season (Recreation for Hypercane)

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The 1997 Atlantic hurricane season was an active year of tropical cyclone formation in the North Atlantic Ocean, featuring a myriad of unusually intense and abnormal storms. Aided by a strong La Niña event that initially began in 1995, favorable conditions produced by the event resulted in above-average activity. The season featured 24 tropical cyclones, of which 21 were named - which was the most active on record at the time, alongside 1933. However, this record would eventually be taken by the 2005 season.

Collectively, storms this season resulted in approximately $74.6 billion in damage as well as 2,346 fatalities (primarily due to the cataclysmic impact of Hurricane Grace) - making it the costliest on record at the time, as well as one of the deadliest. Subsequently following 2005, this season would be knocked down to second. Following 2012, the season became the third-costliest on record. The most significant of damage was concentrated throughout the United States Gulf Coast as well as eastern Mexico. The season also featured pre-season activity, with the first Atlantic tropical cyclone in the month of March since an unnamed storm in 1908.

Storm Names
The following list of names was used to name tropical cyclones that formed in the North Atlantic in 1997. The following names were retired in the spring of 1998: Grace and Juan. They were replaced with Gina and Joaquin for the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season, respectively. This is the same list used in 1991 with the exception of Bill, which replaced Bob. The names Bill, Larry, Mindy, Nicholas, Odette, Peter, Rose, Sam, Teresa, Victor, and Wanda were used for the first time this year. 1997 was also the first season to use the letters "V" and "W", respectively.