2007 Atlantic hurricane season (Nova)

The 2007 Atlantic hurricane season was the first hyperactive season since the 2000 Atlantic hurricane season. It was the first season to exhaust the naming list, and use the Greek alphabet. The season started off with Hurricane Amelia, the first May hurricane since |Hurricane Alma. The season ended off with Hurricane Alpha. It dissipated on January 2, 2008, making the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season the second season to feature a storm that spans another calendar year. It was the first season to feature two December hurricanes—Wendy and Alpha.

The strongest storm of the season, Jerry, became the most intense hurricane in the Atlantic in terms of wind speed, reaching 200 mph (320 km/h) winds in its peak intensity, and also became the third intense hurricane, just behind of Hurricane Hortense and Vince of 2002 and 2005 respectively.

The season featured 23 tropical depression, 22 tropical storms, 17 hurricanes, and 7 major hurricanes. Of the storms that made landfall, 6 hurricanes were responsible for the majority of the destruction. The costliest and deadliest storm of the season was Hurricane Ingrid, causing 30 billion USD of damages and 2,150 deaths. Hurricane Wendy was the strongest and costliest December hurricane on record. It wreaked havoc on the Gulf Coast and North Carolina. Hurricane Jerry became the first Category 5 hurricane to hit Florida and Hurricane Erin became the first major hurricane to strike Florida since |Hurricane Irene of 2005. Hurricane Karen was the first major hurricane since Hurricane Kyle to strike Veracruz, Mexico, while Hurricane Fernand was the first hurricane to strike Veracruz, since Hurricane Kyle.