2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season (MerxMarie's Version)

The 2023 Atlantic Hurricane season formed 21 systems, 2 were tropical depressions, 4 were tropical storms, 5 were category 1-2, and 10 were major hurricanes.

Hurricane Arlene
Hurricane Arlene was the first hurricane of the season. Hurricane Arlene formed by Honduras and dissipated at the border between Mexico and Texas. On January 9th, TS Arlene was formed and moved at an angle towards Texas. On January 10th, Arlene moved close towards Texas at a Category 1 already. On January 11th, Arlene had some slight flooding towards Cuba later forming into a Category 3. On January 12th, Arlene became a Category 4 and swiftly dissipated when reaching the border of Mexico and Texas.

Hurricane Bret
Hurricane Bret was the second hurricane of the season. Hurricane Bret was a set of thunderstorms northwest of Florida that formed into TS Bret. By January 29th, Bret formed into a Cat. 4 before trailing into South Carolina the next day. On January 30th, Bret was a Cat 5. about to go into SC. During the next three days, Bret went through South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, and back through Texas.

Tropical Depression Cindy
Tropical Depression Cindy was scattered storms that formed into TD Cindy. Cindy just went over Cape Verde and dissipated shortly after.

Tropical Storm Dean
Tropical Storm Dean was a thunderstorm that turned into a tropical storm. While Dean traveled towards Florida, It started to strengthen but then started to dissipate but eventually hit Fort Lauderdale before it dissipated.

Hurricane Emily
Hurricane Emily was scattered storms that formed near Cape Verde and moved towards the Caribbean. On March 31st, the storm moved towards the Caribbean. By 2:30 PM EST Emily was halfway to the Caribbean and was a Cat. 3. By April 3rd, Emily was starting slow down in Puerto Rico and was a Cat. 5. Slowly, Emily moved closer and closer to the Dominican Republic after flooding Puerto Rico. On April 5th, Cuba slowed down the storm majorly while Emily was a Cat 1. Finally moving out of Cuba, on April 7th, Florida got Emily as a Tropical Storm dissipating 2 days later.

Hurricane Franklin Hurricane Franklin was a thunderstorm that developed into a Cat. 1. On April 17th, started as the thunderstorm and developed to TS Franklin at the top of Venezuela making it's way to Florida. On April 19th, Franklin developed to a category 1. On April 20th, Franklin passed over the Bahamas weakening to a Tropical Storm. On April 21st, Franklin reached Miami before dissipating.

Tropical Depression Gert
Tropical Depression Gert was a depression that formed by Sanibel and went through Fort Myers the next day, dissipating 3 hours later.

Hurricane Howie
Hurricane Howie was a tropical wave spotted off the coast of Cuba. Quickly to strengthening to a Cat. 4 on May 16th. Slightly bypassing Florida, Howie went straight towards Georgia. On May 17th, Howie made a quick southeast towards Florida. Dissipating to a Cat. 2, on May 19th Howie brung major flooding to Florida and dissipated to a TS. On May 20th, the system dissipated by 1:26 PM.

Storm Names
Arlene, Bret, Cindy, Dean, Emily, Franklin, Gert, Howie, Ivonne, José, Katia, Liam, Maxwell, Nelly, Owen, Phillipe, Rina, Shawn, Tammy, Vince, Whitney