1995 Atlantic hurricane season (Sassmaster15's version)

The 1995 Atlantic hurricane season, at the time of its occurrence, was the most active Atlantic hurricane season since reliable record-keeping began, surpassing 1933. While 1995 has since been surpassed by 2005, it remains the second-most active on record, featuring 22 named storms. The season officially began June 1 and concluded November 30, dates which conventionally delimit tropical cyclone formation in the Atlantic basin on a yearly basis. The initial storm, Hurricane Allison, formed on June 2, while the final storm, Van, transitioned to an extratropical cyclone on November 16.

This season, four particularly destructive hurricanes wrought tremendous damage throughout the Caribbean and United States Gulf Coast: Luis, Marilyn, Opal, and Roxanne. Hurricanes Luis and Marilyn caused extensive damage across the Leeward Islands and Virgin Islands, with the former becoming the strongest to strike the aforementioned areas since Hurricane Hugo, while the latter was the most destructive for the region since Hugo. Opal, an intense Category 5 hurricane, caused devastation along the Gulf Coast of the United States, particularly in the Florida panhandle. Roxanne, a rare, late-season major hurricane in the western Caribbean Sea, caused significant damage as it ravaged the Yucatán Peninsula, particularly Quintana Roo. Hurricane Felix also generated rough surf along portions of the U.S. Eastern Seaboard as well as producing hurricane conditions in Bermuda. Iris produced severe flooding and rip currents throughout the Lesser Antilles, killing eight. Additionally, Hurricanes Allison and Erin each caused moderate damage in the U.S. state of Florida after making landfall there. Collectively, the storms of 1995 caused approximately $18 billion (1995 USD) in damage and resulted in 290 deaths.

At the season's end, 1995 was considered the new most active season on record until being surpassed exactly a decade later. It now ranks as the second most active in the history of the Atlantic.