MC's test hurricane season

The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season was a below-average, and very quiet season. The total damage throughout the season was very minor. The season produced 7 named storms, with the ACE becoming the tenth lowest since records began in 1851. This season was the first since 2014 to feature 8 or less named storms.

The season officially began on June 1, and officially ended on November 30. These dates historically describe the period of year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin. In July, Andrea formed in the Gulf of Mexico, before making landfall near Miami, Florida, before dissipating over land. Nearly a month later, in late July, Barry would go on to be the only major hurricane of the year. In early August, Chantal briefly attained tropical storm status before degenerating into a remnant low. During August, only two storms formed, Chantal and Dorian. Dorian would be a slightly longer-lasting storm than Chantal, as it made no interactions in land and dissipated over water. September was the most active, with three storms forming. Erin, Fernand and Gabrielle formed simultaneously, but they were all fairly weak. The strongest of the three was Erin, was it peaked as a Category 2 hurricane. Erin briefly attained Category 1 hurricane status before weakening to a tropical storm. Gabrielle was a weak tropical storm.

Predictions for this season anticipated that a La Niña would develop, increasing the storm count. An El Niño developed, lowering the chances for a La Niña season. This led forecasters to lower their storm count, as some said that this season would be one of the least active seasons on record.