2011 Hurrcicane Season In Review

2011 Hurricane Season
Track Summary (Wikipedia)

November 30th marked the last day of the 2011 hurricane season.  Numbers were fairly impressive after they were all calculated.  19 tropcial storms formed this season with 7 of them strengthening into hurricanes.  3 of them formed into major hurricanes, which requires a status of category 3 or higher.  On average, 11 tropical storms form so this year was well above average.

Last 5 Years
              Storms        Hurricanes        Major Hurricanes
2010          19                 12                       5
2009            9                   3                       2
2008          16                   8                       5
2007          15                   6                       2
2006          10                   5                       2

This Year
2011          19                   7                       3

Watch the 2011 hurricane season in 4.5 minutes.