Re: When is the last time there were no hurricanes above Cat 1?
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Atlantic hurricane season quietest in 45 years, experts say
By Tom Brown
MIAMI | Thu Oct 24, 2013 1:04pm EDT
Reuters news article
(Reuters) - The 2013 Atlantic hurricane season looks set to go down as a big washout,
marking the first time in 45 years that the strongest storm to form was just a minor Category 1 hurricane.
There could still be a late surprise in the June 1-November 30 season, since the
cyclone that mushroomed into Superstorm Sandy was just revving up at this time last year.
But so far, at least, it has been one of the weakest seasons since modern record-keeping
began about half a century ago, U.S. weather experts say. Apart from Tropical Storm Andrea,
which soaked Florida after moving ashore in the Panhandle in June, none of this year's
cyclones has made a U.S. landfall.
That meant relief for tens of millions of people in U.S. hurricane danger zones.
But 2013 has been a bust for long-range forecasters who had predicted a
stronger-than-usual burst of activity in the tropical Atlantic.
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