Monday, December 1, 2008

2008 Hurricane Season Over

Our official 2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season came to an end on Sunday. There was a record number of consecutive storms affecting the United States and the total season was one of the more active seasons since record-keeping in this realm began about 64 years ago.
We had 16 named storms, which included 5 major hurricanes at least of Category 3 or stonger. Overall the season was tied as the fourth most active in terms of storms. Many other firsts can be noted on the noaa.gov site.