With the 2011 hurricane season drawing to a close in about a month, and with hurricane season this year being mostly uneventful in terms of landfall, I find this very interesting. 1 Only the highest Saffir-Simpson Category to affect the U.S. has been used.. The 2011 Atlantic hurricane season was one of the most active Atlantic hurricane seasons since 1851. A locked padlock) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Hurricane Irene is very likely to be the 10th billion-dollar disaster of 2011, breaking 2008's record for number of billion-dollar disasters a year, according to preliminary estimates. Busy 2011 Hurricane Season Predicted. Notes: State totals will not necessarily equal U.S. totals. It ties with 1995 and 1887 for the third largest number of named storms, with 19, and it … Original Data is from The Deadliest, Costliest, and Most Intense United States Hurricanes 1900-2000 [Revised and expanded 2018]Revised and expanded 2018] Original Data is from The Deadliest, Costliest, and Most Intense United States Hurricanes 1900-2000 Named Storms = Tropical Storms, Hurricanes and Subtropical Storms Hurricanes = Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale 1 to 5 Major Hurricanes = Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale 3, 4, or 5. Hurricane Irene was a large and powerful Atlantic hurricane that left extensive flood and wind damage along its path through the Caribbean, the United States East Coast and as far north as Canada (Figure 1). 2011) suggest that, based on careful examination of the Atlantic tropical storm database and on estimates of how many storms were likely missed in the past, it is likely that the increase in Atlantic tropical storm and hurricane frequency in HURDAT since the late-1800s is primarily due to improved monitoring. This is taken from NOAA Technical Memorandum NWS TPC-4: THE DEADLIEST, COSTLIEST, AND MOST INTENSE UNITED STATES HURRICANES FROM 1851 TO 2004 (AND OTHER FREQUENTLY REQUESTED HURRICANE FACTS) This historical reanalysis by NOAA shows U.S. hurricane landfalls were much more frequent in the past. Irene made landfall near Cape Lookout, North Carolina at around 7:30 AM EDT on August 27, 2011 as a strong category 1 storm (Figure 2). Between 2011 and 2019, 13 hurricanes made landfall in the U.S. Read more Number of hurricanes that made landfall in the United States from 1851 to 2019 Villarini et al. This season has been "above-average". This means that there has been a lot of tropical cyclones that have developed in the Atlantic basin.The season started when Tropical Storm Arlene formed on June 29. From 1851 to 2010, only 10 extratropical storms, typically the tail ends of tropical cyclones, have hit within 200 miles (322 kilometers) of Ireland, Feltgen said. Hurricane history. The season started on June 1, 2011 and it ended on November 30, 2011. December 9, 2010 . Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.. Texas or Florida totals will not necessarily equal sum of sectional totals.