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The 2012 Atlantic hurricane season was the final year in a string of three consecutive very active seasons since 2010, with 19 tropical storms. The 2012 season was also a costly one in terms of property damage, mostly due to Hurricane Sandy.
20 maj 2012 · These names, picked by the World Meteorological Organization, will be used for any tropical storms and hurricanes that form during the the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season.
The season officially began on June 1, 2012, and ended on November 30, 2012, dates that conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones develop in the Atlantic basin. [2] Surprisingly, two preseason storms formed: Alberto on May 19, and Beryl on May 26.
2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season. The National Hurricane Center's Tropical Cyclone Reports contain comprehensive information on each tropical cyclone, including synoptic history, meteorological statistics, casualties and damages, and the post-analysis best track (six-hourly positions and intensities).
OVERVIEW. The 2012 Atlantic hurricane season was marked by above-average tropical cyclone activity with the formation of 19 tropical storms, of which 10 became hurricanes. Two of the hurricanes (Michael and Sandy) strengthened into major hurricanes (Category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale).
A timeline chronology of Atlantic Hurricanes and storms for 2012 showing dates, category, name, areas and countries affected.
The 2012 Atlantic Hurricane season was tied with 1887, 1995, 2010 and 2011 as the third most active year in recorded history, producing nineteen tropical cyclones and named storms, ten hurricanes and two major hurricanes.
