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1999 Atlantic hurricane season

The 1999 Atlantic season had 12 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 8 of them hurricanes and 5 major (Category 3 or stronger).

The first storm was tracked from June 11, 1999 and the last ended on November 23, 1999. The strongest by wind was Hurricane Floyd (1999), at 155 mph (250 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 176.5.

Storms
12
Hurricanes
8
Major
5
Category 5
0
ACE
176.5
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongestLandfalls
Tropical Storm ArleneJun 11 – Jun 1860 mph1006 mbTropical storm—
Unnamed tropical depression 2, 1999 AtlanticJul 2 – Jul 335 mph1004 mbTropical depression1
Hurricane BretAug 18 – Aug 25145 mph944 mbCategory 4 hurricane1
Hurricane CindyAug 19 – Aug 31140 mph942 mbCategory 4 hurricane—
Hurricane DennisAug 24 – Sep 8105 mph962 mbCategory 2 hurricane2
Tropical Storm EmilyAug 24 – Aug 2850 mph1004 mbTropical storm—
Unnamed tropical depression 7, 1999 AtlanticSep 5 – Sep 735 mph1006 mbTropical depression1
Hurricane FloydSep 7 – Sep 19155 mph921 mbCategory 4 hurricane3
Hurricane GertSep 11 – Sep 23150 mph930 mbCategory 4 hurricane—
Tropical Storm HarveySep 19 – Sep 2260 mph994 mbTropical storm1
Unnamed tropical depression 11, 1999 AtlanticOct 4 – Oct 635 mph1002 mbTropical depression—
Unnamed tropical depression 12, 1999 AtlanticOct 6 – Oct 835 mph1007 mbTropical depression—
Hurricane IreneOct 12 – Oct 19110 mph958 mbCategory 2 hurricane4
Hurricane JoseOct 17 – Oct 25100 mph979 mbCategory 2 hurricane2
Tropical Storm KatrinaOct 28 – Nov 140 mph999 mbTropical storm1
Hurricane LennyNov 13 – Nov 23155 mph933 mbCategory 4 hurricane5