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2012 Atlantic hurricane season

The 2012 Atlantic season had 19 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 10 of them hurricanes and 2 major (Category 3 or stronger).

The first storm was tracked from May 19, 2012 and the last ended on October 31, 2012. The strongest by wind was Hurricane Michael (2012), at 115 mph (185 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 132.6.

Storms
19
Hurricanes
10
Major
2
Category 5
0
ACE
132.6
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongestLandfalls
Tropical Storm AlbertoMay 19 – May 2360 mph995 mbTropical storm—
Tropical Storm BerylMay 25 – Jun 270 mph992 mbTropical storm1
Hurricane ChrisJun 17 – Jun 2485 mph974 mbCategory 1 hurricane—
Tropical Storm DebbyJun 23 – Jun 2765 mph990 mbTropical storm1
Hurricane ErnestoAug 1 – Aug 10100 mph973 mbCategory 2 hurricane3
Tropical Storm FlorenceAug 3 – Aug 860 mph1002 mbTropical storm—
Tropical Storm HeleneAug 9 – Aug 1945 mph1004 mbTropical storm1
Hurricane GordonAug 15 – Aug 21110 mph965 mbCategory 2 hurricane1
Hurricane IsaacAug 20 – Sep 180 mph965 mbCategory 1 hurricane4
Tropical Storm JoyceAug 21 – Aug 2440 mph1006 mbTropical storm—
Hurricane LeslieAug 28 – Sep 1280 mph968 mbCategory 1 hurricane—
Hurricane KirkAug 28 – Sep 3105 mph970 mbCategory 2 hurricane—
Hurricane MichaelSep 2 – Sep 12115 mph964 mbCategory 3 hurricane—
Hurricane NadineSep 10 – Oct 490 mph978 mbCategory 1 hurricane—
Tropical Storm OscarOct 2 – Oct 550 mph994 mbTropical storm—
Tropical Storm PattyOct 10 – Oct 1345 mph1005 mbTropical storm—
Hurricane RafaelOct 12 – Oct 2690 mph966 mbCategory 1 hurricane—
Hurricane SandyOct 21 – Oct 31115 mph940 mbCategory 3 hurricane3
Tropical Storm TonyOct 21 – Oct 2650 mph1000 mbTropical storm—