Hurricane Season 2008 Quck Points

Yesterday marked the end of the 2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season. I will post my full season review in a few weeks during winter break. But for now, here are few quick points that I found on the National Hurricane Center's website, and Wikipedia. (the attached image is a product from the NHC during one of the more active parts of this past hurricane season)

2008 Hurricane Season Storms:
(16 Named Storms, 8 Hurricanes, 5 Major Hurricanes)
Tropical Storm Arthur, Major Hurricane Bertha, Tropical Storm Cristobal, Hurricane Dolly, Tropical Storm Edouard, Tropical Storm Fay, Major Hurricane Gustav, Hurricane Hanna, Major Hurricane Ike, Tropical Storm Josephine, Hurricane Kyle, Tropical Storm Laura, Tropical Storm Marco, Tropical Storm Nana, Major Hurricane Omar, Major Hurricane Paloma

Of the 16 named storms: Ike was the strongest and most destructive storm, and Hanna was the deadliest storm.

Some Records: Ike was the third most destructive storm to strike the US. Paloma was the second strongest November storm on record. Ike was the largest storm on record while Marco is believed to be the smallest storm ever named. Fay became the first storm to make four landfalls in the same state. Arthur set a record for being the second May storm in as many years.