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Atlantic hurricane tracks

Tracks of North Atlantic tropical cyclones (1851—2019)

An Atlantic hurricane is a tropical cyclone that forms in the Atlantic Ocean. Typically, most Atlantic hurricanes form during the Atlantic hurricane season, which is from June 1 to November 30. The term hurricane is used for storms that form in the northern Atlantic Ocean as well as the northeastern Pacific Ocean.

Atlantic hurricanes are often categorized by intensity, or categories, by the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale (SSHWS). Tropical depressions have one-minute maximum sustained winds of under 39 mph (34 kt, 63 km/h), while tropical storms have one-minute maximum sustained winds between 39 mph and 73 mph (63 kt, 117 km/h). Hurricanes are typically defined as such if they obtain one-minute maximum sustained winds of at least 74 mph (64 kt, 119 km/h). The Saffir–Simpson scale further divides hurricanes into five distinct categories, with Category 5 being the highest rating on the scale.

The term "Atlantic hurricane" may also be used for tropical cyclones that form in the Atlantic Ocean in the Southern Hemisphere, albeit very rarely in real life. Hurricane Catarina remains the first and only hurricane-intensity tropical cyclone on record in the Southern Atlantic Ocean.

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Atlantic hurricanes, along with their respective seasons, are among the most notable types of tropical cyclones, especially in the Western Hemisphere. As a result, a majority of tropical cyclones and seasons created on the Hypothetical Hurricanes Wiki are of Atlantic origin with varying levels of realism.

Usercanes are tracked exclusively in the Atlantic Ocean, and have their own respective seasons. Compared to typical Atlantic hurricanes, usercanes are much longer-lived and are more erratic.

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