1974 Atlantic hurricane season

The 1974 Atlantic hurricane season began on June 1, 1974 and ended on November 30, 1974. This season was about average in activity 11 storms, 7 of which got named. This season was one of the deadliest on record, most deaths were caused by Hurricane Fifi. This season also had the most Subtropical storms (4).

1974 Atlantic hurricane season

Season summary map
First storm formed	June 24, 1974
Last storm dissipated	October 8, 1974
Strongest storm	Carmen – 928 mbar (hPa) (27.42 inHg), 150 mph (240 km/h) (1-minute sustained)
Total storms	11
Hurricanes	4
Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+)	2
Total fatalities	6,004–10,004
Total damage	$1.06 billion (1974 USD)
Atlantic hurricane seasons 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976

Storms

• Subtropical Storm One
• Subtropical Storm Two
• Subtropical Storm Three
• Tropical Storm Alma
• Hurricane Becky
• Hurricane Carmen
• Tropical Storm Dolly
• Tropical Storm Elaine
• Hurricane Fifi
• Hurricane Gertrude
• Subtropical Storm Four

Unused names

Hester (unused) Ivy (unused) Justine (unused) Kathy (unused) Linda (unused) Marsha (unused) Nelly (unused)

Olga (unused) Pearl (unused) Roxanne (unused) Sabrina (unused) Thelma (unused) Viola (unused) Wilma (unused)

Retirement

In 1975 the names Carmen and Fifi were retired.

Other websites

• HPC rainfall page for 1974 tropical cyclones Archived 2008-10-05 at the Wayback Machine
• Monthly Weather Review

Tropical cyclones of the 1974 Atlantic hurricane season
S1 S2 S3 A B C D E F G S4		Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale TD TS C1 C2 C3 C4 C5

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