2012 Atlantic Ocean Hurricane Season

The 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season was an above average season with a total of 17 named storms, 9 hurricanes and 4 major hurricanes. The season officially started June 1st and ended November 30th. The first storm of the season, Alberto, developed on June 19th, and the last storm, Rita, dissipated December 3rd, the first time a post-season storm developed since Nadine in 2009. The strongest storm of the season was Joanne, a strong category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph. Joanne rampaged through the caribbean as a major hurricane before landfalling in Florida as a large, but minimal hurricane.