KEY TAKEAWAYS:

Atlantic hurricane season ends with zero U.S. landfalls.

Eighth season this century without a landfalling hurricane.

Thirteen named storms formed; four reached major hurricane status.

Rough surf, ferry shutdowns and coastal impacts still occurred from distant storms.

Nothing like Helene, and nothing like three hurricanes making landfall in 66 days.

Sunday’s end to the hurricane season for the Atlantic Basin was welcomed from the Gulf states to the Atlantic seaboard, with gratitude not a single one made landfall in the United States. A year ago, Hurricane Helene was among the three in just over two months that arrived in Florida, and its destruction was most heavily felt in North Carolina with 108 deaths and an estimated $60 billion to $80 billion in damages.

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