Later in the month, Hurricane Nicholas moved erratically both on- and offshore the coasts of Texas and Louisiana. In September, Hurricane Larry peaked as a powerful Category 3 hurricane over the open Atlantic before making landfall in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador as a Category 1 hurricane. Additionally, Ida killed 107 people, directly or indirectly, throughout the impacted regions. Damage estimates from the storm exceeded $75 billion, contributing to over 93% of the total damage done in 2021 season. After devastating Louisiana and moving farther inland, Ida caused catastrophic flooding and spawned several destructive tornadoes across the Northeastern United States. ![]() Hurricane Ida became the deadliest and most destructive tropical cyclone of the season after striking southeastern Louisiana at Category 4 strength in late August, 16 years to the day after Hurricane Katrina decimated that same region. On August 22, Henri struck Rhode Island and brought flooding and high winds to the Northeastern United States, with damage estimated at $700 million. Hurricane Grace intensified to a Category 3 major hurricane before making landfall in the Mexican state of Veracruz, causing 17 deaths and about $513 million in damage in the Greater Antilles and Mexico. In August, Tropical Storm Fred flooded parts of the Caribbean and Southeastern United States, resulting in roughly $1.3 billion in damage. The storm later caused significant impacts from Barbados to much of the East Coast of the United States, with about $1.2 billion in damage in the latter region. Then, on July 1, Elsa developed and became the earliest-forming fifth named storm on record surpassing Tropical Storm Edouard in 2020. Among them was Tropical Storm Claudette, which brought flooding to portions of the Deep South. Three named storms formed in June, tying the record for the most to develop in that month. That streak ended with the 2021 season, as there were no pre-season cyclones in the following season. However, subtropical or tropical cyclogenesis is possible at any time of the year, as demonstrated by Tropical Storm Ana's development on May 22, making this the seventh consecutive year in which a storm developed outside of the official season. ![]() These dates historically describe the period in each year when most Atlantic tropical cyclones form. The season officially began on June 1 and ended on November 30. ![]() Seven of those storms strengthened into a hurricane, four of which reached major hurricane intensity, which is just slightly above-average. It was also the most recent season with above-average tropical cyclone activity in terms of the number of named storms, and the most recent season without a Category 5 hurricane. With 21 named storms forming, it became the second season in a row (third overall) in which the designated 21-name list of storm names was exhausted. The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season was the third-most active Atlantic hurricane season on record, although many storms were weak and short-lived. Timeline of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season.
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