This hurricane season no storms made landfall in continental U.S.

Breakdown

• No hurricanes made landfall in the continental US for the first time in a decade 6s
• Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica as its strongest hurricane on record 1m 31s
• Season saw 13 named storms, with four becoming major hurricanes 26s
• Climate change linked to fewer but more intense hurricanes 2m 21s
• Three hurricanes reached Category 5, a rare event 3m 17s