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1974 Atlantic hurricane season

The 1974 Atlantic season had 12 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 4 of them hurricanes and 2 major (Category 3 or stronger).

The first storm was tracked from June 22, 1974 and the last ended on November 12, 1974. The strongest by wind was Hurricane Carmen (1974), at 155 mph (250 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 74.0.

Storms
12
Hurricanes
4
Major
2
Category 5
0
ACE
74.0
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongestLandfalls
Unnamed tropical storm 1, 1974 AtlanticJun 22 – Jun 2650 mph997 mbTropical storm1
Unnamed tropical depression 2, 1974 AtlanticJun 30 – Jul 235 mph—Tropical depression—
Unnamed tropical storm 3, 1974 AtlanticJul 14 – Jul 2060 mph1007 mbTropical storm—
Unnamed tropical depression 4, 1974 AtlanticJul 16 – Jul 1830 mph1013 mbTropical depression—
Unnamed tropical storm 5, 1974 AtlanticAug 10 – Aug 2165 mph996 mbTropical storm—
Tropical Storm AlmaAug 12 – Aug 1560 mph1007 mbTropical storm3
Unnamed tropical depression 7, 1974 AtlanticAug 24 – Aug 2635 mph1010 mbTropical depression—
Hurricane BeckyAug 26 – Sep 4130 mph977 mbCategory 4 hurricane—
Hurricane CarmenAug 29 – Sep 10155 mph928 mbCategory 4 hurricane5
Tropical Storm DollySep 2 – Sep 570 mph997 mbTropical storm—
Tropical Storm ElaineSep 7 – Sep 1465 mph1001 mbTropical storm—
Unnamed tropical depression 12, 1974 AtlanticSep 9 – Sep 1135 mph1011 mbTropical depression—
Hurricane Fifi / OrleneSep 15 – Sep 24105 mph970 mbCategory 2 hurricane1
Unnamed tropical depression 14, 1974 AtlanticSep 18 – Sep 2030 mph—Tropical depression—
Unnamed tropical depression 15, 1974 AtlanticSep 23 – Sep 2735 mph1003 mbTropical depression—
Hurricane GertrudeSep 27 – Oct 4100 mph992 mbCategory 2 hurricane—
Unnamed tropical storm 17, 1974 AtlanticOct 4 – Oct 865 mph1003 mbTropical storm—
Unnamed tropical storm 18, 1974 AtlanticOct 16 – Oct 2160 mph1012 mbTropical storm—
Unnamed tropical depression 19, 1974 AtlanticOct 30 – Nov 230 mph—Tropical depression—
Unnamed tropical depression 20, 1974 AtlanticNov 10 – Nov 1230 mph—Tropical depression—