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2003 Atlantic hurricane season

The 2003 Atlantic season had 16 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 7 of them hurricanes and 3 major (Category 3 or stronger). One reached Category 5: Isabel.

The first storm was tracked from April 18, 2003 and the last ended on December 11, 2003. The strongest by wind was Hurricane Isabel (2003), at 165 mph (270 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 176.3.

Storms
16
Hurricanes
7
Major
3
Category 5
1
ACE
176.3
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongestLandfalls
Tropical Storm AnaApr 18 – Apr 2760 mph994 mbTropical storm—
Unnamed tropical depression 2, 2003 AtlanticJun 11 – Jun 1135 mph1008 mbTropical depression—
Tropical Storm BillJun 28 – Jul 360 mph997 mbTropical storm1
Hurricane ClaudetteJul 7 – Jul 1790 mph979 mbCategory 1 hurricane2
Hurricane DannyJul 16 – Jul 2775 mph1000 mbCategory 1 hurricane—
Unnamed tropical depression 6, 2003 AtlanticJul 19 – Jul 2135 mph1010 mbTropical depression—
Unnamed tropical depression 7, 2003 AtlanticJul 25 – Jul 2735 mph1016 mbTropical depression1
Hurricane ErikaAug 14 – Aug 1775 mph986 mbCategory 1 hurricane1
Unnamed tropical depression 9, 2003 AtlanticAug 21 – Aug 2235 mph1007 mbTropical depression—
Hurricane FabianAug 27 – Sep 9145 mph939 mbCategory 4 hurricane—
Tropical Storm GraceAug 30 – Sep 240 mph1007 mbTropical storm1
Tropical Storm HenriSep 3 – Sep 860 mph997 mbTropical storm1
Hurricane IsabelSep 6 – Sep 20165 mph915 mbCategory 5 hurricane1
Unnamed tropical depression 14, 2003 AtlanticSep 8 – Sep 1035 mph1007 mbTropical depression—
Hurricane JuanSep 24 – Sep 29105 mph969 mbCategory 2 hurricane1
Hurricane KateSep 25 – Oct 10125 mph952 mbCategory 3 hurricane—
Tropical Storm LarrySep 27 – Oct 765 mph993 mbTropical storm1
Tropical Storm MindyOct 10 – Oct 1445 mph1002 mbTropical storm—
Tropical Storm NicholasOct 13 – Nov 170 mph990 mbTropical storm—
Tropical Storm OdetteDec 4 – Dec 965 mph993 mbTropical storm1
Tropical Storm PeterDec 7 – Dec 1170 mph990 mbTropical storm—