The document reflects on the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season, which saw 19 named storms, including 10 hurricanes, and notably, Hurricane Sandy, which caused significant flooding and damage. Looking ahead, the forecast for 2013 predicts 18-20 named storms with 7-10 expected to become hurricanes, listing the storms expected for that year. The document provides specific dates and impacts of the storms from both seasons.

1. ACTUAL: TWENTY NAMED
STORMS; 10 HURRICANES

2. 2013 ATLANTIC BASIN
HURRICANE SEASON

3. LOOKING BACK AT 2012

4. ACTUAL STORMS
EXCEEDED THE FORECAST
FORECAST: 15 NAMED STORMS
WITH 4-8
BECOMING HURRICANES

5. NAMED STORMS IN 2012
• ALBERTO - Tropical storm; May 19
• BERYL - Tropical storm; May 27
• CHRIS – Hurricane; June 21
• DEBBY – Tropical storm; June 23
• ERNESTO –Hurricane; Aug 3
• FLORENCE –Tropical storm: Aug 5
• GORDON –Hurricane, August 16

6. NAMED STORMS FOR 2012
• HELENE –Tropical Storm, Aug. 19
• ISAAC – Hurricane, August 21
• JOYCE –Tropical Storm, Aug. 25
• KIRK –Tropical Storm. Aug. 27
• LESLIE –Hurricane, Sept. 5
• MICHAEL –Hurricane, Sept. 5
• NADINE – Hurricane, Sept. 12

7. NAMED STORMS IN 2012
• OSCAR – Tropical Storm; Oct. 4
• PATTY – Tropical Storm; Oct. 11
• RAFAEL – Hurricane; October 12
• SANDY– Super Hurricane; October
22
• TONY – Tropical Storm; Oct. 24

8. SANDY: OCTOBER 24
Sandy, 2012’s ninth hurricane, became a
huge storm with wind and rain bands
reaching out 500 km or more from the
storm center, produced 15-50 cm of rain
and flooding in Jamaica, Bermuda, Haiti,
Dominican Republic, Cuba, New Jersey,
and New York

9. CAT I HURRICANE SANDY:
OCTOBER 24

10. SANDY: RAIN IN HAITI

11. SANDY REACHES HAVANA.
CUBA: OCTOBER 25

12. SANDY: RAIN IN CUBA

13. SANDY: RAIN BEGINS IN FT
LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA; OCT. 26

14. OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND

15. REHOBOTH BEACH,
DELAWARE: OCT. 29

16. SUPER STORM SANDY:
OCT. 29-30, 2012

17. $360 MILLION STORM SURGE,
NEW HAVEN, CT: OCT. 30

18. FLOODING IN BROOKLYN

19. NEW JERSEY: ATLANTIC
CITY UNDER WATER

20. NEW JERSEY: OCEAN
FRONT FLOODING

21. NEW JERSEY: STREET
FLOODING

22. LOOKING AHEAD TO 2013

23. NAMES OF 2013’S STORMS
• ANDREA - Tropical storm; June 5
• BARRY - Tropical storm; June 19
• CHANTAL –
• DORIAN –
• ERIN –
• FERNAND –
• GABRIELLE –

24. NAMES OF 2013’S STORMS
• HUMBERTO –
• INGRID –
• JERRY –
• KAREN –
• LORENZO –
• MELISSA –
• NESTOR –

25. NAMES OF 2013’S STORMS
• OLGA –
• PABLO –
• REBEKAH –
• SEBASTIEN –
• TANYA –
• VAN --
• WENDY --

26. FORECAST OF THE NATIONAL
OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC
ADMINISTRATION
FORECAST: 18-20 NAMED STORMS
WITH 7-10
BECOMING HURRICANES

27. TROPICAL STORM ANDREA
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FIRST STORM OF 2013 SEASON

28. ANDREA: HUNE 5, 2013

29. TROPICAL STORM BARRY
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SECOND STORM OF 2012 SEASON

30. BARRY: JUNE 19, 2013