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2007 Atlantic hurricane season
The 2007 Atlantic season has 17 storms in the best-track record; 15 reached tropical-storm strength and 6 became hurricanes, 2 of them major. Its accumulated cyclone energy of 71.7 is the 80th-lowest of the 175 seasons in the Atlantic record since 1851. Dean was the strongest, peaking at 175 mph as a Category 5 hurricane. Landfall records exist for 10 of its storms, in Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Florida, Grenada, Haiti, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Quintana Roo, Texas, the Bahamas and Veracruz. The first record is dated May 9, the last December 12.
Storm by storm
More storms formed in September than in any other month of 2007: 8 of 17. Dean both lasted longest, 9.8 days as a tropical or subtropical system, and contributed the most energy, 49% of the season's ACE. Strongest landfall of each storm: Barry reached Florida as a depression on June 2; Dean reached Quintana Roo as a Category 5 hurricane on August 21; Erin reached Texas as a depression on August 16; Felix reached Nicaragua as a Category 5 hurricane on September 4; Gabrielle reached North Carolina as a tropical storm on September 9; Humberto reached Texas as a Category 1 hurricane on September 13; Ten reached Florida as a depression on September 22; Lorenzo reached Veracruz as a Category 1 hurricane on September 28; and others in the table below.
| Storm | Dates | Peak | Strength | Lowest | Landfalls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea | May 9–11 | 60 mph | Tropical storm | 1001 mb | – |
| Barry | Jun 1–2 | 60 mph | Tropical storm | 997 mb | Florida |
| Chantal | Jul 31 – Aug 1 | 50 mph | Tropical storm | 994 mb | – |
| Dean | Aug 13–23 | 175 mph | Category 5 | 905 mb | Quintana Roo, Veracruz |
| Erin | Aug 15–17 | 40 mph | Tropical storm | 1003 mb | Texas |
| Felix | Aug 31 – Sep 5 | 175 mph | Category 5 | 929 mb | Grenada, Nicaragua |
| Gabrielle | Sep 8–11 | 60 mph | Tropical storm | 1004 mb | North Carolina |
| Ingrid | Sep 12–17 | 45 mph | Tropical storm | 1002 mb | – |
| Humberto | Sep 12–14 | 90 mph | Category 1 | 985 mb | Texas |
| Ten | Sep 21–22 | 35 mph | Depression | 1005 mb | Florida |
| Jerry | Sep 23–24 | 40 mph | Tropical storm | 1003 mb | – |
| Karen | Sep 25–29 | 75 mph | Category 1 | 988 mb | – |
| Lorenzo | Sep 25–28 | 80 mph | Category 1 | 990 mb | Veracruz |
| Melissa | Sep 28–30 | 40 mph | Tropical storm | 1005 mb | – |
| Fifteen | Oct 11–12 | 35 mph | Depression | 1011 mb | – |
| Noel | Oct 28 – Nov 2 | 80 mph | Category 1 | 980 mb | Haiti, Cuba, Bahamas |
| Olga | Dec 11–12 | 60 mph | Tropical storm | 1003 mb | Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic |
Against other Atlantic seasons
Accumulated cyclone energy of every season; the red bar is 2007.