Tropical Storm Allison developed over the northwestern Gulf of Mexico and moved inland over the upper Texas coast, producing extremely heavy rainfall and catastrophic floods in the Houson Area. Allison then acquired subtropical characteristics and continued to produce heavy rainfall and flooding near its track from Louisiana eastward to North Carolina, and then northward along the U.S. east coast to Massachusetts.
Barry was a strong tropical storm that caused minor damage in the western Florida Panhandle.
Tropical Storm Chantal (60 kts)
Poorly organized for most of its life cycle, Chantal was a tropical storm that made landfall near the Mexico-Belize border. Deve.opment was hindered by a strong low-to mid-level easterly flow that contributed to a rapid translation speed and persistent westerly shear.
Tropical Storm Dean (60 kts)
Dean Developed over the Virgin Islands and produced very heavy rainfall for Puerto Rico.
Erin was the third of a series of four "interupted track" tropical cyclones during the 2001 Atlantic hurricane season. After reforming, it strengthened to a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, just to the east of Bermuda.
Hurricane Felix (100 kts)
Felix was the second major hurricane (category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson Scale) of the season. It remained over the open waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean, but briefly threatened the Azores Islands.
Hurricane Gabrielle (70 kts)
Gabrielle made landfall on the Florida west coast as a tropical storm with 60-knot sustained winds and then became a category 1 hurricane as it moved across the northwest Atlantic Ocean. It produced major river floods over west-central Florida and at the Lower St. John's River and also caused heavy rain over southeastern Newfoundland, Canada.
Hurricane Humberto (90 kts)
Humberto was a category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Scale that passed about 120 nautical miles to the west of Bermuda.
(125 kts)
Hurricane Iris was a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Scale that hit Belize.
Tropical Storm Jerry (45 kts)
Jerry was a poorly-organized, short-lived tropical storm that passed through the Windward Islands with minimal impact.
Hurricane Karen (70 kts)
Karen was a category 1 hurricane that originated from a baroclinic system. The cyclone passed just south of Bermuda as a powerful extratropical low and subtropical storm, and produced hurricane force wind gusts and widespread damage on the island. Karen later made landfall on Nova Scotia as a weak tropical storm.
Tropical Storm Lorenzo (35 kts)
Lorenzo was a short-lived tropical storm with winds to 35 knots over the central north Atlantic Ocean.
Michelle was a late-season Category 4 hurricane. It was the strongest hurricane to hit Cuba since 1952, and it left a trail of death and destruction from Central America to the Bahamas.
Hurricane Noel (65 kts)
Hurricane Noel was a short-lived hurricane of subtropical origin.
Hurricane Olga (80 kts)
Tenacious late season Hurricane Olga roamed over the Atlantic Ocean for about a week.
