East Pacific Basin - Active Storms
AccuWeather East Pacific Basin Overview
Hurricane Summary POSTED: December 6, 2009 11:02 a.m.
End of the Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season
The 2009 East Pacific Basin hurricane season is over. The season featured two tropical depressions and 18 named tropical storms. Seven of the tropical storms reached hurricane strength and four of
those hurricanes were major hurricanes. In a normal season, this basin experiences 16 named storms, nine of which become hurricanes. Four of those hurricanes normally become major hurricanes. Based
on this information, the 2009 season was slightly more active than normal.
By AccuWeather.com Expert Senior Meteorologist Dan Kottlowski
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