statistics At least 32 tropical cyclones have affected Western Africa and its surrounding islands since records began in 1851. The majority of the storms affect West Africa and Cape Verde islands during the months of August and September which are the active months of a typical Atlantic hurricane season. Deadliest storms The following is a list of Atlantic tropical storms that caused fatalities in West Africa and its surrounding islands. {| class="wikitable" align="center" |- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" ! Name ! Year ! Number of deaths |- | Hermine || 2022 || 33 |- | Fran || 1984 || 29-31 |- | Delta || 2005 || 19 |- | Fred || 2015 || 9 |- | Beryl || 1982 || 3 |- | Helene || 2018 || 3 |- | Vicky || 2020 || 1 |} See also List of Atlantic hurricanes References Lists of tropical cyclones by area Tropical cyclones in Africa