 The Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1 , but activity in 1992 began more than a month earlier with the formation of Subtropical Storm One on April 21 . It was a below average season in which 10 tropical depressions formed . Seven of the depressions attained tropical storm status , and four of these attained hurricane status . In addition , one tropical cyclone eventually attained major hurricane status , which is below the 1981 – 2010 average of 2 @.@ 7 per season . The low amount of activity is partially attributed to weaker than normal tropical waves , the source for most North Atlantic tropical cyclones . Only two hurricanes and one tropical storm made landfall during the season . However , damage from Hurricane Andrew was astronomical , causing most of the season 's 106 deaths and $ 26 @.@ 5 billion ( 1992 USD ) damage toll . The last storm of the season , Hurricane Frances , became extratropical on October 27 , over a month before the official end of the season on November 30 . 
