 The Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1 , 2000 . It was an above average season in which 19 tropical cyclones formed . Fifteen depressions attained tropical storm status , and eight of these attained hurricane status . Three hurricanes further intensified into major hurricanes . The season was above average most likely because of an ongoing La Niña in the Pacific Ocean . Three hurricanes and two tropical storms made landfall during the season and caused 77 deaths and $ 1 @.@ 2 billion in damage ( 2000 USD ) . Hurricane Florence and Isaac and Tropical Storm Leslie also caused damage and fatalities , though none of the three made landfall . The last storm of the season , an unnamed subtropical storm , dissipated on October 29 , over a month before the official end of hurricane season on November 30 . 
