 Tropical cyclogenesis began in early June , with the development of Tropical Storm Andrea in the Gulf of Mexico on June 5 . Twelve days later , Tropical Storm Barry formed in the northwestward Caribbean Sea . Two named storms originated in the month of July – tropical storms Chantal and Dorian . Similarly , there were two tropical storms in August , Erin and Fernand . In September , four tropical cyclones formed , three of which strengthened into tropical storms ; two of those reached hurricane status . The most intense tropical cyclone – Hurricane Humberto – peaked with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph ( 150 km / h ) on September 11 , which is a Category 1 on the Saffir – Simpson hurricane wind scale . The other hurricane , Ingrid , was the most devastating storm of the season and peaked at slightly less intensity . Activity began to slow in October , with the development of only two tropical storms , Karen and Lorenzo . Tropical cyclogenesis then halted for almost a month , until Tropical Storm Melissa formed over the eastern Atlantic Ocean on November 18 . This was the only tropical cyclone in the month of November . The final system was an unnamed subtropical storm that developed south of the Azores on December 5 . After meandering for two days , it degenerated into a remnant low @-@ pressure area on December 7 . 
