 Several storms made landfall or directly affected land . Hurricanes Dean and Felix made landfall at Category 5 intensity , causing severe damage in parts of Mexico and Central America , respectively . Both storm names , as well as Noel , the name of a hurricane that affected the Caribbean , were retired from the naming list of Atlantic hurricanes . The United States was affected by five cyclones , although the storms were generally weak ; three tropical depressions and only one tropical storm , Gabrielle , and one hurricane , Humberto , made landfall in the country . Elsewhere , three storms directly affected Canada , although none severely . The combined storms killed at least 423 people and caused about $ 3 billion ( 2007 USD , $ 3 @.@ 42 billion 2016 USD ) in damage . 
