 The 1959 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 15 , 1959 , and it ended on November 15 , 1959 . Eleven tropical depressions developed during the season . All eleven of the depressions attained tropical storm status , which was slightly above the 1950 – 2000 average of 9 @.@ 6 named storms . Of the eleven systems , seven of them attained hurricane status , which was also slightly above the average of 5 @.@ 9 . Furthermore , two storms reached major hurricane status – Category 3 or greater on the Saffir – Simpson Hurricane Scale . Five tropical storms and three hurricanes made landfall during the season and caused 64 fatalities and about $ 24 million ( 1959 USD ) in damage . 
