▁Atlantic ▁bas in ▁since ▁H urr icane ▁Stan ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁It ▁subsequently ▁struck ▁H ait i ▁as ▁a ▁Category   4 ▁h urr icane , ▁and ▁inf lic ted ▁cat ast roph ic ▁damage ▁across ▁the ▁imp over ished ▁nation . ▁Matthew ▁also ▁caused ▁extensive ▁damage ▁in ▁Cuba , ▁the ▁Bah am as , ▁and ▁the ▁S out he astern ▁United ▁States . ▁Con current ly , ▁H urr icane ▁N icole ▁me ander ed ▁south ▁of ▁B erm uda ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁week ▁before ▁making ▁a ▁direct ▁hit ▁on ▁the ▁territory ▁as ▁a ▁major ▁h urr icane . ▁The ▁next ▁four ▁weeks ▁were ▁quiet , ▁until ▁H urr icane ▁Otto ▁formed ▁in ▁the ▁south western ▁Car ib bean ▁during ▁late ▁November . ▁Otto ▁eventually ▁became ▁the ▁latest - form ing ▁major ▁h urr icane ▁in ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁bas in ▁on ▁record , ▁sur pass ing ▁a ▁storm ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁After ▁striking ▁Nic ar agua ▁and ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁h urr icane ▁on ▁record ▁to ▁pass ▁over ▁Costa ▁Rica , ▁Otto ▁– ▁the ▁final ▁tropical ▁cy clone ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁– ▁then ▁emer ged ▁into ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Pacific ▁bas in ▁on ▁November   2 5 , ▁the ▁first ▁such ▁occurrence ▁since ▁H urr icane ▁Ces ar – D oug las ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁season ' s ▁activity ▁was ▁reflected ▁with ▁an ▁accum ulated ▁cy clone ▁energy ▁index ▁of ▁ 1 4 1   un its ,