ion , ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁nin th ▁cost liest ▁Atlantic ▁h urr icane ▁on ▁record ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁H urr icane ▁N icole ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁major ▁h urr icane ▁to ▁directly ▁impact ▁B erm uda ▁since ▁H urr icane ▁Fab ian ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁leaving ▁w ides p read ▁but ▁relatively ▁minor ▁damage ▁on ▁the ▁island . ▁The ▁final ▁tropical ▁cy clone ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁– ▁H urr icane ▁Otto ▁– ▁brought ▁severe ▁flo oding ▁to ▁Central ▁America ▁in ▁November , ▁particularly ▁in ▁Costa ▁Rica ▁and ▁Nic ar agua . ▁Otto ▁left ▁ 2 3   de ath s ▁and ▁about ▁$ 1 9 0   mill ion ▁in ▁damage . ▁On ▁November   2 5 , ▁the ▁storm ▁emer ged ▁into ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Pacific ▁bas in , ▁the ▁first ▁such ▁occurrence ▁since ▁H urr icane ▁Ces ar – D oug las ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁season ' s ▁tropical ▁cycl ones ▁impact ed ▁land , ▁and ▁nine ▁of ▁those ▁storm s ▁caused ▁loss ▁of ▁life . ▁Collect ively , ▁the ▁storm s ▁left ▁at ▁least ▁ 7 4 8   f atal ities ▁and ▁$ 1 7 . 4 9   b ill ion ▁in ▁damage , ▁making ▁the ▁season ▁the ▁cost liest ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Most ▁forec ast ing ▁groups ▁predicted ▁above ▁average ▁activity ▁in ▁anticip ation ▁of ▁a ▁diss ip ating ▁El ▁Ni ño ▁event ▁and ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁a ▁La ▁Ni ña