2013 Atlantic hurricane season to end as one of the least active on record

November 30 marks the unofficial end of the Atlantic hurricane season and it will go into the books as one of the least active on record and for the first time since 1994, a season without a major hurricane.

In data released by NOAA yesterday, the agency said there were 13 named storms in the Atlantic basin during the 2013 season, one above normal. However, only two became hurricanes and none were major hurricanes of Category 3 or greater.

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Hurricane Ingrid approaches landfall in Mexico on September 14, 2013.  The storm was one of only two hurricanes during the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season.
Hurricane Ingrid approaches landfall in Mexico on September 14, 2013. The storm was one of only two hurricanes during the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season. (NOAA)

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