2005 Atlantic hurricane season (NC)

This article is about the tropical cyclones of North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans in 2005, and of South Atlantic, Indian and South Pacific oceans in 2005-2006 season.

North Atlantic
Note: Includes also Mediterranean Sea and Eskimo Sea

The season was highly active, as it saw:
 * 39 tropical systems
 * 28 tropical storms
 * 18 hurricanes
 * 7 major hurricanes

Hurricane Angelica
The storm developed on June 2nd from a tropical wave near the Brazilian coast. It was upgraded to a tropical storm on June 5th and a hurricane on the same day. It travelled along the South American coast, before making landfall near Xagana, Stopol on June 8th, 02:43 EBT (08:43 GMT) as a category 2 hurricane. It caused 26 known casualties.

Tropical Storm Bruno
The storm was born near Sicily on June 9th, was upgraded to a tropical storm on June 11th, and finally made landfall near Tarragona, Spain on June 13th, 14:13 PPT (15:13 GMT).

Tropical Storm Catarina
The storm was born in the middle of the ocean on June 29th and was upgraded to a tropical storm on July 1st. It drifted slowly northward, dissipated on July 4th, and never caused danger to land.

Hurricane Dodi
The storm developed near Libyan coast on July 3th, and grew quickly more powerful. It was upgraded to a tropical storm on July 5th, to a hurricane on July 6th and category 2 hurricane on the same day. It made landfall near Qulaybiah, Tunis on July 7th, 20:34 GMT.

Tropical Storm Efenaq
The storm developed in front of the Bay of Ob on July 11th. It was upgraded to a tropical storm on July 14th and moved slowly northward. It went close to Novaya Zemlya before losing its tropical characteristics on July 22th halfway to Franz Josef Land.