A total of seven storms formed in August - Felix , Gabrielle , Humberto , Iris , Jerry , Karen , and Luis - tying the 1933 record for most in the month ; this record was broken in the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season when eight named storms formed during August .
This season broke the record for the most Tropical Cyclones at a time in the Atlantic with five storm at a time from August 22 to September 1 - Humberto , Iris , Jerry , Karen , and Luis , were the names of the storms at the same time .