2012 Atlantic hurricane season

The **2012 Atlantic hurricane season** was an above average season in terms of ACE and damage but most storms were weak and short lived. The season began when Tropical Storm Alberto formed on May 19, 2012. Four days later, Tropical Storm Beryl developed. It became a subtropical storm and on May 27, was  to a tropical storm. This is the first time since the 1908 Atlantic hurricane season that two storms formed before the official start date. The 2012 Atlantic hurricane season began on June 1 and ended on November 30, 2012. There were no storms formed in the month of July.

## Storms 
### Tropical Storm Alberto 
Tropical Storm Alberto formed on May 19, 2012. It became an "early season storm" because it formed before the official start of the season. Tropical Storm Alberto  on May 22 without making landfall. Its maximum sustained winds was at 60 miles per hour.

### Tropical Storm Beryl 
Tropical Storm Beryl developed. It became a subtropical storm and on May 27, was  to a tropical storm. It hit Jacksonville, Florida.

### Hurricane Chris 
Hurricane Chris was the third tropical system. It formed on June 19. It was also the first hurricane of the season, unexpectedly becoming one. It was in an unfavorable environment, with cool sea waters and moderate vertical wind shear. Chris, after weakening from a hurricane, became a non-tropical cyclone southeast of Newfoundland on June 22.
### Tropical Storm Debby 
This system became the record earliest 4th storm, which was broken in 2012. The storm made landfall in Florida, and caused bad flooding. Ten people died.

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## Storm names
The following names were used for named storms in the North Atlantic in 2012. The names not retired from this list was used again in the 2018 season. This is the same list used in the 2006 season. The names Kirk, Oscar, Patty, Rafael, Sandy, and Tony were used for Atlantic storms for the first time in 2012. Kirk replaced Keith after 2000, but was not used in 2006.

### Retirement
On April&nbsp;11, 2013 the name "Sandy" was retired due to the damage and deaths it caused. Sandy was replaced with "Sara" for the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Sara wasn't used in 2018.

## References 
## Other websites 
* Hydrometeorological Prediction Center's rainfall page for tropical cyclones in 2012 
* National Hurricane Center's Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook