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The 2008 Hurricane Season
By dtewes in Sky Watch
November 25, 2008

Image Here are some interesting statistics from the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America as the 2008 hurricane season draws to a close:

  • Texas had the misfortune of experiencing two significant storms this year, hurricanes Ike and Dolly.
  • 2008 is the fourth mostly costly season on record.
  • There were eight hurricanes that caused a combined $11 billion in insured losses.
  • The last hurricane of the season, Paloma, hit Cuba Nov. 9 and made 2008 the only season with major hurricanes in five separate months.
  • This year also has the distinction of being the first season where three Atlantic tropical storms in July (Bertha, Cristobal, and Dolly) were active on the same day.