Naming and Records
After completing the list of 21 tropical cyclone names for the first time ever, the NHC began naming storms with the Greek alphabet. Epsilon was the fifth name of the list, and ultimately there was one additional storm, making the 2005 season the most active on record with 27 named storms. Since Epsilon stayed well out to sea and never approached land, no warnings or watches were issued. No ships reported tropical storm force winds from Epsilon and there were no damages or fatalities.
When Tropical Storm Epsilon persisted until December 1, it extended the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season beyond the normal boundaries of June 1 to November 30. Although such off-season Atlantic storms are unusual, a similar event occurred just one year prior with Tropical Storm Otto.
Epsilon is just one of four tropical cyclones to ever attain hurricane status in December, along with a hurricane in 1887, Alice in 1954, and Lili in 1984. The cyclone maintained hurricane status for five days, longer than any other Atlantic hurricane in December.
Read more about this topic: Hurricane Epsilon
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