The 2013 Atlantic Hurricane Season is a near-average hurricane season that has 12 named storms, 7 hurricanes and 3 major hurricanes (CAT3 or higher). The deadliest storm was Hurricane Darien which caused over $55 billion USD in damages and 663 deaths when it struck Southeast Florida as a low-end category four, generating a record breaking storm surge which devastated coastal areas between Miami and West Palm Beach. It then went on to strike Alabama as a category two, resulting in lesser but still major damages near $6 billion USD and 18 deaths in the state (7 more in Misssippi, 1 in Louisiana).