The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season was a below-average season, producing 13 tropical depressions, of which 10 became tropical storms, 5 became hurricanes, and 3 became major hurricanes (Category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale). The season officially began on June 1, 2019, and ended on November 30, 2019. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northern Atlantic basin.