The Atlantic Hurricane season comes to its merciless end today.
It concludes in a busier-than-expected year punctuated by one of the most damaging storms on record, Hurricane Sandy.
When it began, forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted a near-normal season of anywhere between 9 and 15 named storms.
The final number turned out to be 19, with most systems--including the season's only major hurricane, Michael-- spinning out harmlessly in the ocean and posing little threat to land.
