The 2014 Atlantic hurricane season was well below average, producing only nine tropical cyclones, eight named storms, six hurricanes, and two major hurricanes—making it the most recent season with fewer than ten named systems. Although forecasters predicted a strong El Niño would suppress activity (which only developed later in the year), the season officially ran from June 1 to November 30, with the first storm, Arthur, forming on July 1 and the last, Hanna, dissipating on October 28. The most intense storm was Hurricane Gonzalo, which became the first Category 4 hurricane in the basin since 2011, causing at least $200 million in damage in Bermuda and contributing to fatalities in the Lesser Antilles and the United Kingdom. Other notable impacts included Hurricane Arthur striking North Carolina as a Category 2—the first US landfall of that intensity since 2008—and Hurricane Cristobal triggering deadly flooding in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The season was historically significant for Bermuda, as both Fay and Gonzalo made landfall there, marking the first time more than one hurricane struck the island in a single season. While every named storm impacted land, overall damage was relatively minimal, though the season still resulted in several indirect deaths across the Atlantic, Caribbean, and Europe.