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Office. © Crown Copyright 2013 2 © Crown copyright 2013 2 1. Executive summary The 2013 hurricane season was one of the quietest seasons to be recorded in the past twenty years (CSU, 2013). Out of a total of 13 named storms, only 2 became hurricanes (winds >73 mph) and neither of these became major