The hurricane season for the Atlantic Ocean is June 1 through November 30. However, hurricanes can strike months outside this window. According to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the earliest known Atlantic hurricane occurred on March 6β9, 1908. The category 2 hurricane struck the Leeward Islands. The islands were also the target of a hurricane that was the latest to form. Hurricane Alice developed on December 31, 1954, and continued until January 5, 1955. It is the only known Atlantic hurricane to span two calendar years.
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