Eighteen tropical storms and four hurricanes have been recorded in that month <MAY> since 1851, and none of the hurricanes made landfall in the U.S. The earliest hurricane to strike the U.S. was Alma in northwest Florida on June 9, 1966.
Andrea (active)
Barry (unused)
Chantal (unused)
Dean (unused)
Erin (unused)
Felix (unused)
Gabrielle (unused)
Humberto (unused)
Ingrid (unused)
Jerry (unused)
Karen (unused)
Lorenzo (unused)
Melissa (unused)
Noel (unused)
Olga (unused)
Pablo (unused)
Rebekah (unused)
Sebastien (unused)
Tanya (unused)
Van (unused)
Wendy (unused)
Atlantic's 1st named storm forms early - Yahoo! News
Andrea (active)
Barry (unused)
Chantal (unused)
Dean (unused)
Erin (unused)
Felix (unused)
Gabrielle (unused)
Humberto (unused)
Ingrid (unused)
Jerry (unused)
Karen (unused)
Lorenzo (unused)
Melissa (unused)
Noel (unused)
Olga (unused)
Pablo (unused)
Rebekah (unused)
Sebastien (unused)
Tanya (unused)
Van (unused)
Wendy (unused)
Atlantic's 1st named storm forms early - Yahoo! News