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. There were five additional tropical depressions that failed to reach tropical storm intensity. The 1999 season ties the 1996 season ( Mayfield and Rappaport 1998 ) for the second least active since satellite observations began in 1966. Only the 1977 season, with eight tropical storms ( Gunther 1978 ), was less active. Table 1 lists the tropical storms and hurricanes of 1999, while Fig. 1 shows a map of their tracks. Most of the data used in determining the tracks and intensities (1-min average
. There were five additional tropical depressions that failed to reach tropical storm intensity. The 1999 season ties the 1996 season ( Mayfield and Rappaport 1998 ) for the second least active since satellite observations began in 1966. Only the 1977 season, with eight tropical storms ( Gunther 1978 ), was less active. Table 1 lists the tropical storms and hurricanes of 1999, while Fig. 1 shows a map of their tracks. Most of the data used in determining the tracks and intensities (1-min average
