The
1991 Atlantic hurricane season was the first
season in over 24 years in which no hurricanes developed from
tropical waves, which are the source for most
North Atlantic tropical cyclones. The
hurricane season officially began on June 1, and ended on November 30. It was the least active in four years due to higher than usual wind shear across the Atlantic Ocean. The first storm, Ana, developed on July 2 off the
southeast United States and dissipated without causing significant effects. Two other tropical storms in the season – Danny and Erika – did not significantly affect land. Danny dissipated east of the
Lesser Antilles, and Erika passed through the
Azores before becoming
extratropical. In addition, there were four non-developing
tropical depressions. The second depression of the season struck
Mexico with significant accompanying rains.