the atlantic hurricane season officially began on june 1, and activity in 1995 began on the next day with the formation of hurricane allison on june 2. it was a well-above average season in which 21 tropical depressions formed, 19 of which attained tropical storm status, and 11 of these attained hurricane status. in addition, five tropical cyclones reached major hurricane status, which was well above the 1950–2005 average of two per season. at the time, only 1933 surpassed the season's total storms, making the season the second most active in recorded history tying with 1887. following record activity in 2005, it has been pushed down to the third most active season alongside 2010, 2011, and 2012. the 1995 season would be the beginning of an active period in the atlantic basin, which has lasted for over 20 years. collectively, the tropical cyclones of this season caused 182 deaths and $12.02 billion in damage. the last storm of the season, hurricane tanya, became extratropical on november 1, over four weeks before the official end of the season on november 30.