[nb 1] Although Tropical Storm Arthur formed on July 14, the season officially began on June 1 and ended on November 30, dates that conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones develop in the Atlantic basin.

[2] The season's final storm, Tropical Depression Fourteen, dissipated on October 16.

[nb 2] The two most significant storms of the season, in terms of loss of life and damage, were hurricanes Isidore and Lili.

[5] This timeline includes information that was not operationally released, meaning that data from post-storm reviews by the National Hurricane Center, such as a storm that was not operationally warned upon, has been included.

This timeline documents tropical cyclone formations, strengthening, weakening, landfalls, extratropical transitions, and dissipations during the season.