A Cat. 2 hurricane brings an end to the dearth of them in the North
Atlantic this year.

Some hype in a respectable news site needs discussing though:

"Category 3 to 5 hurricanes, such as Katrina, Rita and Wilma in the
devastating 2005 Atlantic storm season, are potentially the most
destructive storms but a Category 2 hurricane can still damage
buildings and create a 6- to 8-foot (1.8 meter to 2.4 meter) storm
surge."

The larger category storms tend to stay at sea, or at least decompose
a lot before broaching. Whilst their winds are strong and damaging,
more depends on where they hit and how well built are the structures
they hit.

The strongest gusts are near the heart of the storm and regions not
affected by them will meet with winds that are a lot less severe. So
the chances of a very high category storm actually BEING "the most
destructive" are a lot less than than the potential from quieter
storms, by dint of numbers.