This article features the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season that is part of the Maelstromixon's Future Series. For the hyperactive and extremely catastrophic standalone version made by Maelstromixon, click here.
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| 2025 Atlantic hurricane season | |
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 Season summary map | |
| Seasonal boundaries | |
| First system formed | June 6, 2025 |
| Last system dissipated | November 17, 2025 |
| Strongest storm | |
| Name | Erin |
| • Maximum winds | 175 mph (280 km/h) |
| • Lowest pressure | 904 mbar (hPa; 26.7 inHg) |
| Seasonal statistics | |
| Total depressions | 16 |
| Total storms | 15 |
| Hurricanes | 8 |
| Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+) | 3 |
| Total fatalities | 1,670 total |
| Total damage | $19.71 billion (2025 USD) |
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The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season was an above-average, destructive, and very deadly hurricane season, the deadliest since 2017, causing $19.71 billion in damages and 1670 deaths, mostly due to Hurricane Erin. The season produced 16 tropical depressions, 15 named storms, 8 hurricanes, and 3 major hurricanes. The season officially began on June 1, and ended on November 30. These dates, adopted by convention, have historically described the period in each year when most subtropical or tropical cyclogenesis occurs in the Atlantic Ocean.
The first system, Tropical Storm Andrea, formed on June 6, and made landfall in the southwest parts of the Greater Houston Metropolitan Area on the following day, causing damaging flooding across the city. The next system, Tropical Depression Two, formed on June 10 and made landfall in Belize the following day, bringing destructive flooding to the country. Following more than one month of inactivity, Tropical Storm Barry formed near Florida and made landfall in the State of Georgia in the following days. Tropical storm Chantal formed on July 31 and rapidly intensified, becoming the season's first hurricane before making landfall in Belize. Activity began to increase in August with three tropical cyclone forming. The first one was Tropical Storm Dexter, which brought rain and strong wind gusts to Nova Scotia, followed by Hurricane Erin, which became the season's strongest, most intense, deadliest, and most destructive storm as it made an extremely catastrophic Category 5 landfall in Belize on August 22, becoming the most destructive storm to strike the small nation. Tropical Storm Fernand formed several days after Hurricane Erin formed and it struck Mexico before quickly dissipating.
Activity drastically increased during early September, with a total of six storms developing throughout the whole month. Hurricane Imelda was a very strong Category 4 hurricane that threatened the East Coast of the United States before veering back into the Atlantic, while Hurricane Karen was a harmless Category 3 hurricane that originated from a non-tropical low. Activity lowered in October, with only two systems forming, but both achieved hurricane intensity. Hurricane Melissa was a Category 2 hurricane that made landfall in Florida on October 10, causing billions of dollars in damages and several fatalities, while Hurricane Nestor remained offshore, causing no impacts. In mid-November, the season's final storm, Subtropical Storm Olga, formed near the Azores before becoming an extratropical cyclone on November 17, marking the end of the season.
All 16 systems that formed during the season affected or threatened land during their lifespan. Central America, especially Belize, was the hardest-hit area during the season due to several low-pressure systems, including precursors or tropical cyclones, causing back-to-back flooding across the region. In June, the precursor of Tropical Storm Andrea, and Tropical Depression Two affected the region, followed by compact Hurricane Chantal in early August which brought limited impacts due to its small size. In mid-August the precursor of Tropical Storm Fernand brought more flooding, followed shortly after by the landfall of the massive and powerful Hurricane Erin, which brought incredible devastation and loss of life with catastrophic floodings alongside a massive storm surge and violent wind gusts. The final system of the season that affected Central America was Hurricane Melissa in its forming stages as a weak tropical storm. The combined effects of all the mentioned systems that affected Central America resulted in over 1500 deaths, while damages amounted to over $2.3 billion.
Seasonal Summary[]
The season started on June 1, 2025, and officially ended on November 30, 2025. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin. The first system of the season, Tropical Storm Andrea, formed on June 6 in the Gulf of Mexico/Gulf of America, just six days after the official beginning of the season, and then made landfall in the Southwestern part of the Greater Houston Metropolitan Area. Next came Tropical Depression Two, which formed on June 10 and made landfall in Belize shortly after. After a lull in activity that lasted over a month, Tropical Storm Barry formed on July 14 and made landfall in the State of Georgia, while on July 31, Tropical Storm Chantal formed, which later became the season's first hurricane on August 2 as it made landfall in Belize as an high-end category 1 hurricane.
Satellite image of Hurricane Erin on August 21 shortly before intensifying into a category 5 hurricane.
Activity increased in August with three tropical cyclones forming. Tropical Storm Dexter formed south of Nova Scotia as a subtropical storm that later transitioned to a tropical storm as it remained offshore. On August 11, Hurricane Erin formed. Erin became the strongest storm of the season, as a very large and strong category 5 hurricane with winds of 175 mph and an atmospheric pressure of 904 mbar, and made landfall in Belize at peak intensity on August 22, delivering catastrophic damages to the nation and dissipating inland. However, the remnants of the system entered the Gulf of Mexico/Gulf of America, where Erin regenerated itself and made landfall in Louisiana on the morning of August 29 as a minimal category 1 hurricane. Tropical storm Fernand formed in the Bay of Campeche on August 16 and made landfall shortly after in the Mexican state of Veracruz, bringing heavy rain and strong wind gusts.
Activity greatly increased in September, when six systems formed in total. Tropical Storm Gabrielle formed on September 3 and made landfall in Alabama the next day. Hurricane Humberto and Hurricane Imelda formed simultaneously on September 9, followed by Tropical Storm Jerry on September 11. Hurricane Humberto was a high-end category 2 hurricane that caused minor impacts to Cape Verde and the Azores. Hurricane Imelda was a High-end category 4 hurricane that threatened the United States East coast before veering away, while Tropical Storm Jerry was a weak and short-lived storm that impacted Trinidad and Tobago. Hurricane Karen formed on September 23 and became the season's third and final major hurricane as it churned in the open waters of the Atlantic, causing no impacts. Hurricane Lorenzo was a minimal category 1 hurricane that formed in the Bay of the Campeche and caused light damage to the state of Veracruz.
Only two systems formed in October, and both achieved hurricane intensity. Hurricane Melissa was a damaging category 2 hurricane that formed on October 6 and impacted Florida on October 10, causing several fatalities and billions of dollars in damages, while Hurricane Nestor formed on October 20 and remained a harmless storm during its entire lifespan. On November 15, the final system of the season, Subtropical Storm Olga, formed near the Azores and nearly reached hurricane intensity before transitioning to an extratropical cyclone on November 17, ending the season.
Systems[]
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Tropical storm Andrea[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |||
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| Duration | June 6 – June 8 | ||
| Peak intensity | 60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) 996 mbar (hPa) | ||
On May 31, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) began tracking a low-pressure system in the southern Caribbean Sea, forecasting potential tropical development once it reached the Bay of Campeche. In the following days, the system moved across Central America, dumping heavy rains across Nicaragua, Honduras, Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico, until the system emerged in the Bay of Campeche on the late evening of June 3. The following day, the National Hurricane Center marked the system as Invest 90L as it showed signs of organization while chances for the formation of a tropical cyclone increased. On June 5, the National Hurricane Center began issuing advisories on Potential Tropical Cyclone One as tropical storm watches were issued for parts of the coasts of Texas. The system began also producing storm-force winds, and on the morning of June 6, the system was upgraded to Tropical storm Andrea, becoming the season's first named storm. The tropical storm intensified a bit before making landfall southwest of the Greater Houston metropolitan area in the afternoon of June 7. Afterward, the system rapidly weakened to a tropical depression and dissipated on June 8.
The predecessor of Andrea caused 7 deaths across Central America due to the torrential rainfall, while the tropical storm itself caused 8 deaths in Texas and damages amounting to $4.1 billion, becoming the most destructive tropical storm to strike the state since Tropical storm Imelda of 2019.
Tropical depression Two[]
| Tropical depression (SSHWS) | |||
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| Duration | June 10 – June 12 | ||
| Peak intensity | 35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) 1007 mbar (hPa) | ||
On June 8, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) began monitoring a low-pressure system south of Jamaica for potential tropical development. Despite being large and disorganized, the system managed to intensify, and on the late evening of June 10, the National Hurricane Center began issuing advisories on Tropical Depression Two. The newly formed depression began to organize but failed to become a tropical storm before making landfall in Belize on the morning of June 12 and it dissipated shortly after. Although the system is classified as a tropical depression, several estimates show that the system might have been briefly a tropical storm, but the National Hurricane Service deemed that there wasn't enough trustworthy evidence to update the system's intensity to a tropical storm in the post-season report on the system.
The tropical depression caused major flooding across Central America, killing 18 people, and causing damages up to $219.80 million, worsening the effect of the previous flooding from the precursor system that would eventually become Tropical Storm Andrea.
Tropical storm Barry[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |||
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| Duration | July 14 – July 16 | ||
| Peak intensity | 50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 1000 mbar (hPa) | ||
A tropical wave moved off from the coast of West Africa on June 28 and moved across the Atlantic Ocean. By July 11, the system began approaching the Bahamas and the National Hurricane Center (NHC) began monitoring the system for potential tropical development. In the following days, the tropical wave gradually organized and became a tropical depression on the morning of July 14. The newly formed tropical depression moved northwards, paralleling the East Florida coastline, and in the late evening of the same day, the depression intensified to a tropical storm, becoming Tropical Storm Barry. The small but disorganized tropical storm intensified slightly before making landfall in the State of Georgia in the afternoon of July 15. the tropical storm weakened to a tropical depression by the early hours of July 16 and dissipated southeast of the Appalachian Mountains on the evening of the same day.
Four people died due to the effects of Tropical storm Barry and damages totaled $20 million.
Hurricane Chantal[]
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |||
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| Duration | July 31 – August 5 | ||
| Peak intensity | 90 mph (150 km/h) (1-min) 980 mbar (hPa) | ||
In late July, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) began closely monitoring a vigorous but compact tropical wave in the southern Caribbean Sea for tropical development. The system rapidly developed and on the late evening of July 31, the system became a tropical depression that shortly after intensified into Tropical Storm Chantal in the early morning of August 1. During the day, the small storm continued to rapidly intensify and became a hurricane, the first of the season, during the afternoon. The storm continued to quickly intensify until it made landfall as a high-end category 1 hurricane with winds of 90 mph in Belize in the early hours of August 2. Due to land interaction and its small size, Chantal quickly weakened and degenerated into a remnant low inland over the Yucatan Peninsula. However, the remnant low of Chantal persisted as it entered the Bay of Campeche and it was marked by the NHC for potential regeneration of the tropical cyclone, which happened in the morning of August 4. The newly regenerated tropical depression quickly intensified into a tropical storm again and made landfall near the border between the Mexican states of Veracruz and Tamaulipas, before quickly weakening and dissipating on the night of August 5. Chantal caused 7 deaths and $465 million in damages. Despite the compact size of the tropical cyclone, the hurricane still brought significant flooding in Belize, albeit in a smaller area, and the majority of its impact happened in Mexico where the storm was larger and more disorganized compared to its first landfall at peak intensity.
Tropical storm Dexter[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |||
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| Duration | August 9 – August 11 | ||
| Peak intensity | 60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) 990 mbar (hPa) | ||
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) began monitoring a low-pressure system near Bermuda on the morning of August 7 for potential tropical or subtropical development. On the following day, the system organized itself as it began displaying subtropical characteristics and producing gale-force winds during the evening. The system continued to organize itself and became Subtropical Storm Dexter in the afternoon of August 9. The newly formed subtropical storm continued to intensify as it transitioned to a tropical storm in the late morning of August 10 and it peaked as it passed south of Nova Scotia. The system proceeded to transition to a strong extratropical cyclone on the evening of August 11 as it approached Newfoundland.
No deaths or injuries were caused by the storm but minimal damages were reported in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland during the passage of the storm. Heavy rain and strong wind gusts were brought into said areas by the storm both during its tropical and extratropical stages.
Hurricane Erin[]
| Category 5 hurricane (SSHWS) | |||
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| Duration | August 11 – August 30 | ||
| Peak intensity | 175 mph (280 km/h) (1-min) 904 mbar (hPa) | ||
A large and vigorous tropical wave left the coast of West Africa on August 6. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) closely monitored the system for tropical development as many forecasts and meteorological models noticed that the environmental conditions were very favorable for the development of a major hurricane. After several days of organization, the tropical wave became a tropical depression, the sixth of the season, southwest of Cape Verde in the late evening of August 11. In the early hours of August 12, the depression intensified and reached winds of 40 mph, becoming Tropical Storm Erin. Despite its rather large size, the system began to steadily intensify at a rather quick pace, and by the late hours of the next day, the system already had winds of 75 mph, becoming the season's second hurricane. Erin continued to intensify rapidly and by the end of August 14, the system had winds of 110 mph, making it a high-end category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale (SSHWS). In the early morning of August 15, Erin became a category 3 hurricane, becoming the season's first major hurricane, and by the end of the day, the system continued to intensify quickly and became a category 4 hurricane. However, on the following day, an Eyewall Replacement Cycle (EWRC) caused the tropical cyclone to weaken to a category 3 hurricane. On the morning of August 17, the hurricane reintensified, becoming a category 4 hurricane again, and then proceeded to pass between Martinique and Saint Lucia, delivering a direct hit on the southern end of Martinique. In the future days, the hurricane's intensity fluctuated due to several EWRCs until August 21, when the hurricane explosively intensified and became a category 5 hurricane. Erin continued to intensify, reaching a peak intensity of 175 mph and 904 mbar before making landfall at peak intensity in Belize on the evening of August 22. The hurricane proceeded to quickly weaken and degenerate into a remnant low by the afternoon of the following day. The remnants of Erin persisted and emerged in the Bay of Campeche on August 24, and regenerated on the next day. The newly regenerated storm moved and intensified slowly over the Gulf of Mexico/Gulf of America as it struggled to re-organize itself. In the late evening of August 28, Erin intensified into a minimal category 1 hurricane and made landfall in Louisiana and Mississippi on the morning of August 29. The system rapidly weakened and degenerated into a remnant low on the morning of August 30.
Hurricane Erin brought catastrophic devastation and loss of life during its long track. Destructive flooding and landslides occurred across Martinique and Saint Lucia, resulting in the death of over 43 people, mainly in Martinique following a deadly lahar from the Mount Pelée volcano that impacted the town of Saint-Pierre. In Belize, the effects of the hurricane were extremely catastrophic due to the destructive floods and landslides that affected the region, combined also with the destructive winds brought by the hurricane. To worsen the situation, the ground was already saturated by the rainfall and flooding brought by prior low-pressure systems, several of these low-pressure were the precursors of tropical cyclones like the ones of Tropical Storm Andrea and Tropical Storm Fernand, while other systems were tropical cyclones such as Tropical Depression Two and Hurricane Chantal, already affected the area. Devastating floods and landslides also affected Guatemala and Mexico, resulting in hundreds of fatalities. Despite making a weaker landfall in the United States as a minimal category 1 hurricane, Erin caused 30 deaths and over $5.1 billion in damages due to floodings brought by the large and disorganized tropical cyclone. A total of 1575 people were killed by the hurricane, while damages amounted to $7,769 billion.
When Hurricane Erin reached its peak intensity, it became the ninth most intense hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean. Erin was the deadliest hurricane to strike Central America since Hurricane Mitch of 1998, and the worst hurricane to strike Belize since Hurricane Hattie of 1961. In the United States, the landfall of the hurricane gained particular and widespread attention due to the day of the landfall, August 29, coinciding with the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
Tropical storm Fernand[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |||
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| Duration | August 16 – August 17 | ||
| Peak intensity | 45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min) 1001 mbar (hPa) | ||
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) marked a tropical wave in the South Caribbean Sea for potential tropical development on August 10. In the following days, the system passed over Belize and parts of Mexico, before entering the Bay of Campeche on the early morning of August 16. The system rapidly developed and by the afternoon of the same day, the system became Tropical Depression Seven. The newly formed depression continued to intensify and by the evening the system intensified into Tropical Storm Fernand. The tropical storm slightly intensified before making landfall in the Mexican state of Veracruz in the early morning of August 17 and proceeded to rapidly weaken and dissipate by the afternoon.
16 people were killed in total by Tropical Storm Fernand, while damages amounted to $135 million. The majority of the storm's fatalities happened in Belize due to floods caused by the precursor system of the tropical storm. The flooding caused by the precursor of Fernand in Belize resulted in further saturation of the ground and set the stage for a catastrophic mass flooding a week later as the large Hurricane Erin made landfall at peak intensity over the country, resulting in thousands of deaths
Tropical storm Gabrielle[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |||
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| Duration | September 3 – September 6 | ||
| Peak intensity | 65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) 993 mbar (hPa) | ||
On September 1, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) began tracking a tropical wave south of Cuba for potential tropical development. The system entered the Gulf of Mexico in the late evening of September 2 and organized itself. The system was designated as Potential Tropical Cyclone Eight as Tropical Storm Watches and Warnings were issued for the Florida panhandle and the coast of Alabama. The system gained tropical storm force winds and by the Afternoon of September 3, the system became Tropical Storm Gabrielle. The tropical storm continued to intensify until it made landfall on the late evening of September 4 in Alabama as a strong tropical storm with winds of 65 mph. The storm slowly weakened and dissipated in the afternoon of September 6.
5 people were killed by the tropical storm, while damages amounted to $1.2 billion.
Hurricane Humberto[]
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) | |||
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| Duration | September 9 – September 16 | ||
| Peak intensity | 110 mph (175 km/h) (1-min) 959 mbar (hPa) | ||
On September 7, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) began tracking a tropical wave exiting from the coast of West Africa. The wave quickly organized and became Tropical Storm Humberto by the morning of September 9. The newly formed tropical storm continued to quickly intensify and became a hurricane by the night of September 10. The hurricane continued to intensify, achieving category 2 intensity before peaking on September 12 as a high-end category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale (SSHWS) with winds of 110 mph. The hurricane began weakening after and maintained the category 2 intensity for another day before weakening further. By September 14's morning, Humberto was now a tropical storm and by the afternoon of September 16, Humberto became an extratropical cyclone. Although Humberto is classified as an high-end category 2 hurricane, several estimates argue that the system might have reached the category 3 intensity.
3 people died in Guinea due to floodings caused by the precursor of Humberto. Minimal damages were reported in Cape Verde and the Azores following Humberto's passage.
Hurricane Imelda[]
| Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) | |||
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| Duration | September 9 – September 21 | ||
| Peak intensity | 155 mph (250 km/h) (1-min) 923 mbar (hPa) | ||
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) began tracking a tropical wave that exited from the coast of West Africa on September 6. In the following days, the wave gradually organized, and on the afternoon of September 9, Tropical Depression Ten formed. The depression slowly intensified and by the noon of the following day, it became Tropical Storm Imelda. The storm continued to slowly intensify due to the nearby presence of Hurricane Humberto generating wind shear, with many forecasts calling for the weakening and dissipation of the storm, but unexpectedly, Imelda managed to survive the wind shear and began to intensify as both Imelda and Humberto moved away from each other, and the storm became Hurricane Imelda by the late evening of September 12. The hurricane began to rapidly intensify and became a low-end category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale (SSHWS) with winds of 100 mph during the evening of the following day. Rapid intensification continued and escalated on September 14 as Imelda became a major hurricane in the early hours of the day and by the evening of the same day the hurricane became a category 4 on the SSHWS. Imelda continued to intensify as it began approaching the Bahamas as it gained latitude, and it reached its peak intensity on September 16, with winds of 155 mph and a pressure of 923 mbar, making the storm a high-end category 4 hurricane, although some estimates and meteorologist argue that Imelda might have been briefly a category 5 hurricane. After reaching its peak intensity, the hurricane curved north and veered away from the Bahamas, sparing the islands from a devastating landfall. By the evening of September 17, Imelda weakened to a category 3 hurricane, and on the afternoon of the following day, it weakened further to a category 2 hurricane, followed by a brief restrengthening phase on September 19 that brought the hurricane back to category 3 intensity for 12 hours before resuming to weaken further. By the following day, Imelda was a category 1 hurricane and it became and hurricane-force extratropical cyclone on September 21, before making landfall in Newfoundland. The extratropical cyclone would persist for over a week until it dissipated southwest of Iceland.
10 people were killed by Hurricane Imelda due to rip currents caused by the hurricane, while damages amounted to $65,11 million in Newfoundland following the passage of Imelda as an extratropical cyclone.
Tropical storm Jerry[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |||
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| Duration | September 11 – September 12 | ||
| Peak intensity | 40 mph (65 km/h) (1-min) 1005 mbar (hPa) | ||
A tropical wave left the coast of West Africa in early September, but initially, it was not tracked by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) due to its disorganized structure. However, by September 8, the system began showing signs of organization and the NHC began monitoring it for potential tropical development. The system slowly organized as it approached the southern Lesser Antilles and on the late evening of September 11, the system became a tropical depression. The depression slightly intensified and became Tropical Storm Jerry on the morning of September 12. The tropical storm showed barely further signs of organization and maintained its intensity constant until it made landfall on Trinidad. The storm quickly weakened to a tropical depression and degenerated into a remnant low by the end of the day.
Only 1 death and minimal damages were associated with Tropical Storm Jerry.
Hurricane Karen[]
| Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) | |||
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| Duration | September 23 – September 28 | ||
| Peak intensity | 125 mph (205 km/h) (1-min) 947 mbar (hPa) | ||
A low-pressure system formed on September 22 near Bermuda and rapidly began to develop tropical characteristics, and by the afternoon of the following day, the system became the twelve tropical depression of the season. The tropical depression initially maintained its intensity for 18 hours until noon on September 24, when the tropical depression became Tropical Storm Karen. The tropical storm rapidly intensified and became a hurricane by noon on September 25, and by the end of the day, the hurricane was a strong category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale (SSHWS) with winds of 105 mph. In the early hours of September 26, Hurricane Karen further intensified, becoming the third and final major hurricane of the season. During the early afternoon, the hurricane reached its peak intensity as a high-end category 3 hurricane with winds of 125 mph, with some estimates showing that the hurricane might have even reached category 4 on the SSHWS. The hurricane began weakening by the late afternoon and by the following the next day, the hurricane weakened to a category 2 hurricane, and by September 28, the hurricane weakened to a category 1 hurricane before transitioning into a hurricane-force extratropical cyclone, that would later be absorbed by a larger extratropical cyclone.
No deaths or damages were associated with the system, but the precursor system of Hurricane Karen brought heavy rain and strong wind gusts to Bermuda.
Hurricane Lorenzo[]
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |||
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| Duration | September 27 – September 30 | ||
| Peak intensity | 75 mph (120 km/h) (1-min) 994 mbar (hPa) | ||
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) began tracking a slow-moving low-pressure area that formed in the Gulf of Mexico/Gulf of America and slowly moved into the Bay of Campeche on September 25. On September 27, a tropical depression formed, and later that day it became Tropical Storm Lorenzo. Despite being disorganized, the tropical storm steadily intensified and briefly became a hurricane with an unusually high pressure of 994 mbar on the late evening of September 28. The system began weakening after and made landfall in the Mexican state of Veracruz on the night of September 29. The system weakened to a tropical depression and dissipated on the morning of September 30.
The effects of Hurricane Lorenzo were reduced due to its landfall as a low-end tropical storm, 6 people were killed, while minimal damages were reported in the affected areas.
Hurricane Melissa[]
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) | |||
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| Duration | October 6 – October 12 | ||
| Peak intensity | 105 mph (165 km/h) (1-min) 975 mbar (hPa) | ||
In early October, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) began monitoring a low-pressure system in the Southern Caribbean Sea for potential tropical development. The low-pressure system became more organized in the following days and in the early afternoon of October 6, it became a tropical depression. The depression became Tropical Storm Melissa on the evening of the same day as it made landfall on the costal region where the border of Nicaragua and Honduras is located. Despite making landfall, the tropical storm maintained its intensity as it remained relatively close to the water, and by the afternoon of the following day, Melissa fully returned to open water, where the tropical storm began to organize. On October 8, the system moved and crossed the Yucatan Channel as it intensified into a category 1 hurricane. Hurricane Melissa continued to intensify and by the late morning of October 9, the hurricane reached category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale (SSHWS). Contrary to forecasts, the hurricane didn't reach the major hurricane intensity as it struggled to intensify further. The hurricane made landfall south of the Tampa Bay area in the early morning of October 10 as it attempted to intensify further, reaching peak winds of 105 mph. The system rapidly weakened to a high-end tropical storm after landfall and it left Florida as a tropical depression in the late evening. Melissa re-intensified into a tropical storm on the morning of October 11 until it made its final landfall in South Carolina in the evening of the same day. The depression persisted for several hours until it finally dissipated in the late afternoon of October 12.
Hurricane Melissa killed 12 people, while its damages amounted to $5.7 billion, making the hurricane at the time the second costliest hurricane to not have its name retired after Hurricane Sally of 2020.
Hurricane Nestor[]
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |||
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| Duration | October 20 – October 24 | ||
| Peak intensity | 90 mph (150 km/h) (1-min) 980 mbar (hPa) | ||
A low-pressure system was being tracked by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in mid-October north of Puerto Rico, and by October 20, the system became a subtropical depression, which intensified into Subtropical Storm Nestor by the afternoon of the same day and began to intensify steadily. At noon on October 21, the subtropical storm became a fully tropical storm and continued to intensify, and by the following day, Nestor became the eighth and final hurricane of the season. The hurricane reached its peak intensity on October 23 as a high-end category 1 hurricane with winds of 90 mph, but it began to weaken later that day as it reached colder waters and by the afternoon of October 24, the system transitioned to an extratropical cyclone.
No deaths or damages were associated with the system, but light rain and wind gusts were reported in northern Puerto Rico from the precursor of Hurricane Nestor.
Subtropical storm Olga[]
| Subtropical storm (SSHWS) | |||
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| Duration | November 15 – November 17 | ||
| Peak intensity | 70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) 977 mbar (hPa) | ||
A powerful gale-force low formed southwest of the Azores on November 14. The system quickly organized and intensified and the National Hurricane Center (NHC) deemed that the system had transitioned to a subtropical cyclone in the afternoon of November 15, designating and naming the system as Subtropical Storm Olga. Despite the system being located over cold water, the subtropical storm continued to intensify rather quickly, and by the morning of November 17, the subtropical storm reached its peak intensity with winds of 70 mph, with an eye feature being clearly detected by both radar and satellite imagery, leading to several forecaster and meteorologists to argue that the storm was likely a minimal hurricane. However, by the noon of the same day, the subtropical storm weakened, and by the late evening of the same day, it transitioned to a powerful extratropical cyclone that would also reach hurricane-force winds before being absorbed by another larger extratropical cyclone. The dissipation of Subtropical Storm Olga marks the end of the annual hurricane season.
No deaths or damages were caused by the Subtropical Storm, but light rain and wind gusts were reported in the Azores.
Season effects[]
This is a table of all of the storms that formed in the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. It includes their name, duration, peak classification and intensities, areas affected, damage, and death totals. Deaths in parentheses are additional and indirect (an example of an indirect death would be a traffic accident), but were still related to that storm. Damage and deaths include totals while the storm was extratropical, a wave, or a low, and all of the damage figures are in 2025 USD.
| Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale | ||||||
| TD | TS | C1 | C2 | C3 | C4 | C5 |
| Storm name | Dates active | Storm category
at peak intensity |
Max 1-min wind
mph (km/h) |
Min.press.(mbar) | Areas affected | Damage (millions USD) | Deaths
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| Andrea | June 6–8 | Tropical storm | 60 (95) | 996 | Central America, Nicaragua, Honduras, Belize, Guatemala, Mexico Texas, Southern United States, Midwestern United States | $4,01 billion | 13 | |||
| Two | June 10-12 | Tropical depression | 35 (55) | 1007 | Belize, Central America | >$219.80 million | 18 | |||
| Barry | July 14-16 | Tropical storm | 50 (85) | 1000 | The Bahamas, East Florida, State of Georgia, Southern United States | $20 million | 4 | |||
| Chantal | July 31 - August 5 | Category 1 hurricane | 90 (150) | 980 | Belize, Central America, Guatemala, Mexico, Veracruz, Tamaulipas | $465 million | 7 | |||
| Dexter | August 9–11 | Tropical storm | 60 (95) | 990 | Nova Scotia, Newfoundland | Minimal | None | |||
| Erin | August 11-30 | Category 5 hurricane | 175 (280) | 904 | Lesser Antilles, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Belize, Central America, Guatemala, Mexico, Louisiana,Mississippi, Southern United States, Midwestern United States, Northeastern United States | $7,769 billion | 1575 | |||
| Fernand | August 16-17 | Tropical storm | 45 (75) | 1001 | Belize, Central America, Mexico, Veracruz | $135 million | 16 | |||
| Gabrielle | September 3-6 | Tropical storm | 65 (100) | 993 | Cuba, Alabama, Southern United States, Midwestern United States | $1.62 billion | 5 | |||
| Humberto | September 9–16 | Category 2 hurricane | 110 (175) | 959 | Guinea, West Africa, Cape Verde, Azores | Minimal | 3 | |||
| Imelda | September 9–21 | Category 4 hurricane | 155 (250) | 923 | Newfoundland | $65.11 million | 10 | |||
| Jerry | September 11-12 | Tropical storm | 40 (65) | 1005 | Lesser Antilles,Trinidad and Tobago | Minimal | 1 | |||
| Karen | September 23-28 | Category 3 hurricane | 125 (205) | 947 | Bermuda | None | None | |||
| Lorenzo | September 27-30 | Category 1 hurricane | 75 (120) | 994 | Mexico, Veracruz | Minimal | 6 | |||
| Melissa | October 6–12 | Category 2 hurricane | 105 (165) | 975 | Nicaragua, Honduras, Cuba, Florida, South Carolina, Southern United States, Midwestern United States | $5.7 billion | 12 | |||
| Nestor | October 20–24 | Category 1 hurricane | 90 (150) | 980 | Puerto Rico | None | None | |||
| Olga | November 15–17 | Subtropical storm | 70 (110) | 977 | Azores | None | None | |||
| Season Aggregates | ||||||||||
| 16 cyclones | June 6 - November 17 | 175 (280) | 904 | Central America, Nicaragua, Honduras, Belize, Guatemala, Mexico Texas, Southern United States, Midwestern United States, The Bahamas, Florida, State of Georgia, Veracruz, Tamaulipas, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Louisiana,Mississippi, Northeastern United States, Cuba, Alabama, Guinea, West Africa, Cape Verde, Azores, Trinidad and Tobago, Bermuda, South Carolina, Puerto Rico | $19,71 billion | 1670 | ||||
Storm names[]
The following list of names was used for named storms that formed in the North Atlantic in 2025. This is the same list that was used for the 2019 season, with the exception of the name Dexter, which replaces the name Dorian. The name Dexter was used for the first time this season. Names that were retired are marked in red.
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Retirement[]
On April 13, 2026, during the 48th Session of the RA IV Hurricane Committee, the World Meteorological Organization retired the name Erin from its rotating name lists due to the catastrophic damage and loss of life it caused across Belize, Guatemala, Mexico, and the United States, and it will never be used in the North Atlantic basin ever again. Erin was replaced with the name Esther for the 2031 Atlantic hurricane season.