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| 2025 Atlantic hurricane season | |
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 Season summary map | |
| Seasonal boundaries | |
| First system formed | May 3, 2025 |
| Last system dissipated | December 21, 2025 |
| Strongest storm | |
| Name | Olga (Strongest known windspeeds in the Atlantic basin) |
| • Maximum winds | 195 mph (315 km/h) |
| • Lowest pressure | 885 mbar (hPa; 26.13 inHg) |
| Seasonal statistics | |
| Total depressions | 31 (Record high, tied with 2005 and 2020) |
| Total storms | 29 |
| Hurricanes | 15 (Record high, tied with 2005) |
| Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+) | 7 (Record high, tied with 2005 and 2020) |
| Total fatalities | 16,071 total (Second-deadliest Atlantic season on record) |
| Total damage | $496.151 billion (2025 USD) |
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The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season was an extremely active and incredibly deadly and devastating season that became the costliest on record, breaking the previous record set by the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, and becoming the second deadliest Atlantic hurricane season on record after the 1780 Atlantic hurricane season. The season was the most active on record, in terms of the number of systems, tying with the 2005 and 2020 seasons. It featured a total of 31 tropical and subtropical cyclones, with all but two cyclones becoming named storms. Of the 29 named storms, a record-tying 15 developed into hurricanes, and a record-tying seven further intensified into became major hurricanes, rated Category 3 or higher on the Saffir–Simpson scale. The season was the first to utilize the new auxiliary list that was drafted after the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, with eight of its names making their debut in the Atlantic basin this season. For the second time ever recorded in the Atlantic basin, four storms became Category 5 hurricanes, tying with the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season for having the most of any season on record. However, an unprecedented event unfolded during the season, where for the first time ever recorded in the North Atlantic, two category 5 hurricanes reached an atmospheric pressure lower than 900 mbar. The season has also the highest number of Category 4 or higher hurricanes ever recorded in the Atlantic, with seven storms reaching or surpassing said intensity, breaking the previous record of five tied by the 2005 and 2020 Atlantic hurricane seasons. The season is also tied with the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season for having a record number of seven named storms that were subtropical during a part of their lifespan. This nearly unprecedented activity was fueled by the record-high Sea Surface Temperatures (SST) alongside a vigorous La Niña that developed in the early summer of 2025.
The four Category 5 hurricanes during the season were: Gabrielle, Jerry, Olga, and Rebekah. In July, Gabrielle reached her peak intensity northeast of the Bahamas, becoming the first Category 5 hurricane of the season, reaching winds of 165 mph and a pressure of 915 mbar, tying with Hurricane Beryl of the previous year for the strongest July hurricane on record, while becoming the most intense July hurricane on record, beating the previous record set by Hurricane Emily in 2005. Gabrielle later weakened due to an Eyewall Replacement Cycle (EWRC) but regained the Category 5 intensity before weakening again and making an extremely destructive landfall in the State of Georgia as a high-end Category 4 hurricane with winds of 155 mph, with some estimates arguing that the hurricane might have actually had been a Category 5 hurricane during landfall. In August, Jerry reached his peak intensity of 180 mph and 905 mbar, tying with Hurricane Mitch of 1998 and Hurricane Dean of 2007 for the 10th most intense hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean. However, the following other two Category 5 Hurricanes of the season, Olga and Rebekah would become so intense to knock Jerry, Mitch, and Dean to the 12th spot for the most intense hurricanes ever recorded. Jerry weakened to a category 4 hurricane due to an EWRC before intensifying again into a category 5 hurricane and making an incredibly catastrophic landfall in Haiti, delivering incredibly catastrophic effects to the already troubled nation, resulting in the slaughter of 5432 people in the troubled nation alone, becoming the worst hurricane to strike the nation, beating the previous record set by Hurricane Flora of 1963. Jerry proceeded to hit South Carolina as a strong category 4 hurricane, delivering extremely catastrophic damages to the areas already devastated by Hurricane Helene of 2024, becoming the worst hurricane to strike South Carolina, beating the previous record set by Hurricane Hugo in 1989. In early September, Olga formed and explosively intensified, reaching a record-breaking peak intensity with winds of 195 mph and a pressure of 885 mbar, becoming the strongest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded, beating the previous record set by Hurricane Allen in 1980, while also becoming the second most intense Atlantic hurricane, only behind Hurricane Wilma of 2005. Olga proceeded to make landfall at peak intensity in Jacksonville, Florida, becoming the strongest and most intense landfalling hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean, beating the previous record set by the 1935 Labor Day hurricane, and unleashed the full power of her sheer wrath as it brought apocalyptic damages to the Jacksonville Metropolitan area, resulting in a total of 8253 deaths and $2415 billion in damages, rivaling with the 1900 Galveston Hurricane for the deadliest hurricane ever recorded in the United States, while it became the most destructive tropical cyclone on record, beating the previous record tied between Hurricane Katrina of 2005 and Hurricane Harvey of 2017. In mid-September, Rebekah became the final Category 5 Hurricane of the season, reaching an extremely violent peak intensity with winds of 185 mph and a pressure of 891 mbar, becoming the fourth most intense Atlantic hurricane on record, after Hurricane Gilbert of 1988, Hurricane Olga of the same season, and Hurricane Wilma of 2005. Unlike the three previous Category 5 Hurricanes, Rebekah was surprisingly not deadly and destructive, becoming the seventh Category 5 Hurricane on record to dodge retirement.
The season's impact was incredibly catastrophic, as an estimated total of 16,071 deaths and approximately $496.151 billion in damage were caused mainly by Hurricanes Gabrielle, Jerry, and Olga. It was the costliest season ever recorded, beating the previous record set by the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season. The season officially started on June 1 and officially ended on November 30. However, tropical cyclogenesis is possible at any time of the year, as demonstrated by the formation of Hurricane Andrea on May 3, and the formation of Subtropical Storm Heath on December 19, marking the first occurrence where tropical cyclogenesis happened before and after the official bounds of the season since the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season.
Seasonal Summary[]
Background[]
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. However, tropical cyclogenesis is possible at any time of the year, as demonstrated by the formation of Hurricane Andrea on May 3, and the formation of Subtropical Storm Heath on December 19, marking the first occurrence where tropical cyclogenesis happened before and after the official bounds of the season since the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season.
Early season[]
The first system of the season, Hurricane Andrea, formed outside of the season's official boundaries on May 3 in the southern Caribbean Sea. Andrea unexpectedly became an extremely rare May hurricane, the first to occur since Hurricane Alma of 1970 and the fifth May hurricane ever recorded, before making landfall in the Big Bend region of Florida.
June was very active, producing three systems which all became named storms, marking the third year in a row where three named systems developed in the month. Tropical Storm Barry formed on June 2, just one day after the official beginning of the season, and struck Texas, followed by Tropical Storm Chantal which formed on June 15 and peaked near-hurricane strength as she moved away from the East Coast of the United States and brought minimal impacts Nova Scotia. The final storm of the month was Subtropical Storm Dexter, a large and disorganized subtropical storm that caused no harm during its short existence.
Activity began to ramp up in July with five tropical cyclones forming, all but one became named storms or hurricanes. Tropical Storm Erin formed on July 9 and struck Cuba and the Florida Panhandle as a near-hurricane strength tropical storm, followed by Tropical Storm Fernand on July 11 which struck Mexico as a strong tropical storm. Hurricane Gabrielle formed on July 16 and quickly became the season's first major hurricane and Category 5 hurricane, before making an extremely devastating landfall in the State of Georgia, followed by Tropical Depression Eight, a very weak and short-lived tropical depression that made landfall in Honduras. On the last day of the month, Hurricane Humberto formed and proceeded to become a long-lived high-end Category 4 hurricane that remained away from any major landmass.
Peak of the season[]
Activity dramatically increased in August with a total of seven tropical cyclones forming during the month. The first system, Tropical Storm Imelda, formed on August 6, and was a fast-moving and short-lived storm that brought minor impacts to Tobago. Then came Hurricane Jerry next, which formed on August 9 and became a monstrous Category 5 hurricane that caused incredible devastation and loss of life across Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and the United States. Tropical Storm Karen formed on August 10 and brought impacts to Central America before making landfall in Texas, bringing significant impacts. Hurricane Lorenzo formed on August 24 and struck Mexico as a high-end Category 2 hurricane. Hurricane Melissa formed on August 25 and was a harmless hurricane that did not affect any coastal region. Hurricane Nestor formed on August 26 and became an extremely rare tropical cyclone that struck the Iberian peninsula while fully tropical. On August 28 Lorenzo, Melissa, and Nestor both were a category 1 or 2 intensity, marking the first time ever record of three hurricanes active simultaneously had occurred before September. The final system of the month was Tropical Depression Sixteen, a weak and short-lived system that formed on August 31 had no impacts at all.
Satellite image of Hurricane Rebekah nearing her peak intensity on September 13.
Activity reached its peak in September, with eight tropical cyclones forming. The first tropical cyclone of the month was Hurricane Olga, a massive hurricane that formed on September 7 and explosively intensified in an extremely violent Category 5 hurricane that became the strongest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded with windspeeds of 195 mph and a pressure of 885 mbar, before making landfall at peak intensity on Jacksonville, Florida at peak intensity, becoming the most destructive hurricane ever recorded as the Jacksonville Metropolitan area suffered apocalyptic damages from the wrath of the hurricane. Tropical Storm Pablo formed on September 9 and struck Mexico and Texas, causing significant impacts. Hurricane Rebekah formed on September 10 and became the season's final Category 5 hurricane, however, the death toll and damages from this hurricane were nowhere as near as the other three Category 5 hurricanes of the season. Tropical Storm Sebastien formed on September 18 and brought light impacts to the East Coast of the United States, followed by Hurricane Tanya which formed on September 24 and caused minimal damages in Bermuda. Tropical Storm Van formed on September 25 and was a weak and brief tropical storm that struck the Mexican states of Veracruz. The two final storms of the month were Hurricane Wendy, a long-lived Category 2 hurricane that formed on September 27, and Hurricane Adria, a harmless Category 2 hurricane that formed on September 30.
Late season[]
Tropical cyclone activity decreased in October, with four total tropical cyclones forming. Tropical Storm Braylen formed on October 9 and was a weak and short-lived tropical storm that struck Cuba, followed by Tropical Storm Caridad, another weak and short-lived tropical storm that didn't impact any coastal area. Hurricane Deshawn was a low-end Category 4 hurricane that took an unusual path as he brought impacts to the Lesser Antilles, while Hurricane Emery was a powerful but harmless Category 4 hurricane that formed on October 31.
Two tropical cyclones formed in November. The first one was Tropical Storm Foster, a weak and short-lived tropical storm that formed on November 5 and caused minor impacts in South Carolina. The second tropical cyclone that formed in the month was Hurricane Gemma, which formed on November 28 and reached her peak intensity on December 1, outside of the season's official boundaries.
The final system of the season, Subtropical Storm Heath, formed on December 19, becoming the first tropical or subtropical cyclone to fully form in the month of December since an Unnamed Subtropical Storm in 2013, while he also became the 29th and final named storm of the season, making 2025 the second most active Atlantic hurricane on record. Heath brought minimal impacts to the Azores, and after his dissipation, tropical cyclone activity finally ceased.
Systems[]
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Hurricane Andrea[]
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |||
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| Duration | May 3 – May 9 | ||
| Peak intensity | 90 mph (150 km/h) (1-min) 980 mbar (hPa) | ||
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) began tracking an area of low pressure developed in the southern Caribbean Sea on May 1 for potential off-season tropical development. In the following days, the system organized itself and was designed as Tropical Depression One on the evening of May 3. The newly formed system gradually intensified and reached tropical storm intensity on the noon of May 4, becoming Tropical Storm Andrea. The tropical storm organized herself and it began to intensify quickly due to the record-high warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico/Gulf of America and an unusually low wind shear pattern and managed to intensify to a Category 1 hurricane on the night of May 5, becoming the first May hurricane to occur since Hurricane Alma of 1970 and the fifth May hurricane on record. Hurricane Andrea continued to intensify until she reached her peak intensity and made landfall in the Big Bend region of Florida on the late evening of May 6 as a high-end Category 1 hurricane with wind speeds of 90 mph and a pressure of 980 mbar, becoming one of the strongest and most intense hurricanes to occur in the month of May, with some estimates and weather forecasters saying that the storm might have been briefly a category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale (SSHWS). The hurricane began to quickly weaken inland, degrading to a tropical storm just 6 hours from landfall, and by the evening of May 7, the system weakened further to a tropical depression, however, the system managed to persist for almost two days and degenerated into a post-tropical cyclone in the afternoon of May 9 just south of the State of Michigan. The post-tropical remains of Andrea persisted until May 13 when it fully dissipated near the Labrador Peninsula.
A total of 24 people were killed by Andrea, 10 in Cuba due to flooding and mudslides while the rest were killed in the United States by storm surge, flooding, mudslides, and debris thrown around by the winds of the Hurricane. Andrea's landfall brought further destruction to the areas of the Big Bend region already devastated by Hurricane Helene less than one year prior, resulting in many buildings that were already severely damaged by Helene being totally destroyed. In total, Andrea was responsible for the death of 24 people and a total of $2.75 billion in damages, however, despite her death toll and damages, Andrea was not retired from her rotating list.
Tropical storm Barry[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |||
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| Duration | June 2 – June 5 | ||
| Peak intensity | 60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) 999 mbar (hPa) | ||
A low-pressure area formed in the Bay of Campeche on May 31 and was subsequently tracked by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) for potential tropical development. As the system entered the Gulf of Mexico/Gulf of America, the system became more organized, and during the afternoon of June 1, the system was designated as Potential Tropical Cyclone Two as Tropical Storm Watches were issued for the coast of Texas. The system continued to organize itself and began producing tropical storm force winds on the Morning of June 2, before becoming Tropical Storm Barry by the afternoon of the same day. The newly formed tropical storm continued to intensify during the following hours, reaching a peak intensity of 60 mph with a pressure of 999 mbar. Tropical Storm Barry proceeded to make landfall at his peak intensity in Texas in the early hours of June 4 and weakened as it moved inland, before transitioning to an extratropical cyclone on the evening of June 5.
A total of 11 people were killed by Barry, while damages amounted to $1.1 billion. The main cause of death and damages was flooding, but several fatalities and damages were caused by a tornado outbreak spawned by Barry, where a large EF3 tornado was responsible for 5 deaths and significant damages
Tropical storm Chantal[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |||
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| Duration | June 15 – June 19 | ||
| Peak intensity | 70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) 992 mbar (hPa) | ||
An area of low pressure formed offshore Florida and passed north of the Bahamas on June 14. The system organized itself rather quickly and became a tropical depression by the late evening of the next day. In the early morning of June 16, the depression reached tropical storm intensity, becoming Tropical Storm Chantal. The tropical storm intensified quickly and reached her peak intensity in the late afternoon of June 17 as a high-end tropical storm with winds of 70 mph and a pressure of 992 mbar, with some estimates pointing that the tropical storm might actually have been a minimal category 1 hurricane. The tropical storm began weakening in the following days as she moved over colder waters and transitioned to an extratropical cyclone on the afternoon of June 19, and eventually made landfall over Nova Scotia and the Labrador Peninsula before fully dissipating inland on June 22.
Tropical Storm Chantal did not cause any fatalities but she caused minimal damages in Canada across Nova Scotia and the Labrador Peninsula.
Subtropical storm Dexter[]
| Subtropical storm (SSHWS) | |||
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| Duration | June 26 – June 28 | ||
| Peak intensity | 45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min) 996 mbar (hPa) | ||
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) began monitoring an area south of Newfoundland for the potential development of a low-pressure area with the potential to become a subtropical or tropical cyclone on June 20. The low-pressure system developed on June 24 and it began to acquire subtropical characteristics, despite being large and quite disorganized, the system successfully became a subtropical depression in the early hours of June 26. The subtropical depression intensified and became Subtropical Storm Dexter by the late morning of the same day. Dexter barely intensified as he meandered northeastwards and transitioned to an extratropical cyclone on the late evening of June 28. No deaths or damages were caused by the subtropical storm.
Tropical storm Erin[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |||
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| Duration | July 9 – July 14 | ||
| Peak intensity | 70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) 989 mbar (hPa) | ||
A tropical wave exited the coast of West Africa in mid-June and reached the southern Caribbean Sea in early July, there, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) began closely monitoring the wave for potential tropical development, and by the evening of July 9, the system became Tropical Depression Five. The tropical depression continued to intensify and became Tropical Storm Erin by noon on July 10, and made landfall in Cuba. In the early morning of the following day, Erin entered the waters of the Gulf of Mexico/Gulf of America, and as she moved towards the Florida Panhandle, Erin organized herself and intensified as she began developing an eye-like feature and reached a peak intensity with winds of 70 mph and a pressure of 989 mbar, with many meteorologists and forecasters arguing that Erin was actually a Category 1 hurricane. The tropical storm made landfall in the Florida Panhandle on the evening of July 12 and began to weaken, becoming a tropical depression on the afternoon of the following day, before degenerating into a post-tropical cyclone on July 14.
Erin was responsible for 18 deaths and $1.25 billion in damage, becoming the third storm of the season to cause over $1 billion in dollars in damage, leading many to fear what would happen when the season reached its peak, with many claiming that the Atlantic Ocean was overdue to produce a "Monster Storm of Ungodly proportions". These fears would become true just one week later as Hurricane Gabrielle would make an extremely devastating landfall in the State of Georgia, followed by the sheer terror brought by Hurricane Jerry and Hurricane Olga in the following months.
Tropical storm Fernand[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |||
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| Duration | July 11 – July 14 | ||
| Peak intensity | 70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) 991 mbar (hPa) | ||
A low pressure developed north of the Yucatan Peninsula and began to rapidly acquire tropical characteristics, leading the National Hurricane Center (NHC) to designate the system as Potential Tropical Cyclone Six on the morning of July 10. The system organized further and became a tropical depression in the late evening of the following day, and it reached the tropical storm intensity in the early hours of July 12, becoming Tropical Storm Fernand. Fernand proceeded to intensify at a quick pace and made landfall in Mexico on the afternoon of July 13 as a high-end tropical storm with winds of 70 mph and a pressure of 991 mbar. Fernand proceeded to rapidly weaken and dissipated by the early hours of July 14. Across his path, Fernand was responsible for the death of seven people and for damages amounting to $345 million.
Hurricane Gabrielle[]
| Category 5 hurricane (SSHWS) | |||
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| Duration | July 16 – July 25 | ||
| Peak intensity | 165 mph (270 km/h) (1-min) 915 mbar (hPa) | ||
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) began tracking a vigorous tropical wave that left the coast of West Africa on July 5. The wave was originally slowly organizing itself but began to gain more significant organization as it approached the Lesser Antilles in mid-July, and on July 16, the tropical wave became Tropical Storm Gabrielle east of the Lesser Antilles. Gabrielle initially intensified at a rather slow pace but by the afternoon of July 18, she became a Category 1 hurricane north of Anguilla. Gabrielle began rapidly intensifying the following day, becoming a Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale (SSHWS), the first major hurricane of the season, on the evening of July 19. Her rapid intensification continued in the following days as she became a Category 4 hurricane on the following day. Gabrielle didn't stop her rapid intensification and by the late afternoon of July 21, Gabrielle took meteorologists and forecasters by surprise as she became an extremely rare Category 5 Hurricane in July, the third Category 5 ever recorded in July after Hurricane Emily of 2005, and Hurricane Beryl of the year prior. Gabrielle reached her peak intensity with winds of 165 mph and a pressure of 915 mbar, becoming the strongest July hurricane on record tied with Hurricane Beryl, and the most intense July hurricane on record, beating the previous record set by Hurricane Emily in 2005. Gabrielle proceeded to weaken on July 22 due to an Eyewall Replacement Cycle (EWRC), but it managed to briefly regain the Category 5 intensity before weakening again to a Category 4 hurricane. Gabrielle continued remaining a very strong hurricane until she made landfall in the State of Georgia on noon of July 23 as a high-end Category 4 hurricane with winds of 155 mph, with some estimates and meteorologists highlighting the possibility that Gabrielle was actually a Category 5 hurricane at landfall. Gabrielle rapidly weakened to a Category 1 hurricane by the end of the day, and by the evening of July 24, Gabrielle was nothing more than a weak tropical depression that transitioned to an extratropical cyclone in the late hours of July 25. The extratropical cyclone would become a powerful hurricane-force extratropical cyclone that would finally dissipate on August 3.
During her earlier stages, Gabrielle brought minimal impacts to the Lesser Antilles with no deaths or significant damages being reported. However, her landfall in the State of Georgia was absolutely catastrophic. With windspeeds of 155 mph, Gabrielle became the strongest landfalling hurricane in the State of Georgia on record, beating the previous record set by the 1898 Georgia hurricane. The impact brought by Gabrielle was incredibly catastrophic as over 560 people died in the State of Georgia alone due to storm surge, flooding, and debris thrown around by very strong winds. The very high death toll in the state was blamed on the locals not being prepared for a hurricane of that magnitude, with many being overconfident that the hurricane would've been much weaker than it actually was. Gabrielle also spawned a deadly and damaging tornado outbreak with several strong tornadoes causing death and damages, especially an EF3 tornado causing significant damage across Downtown Atlanta, while many fatalities also occurred in the neighboring states. Damages were also recorded in Newfoundland from Gabrielle as an extratropical cyclone. In total, Gabrielle was responsible for the death of 634 people and for $108.45 billion in damages, becoming the deadliest hurricane to strike the United States mainland since Hurricane Katrina almost 20 years prior, and the fourth costliest hurricane ever recorded after only Hurricane Ian of 2022 and the tied record between Hurricane Katrina of 2005 and Hurricane Harvey of 2017. However, after the incredible destruction unleashed by Hurricane Jerry and Hurricane Olga of the same season, Gabrielle would become the sixth costliest hurricane on record.
Tropical depression Eight[]
| Tropical depression (SSHWS) | |||
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| Duration | July 22 – July 23 | ||
| Peak intensity | 30 mph (45 km/h) (1-min) 1010 mbar (hPa) | ||
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) began tracking a weak and disorganized tropical wave in the southern Caribbean Sea for potential tropical development in mid-July. The wave slowly organized and contrary to forecasts, the wave organized itself into a rather small but very weak and disorganized tropical depression, Tropical Depression Eight, on the morning of July 22. The newly formed depression showed no signs of intensification until it made landfall in Honduras on the early morning of July 23, before fully dissipating. Despite the tropical depression made landfall, no deaths and minimal damages were reported
Hurricane Humberto[]
| Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) | |||
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| Duration | July 31 – August 12 | ||
| Peak intensity | 155 mph (250 km/h) (1-min) 923 mbar (hPa) | ||
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) monitored a tropical wave that just left the coast of West Africa for potential tropical development on July 29. The wave began to quickly show signs of organization and it received the designation of Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine due to the threat that the rather large system posed to Cape Verde. The system quickly organized and quickly became a tropical depression on the late morning of July 31, and by the early afternoon of the same day, the depression intensified into a tropical storm, becoming Tropical Storm Humberto. Humberto began to quickly intensify, becoming a Category 1 hurricane by the early morning of August 2. On the evening of the same day, Humberto became a Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale (SSHWS). Humberto continued his rapid intensification and became the second major hurricane of the season on the morning of August 3, as it intensified into a Category 3 hurricane, and by the late evening of the same day, he became a Category 4 hurricane. On the following day, Hurricane Humberto's intensification slowed down but persisted as its intensity fluctuated for a bit between 130 and 140 mph. On August 5, Humberto intensified rapidly again and reached his peak intensity with winds of 155 mph and a pressure of 923 mbar, with a very likely possibility that Humberto might have been a Category 5 hurricane. Humberto briefly weakened to a Category 3 hurricane on August 6 due to an Eyewall Replacement Cycle (EWRC) taking place but quickly managed to re-intensify, reaching a secondary peak with winds of 145 mph and a pressure of 935 mbar as it turned northeastward away from the Leeward Islands on August 7. After another EWRC, Humberto weakened again to a Category 3 hurricane but it managed to maintain its peak intensity for several hours, before briefly reaching Category 4 intensity for a third and final time on the same day, August 8. In the next days, Humberto began to weaken as it encountered colder eaters, becoming a Category 2 hurricane on August 9, and a Category 1 hurricane on the following day. Humberto continued traveling northeatswards until it transitioned to a hurricane-force extratropical cyclone on the evening of August 12. The extratropical cyclone would persist for several days until it would finally dissipate on the morning of August 17 southwest of the Faroe Islands.
No deaths were reported from Humberto, but minimal damages were reported in Cape Verde during the earlier stages of the hurricane.
Tropical storm Imelda[]
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| Duration | August 6 – August 7 | ||
| Peak intensity | 45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min) 1008 mbar (hPa) | ||
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) began tracking an unusually fast-moving tropical wave that was approaching the Lesser Antilles in early August for potential tropical development. Despite the NHC giving the system low chances of tropical development, the system defied the forecaster's expectations and quickly became Tropical Depression Ten by the afternoon of August 6. The tropical depression quickly intensified and reached the tropical storm intensity by the evening of the same day, becoming Tropical Storm Imelda. Imelda slightly intensified as she continued to move quickly, making a direct hit on Grenada on the evening of August 7 before degenerating back into a tropical wave due to her fast movement. Imelda was responsible for two deaths and minimal damages.
Hurricane Jerry[]
| Category 5 hurricane (SSHWS) | |||
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| Duration | August 9 – August 21 | ||
| Peak intensity | 180 mph (285 km/h) (1-min) 905 mbar (hPa) | ||
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) began tracking a powerful tropical wave that exited the coast of West Africa in early August. The wave initially struggled to organize due to the presence of Hurricane Humberto, but as Humberto moved northwards and weakened, the wave, now in more favorable conditions quickly organized and became Tropical Storm Jerry on the evening of August 9. Jerry began to intensify fast and became a Category 1 hurricane by the late afternoon of August 11. Jerry made landfall on the island of Tobago in the morning of the following day, and as it left the island it quickly reached the Category 2 intensity on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale (SSHWS). On August 13 Jerry began a phase of rapid intensification, becoming the third major hurricane of the season as he rapidly reached Category 3 intensity in the morning, and by the late afternoon, it even achieved Category 4 intensity, becoming a very strong hurricane by the end of the day. By the noon of August 14, Jerry became a monstrous Category 5 hurricane as it reached his intense peak intensity with winds of 180 mph and a pressure of 905 mbar, tying at that time with Hurricane Mitch of 1998 and Hurricane Dean of 2007 for the 10th most intense hurricanes ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean. However, following Hurricane Olga and Hurricane Rebekah, Mitch, Dean, and Jerry would become tied for being the 12th most intense Atlantic hurricanes on record. Many meteorologists and forecasters argue that Jerry was way stronger than his official intensity with many citing the storm could've easily reached winds of 190 mph or higher, rivaling Hurricane Olga for the strongest winds of the season. Following an Eyewall Replacement Cycle (EWRC), Jerry weakened to Category 4 on the following day, before becoming Category 5 again and making a violent Category 5 landfall on Haiti on August 16. The hurricane also made landfall in Cuba as a strong Category 4 hurricane on the same day. Jerry rapidly weakened to a Category 2 hurricane on the next day as he struggled to reorganize himself following the Landfall in Cuba but on the evening of August 18, Jerry managed to become a Category 3 hurricane again. Jerry began to rapidly intensify again, reaching a tertiary peak as a strong category 4 hurricane on the evening of August 20 as he made his final landfall in South Carolina in the late afternoon of August 20 as a strong Category 4 hurricane with winds of 150 mph. Jerry rapidly weakened to a tropical storm and transitioned to an extratropical cyclone on the afternoon of August 21. The extratropical cyclone would persist until August 25, where it dissipated inland in the upper Labrador Peninsula.
Across his long path, Jerry was an incredibly deadly and destructive hurricane. In Tobago, Jerry was the second tropical cyclone to affect the island in less than a week, where it caused the death of 14 people, alongside significant damages. Over 5432 people were slaughtered in Haiti alone, where Jerry made his strongest landfall as a low-end Category 5 hurricane, becoming the strongest hurricane to hit the nation, as well the deadliest and most destructive, with over $10 billion in damages caused, making Jerry the worst hurricane to ever strike Haiti, even worse than Hurricane Flora of 1963. The incredibly catastrophic impacts brought by Hurricane Jerry dramatically worsened the ongoing Haitian Crisis that has been affecting the nation since 2018. The situation became so tense that many officials of the United Nations expressed serious concerns that the serious effects in the wake of Jerry combined with the outbursts of violence following the increase in riots due to the already troubled situation and fueled even more by the government's poor response to the effects of the Hurricane, could result in the total collapse of the entire nation before the end of the decade. Despite the Dominican Republic was not directly impacted by the Jerry, his large size and heavy rainfall caused catastrophic flooding that killed over 1400 people. 24 people died in Cuba and damages amounted to over $3 billion there. The worst of the damages occurred in the United States where Jerry made an extremely devastating landfall in South Carolina as a strong Category 4 hurricane with winds of 150 mph, becoming the worst hurricane to strike the state, even worse than Hurricane Hugo of 1989. over 136 people died in total in the United States while damages amounted to over $100 billion. The areas of North Carolina that suffered devastation from Hurricane Helene almost one year prior were totally annihilated by the strong winds and flooding brought by Jerry. In total, Jerry was responsible for killing 6992 people and causing 124$ billion in damages, becoming at the time the third most destructive hurricane ever recorded and the sixth deadliest hurricane on record before Hurricane Olga. Following Hurricane Olga, Jerry is placed as the fourth most destructive hurricane on record and as the seventh deadliest hurricane on record. The sheer brutality of Jerry made him earn the nicknames "Jerry, the Butcher of Hispaniola", "Jerry the Monster", "Jerry the unmerciful", and "The Terror".
Tropical storm Karen[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |||
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| Duration | August 10 – August 17 | ||
| Peak intensity | 60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) 999 mbar (hPa) | ||
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) began monitoring a low-pressure system in the southern Caribbean Sea that formed north of Panama in early August. The system organized and became Tropical Depression Twelve on the morning of August 10. The depression slowly intensified and reached tropical storm intensity in the late evening of the same day, becoming Tropical Storm Karen. Karen slowly intensified before making landfall near the border of Nicaragua and Honduras on August 11 as a weak tropical storm and became a tropical depression shortly after. However, Tropical Depression Karen persisted and made her way to the Gulf of Honduras on August 12, and on the early hours of August 13, briefly became a tropical storm again before making landfall near the border between Belize and Mexico and weakened again to a tropical depression. Karen managed again to survive inland, probably due to the Brown Ocean effect, and entered the Gulf of Mexico/Gulf of America on August 14. As she began approaching Texas, Karen became quickly better organized as she became stronger in intensity. Karen made her final landfall south of the Greater Houston metropolitan area on the morning of August 16. Karen weakened to a tropical depression and fully dissipated on August 17.
Karen was responsible for the death of 26 people, mainly across Honduras, and $1.2 billion in damages.
Hurricane Lorenzo[]
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) | |||
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| Duration | August 24 – August 31 | ||
| Peak intensity | 110 mph (175 km/h) (1-min) 960 mbar (hPa) | ||
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) began monitoring a small tropical wave for potential tropical development in mid-August. The wave originally struggled to develop due to the influence of the nearby and large Hurricane Jerry, but after Jerry made landfall in South Carolina on August 21, the tropical wave began to slowly organize itself as it neared the Bahamas, and on the late morning of August 24, the tropical wave became a tropical depression. The tropical depression began to slowly intensify itself, and by the evening of the same day, it intensified into a tropical storm, becoming Tropical Storm Lorenzo. Lorenzo slowly intensified and made landfall as a moderate tropical storm in Florida on the early morning of August 26. Lorenzo weakened to a tropical depression as he left Florida and entered the Gulf of Mexico/Gulf of America. Lorenzo began re-intensifying on the morning of August 27 and became a Category 1 hurricane on the noon of the following day. On the afternoon of August 29, Lorenzo became a Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale (SSHWS) and made landfall near the Mexico-Texas border in the late morning of August 30 as a high-end category 2 hurricane with winds of 110 mph and a pressure of 960 mbar, with several estimates showing that Lorenzo might possibly have been a Category 3 major hurricane upon landfall. Lorenzo quickly weakened and dissipated on the late morning of August 31.
Lorenzo was a small hurricane that was responsible for killing 16 people and causing $1.9 billion in damages.
Hurricane Melissa[]
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) | |||
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| Duration | August 25 – August 30 | ||
| Peak intensity | 110 mph (175 km/h) (1-min) 964 mbar (hPa) | ||
In late August, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) began tracking a low-pressure system that was producing gale-force winds located in the central Atlantic Ocean for the potential development of a subtropical or tropical cyclone. The system organized itself and became Subtropical Storm Melissa in the late morning of August 25. The subtropical storm began to intensify and transitioned to a tropical storm on August 26. Melissa continued to intensify and she became a Category 1 hurricane on August 27. Melissa intensified further and became a Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale (SSHWS) on the following day, and peaked on the evening of the same day as a high-end Category 2 hurricane with windspeeds of 110 mph and a pressure of 964 mbar. Melissa began weakening in the early morning of August 29 weakened back to a Category 1 hurricane on the same day, and transitioned to a powerful hurricane-force extratropical cyclone in the afternoon of August 30 . The extratropical cyclone would persist for several days before dissipating on September 6 north of the Faroe Islands. No deaths or damages were caused by Melissa.
Hurricane Nestor[]
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |||
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| Duration | August 26 – August 30 | ||
| Peak intensity | 80 mph (130 km/h) (1-min) 978 mbar (hPa) | ||
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) began tracking a powerful extratropical cyclone west of the Azores for the potential development of a tropical or subtropical cyclone on August 23. The gale-force extratropical cyclone began acquiring subtropical characteristics and, on the morning of August 26, the extratropical cyclone became Subtropical Storm Nestor. Nestor began to intensify and he became a tropical storm the next day. On the late morning of August 28, Nestor became a Category 1 hurricane and maintained that intensity until the early morning of the next day, when he began to weaken. Nestor made an extremely rare landfall on Portugal on the afternoon of August 30 as a weak tropical storm, becoming one of the few tropical cyclones to strike the Iberian peninsula alongside an Unnamed hurricane in 1842, Hurricane Vince of 2005, and Subtropical Storm Alpha of 2020. Nestor quickly weakened to a tropical depression and dissipated by the end of the same day. Nestor caused minimal damages in Portugal but no fatalities were reported.
Tropical depression Sixteen[]
| Tropical depression (SSHWS) | |||
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| Duration | August 31 – September 1 | ||
| Peak intensity | 35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) 1009 mbar (hPa) | ||
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) began tracking a weak and disorganized tropical wave for potential tropical development, giving it a low chance of developing. However, the tropical wave began to get organized and became Tropical Depression Sixteen on the late evening of August 31. The tropical depression barely showed further signs of organization and it didn't intensify further, and dissipated by the late evening of September 1. No deaths or damages were reported.
Hurricane Olga[]
| Category 5 hurricane (SSHWS) | |||
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| Duration | September 7 – September 11 | ||
| Peak intensity | 195 mph (315 km/h) (1-min) 885 mbar (hPa) | ||
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) began closely monitoring a very large low-pressure system in early September for potential tropical development. This system had absorbed a tropical wave and the remnants of Tropical Depression Sixteen and became a huge weather system that was beginning to clear signs of tropical development. The system quickly became a major concern for the NHC forecasters as it was nearing the Bahamas due to the very favorable environmental conditions for strengthening, resulting in the system being designed as Potential Tropical Cyclone Seventeen. The system began to organize itself and began producing tropical storm force winds on the afternoon of September 7, and became Tropical Storm Olga on the evening of the same day. Forecasters raised major concerns about the newly formed storm as she was forecasted to directly strike the Jacksonville Metropolitan area, with the NHC citing in their forecast for the storm that it is only a matter of the storm organizing herself because if she doesn't, she might have reached land as a strong tropical storm or as a minimal hurricane, but if the storm does organize herself, the NHC warned that the storm could very rapidly become an extremely dangerous major hurricane. Tropical Storm Olga began to rapidly organize herself on September 8 and managed to become a Category 1 hurricane in the afternoon, and proceeded to initiate a phase of explosive intensification as she became a high-end category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale (SSHWS) with winds of 110 mph by the end of the same day. Olga continued her ferocious explosive intensification as she became a Category 4 hurricane in the early morning of September 9, and became a monstrous Category 5 hurricane in the late morning of the same day. By the early afternoon of September 9, Olga reached winds of 180 mph, marking the fasted rapid intensification on record in the Atlantic, as she in less than 24 hours from being an 85 mph Category 1 hurricane became a monstrous Category 5 hurricane with winds of 180 mph, marking an increase of 95 mph in the mentioned timespan. An Eyewall Replacement Cycle (EWRC) briefly halted the intensification of Olga, but surprisingly the hurricane didn't weaken but she only grew larger in size, with a large clear eye fully visible, becoming a very massive hurricane, one of the biggest ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean. Between the late night of September 9 and the early morning of September 10, Olga began a second phase of rapid intensification and reached her extreme peak intensity with winds of 195 mph and a pressure of 885 mbar, becoming the strongest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded, beating the previous record set by Hurricane Allen back in 1980, and the second most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded, only after Hurricane Wilma of 2005. Hurricane Olga proceeded to make landfall at peak intensity directly over the Jacksonville Metropolitan area on the morning of September 10, becoming the strongest and most intense landfalling Atlantic hurricane ever recorded, beating the long-standing record set by the 1935 Labor Day hurricane 90 years prior. By making landfall with windspeeds of 195 mph, Olga became also the strongest landfalling tropical cyclone worldwide, tied with other notorious storms like Typhoon Haiyan of 2013, Typhoon Meranti of 2016, and Typhoon Goni of 2020, while with a pressure of 885 mbar, Olga became the second most intense landfalling tropical cyclone ever recorded worldwide, only after Cyclone Winston of 2016. Following landfall, Olga quickly weakened to a category 1 hurricane by the end of the day and fully degenerated into a remnant low by the late evening of September 11. The remnants of Olga would persist for about a day before being absorbed by a larger extratropical cyclone.
Hurricane Olga brought impacts of an unprecedented magnitude on the United States due to her incredibly violent landfall at peak intensity, resulting in levels of destruction that were never seen before. Damages in the Jacksonville Metropolitan area were incredibly catastrophic, deemed "apocalyptic" by the media, with massive storm surge and flooding affecting the whole city. The extremely violent winds of the hurricane resulted in catastrophic damages to buildings, with the damages being comparable to a high-end EF4 tornado, with thousands of houses being completely swept away from the sheer power of the hurricane winds. The skyline of Jacksonville was also severely damaged with many skyscrapers having their windows shattered by debris and strong winds, with a significant portion of said skyscrapers deemed beyond repair and had to be fully demolished. Olga brutally killed thousands of people with the sheer power of her wrath of ungodly proportions, with over 6352 deaths being reported alone in the Jacksonville Metropolitan area, while other 1901 people died in other parts of northeastern Florida and southeastern Georgia. In Georgia, Olga brought further destruction and misery to the areas already devastated by Hurricane Gabrielle in late July, completely destroying many buildings that were damaged or survived Gabrielle. Olga was responsible for a total of 8253 deaths, while damages amounted to over $245 Billion. With 8253 deaths, Olga is one of the deadliest Atlantic hurricanes ever recorded, possibly the third deadliest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded since the estimates for other two deadly hurricanes, the 1900 Galveston Hurricane and Hurricane Fifi of 1974 range between 6,000-12,000 and 8,210-10,000 respectively, while Olga's death toll places above the lower estimates of the two mentioned hurricanes, rivaling with the 1900 Galveston Hurricane for the deadliest hurricane in the United States while with Hurricane Fifi for the spot of third deadliest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded, only after Hurricane Mitch of 1998 and the Great Hurricane of 1780. The extreme death toll was blamed on the populace who downplayed the storm and the warnings issued by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) and the Government of Florida, with many believing that the hurricane would've weakened. Many deaths occurred on highways as people tried to evacuate too late and were struck by the hurricane, with many cars tossed around the land, while others were gruesomely impacted by debris, killing anyone inside, while many others were swept away by flooding. With $245 billion in damages, Olga became the most destructive hurricane ever recorded, beating the previous record tied by Hurricane Katrina of 2005 and Hurricane Harvey of 2017. Meteorologists deemed Olga an "Atlantic Version of Typhoon Haiyan" due to her extremely high intensity and death toll while others deemed her an "unholy fusion between Hurricane Otis and Typhoon Haiyan" due to the extremely fast explosive intensification as she approached densely populated urban areas with an extreme intensity. Olga is popularly referred to as "The Queen of the Atlantic" due to her extreme winds. In the wake of the hurricane, massive shock and fear struck the United States and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) decided to instantly retire the name Olga alongside Jerry for their incredibly catastrophic impacts, while their replacement would've been picked at the usual meeting that takes place in the spring of the following year.
Tropical storm Pablo[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |||
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| Duration | September 9 – September 11 | ||
| Peak intensity | 70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) 995 mbar (hPa) | ||
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) began tracking a tropical wave in the southern Caribbean Sea for potential tropical development on September 3. The tropical wave moved across Central America before entering the Bay of Campeche on the morning of September 9. The system rapidly developed and by the late afternoon of the same day, it became Tropical Depression Eighteen. The depression rapidly organized and became Tropical Storm Pablo by the late hours of the same day. Pablo continued to intensify the following day as it moved across the Gulf of Mexico/Gulf of America, and by the late afternoon of September 11, Pablo reached his peak intensity as a high-end tropical storm with winds of 70 mph, a pressure of 995, and a developing eye-like feature, leading to several forecasters pointing out that Pablo was possibly a brief and minimal hurricane. Pablo made landfall in the late hours of September 11 and degenerated into a post-tropical cyclone that would persist inland in the United States.
26 people were killed by Pablo, mainly in Mexico, and damages amounted to $1,078 billion.
Hurricane Rebekah[]
| Category 5 hurricane (SSHWS) | |||
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| Duration | September 10 – September 17 | ||
| Peak intensity | 185 mph (295 km/h) (1-min) 891 mbar (hPa) | ||
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) began tracking a vigorous tropical wave located in the southern Caribbean Sea, south of Hispaniola for potential tropical development on September 9. The tropical wave quickly organized and became a tropical depression in the early hours of September 10. The depression quickly intensified into and reached tropical storm intensity in the early morning of the same day, becoming Tropical Storm Rebekah. Rebekah quickly intensified and became a Category 1 hurricane on the following day. Explosive intensification began on September 12 as Rebekah became a Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale (SSHWS) in the early morning, and became a Category 3 major hurricane by noon and a powerful Category 4 hurricane by the afternoon. Rebekah intensified further and she became the fourth Category 5 hurricane of the season on the morning of September 13 and reached her peak intensity on the evening of the same day as an extremely strong hurricane with winds of 185 mph and a pressure of 891 mbar, becoming the fourth most intense Atlantic hurricane on record, with many meteorologists arguing that Rebekah might have been even stronger. An Eyewall Replacement Cycle (EWRC) caused Rebekah to weaken back to Category 4, and she further weakened to Category 3 on September 15 as she entered and moved across the Gulf of Mexico/Gulf of America. Rebekah weakened further on the following day, becoming a Category 2 hurricane, but attempted to intensify and made landfall in Louisiana as a high-end Category 2 hurricane on the same day, September 16. Rebekah quickly weakened to a tropical depression and became an extratropical cyclone by the evening of September 17.
Rebekah was responsible for the deaths of 24 people, Mainly in Haiti and Jamaica, and for $7 billion in damages, making her the second costliest hurricane to not have its name retired only after Hurricane Sally of 2020.. Due to her relatively low death toll and damages, Rebekah dodged retirement, becoming the seventh hurricane that achieved Category 5 intensity without getting retired. Rebekah is also referred to by the public and meteorologists as "The Gentle Monster" and "Rebekah the Merciful".
Tropical storm Sebastien[]
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| Duration | September 18 – September 21 | ||
| Peak intensity | 60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) 997 mbar (hPa) | ||
A tropical depression developed north of the Bahamas on the early morning of September 18, the depression intensified quickly and became Tropical Storm Sebastien on the late morning of the same day. Sebastien intensified further as he raced northwards and reached his peak intensity on September 20 as he passed near the Outer Banks of North Carolina, before beginning to weaken as he moved over cooler water and transitioned to an extratropical cyclone on the early morning of September 21. Sebastien killed 3 people and caused $21 in damages.
Hurricane Tanya[]
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |||
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| Duration | September 24 – September 29 | ||
| Peak intensity | 90 mph (150 km/h) (1-min) 979 mbar (hPa) | ||
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) began tracking a low-pressure area located south of Bermuda for the potential development of a subtropical or tropical cyclone. on the morning of September 23. The system gradually organized and became Subtropical Depression Twenty-One in the early morning of September 24. The Subtropical depression began to intensify and became Subtropical Storm Tanya on the morning of the same day. Tanya continued to organize herself and became a fully tropical storm on the morning of the following day as she intensified further. Tanya became a Category 1 hurricane on the morning of September 26. Tanya continued to intensify and reached her peak intensity on the afternoon of September 27 as a high-end category 1 hurricane with winds of 90 mph and a pressure of 979 mbar. Some estimates show that hurricane Tanya might have had winds of 100 mph, making her a Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale (SSHWS), but said estimates according to the NHC aren't entirely reliable, so they maintained her intensity as a high-end Category 1 hurricane. Tanya began weakening in the evening of the same day weakened back to a tropical storm in the late afternoon of September 28, and transitioned to an extratropical cyclone on the morning of September 29. No deaths were reported from Tanya, but her precursor system caused minimal damage in Bermuda.
Tropical storm Van[]
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| Duration | September 25 – September 26 | ||
| Peak intensity | 40 mph (65 km/h) (1-min) 1006 mbar (hPa) | ||
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) began tracking a tropical wave in the southern Caribbean Sea for potential tropical development in late September. The weak and disorganized system barely survived as it made its way across Central America before surfacing in the Bay of Campeche in the early hours of September 25. The weak and small system rapidly organized and became a tropical depression on the morning of the same day. the depression organized itself and became Tropical Storm Van on the noon of the same day. Van struggled to intensify further and he made landfall on the Mexican state of Veracruz in the late hours of the same day he formed. Van quickly dissipated in the late morning of September 26. 6 people were killed by Van and damages amounted to $27.9 million.
Hurricane Wendy[]
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) | |||
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| Duration | September 27 – October 10 | ||
| Peak intensity | 105 mph (165 km/h) (1-min) 970 mbar (hPa) | ||
In late September, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) began tracking a tropical wave that left the coast of West Africa on September 19 for potential tropical development. The tropical wave struggled to organize but it eventually became a tropical depression in the early hours of September 27. The depression continued organizing itself slowly and became Tropical Storm Wendy by the late evening of the same day. Wendy slowly intensified in the following days as she was struggling to organize herself due to dry air interfering with her development, but on October 1, Wendy intensified into a category 1 hurricane, however, Wendy weakened back to a tropical storm by the end of the same day. Wendy's intensity weakened slightly during the following day, but she managed to strengthen and achieve Category 1 intensity once again on noon of October 3, although briefly, since she weakened back again to a tropical storm on the evening of the same day. After almost another day of fluctuations in her intensity, Wendy became again a hurricane on the evening of October 4. Wendy began to rapidly intensify as she became a Category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale (SSHWS) by the evening of October 5, and made landfall in the late hours of the same day near the border between Belize and Mexico as a mid-range Category 2 hurricane with winds of 105 mph and a pressure of 970 mbar. Wendy quickly weakened back to a tropical storm on the following day and entered the Gulf of Mexico/Gulf of America by the late evening. Wendy initially struggled to reorganize herself but on the evening of October 8, Wendy became a hurricane for the fourth time as she approached Texas. Wendy made landfall southwest of the Greater Houston metropolitan area as a moderate Category 1 hurricane with winds of 80 mph on the late morning of October 9. Wendy would quickly weaken and dissipate in the late afternoon of October 10.
Along her long path, Wendy was responsible for the death of 17 people, mainly in Belize, and for $1.68 billion in damages.
Hurricane Adria[]
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) | |||
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| Duration | September 30 – October 7 | ||
| Peak intensity | 110 mph (175 km/h) (1-min) 967 mbar (hPa) | ||
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) began tracking a tropical wave that left the coast of West Africa unusually late on September 29. The wave began to organize itself and received the designation of Potential Tropical Cyclone Twenty-Four due to its close proximity to Cape Verde. The system organized and became a tropical depression on the morning of September 30. On the afternoon of the same day, the depression reached tropical storm winds and became Tropical Storm Adria, the first named storm utilizing the new auxiliary list that was introduced after the withdrawal of the Greek Alphabet following the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. Adria began to quickly intensify the next day as she moved away from the Cape Verde Islands at a rather fast pace and became a Category 1 hurricane on the same day. On October 2, Adria became a Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale (SSHWS) and continued to intensify until she reached her peak in the early hours of October 3 as a high-end Category 2 hurricane with winds of 110 mph and a pressure of 967, possibly even becoming a major hurricane briefly. Adria began to weaken on the same day as she moved northwards over cooler waters, weakening to a Category 1 hurricane. Adria was downgraded to a tropical storm on the afternoon of October 5. Adria continued to weaken and transitioned to a subtropical storm on the late evening of October 6. Adria maintained subtropical characteristics for one whole day as she moved north of the Azores before turning into an extratropical cyclone on the evening of October 7.
Adria caused minimal damages in Cape Verde during her early stages but caused no fatalities.
Tropical storm Braylen[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |||
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| Duration | October 9 – October 11 | ||
| Peak intensity | 40 mph (65 km/h) (1-min) 1008 mbar (hPa) | ||
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) began tracking a low-pressure system in the southern Caribbean Sea for potential tropical development on October 7. The weak and disorganized system persisted and began gaining tropical characteristics and became a tropical depression on the late evening of October 9. The tropical depression slowly intensified and became Tropical Storm Braylen on the late morning of October 10, and made landfall in Cuba on the afternoon of the same day as a low-end tropical storm. Braylen quickly weakened to a tropical depression as he moved inland Cuba and left the island on the morning of October 11, and dissipated by the afternoon of the same day. Braylen was responsible for the death of 7 people and for $230 million in damages.
Tropical storm Caridad[]
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| Duration | October 13 – October 15 | ||
| Peak intensity | 40 mph (65 km/h) (1-min) 1004 mbar (hPa) | ||
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) tracked a low-pressure system that formed well south of Newfoundland for the potential development of a tropical or subtropical cyclone on October 10. The system organized itself and became a tropical depression in the late hours of the morning of October 13. The tropical depression struggled to intensify for the rest of the day but managed to attain tropical storm intensity in the early hours of October 14, becoming Tropical Storm Caridad. Caridad maintained her intensity for just 12 hours before weakening back to a tropical depression on the same day. Caridad transitioned to a weak extratropical cyclone before being absorbed by a larger extratropical cyclone. No deaths or damages were caused by Caridad.
Hurricane Deshawn[]
| Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) | |||
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| Duration | October 20 – October 25 | ||
| Peak intensity | 130 mph (215 km/h) (1-min) 952 mbar (hPa) | ||
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) began tracking a tropical wave located north of Venezuela for potential tropical development. The tropical wave unusually changed its movement and began turning northeastward due to a reorganization of the system, and became a tropical depression in the early morning of October 20. The rather compact tropical depression quickly intensified and reached the tropical storm intensity of the same day, becoming Tropical Storm Deshawn. The tropical storm quickly intensified and became a Category 1 hurricane on the following day. On October 22 Deshawn began to rapidly intensify as his winds dramatically increased during the day, becoming a high-end Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale (SSHWS) with winds of 125 mph by the end of the day. Deshawn reached his peak intensity in the early hours of October 23 as he became a low-end Category 4 hurricane, however, this peak was short-lived as Deshawn quickly began weakening, becoming a Category 2 hurricane on the SSHWS by the end of the day. The rapid weakening continued into the following day, with Deshawn weakening to a low-end Category 1 hurricane. On October 25 Deshawn weakened to a tropical storm as he raced northwards and transitioned to an extratropical cyclone on the late evening of the same day. The extratropical remnants of the hurricane would persist for less than two days before being absorbed by a larger extratropical cyclone.
Deshawn was responsible for 3 deaths and $117.2 million in damages.
Hurricane Emery[]
| Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) | |||
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| Duration | October 31 – November 6 | ||
| Peak intensity | 140 mph (220 km/h) (1-min) 940 mbar (hPa) | ||
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) began monitoring a non-tropical area of low pressure that detached itself from a powerful extratropical cyclone, the same that absorbed the remnants of Deshawn, for the potential development of a subtropical or tropical cyclone. The area of low pressure began organizing itself and became a tropical depression on the morning of October 31. The depression initially gradually intensified and achieved tropical storm intensity in the afternoon of the same day, becoming Tropical Storm Emery. Unexpectedly, Emery began to rapidly intensify, reaching Category 1 intensity in the afternoon of November 1, and by the late evening of the same day, Emery became a Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale (SSHWS). Emery reached her peak intensity on the following day, rapidly becoming the season's record-tying seventh and final major hurricane on the early hours of November 2, and achieved her peak intensity as a mid-range Category 4 hurricane with winds of 140 mph and a pressure of 940 mbar, becoming one of the strongest hurricanes ever recorded in November and the strongest hurricane that formed from a non-tropical system. Emery weakened on the following day, becoming a Category 2 hurricane as she made her closest approach to Bermuda. Emery weakened to a Category 1 hurricane on November 4 as she drifted away from Bermuda, and weakened to a tropical storm the following day.Emery transitioned to an extratropical cyclone on the afternoon of November 6.
Emery brought rain and winds to Bermuda but no significant damages or fatalities were reported.
Tropical storm Foster[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |||
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| Duration | November 5 – November 6 | ||
| Peak intensity | 40 mph (65 km/h) (1-min) 1009 mbar (hPa) | ||
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) began tracking a low-pressure system located north of the Bahamas for potential tropical development. Despite having a low chance, the system quickly managed to develop tropical characteristics and become a tropical depression in the early morning of November 5. The tropical depression slightly intensified, managing to achieve the tropical storm intensity in the early afternoon of the same day, becoming Tropical Storm Foster. Foster made landfall on the evening of the same day he formed in South Carolina, and quickly weakened and dissipated by the afternoon of November 6. Foster was responsible for two deaths and $390,000 in damages.
Hurricane Gemma[]
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |||
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| Duration | November 28 – December 2 | ||
| Peak intensity | 85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min) 980 mbar (hPa) | ||
The NHC began tracking a powerful extratropical cyclone south of Nova Scotia for the potential development of a tropical or subtropical cyclone in the morning of November 26. The extratropical cyclone began organizing itself and it transitioned to a subtropical storm in the evening of November 28, becoming Subtropical Storm Gemma. Gemma intensified on the following day, and she became a Category 1 hurricane at noon on November 30. Gemma continued to intensify and reached her peak intensity in the afternoon of December 1 as a strong Category 1 hurricane with winds of 85 mph and a pressure of 980 mbar. Gemma proceeded to weaken before transitioning into a hurricane-force extratropical cyclone on the afternoon of December 2. No deaths or damages were caused by Gemma.
Subtropical storm Heath[]
| Subtropical storm (SSHWS) | |||
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| Duration | December 19 – December 21 | ||
| Peak intensity | 60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) 993 mbar (hPa) | ||
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) began tracking a low-pressure system that was producing gale-force winds located south of the Azores for the potential development of a off-season tropical or subtropical cyclone on December 18. The low-pressure system continued to organize itself further, and transitioned to a strong subtropical storm with winds of 60 mph and a pressure of 990 mbar on the evening of December 19, becoming Subtropical Storm Heath. Heath was the first tropical or subtropical cyclone to fully form in the month of December since an Unnamed Subtropical Storm in 2013, while he also became the 29th and final named storm of the season, making 2025 the second most active Atlantic hurricane on record. Heath maintained his peak intensity of 60 mph constantly as he passed over the Azores, but quickly weakened to a subtropical depression that became a weak extratropical cyclone on the evening of December 21.
Heath caused no deaths, but minimal damages were reported in the Azores.
Seasonal impact[]
The storms of this season left a historic mark across the Atlantic basin. Total damage amounted to $496.151 billion, and a total of 16,071 people were confirmed dead, making this season the most destructive on record, and the second deadliest ever recorded, only after the 1780 Atlantic hurricane season. The most affected areas are the United States East and Gulf Coast, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. The areas that were less affected were Atlantic Canada, Bermuda, Cape Verde, the Azores, and Western Europe.
East Coast of the United States[]
Photo of the unprecedently catastrophic damages left behind by Hurricane Olga in the suburbs of Jacksonville.
The East Coast of the United States was the ground zero of the season, where the worst effects took place due to three particular landfalling major hurricanes: Hurricane Gabrielle, Hurricane Jerry, and Hurricane Olga, however, the area also was affected by minor tropical cyclone both before and after the main three major hurricanes. In June, Tropical Storm Chantal passed offshore, causing only higher waves. In Late July, Hurricane Gabrielle made landfall in the State of Georgia as a high-end Category 4 hurricane, possibly even as a Category 5 hurricane, bringing extremely catastrophic effects to the impacted area, resulting in severe loss of life, with 634 deaths. In mid-August, Hurricane Jerry made landfall in South Carolina as a strong Category 4 hurricane, bringing catastrophic destruction to the state and North Carolina, bringing more misery and destruction to the areas already devastated by Hurricane Helene less than one year prior to him. Then, on September 10, Hurricane Olga came in as the strongest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded, and unleashed her ungodly wrath upon the Jacksonville Metropolitan area, resulting in unprecedented destruction, resulting in hundreds of billions and thousands of deaths, making her the most destructive Atlantic hurricane ever recorded and one of the deadliest ever recorded. In late September, Tropical Storm Sebastien passed near North Carolina, causing minor damages and a few deaths, while in early November Tropical Storm Foster brought minimal impacts to South Carolina.
Gulf Coast of the United States[]
The Gulf Coast of the United States was battered by multiple storms during the season. The first system to bring impacts to the region was Hurricane Andrea in early May, followed by Tropical Storm Barry in June, Tropical Storm Erin in July, Tropical Storm Karen in August, Tropical Storm Pablo, and Hurricane Rebekah in September, and Hurricane Wendy in October. Each storm caused billions of dollars in damages and several deaths. Hurricane Rebekah was the most damaging storm of the bunch, with economic losses amounting to $7 billion, while the deadliest storms were Tropical Storm Karen and Pablo, which both killed 26 people.
Mexico[]
Mexico was affected by many tropical cyclones and their precursors during the whole season. In May, Hurricane Andrea as she was passing as a tropical storm brought wind gusts and and heavy rain to the Yucatan Peninsula, while in June the precursor of Tropical Storm Barry brought rain to the coast areas on the Bay of Campeche. In July, Tropical Storm Fernand struck Tamaulipas, while in August Tropical Storm Karen made landfall as a weak tropical storm and passed across the Yucatan peninsula, and Hurricane Lorenzo made landfall in Tamaulipas. In September, Tropical Storm Pablo made landfall before crossing into Texas, and the Yucatan peninsula dodged a bullet when Hurricane Rebekah passed in the Yucatan Channel at her peak intensity. Tropical Storm Van also brought minor impacts in Veracruz during late September, while in early October Hurricane Wendy passed over Yucatan. Hurricane Lorenzo proved to be the deadliest most damaging storm 16 deaths and $1.9 billion in damages.
Central America[]
Central America was also affected by several tropical cyclones and their precursors during the whole season. In May, the precursor of Hurricane Andrea brought wind gusts and heavy rain to Honduras, while in July Tropical Depression Eight made landfall also in Honduras, but it caused minimal damages and no casualties. In August, Tropical Storm Karen caused a dozen deaths as she passed across the region, while in October, Hurricane Wendy also caused dozens of deaths as she made landfall on the border between Belize and Mexico. Wendy and Karen were the deadliest and most damaging storms of the bunch to affect the region.
Caribbean[]
The Caribbean suffered incredibly catastrophic impacts during the season, mainly due to Hurricane Jerry. Hurricane Andrea brought deadly flooding and mudslides to Cuba in May, followed by Tropical Storm Erin in July which also affected Cuba, while the outer bands of Hurricane Gabrielle brought minimal effects to the Lesser Antilles and the Bahamas. In early August, Tropical Storm Imelda brought minor impacts to Tobago, followed by the monstrous Hurricane Jerry who slaughtered 5432 people in Haiti alone. Jerry also brought extremely devastating impacts to the Dominican Republic and Cuba. The Bahamas were affected by the passage of Hurricane Jerry and Hurricane Lorenzo when he was a tropical storm. In Early September, The Bahamas were impacted by strong wind gusts, large storm surges, and heavy rain coming from the massive Hurricane Olga, while Haiti and Jamaica were affected by the early stages of the extremely powerful Hurricane Rebekah. The Bahamas were affected again by the developing stages of Tropical Storm Sebastien, while in early October the Lesser Antilles dealt with the passage of Hurricane Wendy. Tropical Storm Braylen brought minor impacts to Cuba, and Hurricane Deshawn also caused some deaths and damages to the Lesser Antilles.
Other areas[]
Other locations across the Atlantic Ocean were also where impacted by tropical or subtropical cyclones and their precursors or remnants but to a lesser extent compared to the other mentioned areas. In June, Tropical Storm Chantal's Extratropical remnant affected Nova Scotia. In late July, the extratropical cyclone associated with the remnants of Hurricane Gabrielle affected Newfoundland, while in early August, the developing Hurricane Humberto brought minimal impacts to Cape Verde. In late August, the extratropical remains of Hurricane Melissa passed north of the Faroe Islands, while Hurricane Nestor made an extremely rare landfall in the Iberian Peninsula as a weakening tropical storm, causing minor effects. In September, the extratropical remnants of Tropical Storm Sebastien affected Nova Scotia, while the precursor of Hurricane Tanya affected Bermuda. In early October, the developing Hurricane Adria brought minor effects to Cape Verde, while in early November, Hurricane Emery brought light impacts to Bermuda. In December, Subtropical Storm Heath, the season's final storm, brought minimal effects to the Azores.
Political impacts[]
The incredibly catastrophic impacts brought by Hurricane Gabrielle, Hurricane Jerry, and Hurricane Olga also had significant political repercussions across Haiti, Cuba, and the United States.
Political impacts in Haiti[]
In Haiti, the incredibly catastrophic impacts brought by Hurricane Jerry further brought destabilization to the country which had been going through a major political crisis since 2018, with no signs of improvement, as in 2024 the crisis escalated following a mass jailbreak and the escalation of gang wars. The impact of Hurricane Jerry brought catastrophic destruction and loss of life and the government struggled to send aid to the affected areas, resulting in a very poor response that only resulted in further fueling the political violence that plagued the nation. Many nations send aid to the people of Haiti but much of the aid is stolen by the criminal gangs and used as a means to enforce their power over the populace of the nation. Many officials of the United Nations expressed their concerns that the political situation of the nation might deteriorate further and result in a total collapse of the nation by the end of the decade, with many advocating for forming an international coalition for a joint military operation to pacify the nation. Unfortunately, the idea for said operation remains only on paper as no major country has shown interest in participating, while the situation in Haiti remains extremely critical.
Political impacts in Cuba[]
In Cuba, the communist government was harshly criticized for its poor response in the areas affected by Hurricane Jerry, and protests, peaceful in nature, began happening in said areas, but they were met with a harsh government crackdown as thousands of people were arrested, with many being violently mistreated in the state jails and dozens were even executed. The news of the government repression quickly spread across the whole nation and worldwide, leading to widespread international condemnation. The people of Cuba, angered by the already troubled situation caused by the mismanagement of the nation by the dictatorial communist regime, were fully enraged by the reports of the violent crackdown on the peaceful protests and began to violently protest across the major cities of the nation and clashing with the government forces, resulting in brutal clashes with many people of both sides dying. The protests became violent riots that persisted for the remainder of 2025. early In 2026, the riots further escalated, and on April 26 of the same year, the riots and protests became a full-blown revolution as members of the government law enforcement forces and army sided with the protestors and stormed the government in Havana, capturing and brutally executing the communist government. A transitional government was created, with the goal of creating a strong and fair democracy that could improve and bring freedom to the lives of the Cuban people. The revolution would be referred to as "The April Revolution", "The Great Cuban Revolution of 2026", and "The Hurricane Revolution". The President of the United States, Donald Trump, congratulated the Cuban people for overthrowing the oppressive Communist government, while many claimed that Hurricane Jerry was a blessing in disguise for the Cuban people. Massive celebrations occurred in southern Florida as the local community of Cubans who fleed the dictatorial regime finally saw the communist regime fall, and many said that they wanted to return to Cuba to help recover from both the Impacts of Hurricane Jerry and to help rebuild the country following the revolution.
Political impacts in the United States[]
In the United States, the incredibly devastating impacts of Hurricane Gabrielle, Hurricane Jerry, and Hurricane Olga generated immense shock due to the sheer destruction brought by the three hurricanes, especially Hurricane Olga, which brought unprecedented devastation to the Jacksonville Metropolitan area.
- "Throughout my whole life, I witnessed multiple catastrophic events striking our nation: The September 11 terrorist attacks, Hurricane Katrina, the 2011 Joplin Tornado, Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma, Hurricane Maria, and recently, Hurricane Gabrielle, and Hurricane Jerry, but this... This simply goes beyond anything I have ever witnessed. The destruction... it's simply apocalyptic. I'm speechless."
- ―Donald Trump, President of the United States of America, speaking live on television as he stands in the ruins of Jacksonville.
The Republican governors of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida quickly coordinated with the federal government to ensure that aid and rescue teams could as soon as possible reach the affected areas, to prevent a repeat of the disastrous handling of the aftermath of Hurricane Helene of the previous year. With the FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) now under the Republican administration of Donald Trump, everyone in the affected areas was able to receive aid, unlike what happened in 2024 following Hurricane Milton, where FEMA workers intentionally skipped the houses of people who showed support for Donald Trump.
- "Florida is no stranger to deadly and devastating hurricanes, but what Hurricane Olga brought upon Jacksonville was simply the worst natural disaster to affect our state and nation as a whole. The forecasters of the National Hurricane Center did an excellent job at forecasting the extreme behavior of this storm, and they made me understand how critical was the situation. I did my best to warn and ensure that citizens in the path of this monster storm evacuated, but apparently, it wasn't enough. Usually, I don't want to blame people, but in this case, it's clear that one of the major reasons why so many people died, is because they refused to evacuate. They probably thought that the forecasts were cheap alarmism or an over-exaggeration, or they expected that the Hurricane would've weakened before landfall, but Hurricane Olga proved herself to be a storm of her own league, a Perfect Storm of unprecedented force, and these people paid their mistakes with their own lives. Entire families have been swept away by this unforgiving storm, and my heart goes to anyone close to the people who perished in this cataclysmic storm. May they all rest in peace."
- ―Ron DeSantis, Governor of Florida, speaking live on television after the reveal of the true extent of the death toll and damages caused by Hurricane Olga.
In the wake of the hurricane season and of the impacts made by Hurricane Gabrielle, Hurricane Jerry, and Hurricane Olga, the political divisions between members and voters of the Democratic and Republican parties further deepened in considerable ways. The Democrats and other left-leaning people blamed the season's extreme destruction on climate change and criticized the Republican Party for denying it and for being lobbied by the big oil corporations. The Republicans and other right-leaning people, on the other hand, accused the Democrats and other leftists of politicizing the situation for their political agenda. Particularly fierce were critics from conservatives who painted the Democrats and leftists as evil for cheering the immense death toll caused by the three Hurricanes since they hit and devastated areas mainly inhabited by Republicans, as proved by screenshots taken on social networks mainly used by leftists such as Reddit and Bluesky. Said screenshots were actually true and not fake, as the FBI investigated and took concrete evidence of these heinous comments, resulting in a lot of indignation from many people who lost their house or/and loved ones to the hurricanes, resulting in rising disdain towards the Democratic Party and leftist ideologies nationwide, and also across Europe. Several right-leaning people believed a conspiracy theory that the hurricanes were artificial and caused by the Deep State as a punishment for electing Donald Trump.
- "It's an uncomfortable truth for many Republicans, but climate change is real, and the incredibly deadly and destructive hurricanes that have impacted our nation are just one of the many effects produced by it. Fossil fuels are fully responsible for the warming of our planet. While I believe there is some lobbying against renewable sources, I believe a major reason why renewable sources aren't used widely to replace fossil fuels is because they're very expensive. We need to find a way to make renewable sources cheap and efficient if we want to fight climate change seriously, otherwise, we might witness more extreme storms like Hurricane Olga claiming the lives of even more people."
- ―Elon Musk, Senior Advisor to President Donald Trump, Head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and X (Formerly Twitter).
Rifts began forming in the Republican Party about disagreements regarding climate change and its effects. While President Donald Trump originally remained skeptical and ignored the issue, after having several discussions with his Senior Advisor Elon Musk, he came to realize that the dangers of climate change are real and a threat, and that to facilitate the transition to renewable sources there was the need to make said energy source very cheap and efficient. In response to this, President Trump decided to begin passing executive orders that give incentives to corporations, encouraging them to develop cheap renewable sources in order to ditch fossil fuels, while researching new, more advanced, and cheaper nuclear power technologies alongside the building of new nuclear power plants began across the nation.
Cultural impact[]
The incredibly catastrophic effects of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season also had major cultural impacts both in the United States and worldwide. Many artworks, both hand-made and digital represent the major storms of the season or the harrowing scenes left in their wake. Many of these artworks were made as fundraisers for the people in the areas affected by the major storms, while others were made as a hobby by others artists. Another significant type of artwork that quickly became a major social trend was the one artwork where the systems of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season are personified characters. This led to the creation of the "Hurricane Operas" where the personified storms of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season talk and have their specific personality, such as Hurricane Jerry being portrayed as a cruel madman, or Hurricane Olga being portrayed as a wrathful and unforgiving queen, and other significant other storms like Hurricane Camille, Hurricane Mitch, Hurricane Patricia, etc. are also humanized and given a personality. While this genre was seen as controversial and insensitive to the people who suffered the effects of the hurricanes of 2025, the genre became very appreciated due to how well done were the characters designed, regardless of their personality and the real tropical cyclones they represent. Subgenres of the Hurricane Operas, referred to as "Weather Operas" were also made, where other weather events such as thunderstorms, snow storms, wildfires, or even individual tornadoes were personified and given a specific personality.
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.
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Min.press.(mbar) | Areas affected | Damage (millions USD) | Deaths
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| Andrea | May 3-9 | Category 1 hurricane | 90 (150) | 980 | Central America,
Mexico, Cuba, Big Bend Region of Florida, Southern United States, Midwestern United States, Canada, Labrador Peninsula |
$2.75 billion | 24 | |||
| Barry | June 2-5 | Tropical storm | 60 (90) | 999 | Mexico, | $1.1 billion | 11 | |||
| Chantal | June 15-19 | Tropical storm | 70 (110) | 992 | Nova Scotia, Labrador Peninsula | Minimal | None | |||
| Dexter | June 26-28 | Subtropical storm | 45 (75) | 996 | None | None | None | |||
| Erin | July 9 –14 | Tropical storm | 70 (110) | 989 | Cuba, Florida Panhandle,
Southern United States, Midwestern United States, Northeastern United States |
$1.25 billion | 18 | |||
| Fernand | July 11-14 | Tropical storm | 70 (110) | 991 | Mexico | $345 million | 7 | |||
| Gabrielle | July 16-25 | Category 5 hurricane | 165 (270) | 915 | Lesser Antilles.
the Bahamas, State of Georgia, Southern United States, Midwestern United States, Canada, Labrador Peninsula, Newfoundland |
$108.45 billion | 634 | |||
| Eight | July 22-23 | Tropical depression | 30 (45) | 1010 | Central America, Honduras | Minimal | None | |||
| Humberto | July 31 – August 12 | Category 4 hurricane | 155 (250) | 923 | Cape Verde | Minimal | None | |||
| Imelda | August 6-7 | Tropical storm | 45 (75) | 1008 | Lesser Antilles, Tobago | Minimal | 2 | |||
| Jerry | August 9–21 | Category 5 hurricane | 180 (285) | 905 | Lesser Antilles,
Tobago. Dominican Republic. Haiti, Cuba, the Bahamas, South Carolina, North Carolina, Southern United States, Northeastern United States, Canada, Labrador Peninsula |
$124 billion | 6992 | |||
| Karen | August 10-17 | Tropical storm | 60 (95) | 999 | Central America, Nicaragua, Honduras, Belize, Guatemala, Mexico Texas, Southern United States, Midwestern United States | $1.2 billion | 26 | |||
| Lorenzo | August 24-31 | Category 2 hurricane | 110 (175) | 960 | Florida, | $1.9 billion | 16 | |||
| Melissa | August 25-30 | Category 2 hurricane | 110 (175) | 964 | None | None | None | |||
| Nestor | August 26-30 | Category 1 hurricane | 80 (130) | 978 | Azores, Iberian Peninsula, | Minimal | None | |||
| Sixteen | August 31 - September 1 | Tropical depression | 35 (55) | 1009 | None | None | None | |||
| Olga | September 7-11 | Category 5 hurricane | 195 (315) | 885 | Florida, State of Georgia, | $245 billion | 8253 | |||
| Pablo | September 9-11 | Tropical storm | 70 (110) | 995 | Mexico, Texas, | $1,078 billion | 26 | |||
| Rebekah | September 10–17 | Category 5 hurricane | 185 (295) | 891 | Haiti,
Jamaica, Yucatan Peninsula, Louisiana, Southern United States, Midwestern United States |
$7 billion | 24 | |||
| Sebastien | September 18-21 | Tropical storm | 60 (95) | 997 | The Bahamas, | $21 million | 3 | |||
| Tanya | September 24-29 | Category 1 hurricane | 90 (150) | 979 | Bermuda | None | Minimal | |||
| Van | September 25-26 | Tropical storm | 40 (65) | 1006 | Mexico, Veracruz | $27.9 million | 6 | |||
| Wendy | September 27– October 10 | Category 2 hurricane | 105 (165) | 970 | Lesser Antilles,
Belize, Mexico, Texas, Southern United States, Midwestern United States |
$1.68 billion | 17 | |||
| Adria | September 30– October 7 | Category 2 hurricane | 110 (175) | 967 | Cape Verde | Minimal | None | |||
| Braylen | October 9-11 | Tropical storm | 40 (65) | 1008 | Cuba, the Bahamas | $230 million | 7 | |||
| Caridad | October 13 –15 | Tropical storm | 40 (65) | 1004 | None | None | None | |||
| Deshawn | October 20-25 | Category 4 hurricane | 130 (215) | 952 | Venezuela, Lesser Antilles | $117.2 million | 3 | |||
| Emery | October 31 – November 6 | Category 4 hurricane | 140 (220) | 940 | Bermuda | None | None | |||
| Foster | November 5-6 | Tropical storm | 40 (65) | 1009 | South Carolina. Southern United States, Midwestern United States | $390,000 | 2 | |||
| Gemma | November 28 – December 2 | Category 1 hurricane | 85 (140) | 980 | None | None | None | |||
| Heath | December 19-21 | Subtropical storm | 60 (95) | 993 | Azores | None | Minimal | |||
| Season Aggregates | ||||||||||
| 31 cyclones | May 3 - December 21 | 195 (315) | 885 | Central America,
Mexico, Cuba, Big Bend Region of Florida, Southern United States, Midwestern United States, Canada, Labrador Peninsula, Texas, Nova Scotia, Florida Panhandle, Northeastern United States, Lesser Antilles. the Bahamas, State of Georgia, Newfoundland, Honduras, Cape Verde, Tobago, Dominican Republic. Haiti, South Carolina, North Carolina, Nicaragua, Belize, Guatemala, Florida, Azores, Iberian Peninsula, Portugal, Spain, Yucatan Peninsula, Louisiana, Bermuda, Venezuela |
$496.151 billion | 16,071 | ||||
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. The names Dexter, Van, and Wendy from the regular list were used for the first time in 2020, as were the auxiliary list names Adria, Braylen, Caridad, Deshawn, Emery, Foster, Gemma, and Heath. This was the fourth Atlantic hurricane season on record to exhaust the designated list of 21 storm names along with the 2005, 2020, and 2021 seasons, and the first to utilize the new auxiliary list. Names that were retired are marked in red.
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Retirement[]
On April 17, 2026, during the 48th Session of the RA IV Hurricane Committee, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) retired the names Gabrielle, Jerry, and Olga from their rotating naming lists due to the incredibly catastrophic effects they caused, and they will never be used in the North Atlantic basin ever again. They were replaced with Ginny, James, and Odessa, respectively, when the list will be used again for the 2031 season.
The WMO did not retire the names of several 2025 tropical cyclones that caused extensive damage, specifically: Andrea, Barry, Erin, Karen, Lorenzo, Pablo, Rebekah, and Wendy. Among those, Rebekah was the costliest of the group, with her total damages amounting to $7 billion, making her the second costliest hurricane to not have its name retired only after Hurricane Sally of 2020.