The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season begins
The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on Monday, kicking off the six-month period of the year most favorable to the development of tropical storms and hurricanes. Seasonal Outlooks Forecasters with both NOAA and Colorado State University…
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Checking in on the strange 2025 Atlantic hurricane season
We’re more than halfway done with this year’s Atlantic hurricane season and…well, it’s been a weird one so far. The ocean basin has produced 11 named storms through Oct. 12. This year’s storms have pretty neatly fallen into…
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We’re at the peak of Atlantic hurricane season. What’s next?
September 10 is the climatological peak of hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean. This is the day with the greatest odds of having at least one named storm somewhere in the Atlantic basin—and, true to form, we’ve got a hurricane brewing in the…
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Hurricane Beryl’s explosive intensification is a grim warning for future storms
Hurricane Beryl rapidly strengthened into a category four storm this weekend with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph. The storm became the earliest category four hurricane ever observed in the Atlantic Ocean, beating the previous record by a full week.…
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It’s Hurricane Season. (Again.) Here’s What To Expect Heading Into The Summer Months.
Well…here we are. Even though the de facto beginning of the Atlantic hurricane season came on May 15, and we’ve seen our first named storm already, this week is still the official start of the season on paper. Forecasters expect above-average…
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Ana Forms Near Bermuda; Hurricane Season Starts Before June For Seventh Year In A Row
Subtropical Storm Ana formed north of Bermuda on Saturday morning, kicking off the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season more than a week before the season’s “official” start date of June 1—again. This is the seventh Atlantic hurricane season…
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The 2021 Hurricane Season Effectively Starts On May 15 And Ditches The Greek Alphabet
Big changes are coming to the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season. After an active couple of years, meteorologists are (to their great credit) making some quick and necessary changes to make it easier to keep track of future storms, including unofficially…
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Subtropical Storm Forms Near Bermuda, 2019 Hurricane Season Starts in May. (Again.)
Subtropical Storm Andrea formed southwest of Bermuda on Monday. The appearance of a named storm in the Atlantic means this basin’s hurricane season has started before June 1 for the seventh time in the last decade. Andrea will be weak and…
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We Should Move The Start of the Atlantic Hurricane Season to May
There’s a low chance that a disturbance over The Bahamas could develop into a tropical system off the southeast coast over the next couple of days. That can seem jarring to read at the beginning of May, but pre-season storms really aren’t…
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Here’s a Hype-Free Rundown to Help You Keep Track of Storms This Hurricane Season
The long-lasting impacts of last year’s Atlantic hurricane season makes the arrival of this year’s storm season feel unsettlingly abrupt. The 2018 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, but it really started with the formation…
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