Could We Break a Record for Not Seeing a Hurricane This Season?
No areas are being monitored in the Atlantic as El Niño and Saharan dust suppress development, while the Pacific has 13 named storms, officials said.
- The Atlantic basin remains without a hurricane as the Hurricane Season approaches its typical peak on September 10th, with the National Hurricane Center reporting no areas of tropical development currently being monitored.
- Strong wind shear across the Atlantic and Caribbean, combined with dense Saharan dust plumes, suppresses tropical development by disrupting thunderstorms before they organize into a center of circulation.
- Accumulated Cyclone Energy measurements stand at a measly 4.4 through September 8, representing the lowest activity level for any Atlantic season since 1950.
- Meanwhile, the Pacific Ocean remains active with 13 named storms and 2 central Pacific storms formed; Hurricane Lowell impacts the Hawaiian Islands of Niihau and Kauai as a Category 2 storm.
- If the Atlantic remains hurricane-free through September 11th, this season will set a record for the latest first hurricane formation, a mark currently shared by the 2002 and 2013 seasons.
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Atlantic hurricane season silenced by El Niño at its traditional peak
For only the third time in reliable records (since at least 1950), the Atlantic hurricane season has fallen silent – absent any active tropical depressions, named storms, or hurricanes – in the week centered on its traditional September 10th peak.
Atlantic Hurricane Season Heads Toward Historic Lull Despite Reaching Peak Week - Tampa Free Press
The Atlantic hurricane season hits its traditional peak this week, yet activity across the basin remains exceptionally quiet, putting the 2026 season on track to set a new modern record. While the statistical peak of the season arrives on Sept. 10, the Atlantic has seen only five named storms so far this year, with none […] Atlantic Hurricane Season Heads Toward Historic Lull Despite Reaching Peak Week
The sea glows, but the Atlantic remains still: in 2026, not a single hurricane has raged. Experts are alarmed. A weather column of Dominik Jung.
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