Where Have All the Atlantic Hurricanes Gone? El Nino Might Bring Record Slow Storm Season

Where are all the Atlantic hurricanes? Why 2026 is so quiet

Traditionally, this past week has been the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season, the busiest time of year for storms to spin up and barrel west into North America. Read more...

Where have all the Atlantic hurricanes gone?

The Atlantic hurricane season is unusually quiet this year due to a strong El Nino, which disrupts storm formation over that ocean. No hurricanes have formed yet. And only five weak tropical storms have appeared. On Saturday, the Atlantic set…

Where have all the Atlantic hurricanes gone? El Nino might bring record slow storm season

The Atlantic is quiet — record quiet — this hurricane season thanks to an enormous El Nino that crushes storms before they get going.

No Atlantic Hurricanes (Yet)...

Looking at the satellite picture, there are no hurricanes in the Atlantic at this point, from Miami to the west coast of Africa, where the beginning stages of tropical systems can start to form. This includes the Caribbean and Gulf (not pictured), which are considered part of the "Atlantic Basin". On the second graphic, you [...]

2026 Atlantic hurricane season sets a record: No hurricanes yet!

Record quiet Atlantic hurricane season so far As of the morning of September 11, 2026, the Atlantic hurricane season set a new record for the quietest in the modern era. As the National Hurricane Center said on social media: We officially passed...