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The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season commenced unexpectedly on January 16, when an unnamed subtropical storm formed off the northeastern U.S. coast then moved over Atlantic Canada. [41] Operationally, the NHC considered the storm to be non-tropical , with minimal likelihood of transitioning into a subtropical or tropical cyclone. [ 42 ]
The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season saw an above average number of named storms and an average number of hurricanes and major hurricanes (category 3 or higher on the 5-level Saffir–Simpson wind speed scale).
The 2023 Eastern Pacific hurricane season also ends on Thursday and had several impactful storms, including two of the strongest hurricanes to make landfall on the Pacific coast of Mexico.
Tropical Storm Ophelia was a strong but short-lived tropical storm that impacted the East Coast of the United States in September 2023. The fifteenth named storm of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, Ophelia originated from a disturbance off the east coast of Florida before making landfall in North Carolina the next day as a strong tropical storm.
Hurricane Idalia was the only hurricane to make landfall in the United States in 2023. After reaching Category 4 strength in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, it hit Florida as a Category 3 hurricane on ...
Read CNN’s 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season Fast Facts to learn about tropical storm systems that develop during the summer and fall.
Hurricane Idalia was a powerful and destructive tropical cyclone that caused significant damage across parts of the southeastern United States, especially in North Florida, in late August 2023. The ninth named storm , [ a ] third hurricane, and second major hurricane of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season , Idalia formed from a low-pressure area ...
The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season officially comes to a close in just two weeks, but tropical development isn’t over yet. A tropical depression or a tropical storm may form by the early weekend ...