AUSTIN (KXAN) – The official hurricane season in the Atlantic Basin ends on November 30, but should we expect any new storms before the season ends?
2025 hurricane season
So far this year, we have had 13 named storms in the Atlantic, including 5 hurricanes and 4 major hurricanes (Category 3+).
Three of the four major hurricanes reached Category 5 status (Irene, Humberto, and Melissa).
November in the tropics
Hurricane season is 95% complete, but there have still been some big storms in November in years past.
Hurricane Ida (November 4–14, 2009) made landfall as a Category 1 storm on the east coast of Nicaragua before returning to the Caribbean Sea and heading north into the Gulf, strengthening again into a hurricane.
Ida made landfall as an extratropical storm near Dauphin Island, Alabama, bringing heavy rain and gusty winds to the Gulf Coast.
Kate (November 15-23, 1985) struck several Caribbean islands as a hurricane before heading toward the Gulf, strengthening into a major hurricane.
Kate made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane along the Florida Panhandle as a Category 2 storm, with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph.
Is the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season over?
There’s a good chance the 2025 hurricane season is about to end. Cold temperatures and high wind shear are unfavorable for tropical development. Strong cold fronts push away storms, which statistically limits storms moving into the Gulf.
The National Hurricane Center does not expect any tropical development in the next seven days, and long-range computer models also agree. An additional storm or two is definitely possible, but there’s nothing to worry about in Texas!