Unlike many recent years, much of the summer has been pretty quiet in the Atlantic basin for tropical storms. Just last year, Hurricane Beryl was one of only two named storms to reach major hurricane status in the month of July, along with Emily in 2005.

As recently as 2023, we had the fifth most named storms on record, with 20 tropical storms. The 2020 season saw the most named storms ever recorded at 30. In 2025—at least so far—it’s been relatively quiet.

August and September are the peak months for the Atlantic hurricane season. This is when the waters of the Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf are at their warmest after a long summer. It’s also when wind shear is at a minimum—good for creating supercell thunderstorms in the Plains, but bad for stopping tropical storm systems.

While Beryl’

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