Safety & Advisories

No Atlantic hurricane yet this year, and what it means for an autumn Caribbean trip

Six named storms, zero hurricanes, the latest start of the satellite era. NOAA still says one storm is enough, and the peak runs into October.

By Anjali Shrestha · Sep 21, 2026

Six named storms have formed in the Atlantic this season and not one has become a hurricane — the latest the first hurricane has ever arrived since satellites started watching in the 1960s. The previous satellite-era record was 11 September, set in both 2002…

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How quiet it has actually been

The storms have come; the hurricanes have not. Named storms need sustained winds of 39 mph; hurricanes need 74. This year the Atlantic has produced a normal-looking list of names that all stopped short of the second threshold, and the latest, Fay, is drifting…

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Why a quiet season is not a safe season

Because the count tells you nothing about where the one that does form will go. NOAA is blunt about this in its own outlook: it does not forecast landfalls at all, and it warns that it only takes one hurricane, or even one tropical storm, to cause a disaster…

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What it means if you are booking the Caribbean or Mexico this autumn

It is a reasonable year to go, and the wrong year to skip the insurance. The odds are genuinely better than usual, and October and November trips on a below-normal forecast are a sensible bet. What you should not do is treat a quiet September as a guarantee…

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Have there been any hurricanes in 2026?

Not in the Atlantic as of 21 September 2026. Six named storms have formed — Arthur, Bertha, Cristobal, Dolly, Edouard and Fay — and none reached hurricane strength.

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Is it safe to travel to the Caribbean in October 2026?

The odds are better than in a typical year, with NOAA forecasting a below-normal season. But the season runs until 30 November and NOAA stresses that a single storm can cause a disaster, so buy insurance before any storm is named.

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When does hurricane season end?

The Atlantic season officially runs from 1 June to 30 November. NOAA treats August to October as the peak months. Sources: National Hurricane Center tropical weather outlook and Tropical Storm Fay advisory of 21 September 2026; NOAA Climate Prediction Center…

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