The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season has officially come to an quiet end. The season last from June 1 to November 30 each year. September is typically the month with the most hurricane activity in the gulf and eastern coast of the United States. This was the first time in a decade that a hurricane did not enter the gulf or make landfall in the continental United States.

"For the first time in a decade, not a single hurricane struck the U.S. this season, and that was a much needed break,” said Neil Jacobs, Ph.D., under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator. "Still, a tropical storm caused damage and casualties in the Carolinas, distant hurricanes created rough ocean waters that caused property damage along the East Coast, and neighboring countries experienced direct hits from hurricanes."

A storm is classified as a hurricane once its maximum sustained winds reach 74 mph. The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale uses categories 1 to 5 based on wind speed, with category 5 being the strongest. To be considered category 5 a storm a storm would have sustained winds of 157 mph or faster.

This year the Atlantic basin produced 13 named storms (winds of 39 mph or greater), of which five became hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or greater), including four major hurricanes with winds reaching 111 mph or greater. An average season has 14 named storms, seven hurricanes, and three major hurricanes.

NOAA, a major source for local hurricane tracking and updates, released the following video to recap the 2025 season.