The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season was a very active season.
Storms[]
Hurricane Arlene[]
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | June 10 – June 16 |
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| Peak intensity | 75 mph (120 km/h) (1-min) 987 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Depression Two[]
| Tropical depression (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | June 21 – June 22 |
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| Peak intensity | 35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) 1004 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Bret[]
| Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | June 30 – July 11 |
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| Peak intensity | 150 mph (240 km/h) (1-min) 930 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Cindy[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | July 13 – July 16 |
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| Peak intensity | 45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min) 998 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Don[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | July 22 – July 26 |
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| Peak intensity | 70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) 985 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Emily[]
| Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | July 25 – August 4 |
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| Peak intensity | 120 mph (195 km/h) (1-min) 951 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Franklin[]
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | July 31 – August 6 |
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| Peak intensity | 100 mph (155 km/h) (1-min) 972 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Gert[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 10 – August 15 |
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| Peak intensity | 65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) 989 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Harvey[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 14 – August 17 |
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| Peak intensity | 50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 996 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Irma[]
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 16 – August 21 |
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| Peak intensity | 85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min) 980 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Jose[]
| Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 23 – September 1 |
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| Peak intensity | 115 mph (185 km/h) (1-min) 954 mbar (hPa) |
Subtropical Storm Katia[]
| Subtropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 28 – September 2 |
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| Peak intensity | 50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 994 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Lee[]
| Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 31 – September 6 |
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| Peak intensity | 115 mph (185 km/h) (1-min) 957 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Maria[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 7 – September 10 |
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| Peak intensity | 60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) 992 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Depression Fifteen[]
| Tropical depression (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 9 – September 11 |
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| Peak intensity | 35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) 1002 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Nate[]
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 18 – September 26 |
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| Peak intensity | 110 mph (175 km/h) (1-min) 959 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Ophelia[]
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 20 – September 28 |
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| Peak intensity | 105 mph (165 km/h) (1-min) 963 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Philippe[]
| Category 5 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 29 – October 14 |
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| Peak intensity | 190 mph (305 km/h) (1-min) 880 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Rina[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | October 7 – October 11 |
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| Peak intensity | 50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 995 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Sean[]
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | October 19 – October 27 |
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| Peak intensity | 100 mph (155 km/h) (1-min) 964 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Tammy[]
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | October 24 – November 1 |
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| Peak intensity | 90 mph (150 km/h) (1-min) 973 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Vince[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | October 27 – October 31 |
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| Peak intensity | 60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) 994 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Whitney[]
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | November 6 – November 14 |
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| Peak intensity | 100 mph (155 km/h) (1-min) 970 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Alpha[]
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | November 16 – November 21 |
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| Peak intensity | 85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min) 979 mbar (hPa) |
Timeline[]
Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) Rating[]
| ACE (104 kt2) – Storm: Source | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50.0 | Philippe | 12 | 6.01 | Alpha |
| 2 | 23.9 | Bret | 13 | 5.24 | Irma |
| 3 | 15.5 | Emily | 14 | 4.03 | Arlene |
| 4 | 13.1 | Jose | 15 | 3.62 | Don |
| 5 | 12.4 | Lee | 16 | 3.05 | Gert |
| 6 | 11.8 | Nate | 17 | 2.69 | Maria |
| 7 | 10.5 | Ophelia | 18 | 2.34 | Vince |
| 8 | 10.0 | Sean | 19 | 2.07 | Katia |
| 9 | 8.18 | Whitney | 20 | 2.00 | Rina |
| 10 | 7.60 | Franklin | 21 | 1.58 | Harvey |
| 11 | 6.59 | Tammy | 22 | 1.02 | Cindy |
| Total=194.21 | |||||
ACE is the result of a storm's winds multiplied by how long it lasted for, so storms or subtropical storms (Originally not included up until 2012) that at lasted a long time , as well as particularly strong hurricanes , have higher ACE totals. Tropical Depressions are not included in season total.
Season effects[]
This is a table of the storms and their effects in the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season. This table includes the storm's names, duration, peak intensity, Areas affected (bold indicates made landfall in that region at least once), damages, and death totals. Deaths in parentheses are additional and indirect (an example of an indirect death would be a traffic accident), but are still storm-related. Damage and deaths include totals while the storm was extratropical, a wave or a low. All of the damage figures are in 2023 USD (the listed damage figure is in millions).
| Storm name |
Dates active | Storm category at peak intensity |
Max 1-min wind mph (km/h) |
Min. press. (mbar) |
Areas affected | Damage (USD) |
Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arlene | June 10 – June 16 | Category 1 hurricane | 75 (120) | 987 | None | 0 | 0 |
| Two | June 21 – June 22 | Tropical depression | 35 (55) | 1004 | None | 0 | 0 |
| Bret | June 30 – July 11 | Category 4 hurricane | 150 (240) | 930 | Mexico, Jamaica | 570 | 48 |
| Cindy | July 13 – July 16 | Tropical storm | 45 (75) | 998 | The Bahamas, US Gulf Coast (Florida), Cuba | 5 | 2 |
| Don | July 22 – July 26 | Tropical storm | 70 (110) | 985 | NewFoundLand | 5 | 2 |
| Emily | July 25 – August 4 | Category 3 hurricane | 120 (185) | 951 | None | 0 | 0 |
| Franklin | July 31 – August 6 | Category 2 hurricane | 100 (155) | 972 | US East Coast (North Carolina), US Gulf Coast (Florida), Cuba | 1,800 | 36 |
| Gert | August 10 – August 15 | Tropical storm | 65 (100) | 989 | US Gulf Coast (Florida), Mexico | 15 | 5 |
| Harvey | August 14 – August 17 | Tropical storm | 50 (85) | 996 | None | 0 | 0 |
| Irma | August 16 – August 21 | Category 1 hurricane | 85 (140) | 980 | US Gulf Coast (Louisiana), Mexico | 370 | 11 |
| Jose | August 23 – September 1 | Category 3 hurricane | 115 (185) | 954 | Mexico | 600 | 75 |
| Katia | August 28 – september 2 | Subtropical storm | 50 (85) | 994 | US East Coast (Florida), Cuba | 5 | 2 |
| Lee | August 31 – September 6 | Category 3 hurricane | 115 (185) | 957 | US East Coast (Florida), The Bahamas | 10,400 | 100 |
| Maria | September 7 – September 10 | Tropical storm | 60 (95) | 992 | US Gulf Coast (South Texas), Mexico | 10 | 4 |
| Fifteen | September 9 – September 11 | Tropical depression | 35 (55) | 980 | NewFoundLand | Minor | 1 |
| Nate | September 18 – September 26 | Category 2 hurricane | 110 (175) | 959 | NewFoundLand, Nova Scotia, US East Coast (North Carolina) | 1,000 | 43 |
| Ophelia | September 20 – September 28 | Category 2 hurricane | 105 (165) | 963 | US Gulf Coast (Louisiana) (Florida), Cuba, The Bahamas, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico | 4,700 | 210 |
| Philippe | September 29 – October 14 | Category 5 hurricane | 190 (305) | 880 | US East Coast (Maine), US Gulf Coast (Alabama), Mexico, Venezuela | 65,000 | 10,000 |
| Rina | October 7 – October 11 | Tropical storm | 50 (85) | 995 | US Gulf Coast (Florida), Cuba | 10 | 4 |
| Sean | October 19 – October 27 | Category 2 hurricane | 100 (155) | 964 | US Gulf Coast (Louisiana), Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico | 3,700 | 108 |
| Tammy | October 24 – November 1 | Category 1 hurricane | 90 (150) | 973 | US East Coast (South Carolina), Puerto Rico | 500 | 18 |
| Vince | October 27 – October 31 | Tropical storm | 60 (95) | 994 | Mexico, Honduras | 10 | 5 |
| Whitney | November 6 – November 14 | Category 2 hurricane | 100 (155) | 970 | The Bahamas, US Gulf Coast (Florida), Cuba | 5 | 2 |
| Alpha | November 16 – November 21 | Category 1 hurricane | 85 (140) | 979 | Mexico , Nicaragua , Venezuela | 135 | 12 |