Hurricane Jose (2023) (WeatherWill)

Hurricane Jose was a strong Category 2 hurricane in the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season. Jose was the tenth named storm and fourth hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season. The upper ridging faded away, letting a tropical wave moving northwestward. The wave became better organized and on September 16 became Tropical Depression Eleven. Eleven appeared to be strengthening and a buoy recorded tropical storm force winds so the NHC started issued advisories on Tropical Storm Jose. Jose continued to organize and strengthen. Late on September 18, Jose became a hurricane. The next day, Jose became a category 2. It was on the 19th that Jose started rocketing to the northeast. Jose reached a peak of 110 mph and a pressure of 960 mbs. The Azores were hit hardest by tropical Jose, but Jose did not make landfall. On September 21, Jose became an extratropical cyclone and whiplashed Spain, Ireland, and the UK. Jose caused minimal damage in the Azores and no one died while Jose was tropical. As an extratropical cyclonic storm, nearly 10 people died and $15.6 million dollars of damage was done.

Hurricane Warnings were issued ahead of Jose in the Azores, first time since Hurricane Karl of 2022. Even though Jose passed through the Azores, minimal damage was reported and no deaths.

The name Jose was not considered for retirement despite the reported damage in the United Kingdom and Ireland.