The 2030 Atlantic hurricane season was a below average season, featuring 6 named storms (and an unnamed system), 2 hurricanes, and 1 major hurricane which caused a total of over $IDK billion (2030 USD) in damages. The season officially began on June 1, 2030, and ended on November 30, 2030. These dates historically describe the period each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin and are adopted by convention. However, tropical cyclogenesis is possible at any time of the year.
Seasonal Summary[]
Systems[]
Tropical Storm Alberto[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | June 13 – June 17 |
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| Peak intensity | 100 km/h (65 mph) (1-min) 993 hPa (mbar) |
Hurricane Beryl[]
| Category 2 tropical cyclone (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 9 – August 18 |
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| Peak intensity | 165 km/h (105 mph) (1-min) 968 hPa (mbar) |
Hurricane Chris[]
| Category 5 tropical cyclone (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 4 – September 17 |
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| Peak intensity | 260 km/h (160 mph) (1-min) 922 hPa (mbar) |
Tropical Storm Debby[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 14 – September 16 |
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| Peak intensity | 85 km/h (50 mph) (1-min) 1000 hPa (mbar) |
Tropical Depression Five[]
| Tropical depression (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 26 – September 27 |
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| Peak intensity | 45 km/h (30 mph) (1-min) 1015 hPa (mbar) |
Tropical Storm Ethan[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | October 9 – October 12 |
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| Peak intensity | 95 km/h (60 mph) (1-min) 996 hPa (mbar) |
Hurricane Francine[]
| Category 1 tropical cyclone (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | November 12 – November 22 |
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| Peak intensity | 150 km/h (90 mph) (1-min) 969 hPa (mbar) |
Unnamed Tropical Storm[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | December 11 – December 12 |
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| Peak intensity | 75 km/h (45 mph) (1-min) 995 hPa (mbar) |
System Names[]
The following list of names was used for named storms that formed in the North Atlantic in 2030. The names not retired from this list were used again in the 2036 season. This was the same list used in the 2024 season, with the exceptions of Ethan, Josie, Matteo, Robert, and Tyler, which replaced Ernesto, Joyce, Milton, Rafael, and Tony, respectively. The name Ethan, was used for the first time this year.
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Retirement[]
On April 11, 2031, at the 53rd session of the RA IV hurricane committee, the World Meteorological Organization retired the name Chris from its rotating naming lists due to the number of deaths and amount of damage it caused, and it will not be used again for another Atlantic hurricane. It will be replaced with Colton for the 2036 season, respectively.
Seasonal Effects[]
| Storm name |
Dates active | Storm category at peak intensity |
Max 1-min wind mph (km/h) |
Min. press. (mbar) |
Areas affected | Damage (USD) |
Deaths | |||
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| Alberto | June 1 – 1 | Tropical storm | 0 | 0 | None | None | None | |||
| Season aggregates | ||||||||||
| 8 | June 13 – December 12, 2030 | 160 | 924 | $0 billion | 0 | |||||