The 2030 Atlantic hurricane season was one of the least active Atlantic hurricane seasons on record, and featured the lowest accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of any season on record in the satellite era (post-1967), with only 3.7025 units. The season only managed to produce 4 named storms, mostly due to the record-breaking 2030-31 El Niño event, which inhibited development in the basin. This ties with the 1983 season as also being the least active in terms of named storms in the satellite era. Due to extremely strong wind shear over much of the basin, 2030 was also the first season in the satellite era to have no storms forming in the Main Development Region (MDR), which spans east of the Lesser Antilles to the African coast. It also featured the latest forming tropical storm, with Alberto being named on August 31. Despite being a very inactive season, it was still rather costly due to Hurricane Chris, which slammed into the northeastern United States and caused over $7.4 billion USD in damages. In aggregate, the season dealt $8.1 billion (2030 USD) worth of damage across the basin, and around 67 fatalities were recorded.
Seasonal summary[]
Systems[]
Tropical Depression One[]
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| Duration | June 15 – June 16 |
| Peak intensity | 35 mph (55 km/h) 1004 mbar (hPa) |
Early on June 13, an unusually southern mesoscale convective vortex formed north of Grand Bahama in the Bahamas. Despite high wind shear, the system rapidly began to develop, and just 2 days later the NHC remarked that Tropical Depression One had formed at around 0000Z. However, further intensification was deemed unlikely due to prevailing harsh conditions in the area around the storm. The tropical depression continued to move northward until degenerating into a remnant low southeast of Wilmington, North Carolina on June 16. The remnant system drifted northeastward for another day or so, before dissipating southeast of the Delmarva Peninsula.
Due to the depression being somewhat close to land, some rainy and windy conditions occurred across the Carolinian coastline, although no significant property damage or loss of life was reported.
Tropical Storm Alberto[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 31 – September 1 |
| Peak intensity | 45 mph (70 km/h) 999 mbar (hPa) |
Main article: Tropical Storm Alberto (2030) Tropical Depression Two formed early on August 31 from unclear origin. Due to its close proximity to land, the NHC remarked little window for strengthening, and thus they forecasted it to only become a weak tropical storm.
Tropical Depression Three[]
| Tropical depression (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 5 – September 6 |
| Peak intensity | 30 mph (50 km/h) 1010 mbar (hPa) |
Further information: Tornado outbreak of September 5-6, 2030
A tropical wave exited the African shore late on August 27, and moved gradually westward into the Caribbean Sea. However, due to unfavorable conditions, the low remained poorly defined until it entered the Gulf of Mexico early on September 3. Due to a small area of decreased wind shear, the system gradually began to develop as it moved northward. At last, early on September 5, the low consolidated into Tropical Depression Three near Texas. Due to proximity to land, the depression only remained a tropical cyclone for a measly 18 hours before making landfall near Grand Chenier in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. Despite being weak, the depression brought severe storm surge to the surrounding area before completing its extratropical transition unusually south. The system began to grow in size as it moved over Louisiana and the other Deep Southern states, and eventually completely dissipated after emerging out to sea south of North Carolina early on September 8.
While Three itself did not cause much damage, its remnant system's influence caused a two-day tornado outbreak across the Southern United States, and later flooding over the same regions. A strong tornado of EF3 intensity was reported south of Atlanta, Georgia, the strongest of the outbreak. Severe rainfall occured over much of Alabama and southern Georgia due to the storm, and over $250 million in damages was dealt including the tornado outbreak and associated flooding. Across the area effected, 13 people were killed, mostly due to traffic accidents from poor visibility, and 4 of those were killed during the Atlanta tornado. Three was the third-costliest storm of the season, behind Tropical Storm Alberto and Hurricane Chris.
Tropical Storm Beryl[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 20 – September 21 |
| Peak intensity | 40 mph (65 km/h) 1002 mbar (hPa) |
Main article: Hurricane Beryl (2030)
Subtropical Depression Five[]
| Subtropical depression (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 26 – September 27 |
| Peak intensity | 30 mph (50 km/h) 1008 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Chris[]
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | October 23 – October 25 |
| Peak intensity | 85 mph (135 km/h) 976 mbar (hPa) |
Main article: Hurricane Chris
Tropical Storm Debby[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | November 6 – November 8 |
| Peak intensity | 50 mph (80 km/h) 995 mbar (hPa) |