2032 Atlantic hurricane season (Zeta)

	Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS)
Duration	May 19 – May 23
Peak intensity	80 mph (130 km/h) (1-min) 986 mbar (hPa)

	Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	May 3 – May 4
Peak intensity	40 mph (65 km/h) (1-min) 1003 mbar (hPa)

	Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	March 12 – March 15
Peak intensity	45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min) 992 mbar (hPa)

2032 Atlantic hurricane season

Season summary map

Seasonal boundaries

First storm formed

March 12, 2032

Last storm dissipated

December 10, 2032

Strongest storm

Name

Emery
(Third most intense hurricane in the Atlantic basin)

• Maximum winds

190 mph (305 km/h)

• Lowest pressure

886 mbar (hPa; 26.16 inHg)

Seasonal statistics

Total depressions

48 (record high)

Total storms

44 (record high)

Hurricanes

21 (record high)

Major hurricanes
(Cat. 3+)

9 (record high)

Total fatalities

406 total

Total damage

$97.175 billion (2032 USD)
(Third-costliest tropical cyclone season on record)

Seasonal forecasts[]

Source	Date	Named storms	Hurricanes	Major hurricanes
Average (2001–2030)		15.1	7.6	3.4
Record high activity		44	21	9
Record low activity		4	2	0
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TSR	December 14, 2031	19	9	5
CSU	April 4, 2032	19	10	5
TSR	April 6, 2032	20	10	6
PSU	April 9, 2032	14-18	n/a	n/a
NCSU	April 13, 2032	19-24	10-12	5-7
UA	April 14, 2032	22	10	6
TWC	April 14, 2032	19	10	6
NOAA	May 15, 2032	20-25	11-13	5-7
UKMO	May 19, 2032	19	10	6
TSR	May 23, 2032	23	11	7
CSU	June 6, 2032	25	11	6
UA	June 14, 2032	23	10	7
TSR	July 16, 2032	28	13	8
TWC	July 21, 2032	26	13	7
TSR	August 8, 2032	33	17	8
CSU	August 8, 2032	31	15	7
NOAA	August 9, 2032	32-35	14-16	7-9
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	Actual activity	44	21	9

Before every hurricane season, forecasts for seasonal activity are published by various experts from Colorado State University (CSU) and forecasters from the NOAA, among other places. The average number of Atlantic tropical cyclones from 2001 to 2030 has been defined as 15.1 tropical storms, 7.6 hurricanes, 3.4 major hurricanes (at least Category 3 intensity on the Saffir-Simpson scale), and 119 ACE (Accumulated Cyclone Energy) units. ACE measures the intensity of a storm over time for full advisories, given the storm's winds are at tropical storm-equivalent strength or higher. Even though a season's ACE index may categorize a season as above, below, or near average, the quantity of tropical storms, hurricanes, and major hurricanes is often also factored in.

Pre-season forecasts[]

On December 14, 2031, Tropical Storm Risk (TSR) issued an extended-range forecast that anticipated the formation of 19 named storms, 9 hurricanes, and 5 major hurricanes, acknowledging the likelihood of an active season ahead. They also called for an ACE total of 142 units and based their predictions on the expectation that the La Niña from 2031 would continue to the next year. Come April, one storm - Arthur - had already formed. At the beginning of the month, CSU released a similar forecast, predicting 19 named storms, 10 hurricanes, and 5 major hurricanes. A few days later, TSR updated their prediction to 20 named storms, 10 hurricanes, 6 major hurricanes, and an ACE index of 149. Within the same week-long span, North Carolina State University (NCSU), University of Arizona (UA), and The Weather Company (TWC) also released predictions; the former anticipated 19-24 named storms, 10-12 hurricanes, and 5-7 major hurricanes, and all 3 had called for a very active season.

By mid-May, predicted storm tallies continued to increase as very favorable conditions became more evident to forecasters. On the 15th, NOAA released a prediction that estimated 20-25 named storms, 11-13 hurricanes, and 5-7 major hurricanes would form during the year; they cited the fact that the La Niña had persisted and that wind shear remained relatively low across the Atlantic. Four days later, the United Kingdom's Met Office (UKMO) predicted the formation of 19 named storms, 10 hurricanes, and 6 major hurricanes from June to November. Another four days later, TSR updated their forecast to anticipate 23 tropical storms, 11 hurricanes, 7 major hurricanes, and 166 ACE units.

Mid-season forecasts[]

As the formation pace of new storms increased during the beginning of hurricane season, many forecasts' updates accommodated such events. On June 6th, CSU updated their forecast to 25 named storms, 11 hurricanes, and 6 major hurricanes; UA revised their own predictions upward a week and a day later. On July 16, TSR released another update to their forecast; notably, by this point, 11 (sub)tropical cyclones had already formed. The agency expected 28 named storms, 13 hurricanes, and 8 major hurricanes, adding the season was could turn out to be one of potentially historic proportions. TWC released a similar forecast a little under a week afterwards. By the time of the final hurricane season predictions (in the first week or two of August), all names up to Omar had already been used, and the precursors to storms Paulette, Rene, Sally, and Teddy were listed as areas for potential tropical development on the NHC's Tropical Weather Outlook. On August 8, TSR released an ambitious prediction, calling for a record-breaking season with 33 named storms, 17 hurricanes, and 8 major hurricanes. On the same day, CSU predicted 31 named storms, 15 hurricanes, and 7 major hurricanes; the following day, NOAA updated their predictions to their highest yet; they anticipated 32-35 tropical storms, 14-16 hurricanes, and 7-9 major hurricanes. Even though their general predictions of record-breaking activity verified, their predictions were still somewhat off from the ultimate seasonal storm count, particularly with tropical storms.

Seasonal summary[]

See also: 2032 Atlantic hurricane season (Zeta)/ACE Calculations

The 2032 Atlantic hurricane season was officially demarcated by the traditional boundaries of June 1 and November 30; however, activity was observed in a total of 9 out of 12 months. The season saw the formation of 48 total (sub)tropical cyclones, 44 of which were named. Of these, a record 21 attained hurricane status, and furthermore, 9 became major hurricanes. Each of these statistics shattered activity records; the previous record for (sub)tropical cyclones in the basin, 31, was a tie between 2005 and 2020, as with the previous record for major hurricanes, 7. In addition, 2032 surpassed 2005's records in the named storm and hurricane categories. The season was the second of two consecutive above-average seasons, as the following season saw a remarkable decrease in activity.

An unprecedented pace of storm formation was observed during the season, and every storm after the first (Arthur) broke a record for the earliest formation of that storm number. In fact, the activity was so extreme that both the main and auxiliary naming lists were exhausted, the latter of which was for the first and only time in recorded history. The season's extremity was likely influenced by a strengthening La Niña, low wind shear across the Atlantic, and a continuing warm phase of the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation. The combination of these led to widespread favorable conditions and warm sea surface temperatures throughout the season.

In all, the season claimed 406 lives and caused $97.175 billion in damages, making it the third-costliest season on record. 12 of the 44 (sub)tropical storms made landfall over the United States, surpassing 2020's previous record of 11. Most of the season's damages were due to the impacts from Hurricanes Leah, Emery, Orlanda, and Tayshaun.

Pre/early season activity[]

The first instance of tropical cyclogenesis was observed in the unusually early month of March, when Tropical Storm Arthur formed. This made it only the second recorded March tropical cyclone in the basin's history. In May, a record 3 named storms were recorded. On the 3rd, Bertha formed close to the Carolinas and just barely made landfall before moving back offshore; it dissipated the next day. The next storm, Cristobal, became a rare May hurricane northeast of Bermuda; it then accelerated to the east and became an extratropical cyclone. In the last week of the month, yet another storm, named Daisy, formed. While it did not make any landfalls, its precursor caused some damage in the Bahamas. The next month, June, saw another 3 named storms. The first, Edouard, unexpectedly rapidly intensified in the Gulf of Mexico and halted just as abruptly as it had begun. Even though it was forecast to attain hurricane status, it peaked as a high-end tropical storm and later made landfall over Louisiana. Fay, which formed a few days after Edouard's extratropical transition, became a short-lived storm in the Bay of Campeche. In the second half of the month, the slow-moving and destructive Hurricane Gonzalo strengthened into a potent category 3 hurricane, ultimately becoming the strongest June hurricane on record by virtue of lowest barometric pressure. It made landfall over the extreme southern portion of Texas at peak intensity, causing significant damage both there and in northern Mexico.

July saw the formation of 7 total systems, the first of which was Tropical Depression Eight; it was a short-lived storm that caused few impacts. Later, the disorganized Tropical Storm Hanna made landfall over Trinidad, claiming two lives. A couple more days afterwards, the damaging Subtropical Depression Isaias made its unusual and winding path through Louisiana and the southeastern United States, causing significant flooding and costing $1.2 billion in damage. While operationally assessed to have been a subtropical storm, it was since downgraded from that status during the NHC's routine post-season analysis reports. Isaias later went on to impact the East Coast as an extratropical cyclone. Shortly after it moved offshore, yet another storm - Josephine - entered the Gulf of Mexico. Peaking as a minimal category 1 hurricane, it struck the western Florida panhandle and rapidly weakened thereafter. Kyle and Leah came afterwards; the former was a rather insignificant storm that took a similar track to Tropical Depression Eight from earlier in the month, while Leah became a rare July category 4 hurricane that furthermore made landfall over western Louisiana. Severe damage was recorded in numerous areas, and the general timing of the storm was regarded as unusually early. The final storm to form in July, Maverick, became a Cape Verde major hurricane in August, causing minimal damage in Bermuda.

Peak season activity[]

August 2032 was the most active August on record, featuring an unprecedented 11 storms. The first, Naomi, was a relatively long-lived tropical storm that weaved through the western Caribbean, eastern Hispaniola, the Turks and Caicos islands, and the Bahamas. Afterwards came the disorganized Omar, which flooded parts of Central America. On the 10th was the formation of Paulette, which caused no damage. Another 2 days following that was Hurricane Rene, the first of three category 5 hurricanes in the season; because it stayed out to sea its entire life, it caused very minimal impacts to the United States' coastlines and the Lesser Antilles. Two more tropical depressions formed on the 13th, eventually being named Sally and Teddy. Sally was a brief tropical storm that struck northern Florida, while Teddy went on to become a category 1 hurricane and strike Mexico following a dissipation and regeneration. Hurricane Vicky quickly intensified to a category 2 storm while paralleling the East Coast of the United States, and later, Tropical Storm Wilfred exhausted the main naming list on the 24th. This marked the earliest list exhaustion date in history, with said date previously having been in mid September. Three more storms formed at the end of the month, named Adria, Braylen and Caridad; the last of the three eventually became the longest-lived tropical cyclone on record, lasting all the way until early October.

September continued the series of record-shattering activity. After Deshawn came Emery, which went on to explosively intensify and peak as among the most intense Atlantic hurricanes in recorded history. Emery rapidly weakened after peak but still made landfall as a very powerful high-end category 4 hurricane over Florida. Foster followed, slowly moving through the Carolinas and weakening inland. On the 8th, Subtropical Storm Gemma formed near Portugal, threatening a landfall but ultimately becoming extratropical beforehand. Four days later, Hurricane Heath became another recurving Cape Verde major hurricane, peaking at category 4 intensity. During its lifespan, another low pressure area coalesced into Tropical Depression Thirty-One, tying the activity record for most tropical depressions in a season. In the last week of the month, activity increased even further, beginning with the formation of Isla on the 23rd. Jacobus and Makayla became the last two storms to form in the Main Development Region (MDR), as Kenzie moved through the Gulf of Mexico and struck northern Mexico. Subtropical Storm Lucio moved off the United States' East Coast and drifted northeastward for a day or two before becoming extratropical. Nolan, the final storm of the month, became a minimal category 1 hurricane and caused minor impacts in Florida and the Bahamas. Notably, for the duration of each of September's many storms, Hurricane Caridad, which formed in late August, remained an active system.

Late season activity[]

While activity decreased during the late season, it was by no means inactive. The first storm, Orlanda, intensified at an extreme pace and became the third and final category 5 hurricane of the season. It struck Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula near peak intensity and turned northeast, later making landfall over Central Florida at category-2 intensity. Hurricane Pax formed out to sea and quickly became a major hurricane before transitioning into a powerful extratropical cyclone. Ronin, located in the eastern subtropics, was a strong tropical storm that minimally impacted land. Afterwards came Sophie, a weak tropical storm that hit the Florida panhandle and became extratropical over Georgia. A previously-unknown subtropical storm was identified in the NHC's annual post-season analysis; its brief lifespan was from October 18th to 19th. The final storm in the month of October, Tayshaun, brushed past the northern coasts of Hispaniola and Cuba and struck southeastern Florida as a category 2 hurricane, causing severe damage.

November 2032 tied a record with 2005 and 2020 for the most named storms on record in the month, and it featured another tropical depression on top of that. The first storm, Viviana, was a costly category 4 hurricane that struck Cuba at peak intensity; it was ultimately the final major hurricane of the season. During the storm's reign, another short-lived tropical depression briefly existed west of Bermuda. In mid-to-late November, Hurricane Will formed and lasted for a little over a week, staying out to sea. It marked the first-ever exhaustion of the auxiliary naming list, causing the Greek alphabet to be used for the remainder of the storms in the season. This was first demonstrated with Tropical Storm Alpha on November 21; it proved to be deadly in Haiti and Jamaica to a lesser extent. The final storm of the hyperactive 2032 Atlantic hurricane season formed in early December and was named Beta; it intensified into the strongest December hurricane on record and was the first to attain category 2 status. Its completed extratropical transition on December 10 marked the end of the season, which spanned nearly 9 months as a whole.

Systems[]

Tropical Storm Arthur[]

Main article: Tropical Storm Arthur (2032 - Zeta)

An area of low pressure north of the Lesser Antilles was first marked on the National Hurricane Center's Tropical Weather Outlook on March 10, citing that unusually favorable conditions could lead to the formation of a short-lived tropical cyclone. Due to these conditions, which included above-average ocean temperatures and low wind shear, the low quickly consolidated. By March 12, it had possessed a well-defined circulation and was producing persistent deep convective bursts about the center; its satellite appearance also resembled that of a fully tropical cyclone. At 15:00 UTC that day, just as it passed northwest of Saint Martin, it was classified as a tropical depression, making it only the second (sub)tropical cyclone recorded in the month of March. The depression steadily increased in organization, and it was named Tropical Storm Arthur 18 hours after its initial designation. Arthur moved in a southwestern direction, and it peaked with wind speeds of 45 mph (72 km/h) and a rather low barometric pressure of 992 mbar (29.29 inHg) before an increase in wind shear began to displace the deep convection from Arthur's center. Eventually, its circulation became exposed, and a weakening trend started to take place. At 03:00 UTC on March 15, Arthur weakened to a tropical depression, and much of its convection began to dissipate as it traversed through colder waters. At 15:00, the National Hurricane Center issued its last advisory on the storm as Arthur's center lost much of its definition and the storm had become devoid of convection.

Tropical Storm Arthur caused strong winds, rain showers, and thunderstorms across parts of the Lesser Antilles. However, damage was minimal, and no deaths occurred. Arthur was only the second recorded North Atlantic tropical cyclone to occur in March, the other being Hurricane One of 1908.

Tropical Storm Bertha[]

A trough of low pressure formed east of Florida on May 2. Marginally conducive conditions led to a Special Tropical Weather Outlook being issued by the National Hurricane Center to recognize the possible development of the trough into a subtropical or tropical cyclone. It steadily acquired tropical characteristics over the next day or so and was considered to have had enough organization to be declared a tropical cyclone by May 3. The warm waters of the Gulf Stream allowed for the depression to intensify and receive the name Bertha six hours later, at 21:00 UTC. This made it the earliest second named storm in history, surpassing the previous record holder, Hurricane Able of 1951, by 13 days. Tropical Storm Bertha held its intensity of 40 mph (64 km/h) all the way to its landfall over Swan Quarter, North Carolina. The land interaction from landfall significantly disrupted Bertha's core, and it abruptly weakened to tropical depression status as a result. While curving eastward, it lasted for about 12 more hours as a tropical cyclone before finally being declared a post-tropical cyclone.

Bertha caused about $2 million in damage, most of which was due to winds and minor flooding caused by the system. Two deaths occurred as a result of flooding; additionally, one indirect fatality occurred from a traffic accident related to storm preparations. Tropical Storm Bertha was the second-earliest landfalling tropical cyclone on record, only behind Tropical Storm Arlene of 2029, which did so one day earlier than Bertha did.

Hurricane Cristobal[]

Cristobal's origins can be traced to a non-tropical low located several hundred miles southwest of Bermuda. The low encountered somewhat favorable conditions for (sub)tropical development and executed a cyclonic loop while strengthening, eventually attaining gale-force winds. Soon afterwards, its satellite presentation began to resemble that of a subtropical cyclone, and at 09:00 UTC on May 19, the system was designated Subtropical Storm Cristobal due to a well-defined warm core but somewhat displaced deep convection. Over the next 30 hours, Cristobal gradually underwent a tropical transition in response to its increasingly conducive environment. At 15:00 UTC the following day, it was re-classified as a fully tropical storm with winds of 50 mph (80 km/h). For the next day and a half, it steadily intensified due to anomalously warm sea surface temperatures. Cristobal ultimately became a rare May hurricane on the 22nd, peaking with a wind speed of 80 mph (129 km/h). However, as it accelerated northeastward, it began to traverse through cooler waters, and it initiated an extratropical transition while quickly weakening. By May 23, Cristobal had completed its transition into an extratropical cyclone and raced northeast for another 18 hours before being absorbed into another extratropical system.

Hurricane Cristobal's impacts to Bermuda were negligible, and very little damage occurred. Cristobal was an unusual May hurricane and was only the fifth on record, the other storms being Hurricane One of 1889, Hurricane Two of 1908, Hurricane Able of 1951, and Hurricane Alma of 1970. It was also the earliest 3rd named storm on record, surpassing the storm of the same name in the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season.

Tropical Storm Daisy[]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)

Duration	May 26 – May 29
Peak intensity	50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 1000 mbar (hPa)

The National Hurricane Center began to anticipate the formation of a low pressure trough north of eastern Cuba on May 21, which was when the precursor to Tropical Storm Daisy was first marked on their Tropical Weather Outlook. On the 24th, the trough formed near the southeastern Bahamas and moved sluggishly in a northwestern direction. While warm sea surface temperatures were present in its direction and general vicinity, there was moderate wind shear that caused the trough to struggle with obtaining tropical characteristics. It produced mostly shallow convection despite the warm waters, and said convection was displaced from the center; this lack of deep, organized convection resulted in the National Hurricane Center being hesitant to declare it a tropical cyclone despite it possessing all other features characteristic of one. Towards the end of the day on May 25, the strong wind shear began to abate somewhat, and the low produced much colder cloud tops and deeper convective bursts than before. It sustained these bursts and maintained them near the center, unlike previous ones, and this resulted in the storm's designation as a tropical depression at 03:00 UTC on May 26. Newly-formed Tropical Depression Four, located east of Central Florida, moved in a north-northwestward direction but started to turn to the east. It remained mostly stagnant intensity-wise for the next day before the wind shear that plagued its core and satellite appearance backed away further, allowing for it to attain tropical storm status and receive the name Daisy at 9:00 UTC on the 27th. This made it the earliest 4th named storm in the Atlantic basin by almost a month. While moving east-northeast, Tropical Storm Daisy quickly strengthened and eventually attained its peak intensity of 50 mph (80 km/h) and minimum barometric pressure of 1000 mbar (29.53 inHg). As it accelerated northeast, Daisy entered cooler waters, and wind shear began to increase again; this quickly initiated a weakening trend marked by an increasingly degraded satellite appearance in the storm. At 03:00 UTC on May 29, Daisy’s winds decreased to those of a tropical depression, and it became a post-tropical cyclone just 6 hours afterwards. While continuing to race to the northeast, the remnants of the storm eventually attached to a frontal feature and were absorbed by it.

As with previous storms, Tropical Storm Daisy caused very minor impacts across the United States. Its precursor disturbance produced rain over the Bahamas, however, resulting in one indirect death there. Daisy was the earliest 4th named storm in Atlantic history, surpassing Tropical Storm Danielle of 2016 by nearly a month.

Tropical Storm Edouard[]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)

Duration	June 8 – June 12
Peak intensity	70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) 986 mbar (hPa)

An area of disturbed weather located in the Bay of Campeche was first noted in the National Hurricane Center's Tropical Weather Outlook at 06:00 UTC on June 6. The general confidence in the area forming into a tropical cyclone in the short term was relatively low due to unfavorable conditions. However, it was acknowledged that the disturbance had higher potential to form into a tropical depression or storm in the following few days, and it was designated Invest 97L as a result. Over the next few days, it showed mostly modest development, producing deep convection albeit possessing a poorly defined center. On June 8, as it trekked north-northeast, its core began to tighten up significantly, and it improved in definition rapidly regardless of forecasts that any development would be gradual. At 09:00 UTC, the disturbance was designated a tropical depression, and advisories were initiated on the system. Its structure continued to improve dramatically over the next several hours, and it entered a rapid intensification phase. Later that day, at 21:00 UTC, it was upgraded to a tropical storm and given the name Edouard. The quickly-strengthening storm's winds quickly increased over the following 18 hours, ultimately reaching an apex of 70 mph (113 km/h). This met the official criteria for rapid intensification, which is defined as a 30-knot (35-mph) increase over a span of 24 hours. Edouard's intensification phase came to an abrupt end despite consistent forecasts from the National Hurricane Center that it would ultimately attain hurricane status. While its pressure continued to drop and eventually bottomed out at 986 mbar (29.12 inHg), which is rather low for a tropical storm, its winds failed to increase further. Edouard took an erratic turn towards the northwest and approached Louisiana while gradually starting to weaken, and at about 10:00 UTC on June 10, the center of the storm made landfall near Grand Isle, Louisiana with winds of 60 mph (97 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 991 mbar (29.26 inHg). Land interaction caused Edouard to weaken further, with it ultimately becoming a tropical depression at 09:00 UTC on June 11. It gradually curved north-northeastward and continued to weaken while initiating an extratropical transition. By 21:00 the following day, Edouard had become fully extratropical, and the National Hurricane Center issued their final advisory on the system.

Edouard was a costly early-season system, causing $720 million (2032 USD) in damage across the United States. The damage primarily occurred in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas. Mudslides, floods, and strong winds were reported across the central United States, and 4 total fatalities occurred. Tropical Storm Edouard was also the earliest 5th named storm on record in the Atlantic, surpassing Hurricane Elsa of 2021 by 23 days.

Tropical Storm Fay[]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)

Duration	June 14 – June 15
Peak intensity	40 mph (65 km/h) (1-min) 1008 mbar (hPa)

A tropical wave that traveled westward from Africa developed an area of low pressure on June 12 and shortly moved through Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. The wave's structure became ragged over land, but as it entered into the Bay of Campeche, warm sea surface temperatures supported quick development. As the storm's circulation rapidly became better-defined and deep, organized convection organized around the center, it was subsequently classified as Tropical Depression Six. The storm remained a depression for about 18 hours before aircraft reconnaissance discovered that the storm's winds had increased to 40 mph (64 km/h), which is that of a tropical storm. As a result, it was upgraded to a tropical storm and was assigned the name Fay at 03:00 UTC on June 15, making it the earliest 6th named storm on record in the Atlantic Ocean. Fay took a turn southwest and shortly made landfall in the Mexican state Veracruz before rapidly deteriorating over the mountainous terrain of the region. Just one day after being named, Fay degenerated into a remnant low before spinning down and quickly dissipating over land.

Tropical Storm Fay was the earliest 6th named storm on record, surpassing Tropical Storm Fay of 2020. Fay, which produced torrential rains over Veracruz, was estimated to have caused $31 million in damages. Along with this, three direct fatalities and two indirect fatalities were reported.

Hurricane Gonzalo[]

Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS)

Duration	June 16 – June 27
Peak intensity	115 mph (185 km/h) (1-min) 939 mbar (hPa)

Main article: Hurricane Gonzalo (Zeta)

A tropical wave entered the Caribbean Sea on June 14 and was producing a disorganized area of showers and thunderstorms. At this point in time, it was recognized and discussed on the National Hurricane Center's Tropical Weather Outlook for possible tropical development. Rather favorable conditions in the area allowed for the wave to increase in shower activity and decrease in central pressure over time, and it then coalesced into the seventh tropical depression of the season at 09:00 UTC on June 16. It continued to steadily organize and intensify, and 24 hours later, it was named Tropical Storm Gonzalo. Over the next few days, it traversed through the Caribbean while fluctuating in intensity. Its first peak, at 15:00 UTC on the 17th, was at 50 mph (80 km/h) before a bout of wind shear induced gradual weakening. Another similar situation occurred the following day, where it reached winds of 65 mph (105 km/h) but quickly weakened back to low-end tropical storm status. As conditions started to become more favorable and sea surface temperatures increased, Gonzalo began to intensify once again but with fewer obstacles in its way. At 09:00 UTC on June 21, Gonzalo became a category 1 hurricane; it held steady in intensity for about two days while traversing west-northwestward, peaking with winds of 80 mph (129 km/h) and reaching a minimum barometric pressure of 984 mbar (29.06 inHg).

Hurricane Gonzalo then made landfall over the tip of the Yucatán Peninsula and quickly weakened to a tropical storm due to land interaction on the 23rd. Gonzalo's structure had held together for the most part as it emerged into the Gulf of Mexico and turned northwestward, so it resumed intensification shortly after moving back over water. At 09:00 UTC on June 25, the storm regained hurricane status, and as a result of unusually warm waters in the western Gulf, it rapidly intensified. In a span of 24 hours, Gonzalo's wind speeds increased from 75 mph (113 km/h) to 110 mph (177 km/h), meeting the criteria for such intensification. Its wind speed ultimately reached a peak of 115 mph (185 km/h), making it a rare June major hurricane. While its winds did not increase further for the next 12 hours, its pressure plummeted from 957 mbar (28.26 inHg) to 939 mbar (27.73 inHg) in the same period, the latter of which is typically associated with category 4 hurricanes. At its lowest pressure, Gonzalo made landfall over Texas and subsequently rapidly weakened. The next day, it weakened to a tropical depression and eventually degenerated into a remnant low, dissipating over land shortly thereafter.

Gonzalo caused severe wind damage, flooding, and storm surge across the Yucatan Peninsula, Western Mexico, and Texas. In total, it resulted in $4.3 billion (2032 USD) in damage and directly killed 22 people, with an extra 7 indirect fatalities. Gonzalo was one of few major hurricanes to exist in June, the others being Hurricane Audrey of 1957 and Hurricane Alma of 1966.

Tropical Depression Eight[]

Tropical depression (SSHWS)

Duration	July 2 – July 3
Peak intensity	35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) 1009 mbar (hPa)

A non-tropical low formed off the coast of the Carolinas on July 1 while moving northeast. It was first acknowledged on the NHC's Tropical Weather Outlook shortly thereafter and was initially given a 20% chance of development due to somewhat favorable conditions over the Gulf Stream but a limited time period over it. As a result of warm water temperatures and relatively low wind shear, the low pressure area began to increase its coverage of showers and thunderstorms, and deep convective bursts sustained near the center. Its organization continued to quickly improve, and its center became increasingly better-defined. At 09:00 UTC on July 2, it was designated Tropical Depression Eight, thus initiating advisories on the storm. As it began to accelerate to the northeast, Eight quickly reached its peak intensity of 35 mph (56 km/h) at about 15:00 UTC, and an increase in shear and steady decrease in sea surface temperatures prevented further intensification. Simultaneously, Eight also began to undergo an extratropical transition. Exactly one day after forming, Tropical Depression Eight's final advisory was issued as it completed this transition and was therefore re-designated as an extratropical cyclone.

Tropical Depression Eight was a short-lived storm that brought minor rip currents to the United States coast. However, neither damage nor fatalities were reported.

Tropical Storm Hanna[]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)

Duration	July 5 – July 6
Peak intensity	40 mph (65 km/h) (1-min) 1010 mbar (hPa)

Hanna's origins can be traced to a tropical wave that emerged from the African coast in late June. As it traveled westward, it showed little development, and shower and thunderstorm coverage was very limited. It approached the northern edge of South America on July 3 and began to increase the scope of its rather shallow convection. The wave's circulation began to increase in definition and eventually closed off, despite being somewhat elongated. The wave also acquired gales, and its convective bursts increased in depth; however, the circulation remained exposed. As it was judged to have possessed enough conditions to be designated a tropical cyclone regardless, advisories were initiated on Tropical Storm Hanna at 09:00 UTC on July 5. Wind shear, a dry air intrusion, and proximity to land caused the storm's structure to remain rather disorganized, and Hanna never intensified past minimal tropical storm strength. At about 03:30 UTC the following day, Hanna made landfall over Trinidad as a tropical storm, and its structure deteriorated further due to interaction over land. Its reign as a tropical storm came to an end as it weakened to depression strength at 15:00 UTC on July 6. Finally, 6 hours later, Hanna degenerated into a remnant low and dissipated soon after.

Numerous tropical storm watches and warnings were put in place for Trinidad in anticipation of Hanna's arrival. The impacts of the storm were mostly mild, as the storm was short-lived and remained offshore for the most part. Two fatalities were reported, and the estimated damage from Hanna is placed at about $19 million. Tropical Storm Hanna was the earliest 8th named storm on record, surpassing Hurricane Hanna of 2020.

Subtropical Depression Isaias[]

Subtropical depression (SSHWS)

Duration	July 8 – July 14
Peak intensity	35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) 1009 mbar (hPa)

Main article: Subtropical Depression Isaias (2032 - Zeta)

An area of low pressure monitored for possible development over the Bay of Campeche and the central to northern Gulf of Mexico initially struggled with above-average wind shear but began to gradually obtain subtropical characteristics as it crawled northward. It was later designated Potential Tropical Cyclone Ten on July 7 due to its threat to land, and tropical storm watches were put up throughout Louisiana in anticipation of it eventually becoming a named storm. On July 8 at 03:00 UTC, the system was designated a subtropical depression and was still forecast to become a subtropical storm prior to landfall. However, its structure and overall satellite presentation changed little, and no indications of gale-force winds appeared, causing the NHC to retain Ten as a subtropical depression. The storm made landfall over Louisiana and gradually turned in a westward direction while moving at a very slow forward speed. It eventually began to turn east, but the storm's sluggish motion kept it over the state of Louisiana for several days. Ten finally began to accelerate eastward but retained its subtropical characteristics for several days, even though it had been over land the entire time. As it continued, however, the storm became a post-tropical cyclone because it no longer met the characteristics of a subtropical cyclone as it passed through eastern Georgia. Shortly after, the remnants of the depression attained gale-force winds. However, operationally, Ten was believed to have still been a subtropical cyclone when it obtained gales, resulting in it being named Isaias. The National Hurricane Center's post season analysis later determined that Isaias was already post-tropical when it attained gales, making it one of the few (sub)tropical cyclones to receive a name but not become a tropical or subtropical storm. Isaias's gale-force remnants moved into open waters on July 15 and dissipated shortly thereafter.

The unusual nature and sluggish movement of Subtropical Depression Isaias resulted in widespread damage, totaling $1.2 billion (2032 USD) in damages. Additionally, 42 direct deaths occurred, along with 6 indirect deaths. Most of the damage and many of the highest rainfall totals took place in Louisiana, mostly because the bulk of Isaias had remained over the state for such a long period of time.

Hurricane Josephine[]

Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS)

Duration	July 14 – July 18
Peak intensity	75 mph (120 km/h) (1-min) 990 mbar (hPa)

A tropical wave with an accompanied area of low pressure, located south of western Cuba, slowly approached the Yucatán Channel. It formed into a tropical depression at 15:00 UTC on July 14 following organized convection and a well-defined circulation being observed in the system. As it moved northward through the Gulf of Mexico, its structure slowly became better-organized. At 03:00 UTC on July 15, it was upgraded to a tropical storm and was assigned the name Josephine as it began to turn north-northeast. The storm quickly strengthened, becoming a high-end tropical storm 12 hours later with winds of 60 mph (97 km/h). Warm sea surface temperatures and favorable upper-level winds allowed for Josephine to continue to intensify, reaching category 1 hurricane status just as it neared landfall over the extreme western Florida panhandle. It moved over Perdido Key, Florida at its peak intensity of 75 mph (121 km/h) and minimum pressure of 990 mbar (29.23 inHg) at 19:45 UTC on July 16. Thereafter, land interaction caused it to weaken to tropical storm status while it pushed through the Florida panhandle and moved over Alabama. Josephine's winds decreased to tropical depression strength at 15:00 UTC on the 17th, and it persisted for 24 more hours before degenerating into a remnant low. Its remnants tracked north-northeast for about a day and a half longer before being absorbed by an extratropical cyclone.

Hurricane Josephine was a costly early-season hurricane that brought significant wind damage and flooding to regions that had been impacted by Subtropical Depression Isaias just a few days prior. Overall, it caused $715 million in damage and killed 3 people. Josephine was the earliest 9th (sub)tropical storm on record, surpassing Hurricane Isaias of 2020.

Hurricane Leah[]

Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS)

Duration	July 21 – August 2
Peak intensity	140 mph (220 km/h) (1-min) 941 mbar (hPa)

Main article: Hurricane Leah (Zeta)

A tropical wave entered the Caribbean on July 19 and was monitored by the National Hurricane Center for possible tropical development. As it moved westward, it steadily improved its structure, and shower and thunderstorm activity increased in both scope and organization. Early on July 21, at 03:00 UTC, it was designated a tropical depression due to sufficient tropical characteristics present. It shortly intensified into Tropical Storm Leah north of Venezuela and continued to gradually build on its organization and structure. At 21:00 UTC on July 24, Leah intensified into the fourth hurricane of the 2032 Atlantic hurricane season, but its intensity remained at minimal hurricane status for a short while due to a slight increase in wind shear. It temporarily weakened back to tropical storm status at 15:00 UTC on the 25th; however, 12 hours later, Leah re-intensified into a hurricane and continued to strengthen gradually. Just as it approached Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula, it reached category 2 status and its second peak while it made landfall, having a wind speed of 105 mph (169 km/h) and a pressure of 964 mbar (28.47 inHg). Leah's interaction with land caused it to weaken quickly, falling back to tropical storm status as it re-emerged into the Gulf of Mexico. The storm had become relatively disorganized over land, and for the following 24 hours, its intensity stagnated as it rebuilt its organization for a second time. Soon after, an anomalously favorable environment in the central and northern Gulf of Mexico caused Leah to begin a phase of rapid intensification for the next two days. For the third time, Leah re-intensified into a hurricane at 21:00 UTC on July 29 as it neared Louisiana. 18 hours later, it became a category 2 hurricane, and it reached major hurricane status just six hours after. Finally, at 09:00 UTC on July 31, Leah reached category 4 strength and soon attained its final peak intensity of 140 mph (225 km/h) and minimum pressure of 941 mbar (27.79 inHg). The storm had a pronounced eye feature with intense lightning and mesovortices present around it, a sign of significant intensification. Hurricane Leah made landfall at peak at about 16:30 UTC on the 31st near Creole, Louisiana. It took a turn northeastward while rapidly weakening over land, and 18 hours following landfall, Leah weakened to tropical storm strength. At 03:00 UTC on August 2, it became a tropical depression; finally, after another 24 hours, the storm dissipated while over northern Georgia.

Hurricane Leah was a destructive storm that took an unusual, but deadly, path for a July hurricane. It caused severe flooding and triggered Extreme Wind Warnings across parts of western Louisiana. Overall, damage totaled $15.3 billion, and 53 total deaths occurred. Leah was the earliest 11th (sub)tropical storm on record, beating Tropical Storm Kyle of 2020.

Tropical Storm Kyle[]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)

Duration	July 21 – July 23
Peak intensity	50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 997 mbar (hPa)

An area of low pressure formed near the northern Bahamas on July 19. It tracked northward over warm waters and developed into a tropical depression on July 21 at 09:00 UTC after satellite data found sufficiently deep convection and a closed, well-defined circulation. As it turned slightly northeast, the environment of the Gulf Stream allowed for it to become a tropical storm, being assigned the name Tropical Storm Kyle in the following advisory. A favorable shear environment and warm sea surface temperatures enabled further strengthening in the storm, causing it to reach a peak intensity of 50 mph (80 km/h) as it continued northeast. As it ventured into gradually cooler waters, it began to transition into an extratropical cyclone, also accelerating in forward speed while showing little change in intensity. Kyle completed its extratropical transition at 15:00 UTC on July 23, having its final advisory issued. The extratropical remnants of Kyle dipped below gale force 12 hours later.

No damage or fatalities were reported from the storm. Tropical Storm Kyle was a short-lived tropical cyclone that became the earliest 10th (sub)tropical storm on record, surpassing Tropical Storm Josephine of 2020.

Hurricane Maverick[]

Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS)

Duration	July 28 – August 11
Peak intensity	115 mph (185 km/h) (1-min) 953 mbar (hPa)

Main article: Hurricane Maverick (2032 - Zeta)

A tropical wave just off the coast of Africa was designated as the fourteenth tropical depression of the season at 03:00 UTC on July 28. It passed just southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands, gradually consolidating. The following day, it was upgraded to a tropical storm and was assigned the name Maverick. For the next few days, Maverick steadily intensified due to relatively warm waters and a marginally favorable environment. At 21:00 UTC on July 31, the storm became a category 1 hurricane despite warmer-than-usual cloud tops as a result of a slight decrease in ocean temperatures. This caused Maverick to level off in intensity for a little while, and the convection around the increasingly defined eye feature decreased somewhat. However, late on August 2, the storm entered warmer waters once again, and intensification resumed. Hurricane Maverick reached category 2 status at 03:00 UTC on August 3 and peaked as a major hurricane at 09:00 UTC the day afterwards. At said peak, it had winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 953 mbar (28.14 inHg). It attempted and failed to undergo an eyewall replacement cycle shortly after attaining category 3 strength, causing it to weaken back into a category 2 storm. A drop in favorable conditions, including a decrease in ocean temperatures and an increase in wind shear, prevented Maverick from restrengthening, and a weakening trend began to take place. At 15:00 UTC on August 5, the storm weakened to category 1 intensity amid an increasingly filled-in eye and warmer cloud tops. Maverick further fell to tropical storm status at 09:00 UTC on August 6 while its track began to take a long and gradual curve eastward. The storm's structure and intensity fluctuated within tropical storm strength for the next several days until it initiated an extratropical transition while located west of Bermuda. Finally, at 15:00 UTC on August 11, Maverick was declared an extratropical cyclone, and the NHC issued its final advisory on the storm.

Hurricane Maverick was a rare July-forming Cape Verde major hurricane and took a long recurving track through the Atlantic Ocean. While it did not make any direct landfalls, the rain bands of the storm impacted Cabo Verde and Bermuda, bringing minimal damage and causing one indirect fatality. Maverick was the earliest 12th (sub)tropical storm on record, surpassing the record from Hurricane Laura of 2020.

Tropical Storm Naomi[]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)

Duration	August 2 – August 9
Peak intensity	65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) 999 mbar (hPa)

Early on August 2, a tropical wave crossed the Lesser Antilles and entered the Caribbean. It developed into Tropical Depression Fifteen at 21:00 UTC that day as it steadily deepened while moving west-northwestward. 24 hours later, it was found by reconnaissance aircraft to have reached a wind speed of 40 mph (64 km/h), and as such, it was upgraded to Tropical Storm Naomi. Naomi very quickly strengthened over the next 12 to 18 hours, reaching its peak intensity of 65 mph (105 km/h) just before landfall about 10 miles southwest of Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. It quickly weakened over land but shortly emerged back into the ocean at about 03:00 UTC on August 5 as a rather ragged-looking tropical storm. As Naomi inched northwest towards the Bahamas, its structure degraded further, and one NHC discussion described its status as a tropical cyclone as "hanging on by a thread". Marginally warm waters allowed for it to maintain sufficient deep convection, but it was displaced by wind shear and left the circulation mostly exposed. Despite consistent forecasts that Naomi would weaken to a depression and soon become post-tropical, it persisted as a tropical cyclone for a longer amount of time than anticipated. However, at 09:00 UTC on August 8, the storm finally weakened into a tropical depression due to the convection becoming increasingly displaced and a decrease in the definition of the circulation. Naomi paralleled the Florida coast, turning north-northwest while continuing to deteriorate. After lasting for another 30 hours, it degenerated into a remnant low as a result of becoming devoid of all convection, dissipating shortly thereafter.

Naomi was the record-breaking earliest 13th (sub)tropical cyclone on record in the Atlantic basin, having formed nearly 3 weeks earlier than the previous record holder, Hurricane Marco of 2020. The storm itself caused about $4 million in damage, most of it having occurred in the Dominican Republic after its landfall there. No fatalities were reported.

Tropical Storm Omar[]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)

Duration	August 4 – August 5
Peak intensity	40 mph (65 km/h) (1-min) 1011 mbar (hPa)

On July 31, a tropical wave was marked for possible tropical development on the NHC's Tropical Weather Outlook. Over the next few days, convective activity gradually increased around a poorly defined center. On August 2, it was marked as Potential Tropical Cyclone Sixteen due to its proximity to land and the possibility for it to acquire gale-force winds, thus requiring tropical storm watches and later tropical storm warnings for the region. As the Potential Tropical Cyclone inched closer to Central America, it continued to organize, and the center became increasingly better-defined. At 03:00 UTC on August 4, it was designated Tropical Depression Sixteen. Six hours later, just as it made landfall, it abruptly strengthened into a tropical storm and was named Omar following indications from surface observations that its wind speed had reached 40 mph (64 km/h). Shortly after landfall, Omar weakened back into a tropical depression and persisted as such until 03:00 UTC the following day, when it degenerated into a low pressure area. As its remnants tracked through Central America and Mexico, the low was monitored for redevelopment in the Gulf of Mexico. The chances for reformation peaked at 90% on August 6, just before the remnants actually emerged into the Gulf; shortly thereafter, they became devoid of all convection and eventually dissipated entirely.

Omar was a poorly organized tropical storm that caused widespread flooding across Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, Belize, and parts of Mexico. Landslides, torrential rainfall, power outages, and (briefly) tropical storm conditions were reported across a wide swath of regions. In total, the storm caused $704 million in damage, along with 15 direct deaths and 27 indirect deaths.

Tropical Storm Omar was the earliest fourteenth (sub)tropical storm on record in the Atlantic basin, surpassing Hurricane Nana of 2020.

Tropical Storm Paulette[]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)

Duration	August 10 – August 14
Peak intensity	50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 998 mbar (hPa)

A tropical wave east-northeast of the Lesser Antilles formed into a tropical depression at 09:00 UTC on August 10 due to the occurrence of organized deep convection relatively close to the center. While moving northward, its pressure steadily dropped, and it reached tropical storm status twelve hours following its initial designation; this resulted in it being named Paulette. The storm moved in a mostly northern direction while experiencing fluctuations in intensity. At 03:00 UTC on August 12, satellite data indicated that Paulette reached 50 mph (80 km/h) wind speeds, which became its ultimate peak intensity. This also coincided with a minimum pressure of 998 mbar (29.47 inHg). However, the increasing influence of wind shear, combined with occasional dry air intrusions, caused Paulette to begin a weakening trend, and its convection became more shallow and started to become more displaced from the center. Despite this, Paulette weakened at a slower rate than forecast and consistently produced new, albeit shallower than before, convective bursts that caused it to retain its tropical cyclone designation. However, wind shear continued to take a toll on the storm, and at 09:00 UTC on August 13, it weakened into a depression. The following day, Paulette was finally downgraded into a remnant low.

Tropical Storm Paulette caused no damage or deaths. It was the earliest 15th (sub)tropical storm in Atlantic history, surpassing Tropical Storm Omar from 2020.

Hurricane Rene[]

Category 5 hurricane (SSHWS)

Duration	August 12 – August 26
Peak intensity	165 mph (270 km/h) (1-min) 908 mbar (hPa)

Main article: Hurricane Rene (Zeta)

The National Hurricane Center's Tropical Weather Outlook noted a tropical wave pushing through the Cabo Verde Islands on August 10 for possible tropical development over the following few days. The wave was designated Tropical Depression Eighteen at 03:00 UTC on August 12, and it consolidated into Tropical Storm Rene 18 hours later. Steadily strengthening, Rene became a category 1 hurricane at 15:00 UTC on the 14th as an eye feature emerged and satellite estimates for the storm increased. It reached category 2 strength another 18 hours afterwards, having winds of 105 mph (169 km/h); this met the criteria for rapid intensification because its wind speed had increased from 70 mph (113 km/h) to 105 mph (169 km/h) in 24 hours, a 30-knot (35-mph) increase. A dry air intrusion brought Rene's intensification to a brief halt, and its eye disappeared temporarily. However, convection began to wrap around the center again, and the eye re-emerged. At 09:00 UTC on the 16th, Rene became the fourth major hurricane of the 2032 Atlantic hurricane season. Its eye's definition increased considerably, and the eyewall consisted of intense convection along with some lightning.

Rene attained category 4 hurricane intensity at 03:00 UTC on August 17 and rapidly intensified for a second time, with this intensification phase culminating in it reaching category 5 status 18 hours after becoming a category 4 storm. It reached its first peak intensity of 160 mph (257 km/h) and minimum pressure of 912 mbar (26.93 inHg) before an eyewall replacement cycle took place and induced some weakening, resulting in it being downgraded back to category 4 status. After the eyewall replacement cycle completed, however, the storm resumed its intensification, and prevalent lightning took place in the eyewall as the storm intensified a second time. Rene reached its secondary (and ultimate) peak intensity of 165 mph (266 km/h) at 15:00 UTC on August 19. Its lowest pressure, 908 mbar (26.81 inHg), coincided with this wind peak. Hurricane Rene maintained this peak intensity for another 12 hours before a less conducive environment, characterized by progressively cooler waters and somewhat higher wind shear, induced weakening. At 09:00 UTC on the 20th, the storm weakened back to category 4 intensity. 24 hours afterwards, it fell to category 3 status as its convection warmed somewhat and the eye became more ragged. In the span of the next day and a half, its eye slowly cooled and began to fill in, and satellite intensity estimates decreased, resulting in Rene being downgraded to a category 2 hurricane. It curved northeastward and continued to steadily weaken over cooler waters, initiating an extratropical transition soon afterwards. At 21:00 UTC on the 25th, Rene weakened to a high-end tropical storm, and 12 hours following, it became a fully extratropical cyclone.

Rene was a powerful and long-lived category 5 Cape Verde hurricane. While no damage was caused, some rip currents and large swells were reported across the Lesser Antilles and East Coast of the United States. No fatalities were reported. Hurricane Rene was the earliest 16th (sub)tropical storm on record in the Atlantic Ocean, surpassing Hurricane Paulette from 2020.

Tropical Storm Sally[]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)

Duration	August 13 – August 14
Peak intensity	40 mph (65 km/h) (1-min) 1007 mbar (hPa)

A non-tropical area of low pressure formed in the southeastern Gulf of Mexico on August 11. It produced a broad area of showers and thunderstorms as its poorly-defined center traversed in a north-northeastward direction. While its convective activity gradually increased and cooled, a scatterometer pass indicated that its circulation remained rather elongated. The disturbance remained rather poorly organized, but its center began to increase in definition and tighten up somewhat. Although it was operationally considered to have already become a tropical cyclone, the National Hurricane Center's routine post-season analysis determined that it had not yet become one. Eventually, at 03:00 UTC on August 13, the circulation had improved enough for a tropical depression designation to be officially warranted. It shortly intensified into a tropical storm after a reconnaissance mission indicated that its wind speeds had increased to 40 mph (64 km/h); this caused it to receive the name Sally. As it approached the southern Big Bend area of Florida, it showed little overall change in satellite appearance and maintained a pressure of 1007 mbar (29.76 inHg) to its landfall near Suwannee, Florida. Shortly afterwards, Sally weakened into a tropical depression and emerged into the Atlantic at 09:00 UTC on August 14. 9 hours later, it became a post-tropical cyclone and merged with a front.

Sally was a short-lived tropical storm that caused localized flooding and wind damage throughout northern Florida. In total, it caused about $230 million (2032 USD) in damage and resulted in 3 direct, along with 2 indirect, fatalities. Sally was the earliest 17th (sub)tropical storm in Atlantic history, beating Tropical Storm Rene of 2020.

Hurricane Teddy[]

Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS)

Duration	August 13 – August 22
Peak intensity	90 mph (150 km/h) (1-min) 981 mbar (hPa)

At 15:00 UTC on August 13, a tropical depression was classified from a tropical wave moving westward through the Caribbean. Somewhat favorable conditions led to the storm intensifying and further organizing, and as a result, it was upgraded to tropical storm status and assigned the name Teddy early the following day. As it moved westward, the small storm fought against wind shear and struggled to maintain convection close to the center. Teddy reached its first peak at 03:00 UTC on August 15 with winds of 45 mph (72 km/h) before a further increase in wind shear caused it to slowly weaken back into a tropical depression. At 21:00 UTC on the 16th, Teddy degenerated into a tropical wave as it moved west-northwest. Over the next few days, it moved through the Yucatán Peninsula and eventually entered the Bay of Campeche. Because the environment in this area was significantly more favorable than the Caribbean had been, the remnants of Teddy reorganized into a tropical depression at 15:00 UTC on August 20. As it moved northward, it continued to organize and reached tropical storm status again. While Teddy moved north-northwestward, warm waters in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico allowed for it to quickly intensify, and it reached category 1 hurricane status as it neared landfall over Tamaulipas, Mexico. Ultimately, Teddy peaked with 90 mph (145 km/h) winds and a pressure of 981 mbar (28.97 inHg) just as it moved over the region. Land interaction then caused it to rapidly weaken, becoming a tropical depression just 12 hours after its landfall. It ultimately dissipated another six hours later.

Hurricane Teddy brought showers and thunderstorms to Jamaica and the Yucatán Peninsula, producing mostly minimal damage. One death resulted from a landslide that occurred. In Tamaulipas, strong hurricane-force winds damaged or destroyed numerous homes, and in total, there was an estimated damage toll of $281 million (2032 USD). Teddy's compact nature likely prevented such damage from being as widespread. 6 direct deaths occurred, along with 2 indirect deaths. Teddy surpassed 2020's Hurricane Sally as the earliest 18th (sub)tropical storm on record in the basin.

Hurricane Vicky[]

Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS)

Duration	August 18 – August 22
Peak intensity	105 mph (165 km/h) (1-min) 967 mbar (hPa)

An area of low pressure formed near the Bahamas on August 17, and conducive sea surface temperatures along with favorable upper-level winds aided in its development. At 15:00 UTC on the 18th, it became Tropical Depression Twenty-One and soon strengthened into Tropical Storm Vicky after scatterometers found gale-force winds occurring near the center. The storm gradually turned northeast, mostly remaining stagnant in intensity. However, at 21:00 UTC on August 19, it began to rapidly intensify as a result of warm waters supporting quick development. Vicky became a category 1 hurricane while located southeast of the Carolinas at 09:00 UTC the following day, and it obtained category 2 status another 12 hours later. The system reached an asynoptic peak intensity of 105 mph (169 km/h) at 00:00 UTC, as indicated by satellite estimates, before it ventured northward into cooler waters. It steadily weakened thereafter, falling to category 1 status at 09:00 UTC. Another 18 hours afterwards, Vicky weakened to a tropical storm as it underwent a transition into an extratropical cyclone. Said transition was completed at 09:00 UTC the following day, and advisories were subsequently discontinued. Vicky's remnants weakened as they accelerated northeast before being absorbed by another extratropical cyclone.

The precursor and early form of Vicky brought rain and minor flooding to the Bahamas. Along with this, as it paralleled the coast of the United States, the storm's outer bands caused windy and stormy conditions across North Carolina. Overall damage was minimal, and no deaths were reported. Vicky was the earliest 19th nameable storm on record in the Atlantic, surpassing Hurricane Teddy of 2020.

Tropical Storm Wilfred[]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)

Duration	August 24 – August 26
Peak intensity	45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min) 1012 mbar (hPa)

At 03:00 UTC on August 24, a tropical wave developed into the twenty-second tropical depression of the season. Moderate wind shear prevented the storm from strengthening at first, but it eventually intensified into Tropical Storm Wilfred after it abated some. While early forecasts predicted that it would go on to become a hurricane, wind shear plagued the system significantly more than originally anticipated, preventing it from strengthening as much as initially anticipated. Wilfred's wind speeds peaked at 45 mph (72 km/h) before the increasing effects of wind shear caused the storm's structure to deteriorate even more. Its convective bursts were consistently sheared away, eventually exposing the center. While waters remained somewhat warm, the aforementioned shear continued to increase contrary to forecasts, and Wilfred weakened into a tropical depression at 03:00 UTC on the 26th after satellite data failed to find gale-force winds. Its center became increasingly elongated and started to lose definition. 12 hours afterwards, data indicated that its center had opened up, and as such, it was reported to have degenerated back into a tropical wave.

Wilfred was the earliest 20th (sub)tropical storm in Atlantic history, surpassing 2020's Tropical Storm Vicky by several weeks. Wilfred's formation also marked the fourth time in history that the Atlantic hurricane naming list was exhausted, after 2005, 2020, and 2021. With the list having been exhausted in August, this also makes it the earliest time for it to have been exhausted, with the previous earliest time having been September 18 from 2020.

Subtropical Storm Adria[]

Subtropical storm (SSHWS)

Duration	August 25 – August 26
Peak intensity	60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) 993 mbar (hPa)

An extratropical cyclone south of Bermuda, moving northeast, was monitored for subtropical development on the National Hurricane Center's Tropical Weather Outlook. It attained gale-force winds east of the country and started to acquire subtropical characteristics. At 09:00 UTC on the 25th of August, it transitioned into Subtropical Storm Adria, making it the first storm of 21 in the year to utilize the auxiliary naming list. Favorable upper-level winds but relatively cool sea surface temperatures allowed for Adria to gradually strengthen, and its wind speeds reached an apex of 60 mph (97 km/h). This peak was maintained for several hours because satellite data did not indicate any major changes in neither presentation nor estimated intensity. Eventually, the storm started to weaken in response to cooler waters and increasing wind shear, causing some of its convection to become shallower and be displaced somewhat from the center. Adria became a post-tropical cyclone on the 26th but retained gales for over a day, later being absorbed into a trough.

Adria was the earliest 21st (sub)tropical storm on record, surpassing Subtropical Storm Alpha of 2020.

Hurricane Braylen[]

Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS)

Duration	August 28 – August 31
Peak intensity	80 mph (130 km/h) (1-min) 990 mbar (hPa)

An area of low pressure formed in the southern Gulf of Mexico and slowly tracked northwestward on August 26. It was tagged Invest 96L shortly after forming and gradually increased in convective activity and coverage. Along with this, the definition of the circulation began to improve simultaneously, regardless of moderate wind shear. On the 27th, its winds increased to gale force, and its structure increasingly resembled that of a tropical cyclone. At 03:00 UTC the next day, it formed into Tropical Storm Braylen. Over the following 30 hours, it quickly intensified and ultimately became a category 1 hurricane. The system peaked with winds of 80 mph (129 km/h) and a pressure of 990 mbar (29.23 inHg); however, an increase in wind shear and decrease in ocean temperatures then put an end to Braylen's strengthening trend, with it weakening slightly to 75 mph (121 km/h) prior to landfall. It weakened to tropical storm status quickly after making landfall over Texas and maintained said intensity for about a day inland. Afterwards, it finally fell to tropical depression intensity. It lost its tropical characteristics shortly thereafter, thus being downgraded to a remnant low as it continued to trek northeast.

Braylen caused wind damage and moderate flooding across Texas and Louisiana. A 94 mph (151 km/h) wind gust was recorded at one station at landfall. In total, $1.8 billion (2032 USD) in damages occurred, and five fatalities were reported. Hurricane Braylen was the earliest 22nd (sub)tropical storm in history, surpassing 2020's Tropical Storm Wilfred.

Hurricane Caridad[]

Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS)

Duration	August 30 – October 4
Peak intensity	90 mph (150 km/h) (1-min) 986 mbar (hPa)

Main article: Hurricane Caridad (Zeta)

A tropical wave near the Cabo Verde islands tracked westward as it swiftly organized. On August 30, it became Tropical Depression Twenty-Five. Due to some wind shear but favorable ocean temperatures, it slowly organized, being named Tropical Storm Caridad at 03:00 UTC on September 1. As it turned northward, it fluctuated in intensity, reaching a brief peak of 65 mph (105 km/h); however, it had weakened and re-strengthened numerous times due to variations in wind shear. On the 4th, Caridad became a category 1 hurricane as it turned gradually eastward because much of the aforementioned wind shear had abated. Satellite estimates indicated that the storm reached its ultimate peak intensity of 90 mph (145 km/h) and lowest pressure of 986 mbar (29.12 inHg) at 09:00 UTC on September 4 before cooler waters and some upwelling from its slow forward speed caused it to weaken back to a tropical storm. It executed a clockwise loop and took a westward turn while a high-end tropical storm, but a slight decrease in favorable conditions caused it to take on a sheared appearance. Caridad moved northward again and persisted its production of convective bursts near the center despite consistent shear displacing them. As it took another loop, this time counterclockwise, it gradually intensified again because of a pool of warmer waters relative to its surroundings. At 15:00 UTC on September 12, Caridad very briefly re-strengthened into a hurricane before wind shear and colder sea surface temperatures contributed to it weakening yet again. The storm continued eastward while maintaining a weakening trend, falling to tropical depression status at 21:00 UTC on September 14.

Caridad curved southward and gradually reorganized, becoming a tropical storm again at 09:00 UTC on the 17th. It re-intensified another time to reached its next peak of 70 mph (113 km/h), but its slow forward motion contributed to more weakening from upwelling. However, its structure held strong, remaining at moderate tropical storm intensity regardless. Over the next several days, it very slowly traversed west-southwestward while fluctuating in strength some more. Its winds varied within the 50 mph (80 km/h) to 70 mph (113 km/h) range as it meandered in this direction. However, it soon began to struggle significantly due to increasingly potent wind shear. At 15:00 UTC on the 24th, Caridad weakened back into a tropical depression, and it lost all of its convection less than a day later, thus being re-designated as a remnant low.

As the remnants of Caridad tracked through the northeastern Atlantic, they began to organize and intensify yet again. At 09:00 UTC on September 26th, it re-acquired gale-force winds and produced relatively deep convection somewhat close to the center. It organized back into Subtropical Storm Caridad 30 hours later but was not operationally re-classified as such until the following day. It began to turn northward as it executed a tropical transition, and it was subsequently designated a fully tropical storm at 21:00 UTC on the 29th. It shortly attained an intensity of 50 mph (80 km/h) as it continued on a northward track. It pushed through the Azores and weakened some while doing so, with winds bottoming out at minimal tropical storm strength. It executed another counterclockwise loop and started to intensify one final time as it began its extratropical transition. Just before becoming a fully extratropical cyclone, its winds clocked at 65 mph (105 km/h). It became extratropical at 15:00 UTC on October 4th and traversed northward until it was absorbed by another extratropical cyclone 12 hours later.

Hurricane Caridad was the longest-lived tropical cyclone in recorded history, lasting an unprecedented 36 non-consecutive days. It surpassed the previous record holder, Hurricane John of 1994, by 6 days. It was also the earliest 23rd (sub)tropical storm on record in the Atlantic, surpassing Tropical Storm Beta from 2020 by several weeks. During the later part of its lifespan, it caused minimal damage across the Azores and produced stormy conditions over the islands. Overall damage from the storm was very little, however, and no fatalities occurred.

Tropical Storm Deshawn[]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)

Duration	September 2 – September 4
Peak intensity	40 mph (65 km/h) (1-min) 1012 mbar (hPa)

A tropical wave east of the Lesser Antilles was first marked for possible development on August 28. As it tracked towards land, it organized, becoming Tropical Depression Twenty-Six while located east of Puerto Rico. Strong wind shear exposed its circulation, but it strengthened into a tropical storm regardless and was given the name Deshawn. The storm's disorganized structure and sheared thunderstorm activity prevented it from intensifying beyond minimal tropical storm strength, and its pressure had bottomed out at 1012 mbar (29.88 inHg), a rather high pressure for a tropical cyclone. Deshawn moved in a north-northwest direction and was in a steady state for a little over a day even though the extremely strong wind shear had consistently sheared convection from its center. Finally, at 09:00 UTC on September 4, Deshawn began to deteriorate as its wind speed fell. It had weakened to a tropical depression and started to quickly lose its tropical characteristics. Eventually, it stopped producing convection and became devoid of such, resulting in its re-classification as a remnant low at the beginning of the day on September 5.

Deshawn was the earliest 24th nameable storm in the Atlantic basin, passing 2020's Hurricane Gamma by just over a month. While the storm was extremely disorganized throughout its lifetime, its precursor and rain bands produced stormy conditions across the Antilles. About $100 million (2032 USD) in damage occurred, and 2 fatalities were reported.

Hurricane Emery[]

Category 5 hurricane (SSHWS)

Duration	September 6 – September 22
Peak intensity	190 mph (305 km/h) (1-min) 886 mbar (hPa)

Main article: Hurricane Emery (Zeta)

A tropical depression formed out of a tropical wave at 15:00 UTC on September 6. It drifted westward at a steady rate and gradually intensified due to favorable conditions permitting development. At 09:00 the following day, it strengthened into Tropical Storm Emery after a scatterometer pass discovered gales near the storm's center. For the following two days, it meandered while very slowly intensifying. On September 9, its winds reached 70 mph (113 km/h), and an eye feature became visible on satellite imagery. However, Emery failed to intensify into a hurricane for another two days before finally doing so at 21:00 UTC on the 10th. It entered the Caribbean while packing winds of 80 mph (129 km/h) and stayed in a steady state for another few days. As wind shear decreased, it slowly intensified again, reaching category 2 status at 09:00 UTC on September 13. Emery shortly reached its first peak intensity of 110 mph (177 km/h) before a bout of wind shear induced some weakening. It bottomed out at 100 mph (161 km/h) before recovering and restrengthening, eventually becoming a major hurricane near noon on the 15th. It quickly reached a secondary peak of 125 mph (201 km/h) afterwards, having an impressive circular eye and very deep convection surrounding it.

Shortly after its secondary peak, Emery underwent an eyewall replacement cycle. Its eye briefly disappeared, and it weakened back to category 2 strength as it gradually turned northward. Due to relatively cooler waters, it entered a steady state again and entered the Gulf of Mexico. However, once it reached the extremely warm waters there, it began to explosively intensify. In a matter of 24 hours, Emery intensified from a 105 mph (169 km/h) category 2 hurricane to a 175 mph (282 km/h) category 5 storm. Due to nearly unprecedented conditions in the Gulf of Mexico, further strengthening ensued, and it ultimately reached winds of 190 mph (306 km/h) and a pressure of 886 mbar (26.16 inHg). This made it the second most intense tropical cyclone on record in the Atlantic Ocean, behind Hurricane Wilma of 2005. An eyewall replacement cycle ensued just as it reached its peak intensity, and it rapidly weakened prior to striking the extreme western panhandle of Florida.

Near 10:00 UTC on September 20, Emery made landfall near Fort Walton Beach, Florida as a powerful category 4 hurricane with 155 mph (249 km/h) winds and a pressure of 912 mbar (26.91 inHg), making it among the most intense tropical cyclones to ever strike the United States. Following landfall, Emery rapidly weakened from land interaction, falling to a tropical storm within 12 hours. After surviving over land for another day and a half, it finally degenerated into a remnant low and tracked northeastward, eventually impacting parts of New England.

Hurricane Emery was an exceptionally powerful and destructive storm. With a minimum pressure of 886 mbar (26.16 inHg), it was the second most intense Atlantic hurricane in history. Its wind speed of 190 mph (306 km/h) tied it with Hurricane Allen of 1980 as the strongest Atlantic hurricane on record as well. Emery was very destructive, causing an estimated $43 billion in damages. It caused landslides, torrential rainfall, and extreme wind damage. 36 direct deaths, along with 17 indirect deaths, occurred. The storm was also the earliest 25th (sub)tropical storm in Atlantic history, surpassing Hurricane Delta from 2020.

Tropical Storm Foster[]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)

Duration	September 6 – September 7
Peak intensity	50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 1008 mbar (hPa)

A low pressure system formed near the Bahamas on September 2. As it tracked north in an erratic manner, confidence in development remained low-to-moderate due to a very poorly-defined circulation and wind shear. At the beginning of September 5, it began producing gales and rapidly consolidated, with its convection significantly improving and its circulation's definition increasing somewhat. The following day, it was considered to have developed into Tropical Storm Foster and intensified some to reach its peak of 50 mph (80 km/h). Foster moved sluggishly towards the coast, but while conditions were rather favorable for the storm, it weakened. It was rather disorganized for a tropical cyclone but was still considered to have been such through landfall, striking South Carolina as a weaker 40 mph (72 km/h) system. It shortly weakened into a depression as it turned northeastward towards North Carolina. Foster degenerated into a remnant low by 03:00 UTC on September 8 and continued north, bringing wind and storms to the east coast.

Foster caused widespread flooding and tornadoes across the coast. 7 tornadoes were confirmed to have touched down, the strongest of which reached EF-2 intensity. Some landslides were reported, and a non-tornadic gust to 67 mph (108 km/h) was observed. Overall, damage reached $3 million, and one death occurred. Tropical Storm Foster was the earliest 26th named storm in Atlantic records, surpassing Hurricane Epsilon from 2020.

Subtropical Storm Gemma[]

Subtropical storm (SSHWS)

Duration	September 8 – September 9
Peak intensity	40 mph (65 km/h) (1-min) 998 mbar (hPa)

Main article: Subtropical Storm Gemma (Zeta)

An extratropical low north of Madeira intensified and quickly developed subtropical characteristics on September 7. It became a gale-force system at 09:00 UTC on September 8 and shortly completed its transition into a subtropical storm, being assigned the name Gemma while approaching mainland Portugal. Because of a small pool of warmer waters, it was able to maintain its intensity in the otherwise unfavorable environment surrounding it. While it improved its satellite presentation due to this, Gemma's intensity was in a steady state, and its winds did not increase above 40 mph (64 km/h). As it traveled into cooler waters, it weakened into a subtropical depression despite predictions that it would maintain gales through landfall. Another 6 hours later, it had transitioned back into an extratropical cyclone. At about 21:15 UTC on September 9, Gemma's extratropical remnants made landfall over Iberia, dissipating around 18 hours later.

Gemma's remnants caused rain and windy conditions across Portugal and Spain. However, forecasts had initially predicted it reaching winds of 45-50 mph (72-80 km/h) and making landfall over Portugal as a gale-force system, so damage was somewhat less significant than anticipated. Regardless, flash flooding, lightning, and a tornado were reported and cumulatively caused $4.1 million (2032 USD) in damages. No deaths occurred. The storm was the earliest 27th named storm in Atlantic history, forming over a month and a half before Hurricane Zeta of 2020.

Hurricane Heath[]

Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS)

Duration	September 12 – September 23
Peak intensity	140 mph (220 km/h) (1-min) 938 mbar (hPa)

Heath's origins can be traced to a tropical wave south-southwest of the Cabo Verde islands. Possessing a steady west-northwest forward motion, it became a tropical depression at 03:00 UTC on September 12. Later that day, the discovery of gales near its center marked its intensification into Tropical Storm Heath. Over the following few days, it gradually intensified, reaching hurricane strength at 21:00 UTC on the 14th. Its intensification pace slowed, however, due to increasing shear and relatively cooler waters in its path. After maintaining category 1 strength for almost two days, it began a second phase of intensification; at 15:00 UTC on September 16, it became a category 2 hurricane and rapidly strengthened, attaining winds of 140 mph (225 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 938 mbar (27.70 inHg). This proved to be its ultimate peak intensity, as a dry air intrusion occurred shortly thereafter and induced weakening. Because of this, it steadily weakened, with sustained winds dipping to 120 mph (193 km/h) 18 hours later. Heath lost major hurricane intensity at 03:00 UTC on the 19th and fluctuated within the category 2 range for the next 2 days. However, gradually cooler waters caused its eye to cool significantly, and convection steadily waned. It finally fell to minimal hurricane status as it took a turn north-northeast, becoming a powerful category 1-equivalent extratropical cyclone at 21:00 UTC on September 23. The remains of Hurricane Emery were absorbed into the circulation of Heath's remnants. While accelerating east, the storm's extratropical remnants fluctuated in intensity and eventually moved onshore in Ireland, being known there as Windstorm Heath.

While Heath stayed out-to-sea for much of its lifetime, its precursor brought windy thunderstorms to the Cabo Verde islands. Additionally, the bands of the storm affected some of Bermuda, with tropical storm-force gusts being recorded there. As a windstorm in northern Europe, Heath caused powerful gales and resulted in gusts in excess of 97 mph (156 km/h). Overall, the storm caused about $71 million (2032 USD) in damages; 1 indirect fatality was reported. Hurricane Heath was the earliest 28th nameable storm in the Atlantic, surpassing Hurricane Eta from 2020.

Tropical Depression Thirty-One[]

Tropical depression (SSHWS)

Duration	September 15 – September 15
Peak intensity	30 mph (45 km/h) (1-min) 1011 mbar (hPa)

A non-tropical low northeast of Hispaniola was tracked for possible development on the NHC's Tropical Weather Outlook as it tracked westward. Initially featuring a poorly-organized and broad circulation, along with ragged and sparse convection, the NHC maintained low formation chances for the system. Despite moderate wind shear, the low gradually organized and developed tropical characteristics. In the early hours of the 15th, it was designated Tropical Depression Thirty-One, tying the record for the most tropical depressions to form in a year. Paralleling the Bahamas, the weak storm struggled to consolidate due to continuous wind shear. As it moved northward, its center broadened and lost much of its organization. By the end of the day, it had already lost tropical cyclone status, though operational advisories continued to recognize it as a tropical depression until 18 hours afterwards. After degenerating into a trough, its thunderstorms and remnant convection moved north before eventually dissipating.

The storm was the record-tying thirty-first (sub)tropical cyclone in an Atlantic hurricane season and became one on September 15, an extremely early date for such. While it was a very short-lived and disorganized storm, convection and associated showers reached the Bahamas and the extreme northern portions of Hispaniola and Cuba.

Hurricane Isla[]

Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS)

Duration	September 23 – September 27
Peak intensity	100 mph (155 km/h) (1-min) 969 mbar (hPa)

The NHC tracked an extratropical low moving off the East Coast of the United States for possible development. Due to plenty of warm waters and little wind shear, it underwent subtropical cyclogenesis; since it already possessed gale-force winds, it was designated Subtropical Storm Isla. With winds of 60 mph (97 km/h), it was a potent and actively-strengthening system as it drifted eastward. Isla executed an anticyclonic loop, simultaneously making a tropical transition around 30 hours after formation. At that time, it was approaching hurricane strength, with a wind speed of 65 mph (105 km/h) and a pressure of 988 mbar (29.18 inHg). An eye feature became evident, and convection continued to deepen. Lightning was also observed around the circulation, signifying further intensification. Finally, at 15:00 UTC on September 25, Isla became a category 1 hurricane. As it continued to strengthen, the aforementioned eye feature became much better-defined. 18 hours later, it attained category 2 status and soon peaked with winds of 100 mph (161 km/h) and a pressure of 969 mbar (28.61 inHg). It started to initiate an extratropical transition due to colder waters and its high latitude, inducing weakening. After sustaining category 2 hurricane strength for 18 hours, it fell back to category 1 status. At 15:00 UTC on September 27, it became a hurricane-force extratropical cyclone and proceeded to gradually weaken as it accelerated northeast.

Isla was the record earliest 29th (sub)tropical storm in Atlantic history, surpassing Theta of 2020, and was the record-breaking 32nd tropical cyclone to occur in a single season. This made it the single most active season on record by tropical cyclone count. Although Isla was operationally the 30th gale-force tropical cyclone in the season, Isaias was downgraded to a depression in post-season analysis, thus meaning that it did not tie 2020 for most active season on record until the formation of Jacobus.

Tropical Storm Jacobus[]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)

Duration	September 25 – September 28
Peak intensity	45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min) 1009 mbar (hPa)

On September 25 at 15:00 UTC, a tropical wave developed into a depression. The storm remained weak, and it was not forecast to reach tropical storm status due to a harsh environment characterized by moderate shear and cool ocean temperatures. However, it continued to organize contrary to forecasts, with a scatterometer pass indicating gales and prompting the NHC to upgrade it to Tropical Storm Jacobus. It was continually expected to degenerate soon afterwards, but it still intensified, reaching an ultimate peak of 45 mph (72 km/h) and a pressure of 1009 mbar (29.80 inHg). Finally, the wind shear and somewhat low sea temperatures took their toll on the storm, and it steadily weakened. At 03:00 UTC on the 27th, it fell to minimal tropical storm status, and much of its previously deep convection waned significantly. Exactly a day later, it became a tropical depression again as its center started to elongate and lose definition. Ultimately, Jacobus lost tropical cyclone status at 15:00 UTC on September 28 because satellite data no longer indicated a well-defined circulation. The storm's remnant low drifted west-northwestward and spun down, dissipating after a day or two.

Jacobus was the earliest 30th nameable storm in the Atlantic basin, beating Hurricane Iota of 2020 by almost 2 months. This tied 2032 for the most active Atlantic hurricane season by measure of (sub)tropical storms. Being the 33rd tropical cyclone overall, it also continued the record streak of activity that the season had featured.

Hurricane Kenzie[]

Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS)

Duration	September 25 – October 2
Peak intensity	85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min) 978 mbar (hPa)

Kenzie's origins can be traced to a tropical wave in the Western Caribbean. It briefly organized into a tropical depression at 09:00 UTC on September 25 just hours before making landfall over Quintana Roo, located in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. While it did not degenerate into a remnant low over land, it became a ragged tropical cyclone, and its convection was relatively sparse. Right before it moved offshore, it was operationally considered to have briefly lost its tropical characteristics, though post-season analysis found that the circulation was still organized well enough for the storm to be considered such. After emerging, it quickly reorganized as a result of warm SSTs and favorable wind shear. Kenzie executed a counterclockwise loop as it continued to gain strength, reaching hurricane status at 15:00 UTC on the 29th. Its forward speed slowed some as it crawled closer to the coast of eastern Mexico and extreme southern Texas, ultimately peaking with winds of 85 mph (137 km/h) and a pressure of 978 mbar (28.88 inHg). While an increasingly evident eye feature was warming, it soon dissipated after an abrupt increase in wind shear caused it to weaken some. After staying a category 1 hurricane for a day and a half, it fell back to a high-end tropical storm as it approached Texas. It eventually made landfall over the barrier island Barra El Mezquital in the extreme northern portion of Mexico as a 60-mph (97 km/h) storm. Thereafter, it rapidly devolved, becoming a post-tropical cyclone and dissipating within 12 hours of landfall.

Kenzie produced high rainfall totals across the Yucatán Peninsula and other portions of Mexico that bordered the Gulf of Mexico. Its relatively sluggish motion caused thunderstorm activity to move onshore, and local flash floods occurred even in places where it did not make landfall. In southern Texas and northern Mexico, more significant impacts were sustained, including widespread moderate to severe flooding. Rainfall totals of around 17-20" were recorded, but a peak measurement of 23.19" was reported in one hard-hit location. Moisture associated with the storm was responsible for one death near Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico. In all, the storm killed 14 and caused $605 million (2032 USD) in damage. Kenzie was the 31st nameable storm and 34th overall tropical cyclone in the exceptionally active 2032 season. The former made the season the single most active in Atlantic history, surpassing 2020’s tally.

Subtropical Storm Lucio[]

Subtropical storm (SSHWS)

Duration	September 27 – September 29
Peak intensity	50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 995 mbar (hPa)

A disturbance associated with a front traversed through the Florida panhandle on September 25 and emerged back into the Atlantic Ocean the following day. Over the Gulf Stream, it developed into a low and quickly coalesced, taking on some subtropical characteristics as it attained gale-force winds. While it had sufficient convection for a subtropical designation, it did not detach from its front until the 27th, when it was named Subtropical Storm Lucio. Located east of North Carolina, Lucio traveled in a northeastward direction and strengthened, peaking with winds of 50 mph (80 km/h). It sustained for around a day or so with little further change in intensity due to the presence of moderate wind shear and colder waters as it continued north. Eventually, towards the end of the day on September 28, Lucio's storm activity decreased, and it initiated an extratropical transition. It briefly weakened to a 45 mph (72 km/h) system before completing said transition and ultimately being absorbed by a low.

The precursor to Subtropical Storm Lucio resulted in minor inundation along northern Florida, eastern Georgia, and the eastern Carolinas. One gust to 66 mph (106 km/h) was recorded, and there were rainfall totals up to 7". As a subtropical storm, some of its bands moved onshore, but the strongest winds stayed off the coast, mitigating more severe damage. In all, it caused $230,000 (2032 USD) in damage and caused one indirect death. The storm was the 32nd nameable storm in the season and the 35th (sub)tropical cyclone, continuing a series of record-breaking activity featured that year.

Tropical Storm Makayla[]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)

Duration	September 28 – September 30
Peak intensity	45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min) 1002 mbar (hPa)

A tropical wave headed for the Lesser Antilles was monitored on the NHC's Tropical Weather Outlook for a few days for possible development. It developed a broad low-pressure area on September 25 and produced sporadic showers and thunderstorms around the center of circulation. By the 27th, said center had become better defined, and the cloud tops close to it cooled. On the 28th, a scatterometer pass found a much-improved circulation, prompting it to be assigned tropical depression status. Later that day, satellite data indicated the presence of tropical storm-force winds, causing it to be named Tropical Storm Makayla. A moderately hostile environment resulted in the storm intensifying slowly, and it peaked with 45 mph (72 km/h) winds just as it barely brushed the southern coast of Dominica. Thereafter, some land interaction coupled with the toll of wind shear caused it to quickly weaken. Makayla fell to a tropical depression 12 hours later, and its convection was consistently sheared away from the center. Eventually, it became devoid of thunderstorm activity and was marked a remnant low at 15:00 UTC on September 30.

Makayla was the final tropical system to form in the Main Development Region (MDR) of the Atlantic in the year. The Lesser Antilles, namely Dominica, Martinique, and Barbados, faced strong winds, though the storm's impacts were less significant than what had been anticipated. Gale-force sustained winds were reported in all of the aforementioned areas, and moderate flooding occurred. Three deaths were attributed to a severe hydroplaning accident that occurred, and two other indirect fatalities had been reported elsewhere. In all, Tropical Storm Makayla caused $1.5 million (2032 USD) in damage.

Hurricane Nolan[]

Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS)

Duration	September 29 – October 2
Peak intensity	75 mph (120 km/h) (1-min) 991 mbar (hPa)

A non-tropical low hovering around the Bahamas developed into a tropical depression just before moving onshore over South Florida. Likely due to the Brown Ocean Effect, it intensified into a tropical storm east of Lake Okeechobee and was assigned the name Nolan. It soon turned away from the coast and moved back over the waters, allowing it to intensify at a quicker pace. In a day's span, it strengthened from a minimal tropical storm with winds of 40 mph (64 km/h) to a minimal hurricane, meeting the threshold for rapid intensification. The National Hurricane Center expected this trend to continue for another 18 hours or so, and their forecasts predicted that the storm would peak with category 2-level winds before weakening to transition into an extratropical cyclone. However, the wind shear environment in which it existed was much less favorable than anticipated by forecasters, and the storm failed to strengthen past minimal category 1 intensity. Nolan accelerated northeastward and maintained this intensity for 12 hours but weakened shortly thereafter. As a high-end tropical storm, colder waters prompted it to make an extratropical transition. As it merged with a front at 15:00 UTC on October 2, its intensity fell to 60 mph (97 km/h) and continued to dip as it made its way further northeast.

As a tropical depression and storm over Florida, there was mild damage because of its still somewhat-disorganized nature. Sustained winds of 35-40 mph (56-64 km/h) and higher gusts were seen across much of the area. Up to 16" of rain fell in localized regions. Along the rest of the east coast, not many impacts occurred, besides stronger-than-normal rip currents and occasional storms that came in sporadic reports. Overall, Nolan's impacts culminated in $4 million (2032 USD) in damage. No deaths took place.

Hurricane Orlanda[]

Category 5 hurricane (SSHWS)

Duration	October 3 – October 9
Peak intensity	175 mph (280 km/h) (1-min) 904 mbar (hPa)

Main article: Hurricane Orlanda (Zeta)

In the southwestern Caribbean, a tropical wave formed into Tropical Depression Thirty-Eight at 09:00 UTC on October 3rd. 12 hours afterwards, it intensified to Tropical Storm Orlanda. Because of extremely warm waters, explosive intensification ensued. In a span of just 24 hours, Orlanda intensified from a minimal tropical storm to a mid-range category 4 hurricane with 140 mph (225 km/h) winds, a massive 100-mph (161-km/h) increase. This rapid strengthening continued for another day, and at 21:00 UTC on October 5, a reconnaissance flight confirmed that the storm reached its apex wind speed of 175 mph (282 km/h) with a corresponding pressure of 904 mbar (26.70 inHg). This meant that Orlanda had strengthened by 135 mph (217 km/h) in a matter of only 42 hours. An eyewall replacement cycle took place quickly after peak, causing it to weaken to a 160-mph (257 km/h) hurricane just as it made landfall over Cozumel and later Puerto Aventuras, Mexico. As it curved northeastward, a combination of land interaction and the aforementioned eyewall replacement cycle caused it to quickly weaken to a category 3 hurricane. A further dry air intrusion prevented it from restrengthening despite warm SSTs, which meant that it continued to weaken while approaching Florida. Eventually, it made landfall with winds of 100 mph (161 km/h) over Cape Haze, Florida. Orlanda drifted north of Lake Okeechobee and subsequently fell to a category 1 hurricane at 03:00 UTC on the 8th. It moved offshore later that day and continued to weaken as its eye completely filled in. It became a tropical storm on October 9 and transitioned to an extratropical cyclone by the end of the day, speeding west of Bermuda.

Orlanda resulted in severe damage along the Yucatán Peninsula. Its rare category 5-strength landfall resulted in extreme wind damage in impacted areas, though the overall wind field of hurricane-force winds was smaller than average. This meant that large discrepancies in impacts could be observed from communities only a few miles apart. One location hit hardest was Cozumel, which faced category-5 sustained winds for several hours and major hurricane-force winds for even longer. The storm surge seen in Quintana Roo was extreme, reaching over 20 feet in Cozumel and other nearby areas in the mainland. While damage in Central Florida from Orlanda's second landfall was not nearly as extreme, it was much more widespread due to a larger wind field impacting more areas. Sustained gales were recorded as far down south as Everglades City and as far north as Lakeland. Gusts to major hurricane strength were seen in various localized regions, but the majority saw winds of category 2 equivalence or lower. In all, Orlanda was responsible for $18 billion (2032 USD) in damages and claimed 31 lives.

Hurricane Pax[]

Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS)

Duration	October 6 – October 8
Peak intensity	115 mph (185 km/h) (1-min) 954 mbar (hPa)

A low pressure area located west of Bermuda looped southeastward. The National Hurricane Center noted a possibility of tropical development with this system, tagging it Invest 97L and initially giving a medium chance of formation. The low strengthened and gained tropical features, prompting its chances to be upped to the high category. Early on October 6th, it became a gale-force low and was on the brink of obtaining tropical cyclone status. Finally, 12 hours later, it was named Tropical Storm Pax and possessed winds of 50 mph (80 km/h). Because of relatively deep ocean heat content (OHC) in its path, it was forecast to peak as a short-lived category 2 hurricane. Pax quickly strengthened, becoming a category 1 hurricane while southeast of Bermuda at 09:00 UTC on October 7th. It started to accelerate eastward but continued to strengthen, doing so at an even more rapid pace than forecast. It very briefly reached a peak as a major hurricane with a pressure of 954 mbar (28.17 inHg) and wind speed of 115 mph (185 km/h), but as it ventured into colder waters, an extratropical transition went underway. Pax subsequently weakened under said status and became an uncommon category 2-equivalent extratropical cyclone with sustained winds of 100 mph (161 km/h). The storm weakened further as it sped eastward, where it was eventually absorbed by an extratropical low.

Hurricane Pax did not make landfall anywhere, but its bands reached Bermuda, causing gale-force gusts to be reported there. In addition, as an extratropical cyclone, it reached the Azores Islands. Despite this, any damage caused in either of the two locations was minimal, and no fatalities occurred whatsoever.

Tropical Storm Ronin[]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)

Duration	October 7 – October 10
Peak intensity	65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) 989 mbar (hPa)

In the eastern subtropics, a disturbance was tracked for potential development into a tropical cyclone on October 5. It moved east-northeastward at a steady pace while gradually organizing, becoming a tropical depression at 15:00 UTC on the 7th. It promptly strengthened into Tropical Storm Ronin, and a conducive environment allowed it to strengthen steadily while it continued in the general direction of the Canary Islands. At 21:00 UTC on October 8, Ronin attained its peak intensity with winds of 65 mph (105 km/h) and a pressure of 989 mbar (29.21 inHg), as indicated by satellite data. However, shear quickly increased and put an abrupt end to its intensification trend. It lost its organization rapidly and eventually became decoupled. At the end of the day on the 9th, Ronin weakened to tropical depression strength. As its convection became more and more sheared away, it struggled to make up and soon became devoid of convection, prompting the NHC to downgrade its status to that of a remnant low. The remnants of the storm turned northeastward and later affected Madeira before they dissipated entirely.

For most of its lifespan, Tropical Storm Ronin did not impact land. As a remnant low, some showers and storms reached Madeira although neither damage nor deaths were discovered.

Tropical Storm Sophie[]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)

Duration	October 15 – October 16
Peak intensity	40 mph (65 km/h) (1-min) 1008 mbar (hPa)

A tropical wave entered Central America on October 11 and steadily drifted northwestward. As it entered into the Bay of Campeche, it developed an area of low pressure, and a circulation became evident. By the end of the day on October 15th, satellite data found that the storm had become a tropical depression after it attained a much better-defined and evidently closed circulation. It hastened its forward movement towards the western Florida panhandle, but due to somewhat below-average SSTs, its strengthening was slower than forecasts had anticipated. Ultimately, about six hours before landfall, the storm became Tropical Storm Sophie, though it had already begun to merge with a front. Ultimately, the center of the storm crossed land over Miramar Beach, Florida just prior to transitioning into a gale-force extratropical low over Georgia. Sophie's remnants weakened as they continued inland, with the threat of rain and flooding diminishing as they did so.

Sophie was a short-lived tropical cyclone, but wind damage caused power outages on a moderate scale. Gusts up to 61 mph (98 km/h) were recorded, along with rainfall of 6-9". Three tornadoes also were confirmed, the strongest of which was rated at EF-1 intensity. In all, Tropical Storm Sophie caused $220 million (2032 USD) in damages and was responsible for 3 fatalities.

Unnamed subtropical storm[]

Subtropical storm (SSHWS)

Duration	October 18 – October 19
Peak intensity	45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min) 1002 mbar (hPa)

As part of the NHC's routine post-season analysis, another subtropical cyclone was found to have occurred. A low pressure area at tropical storm-equivalent intensity was located in the central subtropics. Operationally given a moderate chance of forming on the NHC's Tropical Weather Outlook, it coalesced into a subtropical storm at 03:00 UTC on October 18. The storm initially had 45-mph (72 km/h) winds and a pressure of 1002 mbar (29.59 inHg), which ended up being its general peak intensity. As it continued northeastward at a sluggish pace, it steadily lost its organization due to increasing shear. Its center became elongated, and a moderate amount of its convection dissipated. Early on the following day, the storm weakened into a subtropical depression because following further deterioration of its structure. Shortly thereafter, it degenerated into a remnant low and spun down several hundred miles west of the Azores.

Hurricane Tayshaun[]

Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS)

Duration	October 25 – October 29
Peak intensity	105 mph (165 km/h) (1-min) 971 mbar (hPa)

Main article: Hurricane Tayshaun (Zeta)

The disturbance that would become Tayshaun was first noted by the NHC on October 21. It drifted west-northwestward and its convection slowly increased, with it organizing into a tropical depression at 09:00 UTC on the 25th. Half a day later, it strengthened into a tropical storm and was assigned the name Tayshaun, making it the 43rd tropical cyclone of the season. It brushed the northern coasts of Hispaniola and Cuba while swiftly gaining intensity. At 03:00 UTC on October 27th, Tayshaun attained hurricane status as it moved through the southern Bahamian islands. While its intensification trend slowed somewhat, it still maintained a robust pace and was well on its way to becoming a category 2 hurricane as it turned north towards South Florida. Operationally, it was assessed to have peaked as a 100-mph (161 km/h) hurricane just as it made landfall, but the NHC's routine post-season analysis concluded that it actually peaked and made landfall as a 105 mph (169 km/h) storm over Hollywood, Florida. Land interaction caused it to rapidly unravel, weakening back into a tropical storm in just 12 hours. The center of the storm crossed directly over Lake Okeechobee and continued cutting through the central part of the peninsula. At 21:00 UTC on the 29th, Tayshaun degenerated into a remnant low over northern Florida and turned to the northeast.

Hurricane Tayshaun's wind field resulted in widespread tropical storm-force winds, brushing the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Cuba, the Bahamas, and Florida. The southern portions of the latter two locations also experienced hurricane winds, with gusts being recorded up to 124 mph (200 km/h). Storm surge was observed with sea level anomalies of up to 6-8 ft. This resulted in significant coastal flooding across southeastern Florida, and damage was amplified by the fact that part of the eyewall had moved over Miami. In all, it caused $9 billion (2032 USD) in damages and killed 12.

Hurricane Viviana[]

Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS)

Duration	November 6 – November 11
Peak intensity	130 mph (215 km/h) (1-min) 943 mbar (hPa)

Main article: Hurricane Viviana (Zeta)

A tropical wave in the southern Caribbean was first marked as an area to watch on November 2. The NHC's Tropical Weather Outlook increased its chances for formation to the moderate category the following day, and it was tagged Invest 95L. The invest continued to coalesce, and it was designated Tropical Depression Forty-Three whilst located in between Jamaica and southeastern Panama. Due to unusually below-average wind shear, it attained tropical storm status promptly and intensified quickly. Now named Viviana, the storm turned in a northwestward manner. While not quite at the threshold for rapid intensification, it had still quickly strengthened and became a category 1 hurricane at 15:00 UTC on November 8. As it turned northeast, its deepening pace accelerated, and it soon crossed the rapid intensification threshold. In 24 hours, its wind speed increased from 85 mph (137 km/h) to 130 mph (209 km/h), making it a formidable and uncommon November category 4 hurricane. Just as it approached Cuba, it peaked with a pressure of 943 mbar (27.85 inHg) and made landfall with a slightly higher pressure of 946 mbar (27.94 inHg). The terrain subsequently resulted in it weakening faster than it had intensified, and it fell to high-end tropical storm status in just about a day. Its structure had become very ragged after emerging into the open waters, and this, coupled with strong wind shear, caused it to deteriorate further. Eventually, Viviana became a remnant low but briefly retained its tropical storm-force winds. However, the low still continued to weaken, and it fully dissipated by November 12.

Viviana was among the most intense November hurricanes on record, narrowly surpassing 2008's Paloma. The storm caused significant damage in central Cuba and the Cayman Islands, the latter of which had experienced a dangerously close passage from it. Storm surge and extremely strong winds meant that many homes were decimated, but especially along coastlines. In all, Hurricane Viviana caused $847 million (2032 USD) in damage and resulted in 3 fatalities.

Tropical Depression Forty-Four[]

Tropical depression (SSHWS)

Duration	November 8 – November 9
Peak intensity	35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) 1007 mbar (hPa)

A disturbance characterized by disorganized showers and thunderstorms, several hundred miles southwest of Bermuda, resulted in the formation of a low-pressure area east of the Gulf Stream. It quickly consolidated further, with a well-defined circulation being noted on November 7 despite moderate wind shear. The low was only given a moderate chance of transitioning into a tropical cyclone due to a short window before conditions deteriorated more. However, a special advisory, at 18:45 UTC on the 8th, recognized the formation of a tropical depression because its convective activity had increased significantly enough to warrant such designation. In addition, scatterometer data indicated that it had all the features of a tropical cyclone despite not having gales. Numbered Forty-Four, the depression was expected to stay weak because wind shear appeared to be taking a toll on it. As it passed west of Bermuda, it swiftly lost its tropical characteristics due to said shear and initiated an extratropical transition. While located north of the country, it completed its transition and accelerated, being absorbed into a front shortly thereafter.

Forty-Four was a very short-lived depression, but it persisted longer than anticipated in the face of significant shear. Even though the storm did not make landfall, high waves battered Bermuda, albeit the generally minimal damage. No fatalities happened.

Hurricane Will[]

Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS)

Duration	November 16 – November 22
Peak intensity	80 mph (130 km/h) (1-min) 982 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Will's origins can be traced to a low that developed north of the Caribbean on November 13. A tropical depression formed at 15:00 UTC on the 16th and abruptly became Tropical Storm Will 6 hours later. Its forward speed slowed as it trekked in an eastward direction, entering a steady intensification trend. Will turned to the south some, and by the 18th, it had become a strong tropical storm with 65 mph (105 km/h) winds. At this time, a ragged eye feature began to peek out. By 15:00 UTC on the 19th, satellite data had demonstrated that it intensified into a category 1 hurricane, and its eye continued to improve in definition. Will eventually reached a peak intensity of 80 mph (129 km/h) and a pressure of 982 mbar (29.00 inHg) before the effects of cooler water and some shear induced weakening. After a full day as a hurricane, it fell back to tropical storm status; it struggled to maintain its convective organization because the shear increased further and left little convection remaining near the center. However, still produced sporadic but relatively persistent bursts, retaining its designation as a tropical cyclone for a couple more days as this pattern continued. Eventually, however, the colder water resulted in a significant diminishing of thunderstorm activity, and Will finally degenerated into a low-pressure area on November 22. Notably, however, its winds stayed at the equivalent of a tropical storm for another 12 hours before it finally dipped below said strength.

Will stayed entirely out to sea. Although some showers from its precursor reached Bermuda, no damage or deaths were reported there. In addition, its remnants produced similar results in the Azores. Despite this, the hurricane did not cause impacts beyond light drizzles and cloudy conditions.

Tropical Storm Alpha[]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)

Duration	November 21 – November 23
Peak intensity	40 mph (65 km/h) (1-min) 1004 mbar (hPa)

A non-tropical low moving through the eastern Caribbean was monitored for possible development during the second-to-last week of the official hurricane season. It initially had a low chance of development, but on November 20th it quickly coalesced and began to exhibit tropical characteristics. Eventually, it became officially designated a tropical depression at 09:00 UTC on the following day. It moved northward and slowly intensified due to marginally favorable conditions, becoming a tropical storm 12 hours afterwards. Named Alpha, this was the first and only time in recorded history that both the original and auxiliary naming lists were exhausted, and for the Greek letter naming system to be reinstated for any future tropical cyclones in the season. Alpha, as a minimal tropical storm, had a very slow forward motion as it crawled towards Haiti. This contributed to severe flooding there and in Jamaica. It accelerated somewhat and turned northeast, showing steady deterioration in structure as it struggled to produce sufficient convection. Alpha then made a direct hit over Dépas, Côteaux, Haiti and moved northward as its structure became increasingly ragged. It made a very close pass to Gonâve Island and later struck Anse-Rouge as a weakened tropical depression. After emerging, Alpha made its third and final landfall over East Caicos, located in the Turks and Caicos Islands. The storm became an extratropical cyclone soon afterwards as its center became embedded in a front.

Alpha was a very deadly storm, producing severe flooding in Haiti and Jamaica. Because of its sluggish forward speed, thunderstorms and plentiful rainfall were observed over both countries for several days. Rainfall levels exceeded 8" in some locations, triggering mudslides in numerous instances. In all, Alpha claimed 68 lives (mostly in Haiti) and caused $13 million (2032 USD) in damages.

Hurricane Beta[]

Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS)

Duration	December 3 – December 10
Peak intensity	110 mph (175 km/h) (1-min) 968 mbar (hPa)

Main article: Hurricane Beta (Zeta)

The precursor to what would be the final storm of the season was first noted by the NHC on November 29. Two days later, a low formed and slowly began to resemble a subtropical cyclone. Because the official hurricane season ends on November 30th, Special Tropical Weather Outlooks were issued thereafter to track the system. It intensified and reached gale force early on December 3. Convection continued to increase near the center, and advisories were initiated on Subtropical Storm Beta at 21:00 UTC that day. Beta moved northwestward into an unusually favorable environment, enabling it to become a fully tropical cyclone on the 4th. Its track turned northeastward, and the continuation of above-average water temperatures and low wind shear caused it to intensify further. At 03:00 UTC on December 6, it became an uncommon December hurricane, and an eye was apparent on satellite imagery. Despite characteristically unfavorable environments for tropical development in December, the water temperatures remained anomalously high in Beta's path, enabling it to strengthen even further. At 21:00 UTC on the 7th, the hurricane attained category 2 status for the first time in December history. At this point in time, the NHC forecast the storm to become a category 3 major hurricane because ocean heat content (OHC) was anticipated to stay very high for the next day. Beta eventually attained an unprecedented peak intensity of 110 mph (177 km/h), with a corresponding pressure of 968 mbar (28.59 inHg); however, even though forecasts had still expected it to intensify further, it started to show signs of weakening, possibly due to unanticipated wind shear that disrupted its core. Eventually, Beta's eye cooled and became cloud-filled while it underwent a cyclonic loop. Furthermore, it fell to category 1 strength at 03:00 UTC on December 9, and much of the intense convection around the cooling eye waned some. 12 hours later, it began to transition into an extratropical cyclone, and soon it weakened to a tropical storm. At 15:00 UTC on December 10th, Beta became fully extratropical and headed northeast.

Hurricane Beta was an unprecedented storm, being by far the strongest and most intense December Atlantic hurricane on record. It surpassed the previous record-holder, Hurricane Nicole of 1998, by 11 mbar. Additionally, it was the first category 2 Atlantic hurricane to exist in the month of December. Beta was the 48th (sub)tropical cyclone to form in the basin, and its extratropical transition marked the end of the exceptionally hyperactive 2032 Atlantic hurricane season.

Storm names[]

The following list of names was used for storms that formed in the North Atlantic basin in 2032. Because there are six alternating lists, this list was used again in 2038 (aside from the retired names). Because more than 21 named storms formed, the following 21 storms took names from an auxiliary naming list beginning with Adria. However, since the season featured an exceptional pace and number of storms, the auxiliary list was exhausted for the first time in recorded history. All of the storms afterwards were named letters of the Greek alphabet, beginning with Alpha.

Arthur Bertha Cristobal Daisy Edouard Fay Gonzalo	Hanna Isaias Josephine Kyle Leah Maverick Naomi	Omar Paulette Rene Sally Teddy Vicky Wilfred
Auxiliary list 1 (Names)
Adria Braylen Caridad Deshawn Emery Foster Gemma	Heath Isla Jacobus Kenzie Lucio Makayla Nolan	Orlanda Pax Ronin Sophie Tayshaun Viviana Will
Auxiliary list 2 (Greek alphabet)
Alpha	Beta	Gamma (unused)

Retirement[]

During the spring of 2033, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) agreed to retire the names Gonzalo and Leah from the main list, replacing them with Greyson and Lucy. In addition, from the auxiliary naming list, Emery, Orlanda, Tayshaun, and Viviana were also retired, respectively being replaced with Elisa, Olivia, Theodore, and Violet. This marked a record six retired names in a year. The most impactful storms to not be retired were Isaias and Braylen (≥ $1 billion USD in damages), along with Alpha (over 60 deaths).

Installation of a tertiary naming list[]

Prior to the 2032 season, the WMO did not have a concrete plan for how storms would be named following the exhaustion of the auxiliary list, believing that it was extremely unlikely such an event would occur. During the 2032 season, as the record storm-formation pace became increasingly apparent, the Greek alphabet was temporarily reinstated as an emergency means to name any storms in the anomalous event that the auxiliary list would be retired. Ultimately, two letters, Alpha and Beta, were used. Because, following the 2020 season, it was agreed that the Greek system was unnecessary, the WMO decided to put in place a tertiary naming list for any future exhaustions of the auxiliary list.

Season effects[]

Below is a table of every storm that formed in the 2032 Atlantic hurricane season, including their names, damage, duration, and death tolls. Deaths include both direct and indirect fatalities (one example of an indirect death would be a death caused from preparing for the storm). All damage and death totals include when the storm system was extratropical, a wave, or a low. Every damage figure is in 2032 USD.

2032 North Atlantic tropical cyclone statistics
Storm name	Dates active	Storm category at peak intensity	Max 1-min wind mph (km/h)	Min. press. mbar	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths
Arthur	March 12 - 15	Tropical storm	45 (75)	992	Lesser Antilles	Minimal	None
Bertha	May 3 - 4	Tropical storm	40 (65)	1003	Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina	$2 million	2 (1)
Cristobal	May 19 - 23	Category 1 hurricane	80 (130)	986	Bermuda	Minimal	None
Daisy	May 26 - 29	Tropical storm	50 (85)	1000	Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina	Minimal	0 (1)
Edouard	June 8 - 12	Tropical storm	70 (110)	986	Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana	$720 million	4
Fay	June 14 - 15	Tropical storm	40 (65)	1008	Yucatán Peninsula, Central Mexico	$31 million	3 (2)
Gonzalo	June 16 - 27	Category 3 hurricane	115 (185)	939	Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico, Texas	$4.3 billion	22 (7)
Eight	July 2 - 3	Tropical depression	35 (55)	1009	East Coast of the United States	None	None
Hanna	July 5 - 6	Tropical storm	40 (65)	1010	Windward Islands, Trinidad, Venezuela	$19 million	2
Isaias	July 8 - 14	Subtropical depression	35 (55)	1009	Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Rhode Island	$1.2 billion	42 (6)
Josephine	July 14 - 18	Category 1 hurricane	75 (120)	990	Yucatán Peninsula, Cuba, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Pennsylvania	$715 million	3
Leah	July 21 - August 2	Category 4 hurricane	140 (220)	941	Yucatán Peninsula, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia	$15.3 billion	31 (22)
Kyle	July 21 - 23	Tropical storm	50 (85)	997	None	None	None
Maverick	July 28 - August 11	Category 3 hurricane	115 (185)	953	Cabo Verde, Bermuda	Minimal	0 (1)
Naomi	August 2 - 9	Tropical storm	65 (100)	999	Dominican Republic, The Bahamas, Florida	$4 million	None
Omar	August 4 - 5	Tropical storm	40 (65)	1011	Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, Belize, Mexico	$704 million	15 (27)
Paulette	August 10 - 14	Tropical storm	50 (85)	998	None	None	None
Rene	August 12 - 26	Category 5 hurricane	165 (270)	908	None	None	None
Sally	August 13 - 14	Tropical storm	40 (65)	1007	Florida, Georgia, South Carolina	$230 million	3 (2)
Teddy	August 13 - 22	Category 1 hurricane	90 (150)	981	Jamaica, Yucatán Peninsula, Tamaulipas	$281 million	6 (2)
Vicky	August 18 - 22	Category 2 hurricane	105 (165)	967	The Bahamas, East Coast of the United States	Minimal	None
Wilfred	August 24 - 26	Tropical storm	45 (75)	1012	None	None	None
Adria	August 25 - 26	Subtropical storm	60 (95)	993	None	None	None
Braylen	August 28 - 31	Category 1 hurricane	80 (130)	990	Yucatán Peninsula, Texas, Louisiana	$1.8 billion	5 (3)
Caridad	August 30 - October 4	Category 1 hurricane	90 (150)	986	Azores	Minimal	None
Deshawn	September 2 - 4	Tropical storm	40 (65)	1012	Antilles	$100 million	1 (1)
Emery	September 6 - 22	Category 5 hurricane	190 (305)	886	Lesser Antilles, Jamaica, Yucatán Peninsula, Cuba, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey	$43 billion	36 (17)
Foster	September 6 - 7	Tropical storm	50 (85)	1008	South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware	$3 million	1
Gemma	September 8 - 9	Subtropical storm	40 (65)	998	Portugal, Spain	$4.1 million	None
Heath	September 12 - 23	Category 4 hurricane	140 (220)	938	Cape Verde, Bermuda, United Kingdom, Ireland	$71 million	0 (1)
Thirty-One	September 15	Tropical depression	30 (45)	1011	Cuba, Haiti, The Bahamas	Minimal	None
Isla	September 23 - 27	Category 2 hurricane	100 (155)	969	None	None	None
Jacobus	September 25 - 28	Tropical storm	45 (75)	1009	None	None	None
Kenzie	September 25 - October 2	Category 1 hurricane	85 (140)	978	Mexico, Texas	$605 million	10 (4)
Lucio	September 27 - 29	Subtropical storm	50 (85)	995	Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina	$230,000	0 (1)
Makayla	September 28 - 30	Tropical storm	45 (75)	1002	Lesser Antilles	$1.5 million	3 (2)
Nolan	September 29 - October 2	Category 1 hurricane	75 (120)	991	The Bahamas, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware	$4 million	None
Orlanda	October 3 - 9	Category 5 hurricane	175 (280)	904	Central America, Mexico, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Florida, The Bahamas	$18 billion	20 (11)
Pax	October 6 - 8	Category 3 hurricane	115 (185)	954	Bermuda, Azores	Minimal	None
Ronin	October 7 - 10	Tropical storm	65 (100)	989	Madeira	None	None
Sophie	October 15 - 16	Tropical storm	40 (65)	1008	Central America, Mexico, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolnina	$220 million	1 (2)
Unnamed	October 18 - 19	Subtropical storm	45 (75)	1002	None	None	None
Tayshaun	October 25 - 29	Category 2 hurricane	105 (165)	971	Dominican Republic, Haiti, Cuba, Bahamas, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina	$9 billion	4 (8)
Viviana	November 6 - 11	Category 4 hurricane	130 (215)	943	Cayman Islands, Central America, Jamaica, Cuba, Bahamas	$847 million	0 (3)
Forty-Four	November 8 - 9	Tropical depression	35 (55)	1007	Bermuda	Minimal	None
Will	November 16 - 22	Category 1 hurricane	80 (130)	982	Bermuda, Azores	None	None
Alpha	November 21 - 23	Tropical storm	40 (65)	1004	Haiti, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Turks and Caicos Islands	$13 million	61 (7)
Beta	December 3 - 10	Category 2 hurricane	110 (175)	968	Azores	None	None
Season aggregates
48 systems	March 12 - December 10		190 (305)	886		$97.175 billion	406