Atlantic Hurricane Season at Midpoint: Five Storms, No Hurricanes Yet

Cancún, Quintana Roo — The Atlantic hurricane season has reached its midpoint with five named tropical storms and no hurricanes so far, just as the calendar enters the most historically active stretch of the year.

The official season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30. According to Mexico’s National Weather Service (SMN), the storms formed so far are Arthur, Bertha, Cristóbal, Dolly and Edouard, all of which remain tropical storms. None has reached hurricane strength in the Atlantic basin, the agency said.

The 2026 outlook calls for 11 to 15 named tropical cyclones in the Atlantic, including seven to eight tropical storms, three to five Category 1 or 2 hurricanes, and one or two major hurricanes of Category 3 or higher. With five tropical storms already counted, the season has used a significant portion of that forecast range.

September is climatologically the busiest month of the Atlantic hurricane season, so the second half could see a greater concentration of storm formation, according to forecasters. In August, Dolly formed in the central Atlantic but stayed far from Quintana Roo and posed no threat to the state’s coast.

For Quintana Roo, authorities say the quiet first half does not mean the danger has passed. The state is directly exposed to the Caribbean Sea and the western Atlantic, and September and October typically account for much of the season’s cyclone activity.

With September now underway, five storms have been named, no hurricane has yet formed, and three months remain for the season to reach its projected total of 11 to 15 systems.