Sunday marks the end of the 2025 Hurricane Season and it’s safe to say the continental United States lucked out.

For the first time in a decade, every single state, including the storm magnet of Florida, escaped the entire hurricane season without a direct hit from a hurricane. Meteorologists say we owe this good fortune to an unusual weather pattern that steered nearly every storm away,

Well, we made it. The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season is officially over. If you’re like me, you’re probably looking at the calendar with a massive sense of relief. After the scars Augusta and the

Louisiana never found itself within a forecast cone. But despite the quiet in nearby waters and another mid-season lull in tropical activity, the hurricanes that were able to form developed an explosive strength, eventually bringing the season in line with historical norms, and — depending how you crunch the numbers — beyond.

The 2025 Atlantic Hurricane season ends on November 30, 2025. To date, there have been five hurricanes and eight tropical storms – one of which made landfall along the East Coast of the United States.

Experts say a rare weather pattern, some meteorological quirks, and a bit of luck kept the storms away from Florida and the entire U.S.

Florida took direct hits from six hurricanes, including four that were Category 3 or stronger, from 2022 to 2024. All has been quiet this season.

With hurricane season in full swing, there's a lot of talk from meteorologists about hurricane "categories." What do they mean, and what do they tell us about a storm? It turns out, a hurricane's category is only based on one thing: wind speed. According ...