Next week will mark the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season, signaling a time when conditions best favor tropical development. And while Sept.10 is the climatological peak, the date only marks the midpoint of the traditionally active timeframe between late august to early October.

Yet, up until Sept.1st, the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season has been pretty calm for the United States. Only one storm made landfall, which was tropical storm Chantal back in early July. As for the Gulf, the one named storm so far this season has been Tropical Storm Barry. Compared to this time last year, four named storms had spun through the gulf by early September. Two of those were Beryl and Debby, both making landfall along the Gulf Coast. So, the perception of a "quiet" hurricane season is not wrong, it

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