Hurricanes in November

Q: How many hurricanes happen in November?

Across the 1851 to 2025 HURDAT2 record, 121 named storms have been active in November in the Atlantic basin, 54 of them at hurricane strength during the month. Counting only the modern record (1944 on, when aircraft reconnaissance began), November averages about 0.9 named storms active per year.

Q: Has a hurricane ever hit the US in November?

Yes: NOAA's landfall list records 3 November hurricane landfall events on the continental US, 0 of them major (Category 3 or higher). The most recent is Kate in 1985. The full list, with states and categories, is on this page.

Q: Is November early or late in hurricane season?

The season runs June 1 to November 30 and peaks on September 10, per NHC. November is the season's last official month, and it is quiet without being empty.

Q: Is there a storm right now?

The panel near the top of this page republishes the latest NHC public advisories and outlook, verbatim and timestamped. The National Hurricane Center at nhc.noaa.gov publishes every active system, forecast, watch and warning, and decisions belong with it and with your local emergency management agency.

What 175 years of NOAA records show about November in the Atlantic: how much forms, what has hit the US, and where the month sits in the season.

November is part of the official Atlantic season, June 1 to November 30. Anything live belongs to the National Hurricane Center.

Named storms active in November

121

At hurricane strength

US hurricane landfalls

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November in the Atlantic record

1851 to 2025, NOAA HURDAT2

121

named storms active in November

whole record, storm months

since aircraft recon began

1944 on, about 0.9 per year

months with hurricane strength

whole record

US hurricane landfall events

every November strike in NOAA's list

November is the season's last official month, and it is quiet without being empty. Hurricanes have hit the United States in November, which is exactly the question that brings most people to this page, and the record has the receipts: they are listed below, every one from NOAA's landfall list.

The numbers

How busy November actually is

The chart shows every month for comparison, from the same HURDAT2 record; November’s column is the one to read. Because ship reports missed storms in the early record, the comparison to use is the modern one: since 1944, November has averaged about 0.9 named storms active per year.

NHC's November origin map shows the last genesis areas of the year in the western Caribbean and the subtropical Atlantic. See NHC’s monthly origin and track maps.

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

117

Jun

147

Jul

448

Aug

714

Sep

426

Oct

121

Nov

Dec

Named storms active by calendar month, Atlantic basin, 1851 to 2025. Derived from NOAA HURDAT2; a storm active in two months counts once in each.

The eye of Hurricane Katrina photographed from inside by a NOAA hurricane hunter aircraft, a stadium of cloud around clear blue sky — Inside the eye of Hurricane Katrina from a NOAA WP-3D hurricane hunter, August 2005. Aircraft reconnaissance began in 1944, which is why the modern per year averages on this page start there rather than 1851. “Hurricane Katrina Eye viewed from Hurricane Hunter” — NOAA — Public domain

The receipts

Every November hurricane to hit the United States

From NOAA AOML’s continental US landfall list: every hurricane whose November landfall brought hurricane conditions to at least one state.

Year	Name	Highest US category	States affected	Pressure
2022	Nicole	TS conditions	Florida	980 mb
1985	Kate	Cat 2	Florida, Georgia	967 mb
1935	Unnamed	Cat 2	Florida	965 mb
1861	Expedition	Cat 1	North Carolina	985 mb

How complete is this record?

“Because of the sparseness of towns and cities before 1900 in some coastal locations along the United States, the above list is not complete for all states. Before the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic coasts became settled, hurricanes may have been underestimated in their intensity or missed completely for small-sized systems (i.e., 2004's Hurricane Charley).”NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, Hurricane Research Division, source

Nighttime satellite image of Hurricane Nicole approaching the Florida east coast in November 2022 — Hurricane Nicole from NOAA's VIIRS satellite, November 10, 2022. Nicole reached Florida as the latest-in-season landfalling storm in NOAA's list since Kate in 1985, and appears in the table above with AOML's tropical storm conditions notation. “Hurricane Nicole at 0657 UTC November 10, 2022” — NOAA-20 VIIRS via CIMSS — Public domain

In context

Where November sits in the season

The season’s shape is set by NOAA’s own dates and peak:

“The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30.”National Hurricane Center, source

“The peak of the Atlantic hurricane season is September 10, with most activity occurring between mid-August and mid-October.”National Hurricane Center, source

Satellite image of Hurricane Iniki, a compact hurricane with a clear eye, southwest of the Hawaiian Islands — Hurricane Iniki from NOAA’s GOES satellite, September 11, 1992, with the Hawaiian Islands visible at upper right. The central Pacific runs the same June to November season as the Atlantic, on its own climatology. “Iniki 1992-09-11 1931Z” — NOAA (GOES-7), NASA — Public domain

GOES satellite image of Hurricane Katrina filling the Gulf, its eye southeast of the Louisiana coast — Hurricane Katrina from NOAA’s GOES-12 satellite on August 28, 2005, the day before its Gulf coast landfall. The Naval Research Laboratory annotations date the frame. August and September together account for the majority of all Atlantic hurricane activity in the record. “Katrina 2005-08-28 2245Z” — U.S. Navy / Naval Research Laboratory — Public domain

Common questions

Hurricanes in November: FAQ

How many hurricanes happen in November?

Has a hurricane ever hit the US in November?

Is November early or late in hurricane season?

Where do November storms usually form?

Is there a storm right now?

Keep reading

The rest of the season

Hurricane season by state

Counts derived from NOAA HURDAT2 (hurdat2-1851-2025-02272026.txt) and NOAA AOML’s continental US hurricane landfall list (Revised in March 2026 to add in the 2025 season). For anything current: nhc.noaa.gov.