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2026 Atlantic hurricane season: First hurricane forms in Oct

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2026 Atlantic hurricane season: ~~Record lack of hurricanes~~ First hurricane forms in Oct

~~By the end of September 2026, the~~ The 2026 Atlantic hurricane ~~season has continued its~~ season, characterized by a historic period of ~~inactivity. As of September 30, the basin has failed to produce a single hurricane, marking a rare meteorological event. Since modern record-keeping began in 1950, a September without hurricanes~~ inactivity, has ~~occurred only three times: in 1962, 1972, and 1994. Furthermore, this marks the~~ finally seen its first ~~time since~~ hurricane. On October 9, Hurricane Isaias formed, becoming the ~~beginning~~ first hurricane of ~~satellite monitoring in 1966 that~~ the ~~season has reached this point without~~ season. This development ties a ~~single hurricane. The current season has surpassed previous records~~ record set in 1905 for the ~~latest start to a~~ latest-forming first hurricane ~~season~~ of a season. Isaias is projected to make landfall along the northern Gulf Coast late on October 9 or early October 10. Preparations are currently underway in the ~~satellite era. While climatological averages suggest approximately four hurricanes~~ Florida Panhandle and ~~nine tropical storms should~~ Alabama to mitigate damaging winds, rain, and storm surges. At Tyndall Air Force Base, officials have ~~formed by mid-September, the season has seen only a limited number~~ begun evacuating fighter jets. The arrival of ~~named storms, including Arthur, Bertha, Cristóbal, Dolly, Edouard, Fay, Gonzalo, and Hanna. Meteorologists attribute this~~ Isaias follows an unprecedented ~~calm~~ lull through September, during which the basin failed to produce a single hurricane. This inactivity was attributed to a ‘triple threat’ of a powerful El Niño pattern, frequent ~~rounds of~~ Saharan dust, and high vertical wind shear. ~~El Niño has resulted~~ While the season saw several named storms earlier in ~~record-level wind shear within~~ the ~~Main Development Region (MDR), disrupting~~ year, the ~~organization~~ lack of ~~tropical~~ hurricane-strength systems ~~by preventing heat from concentrating. This Atlantic inactivity stands in stark contrast to~~ marked the Eastern and Central Pacific, where El Niño has fueled a highly active season. The Pacific season is approximately 2.5 times more active than usual, featuring numerous named storms and several Category 5 hurricanes. With El Niño expected to reach its peak in November or December, first time since the ~~meteorological disparity between~~ beginning of satellite monitoring in 1966 that the ~~two basins remains significant.~~ season reached this point without a single hurricane.

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