The 2025 hurricane season is ending with no hurricanes making landfall in the continental U.S. for the first time in a decade, as storms repeatedly veered northward and returned to sea. This unusual pattern, termed the “year of the ‘recurvature,'” was influenced by atmospheric conditions, including a persistent low-pressure trough over the eastern U.S. that weakened the Bermuda High’s influence on storm paths. Although 13 named storms occurred, only tropical storm Chantal affected land, causing localized damage and fatalities in South Carolina.
