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2023 Atlantic hurricane season

The 2023 Atlantic season had 20 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 7 of them hurricanes and 3 major (Category 3 or stronger). One reached Category 5: Lee.

The first storm was tracked from January 15, 2023 and the last ended on November 18, 2023. The strongest by wind was Hurricane Lee (2023), at 165 mph (270 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 148.2.

Storms
20
Hurricanes
7
Major
3
Category 5
1
ACE
148.2
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongestLandfalls
Unnamed tropical storm 1, 2023 AtlanticJan 15 – Jan 1870 mph976 mbTropical storm1
Tropical Storm ArleneMay 31 – Jun 440 mph998 mbTropical storm—
Tropical Storm BretJun 19 – Jun 2470 mph996 mbTropical storm1
Tropical Storm CindyJun 22 – Jun 2660 mph1004 mbTropical storm—
Hurricane DonJul 11 – Jul 2575 mph986 mbCategory 1 hurricane—
Tropical Storm EmilyAug 18 – Aug 2550 mph998 mbTropical storm—
Tropical Storm GertAug 19 – Sep 460 mph998 mbTropical storm—
Hurricane FranklinAug 19 – Sep 9150 mph926 mbCategory 4 hurricane1
Tropical Storm HaroldAug 21 – Aug 2360 mph995 mbTropical storm1
Hurricane IdaliaAug 26 – Sep 8130 mph942 mbCategory 4 hurricane2
Tropical Storm JoseAug 29 – Sep 165 mph996 mbTropical storm—
Tropical Storm KatiaAug 30 – Sep 1560 mph998 mbTropical storm—
Hurricane LeeSep 5 – Sep 18165 mph926 mbCategory 5 hurricane1
Hurricane MargotSep 7 – Sep 1890 mph969 mbCategory 1 hurricane—
Hurricane NigelSep 15 – Sep 26100 mph958 mbCategory 2 hurricane—
Tropical Storm OpheliaSep 21 – Sep 2470 mph981 mbTropical storm1
Tropical Storm PhilippeSep 23 – Oct 660 mph998 mbTropical storm1
Tropical Storm RinaSep 28 – Oct 250 mph999 mbTropical storm—
Tropical Storm SeanOct 10 – Oct 1645 mph1005 mbTropical storm—
Hurricane TammyOct 18 – Oct 31110 mph965 mbCategory 2 hurricane1
Unnamed tropical depression 21, 2023 AtlanticOct 23 – Oct 2430 mph1007 mbTropical depression1
Unnamed storm 22, 2023 AtlanticNov 16 – Nov 1835 mph1004 mbStorm—