| 2027 Atlantic hurricane season | |
|---|---|
| Seasonal boundaries | |
| First system formed | July 5, 2027 |
| Last system dissipated | November 10, 2027 |
| Strongest storm | |
| Name | Bill |
| • Maximum winds | 115 mph (185 km/h) (1-minute sustained) |
| • Lowest pressure | 960 mbar (hPa; 28.35 inHg) |
| Seasonal statistics | |
| Total depressions | 9 |
| Total storms | 7 |
| Hurricanes | 3 |
| Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+) | 1 |
| Total fatalities | 121 total |
| Total damage | ~ $1.22 billion (2027 USD) |
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The 2027 Atlantic hurricane season was an inactive Atlantic hurricane season, with only nine tropical cyclones developing within the seasonal boundaries. Of these nine systems, three became hurricanes, and one became a low-end major hurricane. The season was the most inactive since the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, amidst a very active period of Atlantic hurricane seasons. Although the season was unusually inactive, it was able to produce a very significant storm, Hurricane Bill, which made an unusual landfall on the Azores as a strong Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale during mid-August. Other than Bill, Tropical Depression Five caused historical flooding in Louisiana, contributing to the 2027 Gulf Coast floods during late-August.
The first system of the season, Tropical Depression One, was a brief and weak tropical cyclone that formed in the central Atlantic Ocean. Aria, the first hurricane of the season, had formed off the northern coast of Cuba during late-July. Aria then became extratropical north of the Bermuda, still during late-July. Bill then formed in the Main Development Region, becoming the first and only major hurricane of the season, before making landfall on the Azores as a strong Category 2 hurricane. Several weak storms would then follow, the only significant system being Tropical Depression Five, which contributed to catastrophic flooding on the Gulf Coast. During mid-September, Emersyn, the last hurricane of the season, had formed in the Main Development Region. Emersyn would then dissipate southeast of Bermuda. The last storm of the season, Geneva, was a short-lived subtropical storm that formed in the Gulf of Mexico in early-November. Geneva would then make landfall on Louisiana, once again contributing to the 2027 Gulf Coast floods.
In the season's wake, it left a total of $1.22 billion (USD) in damage, along with a death toll of 121, mainly from Hurricane Bill, Tropical Depression Five and Subtropical Storm Geneva.
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