Have we had a hurricane in 2023?
Have we had a hurricane in 2023? Hurricane season 2023 was marked by a larger-than-average number of storms occurring earlier in the season. Only eight storms made landfall, with only Harold, Idalia and Ophelia making landfall in the U.S. Hurricane Idalia was considered a “billion-dollar storm,” meaning that more than $1 billion in damages occurred.
Has a hurricane ever doubled back?
The answer is yes: A number of hurricanes have made loops — both Jeanne and Ivan in 2004 looped and Hurricane Ginger in 1971 looped twice in the Atlantic.