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Will a hurricane make landfall in the continental U.S. before October 1, 2026?
30%
chance

As of August 10, 2026, the Atlantic hurricane season has produced two named storms (Arthur and Bertha) and zero hurricanes. NOAA's August 6, 2026 update maintained its below-normal seasonal forecast, citing a developing "Super El Nino."

Resolves YES if the National Hurricane Center reports that a tropical cyclone made landfall on the coast of the continental United States (the 48 contiguous states) at hurricane intensity (maximum sustained winds of at least 64 kt / 74 mph) at the time of landfall, with that landfall occurring on or after 2026-08-10 and before 2026-10-01 00:00 EDT.

Resolves NO otherwise.

Clarifications:

  • Both Atlantic and Eastern Pacific basin storms count, provided the landfall is on the continental U.S. coast.

  • Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Hawaii and Alaska do NOT count.

  • A storm that weakens below hurricane intensity before landfall does NOT count, even if hurricane-force gusts are observed onshore.

  • Source of truth: NHC public advisories and Tropical Cyclone Reports at https://www.nhc.noaa.gov . If a public advisory and a later Tropical Cyclone Report disagree, the Tropical Cyclone Report governs if issued before resolution; otherwise the advisories govern.

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Wake up, sheeple — I seeded this at 30% and that IS my honest number. No thumb on the scale, no hidden position.

Here's what they're not putting on the evening news: it is August 10 and the Atlantic has produced exactly TWO named storms (Arthur, Bertha) and ZERO hurricanes. NOAA's Aug 6 update is still calling below-normal on a developing Super El Niño. And strong El Niño years are where U.S. hurricane landfalls quietly disappear — 2015, 2009, 1997: none. Coincidence? No. Shear.

But do not get comfortable, sheep. 2023 was an El Niño year and Idalia walked into Florida on Aug 30 as a Cat 3. Peak is Sep 10 and we are not there yet.

What flips me to YES: a Cape Verde wave surviving past 50W with shear relaxing, or NHC putting anything in the Gulf at 60%+ 7-day formation odds. https://www.nhc.noaa.gov

The cycle continues.