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RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Hurricane Isaias struck the North Carolina coast six years ago, coming ashore late in the evening of August 3 as a Category 1 storm near Ocean Isle Beach.
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Thankfully, that’s the most recent hurricane to make landfall in North Carolina, following a hurricane landfall the previous two years.
So far 2026 has gone as predicted, with little activity in the Atlantic basin and only two named storms. Of those, neither became a hurricane — though the Pacific basin has been far more active with seven named storms, two hurricanes and a Category 5 major hurricane.
While a below average season is still forecast thanks in big part to El Niño, we’re a little more than a month from the official peak of hurricane season on Sept. 10 and just shy of four months from the end on Nov. 30.
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There’s still a lot of season left, and we’re entering the historic prime.
Since the year 2000, 55% of tropical storms and hurricanes have formed in August and September, with a whopping 62% of major hurricanes developing over that period.
The National Hurricane Center is calling for no tropical activity over at least the next 7 days. But as we’ve learned over the years, things can change quickly during the late summer months.
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