2021 Atlantic hurricane season

The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season was the third-most activeAtlantic hurricane season on record in terms of the number of tropical storms, although many of them were weak and short-lived. With 21 named storms forming, it became the second season in a row and third overall in which the designated 21-name list of storm names was exhausted. Seven of those storms strengthened into hurricanes, four of which reached major hurricane intensity, which is slightly above-average. The season officially began on June 1 and ended on November 30. These dates historically describe the period in each year when most Atlantic tropical cyclones form. However, subtropical or tropical cyclogenesis is possible at any time of the year, as demonstrated by the development of Tropical Storm Ana on May 22, making this the seventh consecutive year in which a storm developed outside of the official season.

Three named storms formed in June, tying the record for the most to develop in that month. Among them was Tropical Storm Claudette, which brought flooding to portions of the Deep South. Then, on July 1, Elsa developed and became the earliest-forming fifth named storm on record, surpassing Tropical Storm Edouard in 2020. The storm later caused significant impacts from Barbados to much of the East Coast of the United States, with about $1.2 billion in damage in the latter region.