August brings more heat, humidity, and higher potential for tropical development. Unlike last year, a named storm has yet to impact the Texas coast.
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2025 hurricane season recap:
So far, during the hurricane season, we’ve seen Tropical Storm Andrea and Tropical Storm Barry form. Andrea was the first named system during the 2025 Hurricane season. On June 24th, Andrea briefly formed into a tropical storm in the Atlantic Ocean, bringing no direct impacts to land before weakening.
The second named storm is Barry, which formed in the Bay of Campeche as a tropical depression and then upgraded to a tropical storm on June 29. Barry made landfall south of Tampico, Mexico.
With two storms checked off, what comes next as we roll into August?
I can’t pinpoint a storm’s location or date, but climate data show that the Texas coast has the best chance for storms from August through mid-October.
Memorable storms along the Texas coast, such as Harvey (2017), Alicia (1983), and Allen (1980), occurred during the month of August. The list continues to grow if we factor in September, when activity historically hits a peak.
Here are the helping factors that promote storm development from August through mid-October:
- The right temperatures: Gulf waters and the Atlantic Basin are at peak warming, sustaining development for storms.
- Organized: Tropical waves, the disturbances that birth tropical storms and hurricanes, are more organized and can hold together long enough
- Less dust, more moisture: This summer, Texas has seen several waves of dust. Plumes of Saharan dust wind down. Dust is known to limit tropical development by drying out the atmosphere; without it, more moisture is available for storm development.
Before the storm forms:
Review your emergency plan, know where to go, what’s in your emergency kit, and review any insurance policies related to flooding and storm damage.
