Atlantic 2025 season
Tropical Storm Karen (2025)
Tropical Storm Karen never reached hurricane strength — it peaked at 58 mph sustained winds and was active from Oct 8, 2025 to Oct 11, 2025.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Tropical storm |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 50 kt / 58 mph / 93 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 996 mb |
| Active dates | Oct 8, 2025 – Oct 11, 2025 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 0 |
| Documented landfalls | 0 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Karen 2025. Nothing is estimated. The best-track table below shows one entry per day at 00:00 UTC; the full six-hourly record lives in the HURDAT2 database.
Best-track table (daily, 00:00 UTC)
| Date | Status | Max winds | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2025 | Extratropical | 45 kt (83 km/h) | 38.0N 35.9W |
| Oct 9, 2025 | Extratropical | 45 kt (83 km/h) | 41.9N 35.7W |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Subtropical storm | 40 kt (74 km/h) | 44.4N 33.5W |
| Oct 11, 2025 | Post-tropical low | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 48.0N 29.7W |
Read this like a pro
Wind speeds above are in knots, the unit NHC uses in HURDAT2. For what a Category 1 wind field actually does, see hurricane categories explained; for why the wind number alone never tells the danger story, see storm surge vs. flooding.