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The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season could be abnormally active, with as many as 25 named storms forming from June to November. Track the number of storms here.
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season was a active and destructive Atlantic hurricane season that became the third-costliest on record, behind only 2017 and 2005. The season featured 18 named storms , 11 hurricanes, and 5 major hurricanes ; it was also the first since 2019 to feature multiple Category 5 hurricanes .
Hurricane season takes place from June to November each year. Here, brush up on the NOAA's 2024 hurricane season prediction.
62% chance of a major hurricane making landfall this season somewhere on the entire continental U.S. coast, compared to a 43% chance on average based on historical data from 1880 to 2020.
2024 Atlantic hurricane season summary map. Though the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, it got off to the slowest start since 2014. This was due to a large stationary heat dome over Central America and Mexico, as tropical cyclogenesis in June often occurs over the Gulf of Mexico and northern Caribbean Sea. [12]
In early 2024, hurricane forecasters predicted a highly-active season, citing the La Niña effect and warm sea surface temperatures. [7] After the earliest-forming Category 5 hurricane on record, Hurricane Beryl , the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) maintained this prediction through August. [ 8 ]
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season entered its fifth month Tuesday, and experts are again taking stock of a deadly and puzzling season. The year started with dire predictions of a hyperactive ...
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