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The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season was a very active and extremely destructive Atlantic hurricane season which became the second costliest on record after 2017, [1] inflicting at least $227 billion in damages and 400 deaths overall, most of which was caused by four systems: Beryl, Debby, Helene, and Milton.
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season is the current cycle of the annual tropical cyclone season in the Atlantic Ocean in the Northern Hemisphere. The season officially began on June 1, and will end on November 30.
On December 5, 2024, a M w 7.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Humboldt County, California, at 10:44 a.m. PST. It was felt in the state's northern regions and in the Central Valley. [2] The earthquake prompted the National Weather Service to issue a tsunami warning which was canceled soon after.
At five so far this season, 2024 is tied with 2005 and 2020 for the second-most Gulf hurricane landfalls on record in one season. November hurricanes are rather unusual .
Helene is the fifth hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season. By late Thursday it will be make it the fifth consecutive year that a major hurricane hits the U.S. mainland, according to Colorado State ...
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season is predicted to be one of the most active on record, with AccuWeather experts forecasting 16 to 20 named storms in 2024. With so many storms likely this year, a ...
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. [9]
The fourth named storm and second hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, Debby developed from a tropical wave that was first noted by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) on July 26. After crossing the Greater Antilles , the system began to organize over Cuba and was designated a potential tropical cyclone on August 2.