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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 $232 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 was marked by an unusual pattern of storm activity. In total, forecasters tracked 18 named storms, 11 hurricanes, and 5 major hurricanes during the season.
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.
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 2024 Atlantic hurricane season was supercharged by almost every measure, with 18 named storms, 11 hurricanes and five major hurricanes. Since 1990, the typical hurricane season has had 14 ...
The start of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season is just over a week away, ... In 2023 in the Atlantic basin, there were three major hurricanes that formed among seven hurricanes and 20 named ...
The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season commenced unexpectedly on January 16, when an unnamed subtropical storm formed off the northeastern U.S. coast then moved over Atlantic Canada. [41] Operationally, the NHC considered the storm to be non-tropical, with minimal likelihood of transitioning into a subtropical or tropical cyclone. [42]
Four major hurricanes formed in the Atlantic since Sept. 26 – the second most in that period behind the five that formed in 2020. The ACE value of 162 in 2024 is the 11th "hyperactive" season ...