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From wildfires and intense heat, to devastating hurricanes and tornadoes, weather dominated the news in 2024. And for every beautiful image of the aurora borealis or a stunning rainbow, more ...
The 2024 hurricane season, foreseen as an impending disaster due to record-setting Atlantic warmth and a shear-reducing La Nina pattern, lived up to the hype with two major hurricane landfalls in ...
Last week, as part of its regular mid-season review, forecasters from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center updated the number of expected named storms to 17-24, of which 8-13 could become hurricanes ...
On May 22, UKMO published their forecast for the 2024 season, calling for 22 named storms, 12 hurricanes, and 4 major hurricanes, and an ACE index of 212 units. [15] One day later, NOAA published their hurricane season prediction, forecasting an above-average season of 17–25 named storms, 8–13 hurricanes, and 4–7 major hurricanes with an ...
The North Carolina State Climate Office at North Carolina State University reported that its Mount Mitchell weather station recorded 24.41 in (620 mm) of rainfall. The office referred to the total as "off the charts", comparing it to 16.5 in (420 mm) of rainfall being a once-in-1,000-year flood for the area.
September 27, 2024 – Hurricane Helene crosses into far western North Carolina as a tropical storm, producing heavy rain and high winds. The storm exacerbated flooding that was ongoing as a result of a stalled frontal system , causing catastrophic damage across the region.
Due to the number of powerful hurricanes, including long-lived storms like Ernesto and Kirk, the ACE for the 2024 season is 161.6, higher than any of the past three hurricane seasons.
Hurricane Rafael north of the Yucatán Peninsula near its second and most powerful peak intensity on November 8 06:00 UTC (12:00 a.m. CST) at 24°42′N 87°30′W / 24.7°N 87.5°W / 24.7; -87.5 ( Rafael regains Category 3 strength and reaches its peak intensity