Hurricane Darren 2024

Hurricane Darrstrength he 4th named storm and 2nd hurricane of the 2024 atlantic hurricane season. It was a category 5 hurricane with wind speeds up to 179 mph, widely affecting the Caribbean and SE united states. It was the costliest hurricane to hit the USA, with $131 billion USD. Total cost of damage in Caribbean unknown.

Meteorological History
Hurricane Darren started out as invest 91-B  in the mid western Atlantic ocean. It developed into a tropical depression in the Western Antilles on June 2nd traveling at a speed of 31 mph. Favorable conditions allowed it to develop into a topical storm near the western Caribbean on june 4th. The storm was given the 4th storm name of the season, Darren. The storm continued on a WNW track. It collided with a moist warm front which strengthened the storm, turning it into a category 1 hurricane on june 6th and pushing it East.

The NOAA said the storm could be a potential threat to Florida or the northern Caribbean, issuing a hurricane watch for Florida and  western Cuba. On June 8th a hurricane warning is issued for Cuba. The storm misses Florida but made landfall in Cuba while strengthening to a catagory 2 hurricane on June 8th. Western cuba suffers 2 million dollars in range with one life lost. The storm progressed east, rapidly growing into a category 3 storm on June 9th. The NOAA predicts the storm will hit northern Georgia or southern South Carolina. A Hurricane watch is issued for that area. Hurricane Darren strengthens into a category 4 storm north west of Florida on June 11. The warm front pushing the storm diminishes and the hurricane turns toward the