NOTICE: THIS IS IN NO WAY BASED ON REAL LIFE STORMS - THE STORMS LISTED HERE ARE ENTIRELY FICTIONAL FOR THE YEAR, AND DO NOT REPRESENT THE SEASON IN THE PHYSICAL WORLD
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season was the second in a row of above average seasons, as well as the second hyperactive season in a row, after 2023. It was one of the most damaging and active seasons on record, with 17 named storms, 10 hurricanes, and 7 major hurricanes, contributing to a damage toll of over $180 billion (2024 USD), the second most damaging Atlantic season, after 2017, barely beating 2005. Helene became the most powerful landfalling storm in Texan history, as well as the most powerful United States landfalling storm since Andrew in 1992, and the most intense since Michael in 2018. Helene also became the third costliest Atlantic hurricane on record, at $115.1 billion (2024 USD), behind Harvey and Katrina, both of which cost $125 billion (in their respective years). The season also featured the record highest number of major hurricanes in an Atlantic season, tying with the 2005 and 1961 seasons.
The season officially began on June 1, 2024, and ended on November 30, 2024. These dates historically describe the period each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin and are adopted by convention. However, Hurricane Alberto formed on May 30th, just before the official start of the season. In late June, Beryl became a rare Caribbean sea subtropical cyclone and later struck Florida as a tropical storm, while in early July Chris became the first July major since Bertha in 2008, and an additional three systems formed before August. Helene became the most powerful and intense storm of the season, as well as the only Category 5 landfall in Texas on record, starting in the Main Development Region as a Category 1, but later rapidly intensifying in the Gulf of Mexico to a Category 5 landfalling storm in Texas in late August. Joyce became the second costliest storm of the season as it struck South Carolina as a fast moving Category 4 rainmaker storm in mid September. Kirk was a small but powerful Category 3 that devastated Nicaragua. Milton became the third costliest storm of the season as it struck the Florida Panhandle as a Category 3 in October, and Rafael was a far-eastern late season storm which later struck Ireland as a Category 1 equivalent extratropical cyclone in November.
Initial predictions for the season to have a strong La Nina and overall favorable conditions were proven correct by the activity that followed, however the season did not live up to expectations in terms of its ACE index.
Seasonal forecasts[]
| Source | Date | Named
storms |
Hurricanes | Major
hurricanes | |
| Average (1981–2010) | 12.1 | 6.4 | 2.7 | ||
| Record high activity | 28 | 15 | 7 | ||
| Record low activity | 4 | 2† | 0† | ||
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| TSR | December 7, 2023 | 13 | 5 | 3 | |
| TSR | April 8, 2024 | 15 | 7 | 4 | |
| NOAA | April 8, 2024 | 17 | 7 | 4 | |
| CSU | April 9, 2024 | 15 | 5 | 3 | |
| CSU | June 1, 2024 | 16 | 11 | 6 | |
| TSR | June 1, 2024 | 15 | 8 | 5 | |
| NOAA | June 1, 2024 | 16 | 8 | 4 | |
| UKMO | July 15, 2024 | 19 | 12 | 7 | |
| NOAA | August 3, 2024 | 16 | 7 | 5 | |
| CSU | August 8, 2024 | 17 | 10 | 6 | |
| TSR | August 9, 2024 | 18 | 8 | 6 | |
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| Actual activity | 17 | 10 | 7 | ||
In advance of, and during, each hurricane season, several forecasts of hurricane activity are issued by national meteorological services, scientific agencies, and noted hurricane experts. These include forecasters from the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s National Hurricane and Climate Prediction Center, Tropical Storm Risk, the United Kingdom's Met Office, and Philip J. Klotzbach, William M. Gray and their associates at Colorado State University (CSU). The forecasts include weekly and monthly changes in significant factors that help determine the number of tropical storms, hurricanes, and major hurricanes within a particular year. According to NOAA and CSU, the average Atlantic hurricane season between 1981 and 2010 contained roughly 12 tropical storms, six hurricanes, three major hurricanes, and an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) index of 66–103 units. NOAA typically categorizes a season as either above-average, average, or below-average based on the cumulative ACE Index, but the number of tropical storms, hurricanes, and major hurricanes within a hurricane season are considered occasionally as well.
Pre-season outlooks[]
On December 7, 2023, TSR released the first prediction for the season overall, predicting an average season, with 13 named storms, 5 of them becoming hurricanes, and a further 3 of them becoming major hurricanes. They also predicted an ACE index to be 80 - 120, due to overall moderately favorable conditions and a La Nina phase in the ENSO. On April 8th, 2024, the TSR updated their predictions to 15 named storms, 7 hurricanes, and 4 major hurricanes, with an ACE index of 100 - 140, above the average, due to slightly improved conditions. On the same day, the NOAA released its initial prediction for the season, predicting 17 named storms forming, 7 of them intensifying into hurricanes, and a further four of those becoming major hurricanes, because of favorable conditions and a strengthening La Nina. The CSU released their initial prediction for the season on the next day, predicting 15 named storms, 5 hurricanes, and 3 majors, with overall average activity influenced by a moderately favorable MDR and a La Nina.
Mid-season outlooks[]
On June 1st, the CSU issued an update on their forecast, taking into account Alberto, increasing the named storm prediction by one, the hurricane prediction by six, and the major hurricane prediction by three, due to an apparent increase in the likelihood of tropical cyclone formation, and an improvement in the conditions in the MDR. The TSR's updated prediction called for 15 named storms, 8 hurricanes, and 5 major hurricanes, with the number of hurricanes and major hurricanes being increased by one, due to improving conditions. The NOAA's updated prediction decreased their original prediction's named storm count by one, while increasing the hurricane count by one, due to conditions not supporting as high amounts of tropical cyclogenesis, but supporting stronger intensities. On July 15th, the UKMO issued their only forecast for the season, predicting an above average to hyperactive season with 19 storms, 12 hurricanes, and 7 major hurricanes. On August 3rd, the NOAA issued their last updated forecast, calling for 16 storms, 7 hurricanes, and 5 major hurricanes, downgrading the hurricane count by one from their previous prediction while increasing the major hurricane count by one. On August 8th, the CSU released their final prediction, forecasting 17 named storms developing, 10 of them becoming hurricanes, and 6 of those hurricanes becoming major hurricanes, an increase of one named storm and decrease of one hurricane from their prediction before that. The next day, the final updated prediction was issued by the TSR, predicting 18 named storms, 8 hurricanes, and 6 major hurricanes, an increase of 3 storms and 1 major hurricane.
Seasonal summary[]
The Atlantic hurricane season officially started on June 1, 2024. One of the most active on record, the season produced 19 depressions, 17 of which became storms, a further 10 of the storms became hurricanes, and 7 of the hurricanes became major hurricanes. Overall, most of the systems were directed into the western Atlantic, which contributed to a high amount of landfalls. Overall, 448 deaths were recorded, with the deadliest storm being Helene, and $181.32 billion (2024 USD) in damage was done, the second costliest season in the Atlantic basin, narrowly beating 2005, but still being behind 2017. While the season was classified hyperactive, its ACE index did not reach the requirements to be classified as hyperactive, however due to the record tying amount of major hurricanes in the season, the National Hurricane Center made an exception and categorized 2024 as a hyperactive season.
The season's hyperactivity happened because of multiple factors: a generally favorable Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation, a strong La Nina state in the El Nino Southern Oscillation which carried over from the middle of 2023, low amounts of dry air and wind shear in the Main Development Region, and a weak Saharan Air Layer. The sea surface temperatures throughout 2024 were constantly above average, which made the overall conditions very favorable for tropical cyclone development. The La Nina was one of the strongest recorded, and also contributed to the hyperactivity of the 2023 season, and later contributed to the above average activity of 2025 and 2026, after which it flipped into an El Nino state.
The season's first system, Alberto, developed on May 30th, and became a rare hurricane in June. After Alberto, Beryl formed in late June, while Chris became the first July major hurricane in the Atlantic since Bertha in 2008. A further 5 systems developed before mid August, including Francine, a long lived Cabo Verde type major hurricane. Helene made landfall in Texas as a Category 5 in late August, resulting in the strongest wind speed at landfall from a hurricane in the Mainland United States since Andrew in 1992, as well as the lowest pressure at a Mainland United States landfall since Michael in 2018. Helene is the second costliest hurricane in the Atlantic basin on record, with a damage toll of $115.1 billion (2024 USD), only behind Harvey of 2017 and Katrina of 2005, both of which are tied at $125 billion (damage values from their respective years). Isaac was a Gulf Stream category 2 hurricane that was mostly harmless to land.
September produced 5 systems, all of which intensified into hurricanes, with only one of them not becoming a major hurricane. Joyce resulted in the most intense landfall by pressure in the state of South Carolina, at 931 mbar, when it came ashore as a fast moving category 4 in early to mid September. Kirk was a small but powerful major hurricane in the Caribbean that heavily impacted Central America. Leslie was a heavily damaging category 2 hurricane that impacted Mexico, but was not retired. Milton was a damaging category 3 when it made landfall in the Florida Panhandle, and finally Nadine was a Cabo Verde type hurricane that initially peaked as a category 2 before dissipating, only to regenerate in the Caribbean and then peak as a category 3 major hurricane before impacting Cuba as a weakened category 1.
October and November featured 4 systems forming in the two months. Oscar was a short lived Main Development Region tropical storm, while 17L was a Gulf of Mexico depression that unusually featured low rainfall. Patty was a relatively strong storm originating from an extratropical cyclone in the northern Atlantic. And the only system in November, Rafael, was an unusually tracked Cabo Verde storm that went north instead of the usual direction for Cabo Verde storms, west, and eventually made landfall in Ireland as a category 1 hurricane strength extratropical cyclone, bringing high winds to western Europe.
The season's activity was reflected with an Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) rating of 133.4325, which was well above the 1981–2010 median of 92. Broadly speaking, ACE is a measure of the power of a tropical storm multiplied by the length of time it existed. Therefore, a storm with a longer duration or stronger intensity, such as Francine and Joyce, will have high values of ACE. ACE is only calculated for full advisories on specific tropical and subtropical systems reaching or exceeding wind speeds of 39 mph (63 km/h). Accordingly, tropical and subtropical depressions are not included here. After the storm has dissipated, typically after the end of the season, the NHC reexamines the data, and produces a final report on each storm. These revisions can lead to a revised ACE total either upward or downward compared to the operational value.
Systems[]
Hurricane Alberto[]
| Category 1 hurricane (NHC) | |
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| Duration | May 30 – June 3 |
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| Peak intensity | 75 mph (120 km/h) (1-min) 987 mbar (hPa) |
In mid to late May, a tropical wave emerged off the coast of Africa. It remained disorganized all the way until almost reaching the Lesser Antilles, due to wind shear and dry air. At 06:00 UTC May 30th, the National Hurricane Center declared the wave to be a tropical depression while it was moving generally east-northeast, and it was upgraded to Tropical Depression One-L. At 18:00 UTC of the same day, recon data showed that it had became a tropical storm, and it was accordingly upgraded to a tropical storm and given the name Alberto. Slow intensification continued as the system passed north of Puerto Rico, and as it passed through the Turks and Caicos islands, at 18:00 UTC June 1st, it was upgraded to Hurricane Alberto based on satellite data. It peaked at 21:00 UTC, and started slowly weakening. Alberto was downgraded to a tropical storm at 06:00 UTC June 2nd, by which point it had started moving directly north. Weakening ensued as the storm gradually started an extratropical transition, and at 00:00 UTC June 4th it was finally declared to be an extratropical remnant system. Tracking of the storm continued for just over a day, until it was finally concluded at 00:00 UTC June 5th. Alberto caused insignificant damages and 5 deaths, a majority of them in the Caribbean region.
Tropical Storm Beryl[]
| Tropical storm (NHC) | |
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| Duration | June 27 – June 29 |
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| Peak intensity | 40 mph (65 km/h) (1-min) 1003 mbar (hPa) |
In late June, a tropical wave that had emerged off the coast of Africa a week and a half ago developed into an organized area of thunderstorms south of Cuba. At 00:00 UTC June 27th, it was upgraded to a Potential Tropical Cyclone as it presented a threat to Cuba. At 12:00 UTC of the same day, it was determined that the system had acquired a defined circulation and had no frontal characteristics, as well as a warm core, and that it was a tropical depression. However the NHC determined its circulation was asymmetric, and it was designated a subtropical depression instead. At 18:00 UTC it was upgraded to a tropical depression, just as it made landfall in the Cuban Matanzas Province, on the Zapata Peninsula. It moved inland, and emerged off of Cuba at 21:00 UTC. As it continued to organize and slowly intensify, Florida prepared for a tropical storm landfall. At 12:00 UTC June 28th, just as it was making landfall in Lee County of Florida, it was upgraded to a tropical storm based on ground readings and was named Beryl. Beryl's peak was short lived, as it weakened back to a tropical depression by 18:00 UTC, as it was located over Florida. At 06:00 UTC June 29th, it had lost its tropical cyclone characteristics and was declassified as a tropical wave. The last advisory on the system was issued at 18:00 UTC June 29th, while the system was well inland over Georgia.
Beryl was a mildly damaging storm, casing $200 million (2024 USD) in damages and 17 fatalities, mostly in Florida, mostly due to rainfall. In Cuba, high winds broke small branches off of trees and caused 3 foot high waves near the seaside. In the Florida Keys, mild storm surge flooding was reported during the depression's passage. In mainland Florida, some locations recorded over 10 inches of rainfall over 2 days.
Hurricane Chris[]
| Category 3 major hurricane (NHC) | |
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| Duration | June 29 – July 7 |
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| Peak intensity | 125 mph (205 km/h) (1-min) 955 mbar (hPa) |
In late June, a tropical wave emerged off the western coast of Africa. Over the next several days it traversed the Atlantic Main Development Region, while struggling with further formation due to wind shear and dry air. At 00:00 UTC June 29th, it was determined to have become a tropical depression, while it approached the lesser Antilles at a northwesterly heading. At 12:00 UTC, recon found it to be a tropical storm, and it was named Chris. It continued to intensify as it continuously moved roughly northwest, and at 06:00 UTC June 30th it was upgraded to a hurricane. The trend of intensification continued, with Chris becoming a Category 2 at 18:00 UTC of June 30th, and a major at 06:00 UTC July 1st. Peak intensity occurred at 21:00 UTC July 1st, after which point slight weakening ensued, later resulting in Chris becoming a Category 2. At 06:00 UTC July 3rd, it became a major once again, before becoming a Category 2 once again 6 hours later. At 00:00 UTC July 5th, while it was making a turn to the northeast while being just off the coast of South Carolina, Chris weakened back to a tropical storm and slowly started an extratropical transition. At 12:00 UTC July 6th, Chris was reclassified as a subtropical storm due to cooling in its core, however it did not have a front. At 06:00 UTC July 7th, Chris was downgraded to a subtropical depression based on satellite measurements, and at 12:00 UTC the last advisory on Chris was issued, which by then had completed its extratropical transition.
Overall, Chris resulted in $1.5 billion (2024 USD) of damages and 55 deaths, a large majority of them in the Caribbean and Bahamas region. In the Virgin Islands, Chris made landfall as a Category 3 major hurricane in the islands of Tortola in the British Virgin Islands, and St. John in the United States Virgin Islands, resulting in over $750 million (2024 USD) of damage and 11 deaths in the territories, combined. In Puerto Rico, the storm resulted in $200 million (2024 USD) of damage and 9 deaths. In Hispaniola, The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands, Chris caused $400 million (2024 USD) in damages and 30 deaths. In the other affected territories, Chris' damages amounted to $150 million (2024 USD) in monetary damages, and 5 deaths. Most damage was caused by the severe winds, and most of the deaths were caused by flooding from rain or storm surge.
Tropical Depression Four[]
| Tropical depression (NHC) | |
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| Duration | July 5 – July 6 |
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| Peak intensity | 35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) 1005 mbar (hPa) |
In early July, while Chris was active, to the north of Chris, an extratropical low formed east of Bermuda. It moved generally southeast, until it started stalling, and eventually it started moving roughly north. At 12:00 UTC July 5th, while moving north, it was classified as a tropical depression by the NHC, as its circulation was well defined, it had a warm core with no fronts, and it had significant convection. It did not intensify significantly, and remained below tropical storm strength until becoming extratropical at 12:00 UTC July 6th, after which point it remained at depression strength and entered an interaction with the remnants of Chris. It caused no damages or fatalities, and affected land in no ways as a tropical cyclone.
Tropical Storm Debby[]
| Tropical storm (NHC) | |
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| Duration | July 18 – July 20 |
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| Peak intensity | 45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min) 996 mbar (hPa) |
In mid July, an area of thunderstorms developed over the Gulf of Mexico. It quickly organized while moving east, as the NHC rapidly increased its chances of development. At 00:00 UTC July 18th, it was classified as a tropical depression by the NHC, as it had good convection and organization. It moved north, towards Florida. At 06:00 UTC, it made landfall near Tampa in Pinellas County as a tropical depression. Tropical Depression Five then moved over Florida, and exited into the Atlantic ocean near Jacksonville, at around 21:00 UTC. At 18:00 UTC July 19th, while the depression was moving northeast, satellite measurements indicated it being a tropical storm. Thus, it was upgraded to a tropical storm and given the name Debby. It continued slowly intensifying, and peaked at 06:00 UTC July 20th, 6 hours before turning extratropical. At 12:00 UTC, it turned extratropical as its core cooled and a front became attached to it, and was tracked for a couple more advisories, with the last advisory being issued at 18:00 UTC.
Debby did not cause significant damages, only costing $50 million (2024 USD), mostly from flooding in Florida, and resulted in 3 deaths, all of them in Florida. An EF0 tornado was recorded in Pinellas County while the system's outer bands were moving over the location, no one was injured and there was no property damage from the weak tornado. Flooding never exceeded 5 inches, due to the low rainfall rate of the storm coupled with good drainage in the most affected by rain area.
Tropical Storm Ernesto[]
| Tropical storm (NHC) | |
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| Duration | July 27 – July 29 |
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| Peak intensity | 60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) 993 mbar (hPa) |
In late July, a tropical wave off the coast of Africa started rapidly organizing. At 00:00 UTC July 26th, it was designated a Potential Tropical Cyclone as tropical storm watches were issued for the Cabo Verde islands. It moved through the archipelago in a northwesterly direction without becoming a tropical cyclone, however just after leaving the archipelago, at 06:00 UTC July 27th, it was designated as a tropical depression, because of good convective activity, a well defined circulation, and a warm core with no attached fronts. At 12:00 UTC, infrared estimates indicated the depression to be a storm, and thus it was upgraded to a tropical storm and given the name Ernesto. Intensification continued, however the storm couldn't reach hurricane status due to going northwest, into less favorable conditions, and thus peaked at 12:00 UTC July 28th, as a 60 mph tropical storm, indicated by ASCAT measurements. Weakening then started as Ernesto started going extratropical, and at 06:00 UTC July 29th, it was finally classified as such, when it lost all tropical characteristics, with a frontal system attaching to Ernesto's cooling core. At the same time, its last advisory was issued.
Ernesto was a major rainmaker as a tropical wave in Africa, as well as in Cabo Verde. Its tropical wave phase resulted in $20 million (2024 USD) of damage over the affected countries, as well as 37 deaths. However, it was not retired due to the damage being spread out over several countries. Its extratropical remnant went on to cause minor damages in the Azores, as well as Europe eventually.
Hurricane Francine[]
| Category 3 major hurricane (NHC) | |
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| Duration | August 3 – August 11 |
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| Peak intensity | 125 mph (205 km/h) (1-min) 963 mbar (hPa) |
In early August, a wave formed over Africa and entered the Atlantic ocean outwards from the western coast of Africa. It slowly organized in the marginally favorable conditions as it moved west, and the NHC started issuing advisories for it at 00:00 UTC August 3rd, just as it was on the verge of becoming a tropical cyclone. At 18:00 UTC, the NHC officially declared Tropical Depression Seven to have formed, because of good convective activity and a well defined warm core. Intensification continued, and at 12:00 UTC August 4th, Seven-L was upgraded to a storm based on recon data and named Francine, just as first tropical storm watches for the Lesser Antilles were issued. Francine continued to intensify still as it looked like it was going to hit the Lesser Antilles, however by the time it was upgraded to a hurricane at 06:00 UTC August 5th, the forecasts had shifted north, and the islands were spared. Francine's intensification continued, with it becoming a Category 2 at 06:00 UTC August 6th, while moving northwest, and a Category 3 at 06:00 UTC August 7th, still while moving northwest. Its intensification culminated in Francine peaking at 00:00 UTC August 8th as a high end Category 3, before an eyewall replacement cycle and a slow extratropical transition started taking its toll on Francine. At 00:00 UTC August 9th, Francine weakened to a Category 2 as it was executing an east-northeast turn, and at 00:00 UTC August 10th it weakened to a Category 1. At 00:00 UTC August 11th, Francine weakened to a tropical storm as it was well underway into its extratropical transition. Eventually, a front became attached to the core of the storm, and at 00:00 UTC August 12th, the last advisory on Francine was issued as it became an extratropical cyclone. Francine had no effects on land except for thunderstorms from its outer bands.
Tropical Storm Gordon[]
| Tropical storm (NHC) | |
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| Duration | August 13 – August 14 |
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| Peak intensity | 40 mph (65 km/h) (1-min) 1001 mbar (hPa) |
At 00:00 UTC August 12th, a tropical low in the Caribbean was given Potential Tropical Cyclone status, as tropical storm watches were issued in Southern Cuba, while the system was located south of the Cayman Islands and moving north. At 00:00 UTC August 13th, while moving north, the system was upgraded to a Subtropical Depression while it was located north of the Cayman Islands, and was approaching Cuba, because while it was nearly a tropical depression, the circulation was not symmetric enough. At 06:00 UTC August 13th, the subtropical depression made landfall in the province of Matanzas. At 12:00 UTC the depression emerged back into water, and started rapid organization. At 18:00 UTC the subtropical depression passed through the Florida Keys, and at 00:00 UTC August 14th, while it was making landfall in Lee County of Florida, it was upgraded to a storm and reclassified as tropical because of its circulation becoming symmetric, so accordingly it was named Tropical Storm Gordon. At 12:00 UTC, Gordon degraded to a tropical low while located over North Central Florida, and at 18:00 UTC its last advisory was issued, while Gordon was located over Georgia. Gordon did not cause significant effects on land, resulting in $20 million (2024 USD) in damages and 5 deaths, 3 in Florida and 2 in Cuba.
Hurricane Helene[]
| Category 5 major hurricane (NHC) | |
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| Duration | August 15 – August 24 |
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| Peak intensity | 165 mph (270 km/h) (1-min) 921 mbar (hPa) |
In early to mid August, a tropical wave left the continent of Africa and moved west through Cabo Verde and the Main Development Region. At 12:00 UTC August 15th, a tropical depression was declared east of the Lesser Antilles as a well defined convection and circulation were found. The depression moved west, putting the Lesser Antilles in a Tropical Storm Watch, and intensified in marginally favorable conditions. At 00:00 UTC August 16th, recon aircraft data indicated that it was a tropical storm, thus it was upgraded to one and named Helene. Intensification continued still, and as the system was about to strike Antigua and Barbuda, at 06:00 UTC August 17th, it was upgraded to a hurricane, the fourth of the season. Less favorable conditions and mountainous terrain of the Caribbean islands made Helene weaken back to a storm at 18:00 UTC, after peaking at 09:00 UTC as a low end Category 1 hurricane. At 06:00 UTC August 19th, Helene passed near the Turks and Caicos islands, and at 12:00 UTC made landfall in Cuba, in the province of Holguín. At 18:00 UTC August 19th, it emerged back into sea, having weakened to a depression while moving over Cuba. Helene reintensified, and was re-upgraded to a tropical storm at 06:00 UTC August 20th, while located south of Matanzas, as satellite data indicated sustained winds of 35 - 40 knots.
As Helene moved into more favorable conditions, at 06:00 UTC August 21st, it entered the Gulf of Mexico, and more and more models started predicting a powerful landfall on the U.S. Gulf Coast, as Texas and Louisiana in particular prepared evacuation plans. At 18:00 UTC, Helene became a hurricane for the second time, in the Gulf of Mexico. At 12:00 UTC August 22nd, Helene became the third major hurricane of the season, as one of the largest evacuations in U.S. history commenced in the Houston Metropolitan Area. Rapid intensification commenced, with Helene becoming the first Category 4 of the season at 18:00 UTC, and the first Gulf of Mexico Category 5 hurricane since Hurricane Michael in 2018, at 00:00 UTC August 23rd. At 06:00 UTC August 23rd, Helene made landfall in Brazoria County, near Houston, at its peak intensity, while it was still rapidly intensifying, and at 12:00 UTC proceeded to directly pass over the city as a Category 4 hurricane, causing the worst damages seen in Houston from a hurricane ever. At 00:00 UTC August 24th, Helene was downgraded to a tropical storm while over northeastern Texas, and at 12:00 UTC was downgraded to a tropical depression over Arkansas. At 18:00 UTC Helene was reclassified as a remnant low, as it lost all of its tropical characteristics. The system continued northeast before being absorbed into a larger extratropical cyclone over the northeastern U.S.
Helene's path through the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico resulted in unfathomable destruction, in total costing about $115.1 billion (2024 USD) of damage, and 78 deaths. In the Caribbean, Helene did not cause high amounts of damage, with the Lesser Antilles experiencing minimal hurricane force winds at worst. Puerto Rico recorded over 3 inches of rain in a few locations, and gusting winds of up to 60 miles per hour. Hispaniola recorded an unusually low amount of rain at just 1 - 2 inches, which contributed to the low death toll of Helene, due to no landslides occurring in Haiti. In the Turks and Caicos islands, high winds disrupted power transmissions for an hour. In Cuba, high waves caused the deaths of two in the Holguín province. In Mexico, one death was recorded after a person was carried out to sea by rip currents. Overall, four deaths and $100 million (2024 USD) in damage were recorded in the Caribbean region.
Helene was the most powerful storm to make landfall in Texas, at 165 miles per hour, beating the previous record holder, the Indianola Hurricane of 1886, by 15 miles per hour. It was also the second costliest storm on record, after the first place which is tied among Harvey of 2017 and Katrina of 2005. In Texas, the damages caused by Helene amount to $115 billion (2024 USD), and the death toll in Texas and surrounding Gulf Coast states is 74. Houston experienced its highest winds ever recorded in a hurricane, as the borderline Category 5 eyewall passed a few hours before the center of the eye passed over the city. Many skyscrapers were severely damaged, requiring extensive repairs, as did thousands upon thousands of houses and other buildings. In Brazoria county, no house was left undamaged. All buildings were damaged to at least some degree, and the cities of Freeport and Angleton were almost completely demolished.
Hurricane Isaac[]
| Category 2 hurricane (NHC) | |
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| Duration | August 21 – August 24 |
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| Peak intensity | 100 mph (155 km/h) (1-min) 973 mbar (hPa) |
In mid August, a tropical wave exited the continent of Africa, behind a wave that would later become Helene, and moved across the Main Development Region. At 00:00 UTC August 21st, the National Hurricane Center started tracking services for the system. At 18:00 UTC of the same day, the National Hurricane Center classified the system as a tropical depression as it had a good circulation and convection while moving north-northwest, as tropical storm watches were issued for the Outer Banks. Intensification continued, and at 18:00 UTC August 22nd, the depression was upgraded to a storm and named Isaac, as it started moving northeast and threatening the Atlantic Coast of Canada. Intensification continued still, and at 12:00 UTC August 23rd, Isaac was upgraded to a hurricane as it started extratropical transition, while it was located south of Cape Cod and moving northeast. Intensification finally halted as Isaac peaked as a short lived Category 2 hurricane, at 00:00 UTC August 24th while located south of Prince Edward Island, before weakening back to a Category 1 at 06:00 UTC, and becoming an extratropical storm at 18:00 UTC August 24th as the last advisory on Isaac was issued, while it was located south of Newfoundland. The extratropical cyclone continued northeast towards Europe after the NHC stopped tracking it after the 18:00 UTC August 24th advisory.
The strong rip currents produced by Isaac resulted in 1 death in the Outer Banks, however otherwise the storm did not have any major impacts on ground. Minor flooding from rainfall was reported in the United Kingdom and in Ireland.
Hurricane Joyce[]
| Category 4 major hurricane (NHC) | |
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| Duration | August 31 – September 9 |
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| Peak intensity | 150 mph (240 km/h) (1-min) 926 mbar (hPa) |
In late August, an area of thunderstorms organized over western Africa and moved towards the Atlantic ocean, leaving land on late August 28th. Over the next day it moved west, slowly organizing and gaining convection. At 00:00 UTC August 30th, it was designated a Potential Tropical Cyclone by the National Hurricane Center, due to presenting a minor threat to Cabo Verde. At 00:00 UTC August 31st, the National Hurricane Center deemed the system to be a tropical depression. The depression moved across the Main Development Region while intensifying, and became a tropical storm at 00:00 UTC September 1st, getting the name Joyce. It started a slight and slow turn towards the west-northwest, as the conditions remained mostly favorable. At 12:00 UTC September 2nd, Joyce was upgraded to a hurricane based on satellite observations. Intensification continued as Joyce intensified to a Category 2 at 12:00 UTC September 3rd, and a Category 3 at 00:00 UTC September 4th. At 12:00 UTC, Hurricane Hunters recon missions revealed that Joyce was now a Category 4 hurricane with wind speeds up to 130 mph. Peak intensity occurred at 00:00 UTC September 5th, when a Hurricane Hunters recon mission recorded adjusted winds of 130 knots and a dropsonde pressure of 926.1 mbar.
The peak intensity stopped Joyce's phase of continuous intensification, and after slowly weakening for a few advisories, at 06:00 UTC September 6th, it was downgraded to a Category 3 after an Eyewall Replacement Cycle. Joyce's weakening went on even further, weakening to a Category 2 at 18:00 UTC of the same day, as it was starting to accelerate northwest, straight into the U.S. East Coast. However, eventually, the eyewall stabilized and reintensification could begin, with Joyce being re-upgraded to a Category 3 at 12:00 UTC September 7th, just 18 hours away from landfall. At 00:00 UTC September 8th, Hurricane Hunters flights recorded 115 knot sustained winds, and thus Joyce was re-upgraded to a Category 4 hurricane, just 6 hours away from landfall in South Carolina. At 06:00 UTC September 8th, Joyce came ashore in Georgetown County of South Carolina, with wind speeds of 120 knots or 140 mph, and a pressure of 931 mbar. After landfall, the hurricane quickly weakened as the eyewall collapsed, weakening to a Category 2 mere 6 hours after landfall, and a Category 1 at 18:00 UTC. Next, the weakening system slightly turned north, passing over western North Carolina. By 12:00 UTC September 9th, the storm had weakened to a depression, passing over Kentucky and Ohio. At 00:00 UTC September 10th, while it was located over Ohio, it was reclassified as a remnant low, and was no longer a tropical cyclone. It was tracked until 00:00 UTC September 11th, after which it was absorbed into a larger low pressure system.
Joyce was a devastating storm in the U.S. Eastern Seaboard, especially in the states of South and North Carolina. In South Carolina, Joyce's direct Category 4 landfall in Georgetown County caused widespread destruction, with up to 75% of homes along the shore in the county being unsafe for human habitation, and a further 25% completely destroyed, with only 5% of homes suffering minor damages at most. The city of Georgetown was left with no power or access to clean drinking water for several days. In the rest of the state, upwards of 7% of buildings along the shore were completely destroyed, with 21% being severely damaged. Rainfall totals exceeded 15 inches in many places, with some recording 25 inches. Flooding became widespread in the eastern parts of the state, and combined with the storm surge and the wind damages, resulted in $37 billion (2024 USD) in damages over the state of South Carolina, as well as 34 deaths. In North Carolina, widespread flooding from rainfall as well as storm surge damages in the southern Outer Banks region resulted in $10 billion (2024 USD) of damages, as well as 11 deaths. In neighboring eastern states, the total damage and death toll from Joyce is $1.1 billion (2024 USD) and 7. No areas outside of the United States were affected significantly, resulting in an overall damage toll of $48.1 billion (2024 USD), and a death toll of 52.
Hurricane Kirk[]
| Category 3 major hurricane (NHC) | |
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| Duration | September 5 – September 8 |
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| Peak intensity | 120 mph (195 km/h) (1-min) 971 mbar (hPa) |
In late August, a tropical wave emerged into the Atlantic Ocean off of the western coast of Africa, and over the next few days moved westwards across the Main Development Region, while the National Hurricane Center were tracking it as an area of high chance of tropical development at 80%. It entered the Caribbean Sea after passing through the Windward Islands in early September, and at 00:00 UTC September 5th, was declared as a Potential Tropical Cyclone by the National Hurricane Center as tropical storm watches were issued for northern Colombia and Venezuela. At 18:00 UTC, the National Hurricane Center deemed the Potential Tropical Cyclone to be a tropical depression. In the favorable conditions, intensification continued, and at 12:00 UTC September 6th, the tropical depression was confirmed to have became a tropical storm, and was named Kirk. In the favorable conditions of the Caribbean sea, intensification continued, and Kirk became a Category 1 hurricane at 06:00 UTC September 7th, a Category 2 at 12:00 UTC, and a Category 3 major at 18:00 UTC. Kirk persisted as a major for 12 hours before peaking and making landfall at 06:00 UTC September 8th, in the South Caribbean Autonomous Region of Nicaragua. By 12:00 UTC Kirk had weakened to a Category 1 over land, and at 18:00 UTC Kirk weakened to a tropical storm over the mountainous terrain of Central America. At 00:00 UTC September 9th, Kirk was downgraded to a remnant low, and at 06:00 UTC received its last advisory from the National Hurricane Center, declaring it a depression strength remnant low.
In Colombia and Venezuela, Kirk's Tropical Depression phase brought moderate rainfall, resulting in 3 deaths and $10 million (2024 USD) in damages. In Honduras, moderate to severe rainfall resulted in multiple mudslides, contributing to the 12 deaths and $100 million (2024 USD) in damages in the country. In Nicaragua, major hurricane winds at landfall, major rainfall, and storm surge, caused 43 deaths and $300 million (2024 USD) in damages. Over 100 thousand people were left without power for at least a day, and at least a thousand had no access to clear water for at least a day. In result of the storm, a humanitarian crisis was declared in Nicaragua's South Caribbean Autonomous Region. 60% of buildings in the city of Bluefields were damaged to some degree. Over 10 thousand people were left homeless. In total, Kirk's damage and death toll over its affected areas amounts to $410 million (2024 USD) in damages and 58 deaths.
Hurricane Leslie[]
| Category 2 hurricane (NHC) | |
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| Duration | September 12 – September 18 |
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| Peak intensity | 105 mph (165 km/h) (1-min) 978 mbar (hPa) |
In early September, a tropical wave that originated in the African continent traversed the Main Development Region of the Atlantic Ocean, entering the Caribbean Sea in early to mid September. At 00:00 UTC September 12th, the National Hurricane Center declared it as a Potential Tropical Cyclone due to tropical storm watches in effect for the Yucatán Peninsula. At 18:00 UTC of the same day, the National Hurricane Center decided that it was a tropical depression, and thus it was declared as such. Intensification halted as it moved northwest, due to marginally unfavorable conditions. However, at 18:00 UTC September 13th, the depression became a tropical storm and was named Leslie. Leslie made landfall on the Yucatán Peninsula, in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo at 03:00 UTC September 14th as a tropical storm, and weakened to a tropical depression overland. At 12:00 UTC September 14th, it emerged into the Gulf of Mexico as a tropical depression. At 18:00 UTC September 15th, Leslie was re-upgraded to a tropical storm and started continuous intensification. At 12:00 UTC September 16th, Leslie became a hurricane in the Bay of Campeche. Intensification continued, and at 00:00 UTC September 17th, Leslie was upgraded to a Category 2 hurricane. Leslie peaked as it made landfall in the Mexican state of Veracruz, at 06:00 UTC September 17th. Leslie weakened to a Category 1 by 12:00 UTC, a Tropical Storm by 18:00 UTC, and a tropical depression by 00:00 UTC September 18th. Leslie finally degraded into a remnant low at 06:00 UTC September 18th.
Leslie's effects were mostly confined to Mexico. In the states of Quintana Roo, Yucatán, and Campeche, moderate rainfall resulted in 7 deaths and $100 million (2024 USD) in damages. In the state of Veracruz, a direct Category 2 landfall and major rainfall resulted in 28 deaths and $1.2 billion (2024 USD) in damages. In other Mexican states, Leslie's death toll amounts to 3, and damages amount to $50 million (2024 USD). Outside of Mexico, Leslie caused 2 deaths and $35 million (2024 USD) in damages. In total, Leslie resulted in $1.385 billion (2024 USD) in damages, and 40 deaths.
Hurricane Milton[]
| Category 3 major hurricane (NHC) | |
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| Duration | September 25 – October 1 |
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| Peak intensity | 115 mph (185 km/h) (1-min) 968 mbar (hPa) |
An area of thunderstorms north of Hispaniola was designated as a Potential Tropical Cyclone by the National Hurricane Center at 00:00 UTC September 25th, because tropical storm watches were issued for the Lucayan Archipelago. Moving northwest, at 18:00 UTC, it was deemed to be a tropical depression by the National Hurricane Center. Intensification was slow despite the favorable conditions, however at 18:00 UTC September 26th, while about to make landfall on Andros island, the depression intensified to a tropical storm and was named Milton. Milton moved west towards Florida, and at 12:00 UTC September 27th, Milton made landfall in the Miami-Dade County of Florida as a tropical storm. After traversing Southern Florida and emerging into the Gulf of Mexico at 18:00 UTC of the same day, Milton started a phase of intensification. As it was completing a northerly turn, at 00:00 UTC September 29th, Milton was upgraded to a hurricane by the National Hurricane Center, while hurricane warnings were issued for the Florida Panhandle. At 12:00 UTC, Milton became a category 2, and at 18:00 UTC, it peaked and made landfall in the Okaloosa County of Florida. After landfall, weakening ensued, as Milton weakened to a category 1 by 00:00 UTC September 30th, a tropical storm by 06:00 UTC September 30th, and a tropical depression by 18:00 UTC September 30th. At 12:00 UTC October 1st, Milton degenerated into a remnant low while located over West Virginia. At 18:00 UTC, the National Hurricane Center issued its last advisory on the remnant low, stating it presented no chances of re-forming into a tropical cyclone.
Throughout its path through the eastern United States and Bahamas, Milton resulted in $10.7 billion (2024 USD) in damages and 53 deaths. In the Bahamas, tropical storm Milton resulted in $10 million (2024 USD) in damages and 1 death. In Florida, Milton caused $9.3 billion (2024 USD) in damages, and 41 death. Most of the storm's effects were felt in the Okaloosa county, where Milton made a direct category 3 landfall, resulting in highly damaging winds and a major storm surge. In Miami-Dade county, tropical storm force winds caused numerous short and minor blackouts, as well as 2 deaths. In states other than Florida, Milton's damage and death toll amounted to $1.39 billion (2024 USD) and 11 respectively, most of which was caused by the rainfall from Milton's remnant low phase in the northeastern states, namely West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Hurricane Nadine[]
| Category 3 major hurricane (NHC) | |
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| Duration | September 27 – October 8 |
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| Peak intensity | 120 mph (195 km/h) (1-min) 963 mbar (hPa) |
In late September, a tropical wave emerged off the western coast of Africa, and started traversing the Atlantic ocean, constantly moving west. Just after going through the Cabo Verde islands, at 00:00 UTC September 27th, it was given a high (90%) chance of development by the National Hurricane Center. At 18:00 UTC, the National Hurricane Center decided that the Area Of Interest had enough convective activity and organization to be declared a tropical depression, and it was upgraded to a tropical depression. Intensification slowly continued, and at 12:00 UTC September 28th, satellite data confirmed that the depression strengthened into a tropical storm, which was then named Nadine. 24 hours later, at 12:00 UTC September 29th, Nadine was upgraded into a category 1 hurricane, about midway between Cabo Verde and the Windward Islands. At 00:00 UTC September 30th, Nadine was upgraded into a category 2, and had its initial peak intensity at 15:00 UTC. At 12:00 UTC October 1st, Nadine weakened to a category 1 hurricane, and at 06:00 UTC October 2nd, a tropical storm, while entering the Caribbean Sea in between Saint Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. At 12:00 UTC October 3rd, Nadine degenerated into a remnant low, while being located in the Caribbean Sea, south of Hispaniola. However, the remnant low retained a high chance of tropical cyclogenesis.
A day later, at 12:00 UTC October 4th, Nadine regenerated into a tropical storm while making a slow northeasterly turn. Intensification ensued, and Nadine became a hurricane again at 06:00 UTC October 5th, with favorable conditions assisting the intensification. At 18:00 UTC, Nadine was upgraded to a category 2 hurricane, and its intensification culminated in a short lived category 3 peak intensity at 00:00 UTC October 6th, weakening back down to a category 2 at 06:00 UTC, and a category 1 at 12:00 UTC. As Nadine continued to make its northeast turn, at 00:00 UTC October 7th, it made landfall near the border between the Cuban Provinces of Cienfuegos and Sancti Spíritus as a category 1 hurricane. Afterwards, it weakened, and when it emerged back into the Atlantic Ocean off of Cuba at 06:00 UTC, it had weakened to a tropical storm. Nadine then moved generally in the same direction of northeast, slowly starting its extratropical transition after passing through the Bahamas. At 00:00 UTC October 9th, it was determined that Nadine had turned extratropical, and thus it was classified as such. Advisories continued being issued after extratropical transitions as the system presented a minor threat to Canada, but were completely discontinued at 00:00 UTC October 10th.
Overall, Nadine was a moderately to highly damaging storm, resulting in $3.7 billion (2024 USD) in damages and 27 deaths (total). Most of its damages come from its landfall in Cuba, which, while not being intense in strength, did bring a large amount of rain to the island nation. In Havana, tropical storm force sustained winds were recorded, as well as minor flooding. In the provinces which received a direct landfall, storm surge reached 3 feet, and flooding reached another 1 - 2 feet. Damages outside of Cuba were generally minor, with the Windward Islands getting high end Tropical Storm winds and minor rainfall at the worst.
Tropical Storm Oscar[]
| Tropical storm (NHC) | |
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| Duration | October 7 – October 8 |
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| Peak intensity | 45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min) 994 mbar (hPa) |
In early October, a tropical low emerged off the west coast of Africa and steadily moved west through the Main Development Region of the Atlantic. The National Hurricane Center gave it a high chance of formation in five days. At 06:00 UTC October 7th, the low was determined to have good circulation and deep convection, and was given tropical depression status by the National Hurricane Center. Intensification was slow in the unfavorable wind shear and dry air, and as tropical storm warnings were issued in the northern Windward and southern Leeward islands, at 18:00 UTC October 7th, the depression was upgraded to a tropical storm and named Oscar. Shear and dry air then took their toll on the storm, which peaked at 06:00 UTC October 8th. At 12:00 UTC October 8th, Oscar lost tropical cyclone characteristics, and was reclassified as a tropical low, but not before it made landfall in the island of St. Lucia as a weak tropical storm.
Oscar did not have significant effects on land, as its maximum winds on land were barely storm force. Most of its damages and deaths came from its rainfall, which while was not very bad in comparison to some previous storms, still caused over $5 million (2024 USD) in damages and 2 deaths, mostly in Saint Lucia.
Tropical Depression Seventeen[]
| Tropical depression (NHC) | |
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| Duration | October 11 – October 12 |
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| Peak intensity | 35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) 1007 mbar (hPa) |
In early to mid October, a broad area of thunderstorms developed over the Caribbean sea. It moved north towards the Gulf of Mexico while barely developing circulation, however it did have multiple bursts of convection. The National Hurricane Center gave it a high (90%) chance of formation in two days as the system entered the Gulf of Mexico. At 00:00 UTC October 11th, Potential Tropical Cyclone Seventeen was designated while tropical storm watches were issued for the entire Gulf coasts of Louisiana and Mississippi. At 12:00 UTC, the National Hurricane Center determined the system to have enough convection and circulation to be classified as a tropical depression, and thus declared the system to be Tropical Depression Seventeen. Intensification did not ensue, and tropical storm watches were cancelled as the depression made landfall in southern Louisiana at 00:00 UTC October 12th. It slowly lost tropical cyclone characteristics overland, becoming a remnant low at 18:00 UTC October 12th. The last advisory on the system was issued at 00:00 UTC October 13th, while it was located over northern Mississippi and Alabama.
Seventeen did not cause significant damages, since it was not a strong system and did not have large amounts of rainfall. Overall, three people died and $30 million (2024 USD) in damages were caused in the Gulf Coast of the United States.
Tropical Storm Patty[]
| Tropical storm (NHC) | |
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| Duration | October 26 – October 27 |
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| Peak intensity | 65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) 988 mbar (hPa) |
In late October, an extratropical low entered an interaction with another extratropical low, and turned southwest. At 00:00 UTC October 23rd, the National Hurricane Center gave it a high chance (80%) of formation in the next 5 days as it constantly moved southwest. Slowly, it started turning southeast, and at 18:00 UTC October 24th, it became a hurricane strength extratropical system after completing its southeasterly turn. By 06:00 UTC October 25th, the system had weakened to an extratropical storm after executing a cyclonic loop, and started a northeasterly turn. At 00:00 UTC October 26th, the National Hurricane Center determined that the system had enough convection and circulation to be a tropical system. Thus, they deemed the system to be a tropical storm, and named it Patty. The newly formed storm slowly intensified in the marginally favorable conditions as it constantly moved northeast, peaking at 06:00 UTC October 26th, just 6 hours after tropical cyclogenesis. After peak intensity, Patty weakened, as its convection warmed and disintegrated, and its core became asymmetric and cooled, in the decreasing sea surface temperatures under the storm. At 18:00 UTC October 27th, the National Hurricane Center determined that Patty did not have enough convective activity to be considered a tropical cyclone, and thus issued its last advisory on Patty, deeming it an extratropical cyclone. Patty caused no deaths or damages to land areas, since it hit none.
Tropical Storm Rafael[]
| Tropical storm (NHC) | |
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| Duration | November 8 – November 13 |
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| Peak intensity | 70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) 985 mbar (hPa) |
In early November, an area of thunderstorms left the west coast of Africa, and crossed through the Cabo Verde islands with low amounts of rainfall. At 00:00 UTC November 8th, the National Hurricane Center gave it a high chance of formation in two days (85%), as the conditions were favorable for tropical cyclone development and intensification, even though it was November. At 12:00 UTC of the same day, the National Hurricane Center determined that the area of thunderstorms developed into a tropical depression, and thus deemed it to be Tropical Depression Nineteen. Intensification was slow, but eventually, at 06:00 UTC November 9th, the National Hurricane Center upgraded the depression to a storm based on satellite data as it was making a northerly turn, and gave it the name Rafael. Rafael eventually started heading towards the northeast, passing far west of the Canaries, and while passing in between the Azores and Portugal, at 06:00 UTC November 12th, it was reclassified as a subtropical storm, as its circulation became asymmetric and a front became closely associated with the system. Rafael continuously intensified from formation, and eventually peaked at 00:00 UTC November 13th, southwest of Ireland and west of France, as a 70 mph subtropical storm. Just 6 hours later, at 06:00 UTC, it became fully extratropical south of Ireland. The last advisory on Rafael was issued at 12:00 UTC November 13th, while it was making landfall in Southern Ireland as a hurricane strength extratropical cyclone.
Rafael's effects were most felt in western Europe, where storm force winds caused 7 deaths and $80 million (2024 USD) in damages. In Ireland, where the storm struck with hurricane force winds, 5 deaths and $60 million (2024 USD) in damages were recorded, most of the deaths were caused by falling trees, and most of damages caused by torn pieces of buildings. During the storm's landfall in Ireland as a hurricane force extratropical cyclone, a 3 hour long power outage occurred for 20 thousand users, mainly in the city and surrounding areas of Waterford. In other areas affected by Rafael, 5 more deaths and $20 million (2024 USD) more in damages were recorded, totalling 12 deaths and $100 million (2024 USD) in damages from Rafael.
Storm names[]
The following list of names was used for named storms that formed in the North Atlantic in 2024. The names not retired from this list will be used again in the 2030 season. This was the same list used in the 2018 season, with the exception of the names Francine and Milton, which replaced Florence and Michael. Francine and Milton were used for the first time in 2024.
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Retirement[]
On April 5, 2025, at the 47th session of the RA IV hurricane committee, the World Meteorological Organization retired the names Chris, Helene, Joyce, Kirk, Milton, and Nadine from the naming list IV due to the damages and deaths they caused, and they will not be used again for another hurricane. They will be replaced by Cecil, Heather, Janice, Kurt, Mason, and Nancy for the 2030 season, respectively. With six retired names, 2024 has the record highest number of names retired in a single Atlantic season, with the previous record holder season, 2005, having five retired names.
Season effects[]
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This is a table of the storms and their effects in the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. This table includes the storm's names, duration, peak intensity, Areas affected, damages, and death totals. Deaths in parentheses are additional and indirect (an example of an indirect death would be a traffic accident), but are still storm-related. Damage and deaths include totals while the storm was extratropical, a wave or a low. All of the damage figures are in 2024 USD.
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| Alberto | May 30 – June 3 | Category 1 hurricane | 75 (120) | 987 | Caribbean, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Bahamas | Minimal | 5 | |||
| Beryl | June 27 – June 29 | Tropical storm | 40 (65) | 1003 | Cuba, Florida | $200 million | 17 | |||
| Chris | June 29 – July 7 | Category 3 hurricane | 125 (205) | 955 | Caribbean, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Bahamas, US East Coast | $1.5 billion | 55 | |||
| Four | July 5 – July 6 | Tropical depression | 35 (55) | 1005 | None | None | None | |||
| Debby | July 18 – July 20 | Tropical storm | 45 (75) | 996 | Florida, US East Coast | $50 million | 3 | |||
| Ernesto | July 27 – July 29 | Tropical storm | 60 (95) | 993 | Cabo Verde | $20 million | 37 | |||
| Francine | August 3 – August 11 | Category 3 hurricane | 125 (205) | 963 | Caribbean | Minimal | None | |||
| Gordon | August 13 – August 14 | Tropical storm | 40 (65) | 1001 | Cuba, Florida | $20 million | 5 | |||
| Helene | August 15 – August 24 | Category 5 hurricane | 165 (270) | 921 | Caribbean, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Turks and Caicos Islands, Cuba, Yucatán Peninsula, US Gulf Coast | $115.1 billion | 78 | |||
| Isaac | August 21 – August 24 | Category 2 hurricane | 100 (155) | 973 | Outer Banks, Atlantic Canada | Minimal | 1 | |||
| Joyce | August 31 – September 9 | Category 4 hurricane | 150 (240) | 926 | US East Coast | $48.1 billion | 52 | |||
| Kirk | September 5 – September 8 | Category 3 hurricane | 120 (195) | 971 | South America, Central America | $410 million | 58 | |||
| Leslie | September 12 – September 18 | Category 2 hurricane | 105 (165) | 978 | Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico | $1.385 billion | 40 | |||
| Milton | September 25 – October 1 | Category 3 hurricane | 115 (185) | 968 | Bahamas, Florida, US Gulf Coast | $10.7 billion | 53 | |||
| Nadine | September 27 – October 8 | Category 3 hurricane | 120 (195) | 963 | Caribbean, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Bahamas | $3.7 billion | 27 | |||
| Oscar | October 7 – October 8 | Tropical storm | 45 (75) | 994 | Caribbean | $5 million | 2 | |||
| Seventeen | October 11 – October 12 | Tropical depression | 35 (55) | 1007 | US Gulf Coast | $30 million | 3 | |||
| Patty | October 26 – October 27 | Tropical storm | 65 (100) | 988 | None | None | None | |||
| Rafael | November 8 – November 13 | Tropical storm | 70 (110) | 985 | Azores, Portugal, Ireland, United Kingdom | $100 million | 12 | |||
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| 19 systems | May 30 – November 13 | 165 (270) | 921 | $181.32 billion | 448 | |||||