The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season was the most active Atlantic hurricane season on record, tied with 2020, and had the most hurricanes and major hurricanes on record. Overall, 32 tropical cyclones developed, 30 strengthened to tropical storms, 18 hurricanes, and 10 major hurricanes. The season also was one of the costliest on record for the basin, and featured the strongest tropical cyclone on record in the Atlantic, Hurricane Leslie. The season began very early in March, with Subtropical Depression One forming on March 1. In a remarkable setup, March would see a second storm, which strengthened to a hurricane and struck the eastern United States in late March. The only other tropical cyclone in the Atlantic recorded during March was a hurricane in 1908. The first named storm would not arrive until early June, however, being named Alberto. June also saw 2 other cyclones, those being Hurricane Beryl and Subtropical Storm Chris. Beryl was one of the strongest June hurricanes on record. July began with an unnamed tropical depression, then followed by Debby and Ernesto. The latter of which became a rare July major hurricane and struck the Gulf Coast states. The month also featured Hurricane Francine, which made a somewhat rare landfall in Bermuda as a category 1 hurricane.
Seasonal forecasts[]
| Source | Date | Named storms |
Hurricanes | Major hurricanes |
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| Average (1991-2020) | 14.4 | 7.2 | 3.2 | ||
| Record high activity | 30† | 18 | 10 | ||
| Record low activity | 1 | 0† | 0† | ||
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| TSR | December 11, 2023 | 15 | 7 | 3 | |
| TSR | April 4, 2024 | 17 | 8 | 3 | |
| UA | April 5, 2024 | 33 | 17 | 10 | |
| CSU | April 11, 2024 | 20 | 11 | 5 | |
| NCSU | April 11, 2024 | 18-22 | 8-11 | 4-6 | |
| TWC | April 18, 2024 | 22 | 11 | 6 | |
| MU | April 25, 2024 | 18 | 7 | 2 | |
| SMN | May 2, 2024 | 11-17 | 5-9 | 3-6 | |
| UPenn | May 6, 2024 | 20-26 | N/A | N/A | |
| NOAA | May 23, 2024 | 18-24 | 8-12 | 4-7 | |
| UKMO | May 23, 2024 | 25 | 13 | 7 | |
| Actual activity |
30 | 18 | 10 | ||
Seasonal summary[]
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 2024, and ended on November 30, 2024, though it saw activity both before and after the official boundaries for the first time since 2007. It was a record-shattering season in which 32 tropical/subtropical cyclones formed (a record high). Of these, 30 acquired at least subtropical or tropical storm strength (a record high tied with 2020), 18 became hurricanes (shattering 2005's record of 15), and 10 became major hurricanes (shattering 2005's record of 7). The season also shattered record highs in Accumulated Cyclone Energy, Named Storm Days (150.5), Hurricane Days (78.5), and Major Hurricane Days (39.5).
The first subtropical cyclone of the season, Subtropical Depression One, formed on March 1, making it the first March tropical or subtropical cyclone to form in the North Atlantic basin since 1908. Later that same month, an unnamed subtropical cyclone developed off the coast of North Carolina and made landfall in the state as a hurricane-force subtropical storm. Nothing developed in the North Atlantic during April and May, but three systems formed in June: Alberto, Beryl and Chris. Beryl became the earliest hurricane to ever form in the Atlantic Main Development Region in the satellite era, as well as the first June hurricane in the basin since 2012. Four tropical cyclones formed in July: TD Six, Debby, Ernesto, and Francine. Ernesto became the first major hurricane to form during July since Bertha in 2008, and made landfall in Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane, making it the strongest July hurricane to hit the United States since Dennis in 2005. Francine made landfall in Bermuda as a Category 1 hurricane, the first hurricane to do so since Paulette in 2020.
August saw the formation of 7 named storms, the most since 2012: Gordon, Helene, Isaac, Joyce, Kirk, Leslie and Milton. Isaac formed over Louisiana as a subtropical storm and caused significant flooding. Leslie became the most intense hurricane by central pressure in the Atlantic basin over the open tropical Atlantic in late August, while Milton struck central America as a Category 1 hurricane. September was exceptionally active and intense, setting the global record for Accumulated Cyclone Energy for any month. 7 named storms formed during September: Nadine, Oscar, Patty, Rafael, Sara, Tony and Valerie. Nadine caused significant damage in Belize as a high-end Category 4 hurricane. Patty made landfall in Bermuda as a Category 3 hurricane (the second hurricane of the year to make landfall on the island). Rafael was an exceptionally long-lived and intense tropical cyclone, setting the record for maximum sustained winds in the Atlantic basin over the eastern Caribbean Sea (200 mph) and causing significant damage and loss of life in the Lesser Antilles and Puerto Rico. Rafael also shattered the global Accumulated Cyclone Energy record for any tropical cyclone globally. Sara was another long-lived Cape Verde hurricane, and made landfall in New England as a major hurricane and was the costliest storm of the season. Tony became the first hurricane to strike the Iberian Peninsula since 1842.
Due to a suppressed phase of the Madden-Julian Oscillation and significant cold wake in the Atlantic basin, October was much less active than September, with 4 tropical cyclones developing: William, Adria, Braylen and Caridad. Braylen was the only system in October to cause significant damages, making landfall in Mississippi as a major hurricane. November featured the formation of four named storms, a record high: Deshawn, Emery, Foster and Gemma. Two of the storms became major hurricanes in November, tying a record previously set in 2020: Emery and Foster. Emery was the first Category 5 hurricane to form in November in the basin since 1932, and struck the Florida Keys as a Category 4 hurricane and the Florida Panhandle as a Category 2 hurricane. Foster made landfall in Nicaragua as a Category 4 hurricane, becoming one of the latest major hurricanes in the basin on record. After the season's official boundaries ended, Hurricane Heath formed north of the Caribbean in late December, and dissipated on December 25, ending the record-breaking 2024 Atlantic hurricane season.
Storms[]
Subtropical Depression One[]
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| Duration | March 1 – March 2 |
| Peak intensity | 35 mph (55 km/h) 1002 mbar (hPa) |
The system developed from a cut-off non-tropical low near the Azores on February 29, when it was designated as Invest 90L. By 12:00 UTC, March 1, the invest developed further, and advisories were initiated on Subtropical Depression One. The depression was initially expected to strengthen slightly into a subtropical storm, but further development of the system was halted by increasing wind shear. Due to the increasingly unfavorable environment, the storm became a remnant low by 12:00 UTC on March 2. The remnants of the depression dissipated completely by March 3.
Subtropical Cyclone Two[]
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| Duration | March 25 – March 28 |
| Peak intensity | 75 mph (120 km/h) 980 mbar (hPa) |
Main article: March 2024 unnamed hurricane
The storm began from an extratropical low off the east coast, it moved slowly eastward for a day and was at the time designated Invest 91L, the storm became a Subtropical Storm on March 25, however operationally it was never designated as such, after that the storm recurved north, and then a day later recurved northwestward, on March 27, it became a Subtropical Cyclone and intensified to 75 mph, thus making it the first Subtropical system to reach above Category 1 status since 1979, 12 hours later it made landfall on North Carolina, and weakend inland, while over virginia it became an extratropical system on March 28 and Dissipated on march 29th
Tropical Storm Alberto[]
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| Duration | June 10 – June 12 |
| Peak intensity | 50 mph (80 km/h) 1002 mbar (hPa) |
The first named storm of the season formed from the complex interaction of a monsoonal gyre and a tropical wave, which was monitored for development on June 9. By June 10, the disturbance became organized enough to be designated Tropical Depression Three while in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico. Over the next twelve hours, the depression organized further, and it became a tropical storm at 18:00 UTC on June 10. This prompted the National Hurricane Center to name the storm Alberto. Alberto would undergo some slight intensification before landfall on Matagorda Island at 18:00 UTC on June 11 with winds of 50 mph (80 km/h) and a central pressure of 1002 millibars. Once inland, the storm quickly lost strength, falling below tropical storm strength within 12 hours. By June 12, the system had degenerated into a remnant low while located approximately 64 mi (103 km) southeast of Oklahoma City. The low continued to the north-northeast before dissipating completely in southeastern Kansas.
Hurricane Beryl[]
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS | |
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| Duration | June 19 – June 24 |
| Peak intensity | 100 mph (160 km/h) 974 mbar (hPa) |
The system began as a westward-moving tropical wave from western Africa, which was monitored for potential development at 00:00 UTC on June 19. Eighteen hours later, the disturbance became organized enough to have advisories initiated on Tropical Depression Four while located roughly 1,050 mi (1,690 km) to the southeast of Martinique. By 06:00 UTC on June 20, the depression had strengthened into a tropical storm and was named Beryl. Over the next day, the system strengthened further amid an unusually favorable environment for the time of year. At 12:00 UTC on June 21, Beryl became a hurricane after reconnaissance aircraft investigated the system and found peak surface winds of around 65 knots (75 mph; 120 km/h) and a pressure of 986 millibars. The hurricane continued to strengthen further, and at 00:00 UTC on June 22, the system became a category two hurricane while approaching the island of Guadeloupe. Beryl would maintain category two status before increasing wind shear impeded the storm. By 12:00 UTC on June 22, Beryl had weakened into a category one hurricane in the eastern Caribbean Sea. The weakening hurricane then passed to the south of Puerto Rico and would later make landfall in the Dominican Republic on June 23 after weakening further into a tropical storm. The mountainous terrain of Hispaniola significantly disrupted the storm's circulation and it deteriorated to a tropical depression before exiting the island. Beryl would make its second and final landfall in Cuba as a tropical depression before becoming a remnant low on June 24.
Subtropical Storm Chris[]
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| Duration | June 21 – June 23 |
| Peak intensity | 50 mph (80 km/h) 1001 mbar (hPa) |
A non-tropical low formed to the southwest of Bermuda on June 21. The low would later attain gale-force winds before gaining sufficient organization to have advisories initiated on Subtropical Storm Chris at 18:00 UTC on June 21. Six hours later, the subtropical storm would strengthen to a peak intensity of 50 mph (80 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 1001 millibars before increasing vertical wind shear impeded any further intensification. At 18:00 UTC on June 22, the storm weakened into a subtropical depression while passing west of Bermuda. The weakening depression would later succumb to the increasing wind shear and become a remnant low at 12:00 UTC on June 23. The low then continued to the northeast and executed a half-anticyclonic loop before getting absorbed into a developing frontal low by June 25.
Tropical Depression Six[]
| Tropical depression (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | July 3 – July 5 |
| Peak intensity | 35 mph (55 km/h) 1007 mbar (hPa) |
After the passage of a convectively coupled kelvin wave, a compact area of low pressure formed over the eastern tropical Atlantic on July 1. This system merged with a tropical wave the next day, and quickly developed into a tropical depression by 00:00 UTC July 3. Six hours after formation, the depression reached its peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph. The depression soon lost nearly all of its associated convection after some Saharan dust was entrained into the circulation, and the depression did not become a tropical storm. At 06:00 UTC July 5, the poorly organized depression opened up into a trough of low pressure well east of the Lesser Antilles.
Tropical Storm Debby[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | July 11 – July 14 |
| Peak intensity | 70 mph (115 km/h) 991 mbar (hPa) |
A mesoscale convective complex formed over the central United States on July 7. The system quickly moved eastward, and a non-tropical area of low pressure formed on July 10 while the system was still inland over southeastern North Carolina. Initially, NHC only gave this system a low chance of development, expecting it to retain frontal characteristics when it moved over the Gulf Stream. At 18:00 UTC July 11, based on surface observations and a strong burst of convection just offshore, it was determined that the non-tropical low acquired sufficient organization to be designated a tropical depression, while the center was located just inland near Cape Lookout, North Carolina. The depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Debby at 12:00 UTC after moving fully offshore, and gradually intensified afterward. At 12:00 UTC on July 13, Debby reached its peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph and a ragged eye-like feature appearing on satellite imagery. At 06:00 UTC the next day, Debby completed extratropical transition and was designated a post-tropical cyclone.
One death was reported from the storm, a man who was swept out by rip currents near Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. Monetary damages were very low from the storm.
Hurricane Ernesto[]
| Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | July 15 – July 28 |
| Peak intensity | 120 mph (195 km/h) 962 mbar (hPa) |
Main article: Hurricane Ernesto
A vigorous tropical wave exited the coast of west Africa on July 13, quickly organizing into Tropical Depression Eight by 06:00 UTC July 15, while located south-southeast of the Cabo Verde Islands. The depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Ernesto, nearly 12 hours after formation, but fluctuated in intensity for the next several days due to easterly shear and dust from Saharan Air Layer. Ernesto was then able to develop a tiny inner core as shear relaxed, and at 12:00 UTC July 20, Ernesto strengthened into a hurricane when a pinhole eye became visible on satellite. Ernesto then weakened back to a tropical storm as mid-level shear increased due to strong trade winds, and the small cyclone struggled to maintain a closed circulation as it accelerated westward towards the Lesser Antilles. Ernesto's circulation remained poorly defined over the eastern Caribbean, but began to become better defined again as the cyclone entered the western Caribbean, allowing Ernesto to strengthen once again. At 18:00 UTC July 24, Ernesto regained hurricane intensity, and continued to gradually intensify, though mid-level dry air initially made Ernesto struggle to close off its eyewall as it entered the Gulf of Mexico. Ernesto strengthened into the first major hurricane of the season at 00:00 UTC July 26, and peaked with maximum 1-minute sustained winds of 120 mph. After peaking, Ernesto underwent an eyewall replacement cycle before it made landfall over central Louisiana with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph. Ernesto then quickly weakened as it began to turn northward and then northeastward. Ernesto became post-tropical at 06:00 UTC July 28.
Ernesto was notable for producing a rare tornado near Toledo, Ohio, where the center of Ernesto's remnants passed near shortly before dissipating. The tornado, which was rated EF3 based on windspeeds, did not cause any loss of life. It was also the first major hurricane to form in July since Bertha of 2008. Ernesto caused significant damage across the southern United States, mostly flooding related, damages totaled to $3.5 billion USD. Additionally, 17 direct fatalities were recorded from this storm.
Hurricane Francine[]
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | July 23 – July 31 |
| Peak intensity | 90 mph (145 km/h) 978 mbar (hPa) |
On July 21, a cold front moved off the United States East Coast. A non-tropical area of low pressure quickly developed along the edge of the boundary, and warm sea surface temperatures led to the system gradually acquiring subtropical characteristics. At 12:00 UTC on July 23, the low pressure system organized into a subtropical depression, while located west of Bermuda. The subtropical depression strengthened to a subtropical storm 12 hours later, being named Francine, and it began to develop deep convection near the center. At 18:00 UTC July 24, Francine transitioned into a fully tropical storm, as it developed anticyclonic outflow and was no longer embedded with an upper-level low. Francine then turned eastward and southward as it completed a large anticyclonic loop, and gradually intensified as it moved into warmer waters with lighter shear. At 12:00 UTC July 27, Francine strengthened into a hurricane, as a small eye became visible in satellite imagery. However, upwelling of marginal sea surface temperatures and a dry air intrusion caused Francine to weaken back to a tropical storm 12 hours after its initial peak. The next day, Francine once again developed an eye as it turned northeast away from its own cold wake, and Francine regained hurricane intensity at 18:00 UTC July 28. At 21:00 UTC that same day, Francine made landfall in Bermuda with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph, making it the first hurricane to make landfall on the island since Paulette in 2020. Francine then strengthened further as it accelerated, peaking with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph on July 29. Francine's eyewall then collapsed as wind shear increased and the hurricane moved over cooler waters. Francine then underwent extratropical transition as it accelerated northeast, and the transition completed at 06:00 UTC July 31 while the cyclone still produced hurricane-force winds. Francine's extratropical remnants then gradually weakened as they turned north, and did not affect land.
Francine's passage over Bermuda caused around $3.6 million USD in damages, mostly due to strong winds that were produced while the eyewall was over the island. Two fatalities were also reported on the island, however overall damage remained relatively low.
Tropical Storm Gordon[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 1 – August 3 |
| Peak intensity | 40 mph (65 km/h) 1006 mbar (hPa) |
Around the same time that Francine made landfall in Bermuda, a tropical wave emerged off of the coast of Africa. Due to hostile conditions in the eastern Main Development Region, development was not expected until the 7 day range. As the wave approached the Lesser Antilles, it entered a pocket of low wind shear and high sea surface temperatures. This therefore allowed the system to intensify into Tropical Storm Gordon early on August 1 after it had developed a closed circulation while passing north of Barbados. Later that day, Gordon made landfall on the island of Dominica as it continued northwestward. Increasingly hostile conditions caused the storm to degenerate into a remnant low early on August 3, just east of the Dominican Republic.
Throughout the Lesser Antilles, Dominica especially, Gordon caused rain showers and thunderstorms across the islands. No deaths were reported from the flooding, however $1.2 million USD in damages occurred from the storm.
Hurricane Helene[]
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 9 – August 15 |
| Peak intensity | 90 mph (145 km/h) 983 mbar (hPa) |
Subtropical Storm Isaac[]
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| Duration | August 15 – August 17 |
| Peak intensity | 40 mph (65 km/h) 1004 mbar (hPa) |
Main article: Subtropical Storm Isaac (2024)
Early on August 13, a mesoscale convective system developed just offshore of Louisiana. Following days of extreme rainfall, the system found itself in an extremely favorable area for the brown ocean effect to occur. As it moved over flooded areas, a subtropical cyclone began to develop as the rainwater supplied the storm with moisture that would normally be gathered over water. The National Hurricane Center upgraded the storm to Subtropical Depression Twelve early on August 15. After little weakening occurred for a little over a day, around 1200Z on August 16 the storm managed to briefly gain subtropical storm intensity, being assigned the name Isaac. After reaching its peak of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a central pressure of 1004 mbar, Isaac quickly weakened back to a subtropical depression around 0600Z on August 17. Just six hours later, the center became devoid of convection and degenerated into a remnant low. The remnants of Isaac would turn westward, and eventually emerge into the Gulf of Mexico early on August 18. Due to semi-favorable conditions, the remnants of Isaac were monitored for re-development, however unexpected increasing wind shear inhibited development. The remnant low moved onshore near Pensacola, Florida, and later dissipated in western North Carolina.
Isaac formed further inland than any tropical or subtropical cyclone on record, and intensified well into the mainland area. Due to the storm's stalling, extreme amounts of rainfall was dumped over Louisiana and eastern Texas. In the town of Marksville, Lousiana, over 107 inches of rainfall was recorded over a 24 hour period. Many communities were completely destroyed and flooded. Severe damage occurred in Baton Rouge, and 12 people were killed in that city alone because of a poorly-built structure collapsing. Throughout the rest of the areas the storm hit, 16 people were killed, and an estimated $7.6 billion dollars in damages occurred from the storm, making it the costliest storm in the Atlantic to not reach hurricane status since Allison in 2001.
Hurricane Joyce[]
| Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 16 – August 23 |
| Peak intensity | 125 mph (200 km/h) 956 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Kirk[]
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| Duration | August 20 – August 21 |
| Peak intensity | 40 mph (65 km/h) 1006 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Depression Fourteen formed early on August 20 from a tropical wave that had previously originated in the central tropical Atlantic. Due to marginally favorable conditions, the depression intensified to a tropical storm and was given the name Kirk just six hours later. However, due to close proximity with land, further intensification was halted. Early on August 21, Kirk made landfall near Tecolutla, Mexico. The storm dissipated six hours after its landfall.
Kirk caused locally heavy showers in the region surrounding Tecolutla, including the city of Poza Rica. In total, damages amounted to around $45.6 million USD in damages, and 3 people were reported dead after the storm's passage.
Hurricane Leslie[]
| Category 5 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 26 – September 5 |
| Peak intensity | 190 mph (305 km/h) 876 mbar (hPa) |
Main article: Hurricane Leslie (2024)
An extremely vigorous and large tropical wave emerged from the coast of Africa early on August 23. After traveling west for around 3 days, it began to rapidly develop a closed circulation. The National Hurricane Center remarked that Tropical Storm Leslie had formed around 1800Z on August 26 after it developed a defined central dense overcast. Due to extremely favorable conditions, the National Hurricane Center immediately forecasted a category 4 peak in their first advisory of the storm. Absurd sea surface temperatures, near record for the region, allowed Leslie to quickly intensify. A little over a day after it formed, Leslie reached hurricane status on August 28 in the open ocean. Close to null levels of wind shear allowed the storm to keep intensifying, and it developed an eye soon after. Only 12 hours later, Leslie had became the third major hurricane of the season as it began to develop a pinhole eye. Around 1200Z on August 28, Leslie reached category 5 intensity, becoming the first of 3 that would occur this season. Persisting conditions allowed the storm to explosively intensify for a second time, reaching peak windspeeds of up to 190 mph (305 km/h) and an absurd minimum pressure of 876 mbar around 1800Z on August 30. This makes Leslie the most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded, by minimal pressure. Leslie also reached T8.0, the highest rating on the Dvorak scale, a feat which is extremely rare especially in the Atlantic. It would sustain this intensity for 12 hours, before an eyewall replacement cycle occurred which slightly weakened the storm.
However, due to the storm still residing in absurd sea surface temperatures, it was able to keep intensifying as it moved northwestward. Overall, Leslie would sustain category 5 intensity for around 5 days, before weakening to a category 4 storm early on September 2, while located well southeast of Bermuda. This is the longest duration ever spent at category 5 intensity in the Alantic, not even eclipsed by Rafael later in the year. As Leslie moved north, it continued to gradually weaken, causing high surf and rip currents across Bermuda and the Eastern Seaboard of the United States. Around 0600Z on September 4, Leslie weakened to a category 3 hurricane as it began its extratropical transition, and later weakened further to a category 2 early on September 5. Six hours after doing so, Leslie completed its extratropical transition and became a rare category 2-equivalent extratropical cyclone for 6 hours. It would sustain hurricane-force winds for 12 more hours, before weakening as it crossed above 60°N. Leslie would produce miserable and stormy conditions across Iceland, before being absorbed into a different cyclone southwest of the Jan Mayen archipelago.
Since Leslie stayed far from land, impacts were very minimal despite the storm's intensity. However, Leslie's remnants produced an extremely rare tornado near Kirkjubæjarklaustur, Iceland. It was the most intense tropical cyclone on record in the Atlantic by minimum pressure, and by sustained winds (tied with Allen of 1980), although the latter record was surpassed later in the season by Rafael.Hurricane Milton[]
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 28 – September 1 (exited basin) |
| Peak intensity | 75 mph (120 km/h) 987 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Nadine[]
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| Duration | September 3 – September 9 |
| Peak intensity | 155 mph (250 km/h) 926 mbar (hPa) |
Main article: Hurricane Nadine (2024)
Tropical Storm Oscar[]
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| Duration | September 4 – September 7 |
| Peak intensity | 65 mph (105 km/h) 989 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Patty[]
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| Duration | September 8 – September 15 |
| Peak intensity | 125 mph (200 km/h) 952 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Rafael[]
- Main article: Hurricane Rafael (2024)
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| Duration | September 11 – October 4 |
| Peak intensity | 200 mph (320 km/h) 879 mbar (hPa) |
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) began to monitor a robust tropical wave over western Africa on September 8. At first, the tropical wave was expected to take multiple days to develop over the Main Development Region (MDR). However, models quickly uptrended with the wave, due to favorable conditions ahead and a southward trend. The wave emerged off the coast of Senegal on September 11, and rapidly organized into a tropical depression. The tropical depression entered anomalously warm waters immediately after coming offshore, earning the name Rafael six hours later. Tropical Storm Rafael continued to rapidly organize, eventually gaining a structure classic for rapid intensification. On September 12, reconnaissance aircraft flew into Rafael to investigate the storm, finding a hurricane towards the end of the mission. Thus, Rafael become the eleventh hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. Hurricane warnings were promptly issued for the southern Cabo Verde islands, marking only the second time on record a storm prompted such warnings. Rafael made its first landfall of many late on September 12, as a minimal hurricane, near Praia, Cabo Verde. The hurricane continued to rapidly intensify post-Cabo Verde, becoming a category two hurricane late on September 13. Dvorak estimates and reconnaissance aircraft were able to give category three support twelve hours later, making Rafael the sixth major hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season.
Rafael's rapid intensification sped up further on September 14 and 15, with the hurricane intensifying from 120 mph (200 km/h) to 160 mph (260 km/h) in the twenty-four hour time span between 1200 UTC on September 14 and 1200 UTC on September 15. This intensity increase made Rafael the second of three category five hurricanes during the season. However, shortly after the storm's initial peak, the storm suffered a dry air intrusion, causing the storm to quickly come off its high intensity. Rafael bottomed out as a mid range category four hurricane around twelve hours after peak, aided by an eyewall replacement cycle. However, once the storm mixed the dry air out, a second period of explosive intensification ensued, with Rafael's wind speeds increasing from 140 mph (230 km/h) to 175 mph (290 km/h) in the span of twelve hours on September 16. Rafael reached its second peak at 175 mph (290 km/h) and 926 millibars late on September 16, before another eyewall replacement cycle set in on the hurricane. The powerful hurricane once again bottomed out as a low end category four hurricane early on Sseptember 18. Hurricane Rafael contracted its core and eye on September 18 at the end of its eyewall replacement cycle, and in addition to extremely favorable conditions, Rafael began a period of explosive intensification. The already-powerful hurricane increased winds from 140 mph (230 km/h) to 195 mph (310 km/h) between 0600 UTC om September 18 and 0600 UTC on Seprember 19, marking Rafael as the strongest hurricane on record in the Atlantic basin in terms of wind speeds. Rafael's third (and second-strongest) peak was at 195 mph (310 km/h) and 885 millibars. The storm's slowing movement began to cause upwelling, and the storm's small core made it even more prone to eyewall replacement cycles than before, causing Rafael to begin a weakening phase. Rafael lost category five status once again on September 20, and the storm bottomed out yet again as a low end category four the following day.
Rafael entered the Caribbean Sea on September 21, encountering largely untouched and favorable conditions. The storm's eye, though still small, became far more stable, and Rafael began yet another period of rapid to explosive intensification. The powerful hurricane reached category five status for the fourth time early on September 22, and the storm's rapid intensification only sped up from there. Reconnaissance aircraft flew into the hurricane on the morning of September 22, as the storm was explosively intensifying. The storm found the highest ever winds ever recorded in an Atlantic hurricane, at 200 mph (320 km/h), besting out Leslie of earlier that year. Rafael therefore became the first Atlantic hurricane to breach 200 mph (320 km/h) around 1200 UTC on September 22, making it the first storm worldwide to do so since Hurricane Patricia of 2015 in the Eastern Pacific. The storm's overall, main peak was at 1500 UTC on September 22, 2024, with winds of 200 mph (320 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 879 millibars. Rafael's small core and size caused yet another eyewall replacement cycle to set in, making its peak short lived. The powerful hurricane, however, maintained category five status until its landfall in Ponce, Puerto Rico, with a wobbly but clear eye and winds at 165 mph (275 km/h). Rafael quickly weakened over the mountainous terrain of Puerto Rico, emerging as a mid-range category four late on September 23 and weakening down to a minimal category four due to the struggling structure.
Hurricane Rafael completed an eyewall replacement cycle on September 24, giving the storm a far more stable and slightly larger core. The still-intense hurricane began its final bout of rapid intensifcation on the evening of September 24, going from 145 mph (235 km/h) to 180 mph (300 km/h) in the twenty-four hour timespan between 1800 UTC September 24 and 1800 UTC September 25. Rafael's fifth out of seven peaks occured on the evening of September 25, with the hurricane reaching winds of 180 mph (300 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 900 millibars just offshore of the far eastern Bahamas at 1800 UTC. Rafael began to encounter the cold wake of Hurricane Sara the week prior on September 26, leading to a weakening phase. The hurricane bottomed out as a high-end category four hurricane, before it encountered a favorable jet interaction on September 27, leading to the hurricane reaching a final category five peak that evening. This peak also made Rafael the northernmost category five hurricane on record in the North Atlantic basin. Cold waters finally began to impact the storm for good on September 28, leading to a terminal weakening phase, and Rafael lost category four status for the first time in fourteen days during the afternoon of September 28. The hurricane lost major hurricane status for the first time since September 14 on the morning of September 29. The impacts of Rafael's previous jet interaction caused a premature yet swift extratropical transition, and the system lost tropical cyclone status on the evening of September 29, after eighteen days of being a tropical cyclone.
The hurricane's extratropical remnant began to be monitored once again in early October due to a potential window for subtropical transition during the first week of the month. Chances quickly increased as the storm increased in organization and models uptrended. Ex-Rafael rapidly organized into a subtropical cyclone on October 2, making it the fourth overall hurricane-force subtropical cyclone on record and the second of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. Rafael re-transitioned into a fully tropical hurricane later that day. However, the hurricane began to encounter colder waters once again, and a weakening trend ensued. Rafael lost hurricane (or hurricane-force) status for the final time at 0600 UTC on October 3, and it went extratropical once again eighteen hours later.
Hurricane Rafael was the second-longest lived Atlantic hurricane on record, behind the 1899 San Ciriaco hurricane, and produced the global highest Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) total of one storm, at 119.5575 (beating out Cyclone Freddy in the Sourthwest Indian Ocean of the previous year). Hurricane Rafael inflicted $60.7 billion in monetary losses and took the lives of 1,831 people. The name Rafael was retired in the spring of 2025, and was replaced with the name Roberto for 2030 and beyond.
Hurricane Sara[]
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| Duration | September 12 – September 23 |
| Peak intensity | 155 mph (250 km/h) 925 mbar (hPa) |
Main article: Hurricane Sara
Hurricane Tony[]
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| Duration | September 21 – September 27 |
| Peak intensity | 100 mph (160 km/h) 970 mbar (hPa) |
Main article: Hurricane Tony
Tropical Storm Valerie[]
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| Duration | September 25 – September 29 |
| Peak intensity | 70 mph (115 km/h) 991 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm William[]
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| Duration | October 3 – October 6 |
| Peak intensity | 60 mph (95 km/h) 997 mbar (hPa) |
A tropical wave moved off the coast of africa, it gradually organized over the next couple of days however it suffered from shear and it wasnt until October 3 when the storm was designated Tropical Depression 24L, 24 hours later on October 4, it became a tropical storm and was named William, the storm rode the coast of honduras for a few days, gradually intensifying before making landfall at its peak intensity of 60 MPH and 997 mbars right on belize, the storm shortly afterwards became a remnant low on October 6 and dissipated over the bay of campeche
The storm did 25 Million Dollars in damages and killed 0 people, impacts were feared then intitially thought due to the recent impact of Hurricane Nadine a few weeks ago.
Hurricane Adria[]
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| Duration | October 6 – October 10 |
| Peak intensity | 90 mph (145 km/h) 981 mbar (hPa) |
A tropical wave moved off of the coast of africa, over the next few days it started steadily organizing and while in the southeastern carribean, was organized enough to be designated Tropical Depression 25L on October 6, 18 hours later it became a tropical storm and was named Adria, the first storm to be named from the auxillary list, the storm quickly made landfall over the Lesser Antilles and continude north, on October 8, 30 hours after becoming a Tropical storm, Adria was upgraded to a Hurricane and later peaked with winds of 90 MPH, the storm steadily continued north until it became extratropical on October 10, shortly after it started to recurve, after which it recurved again towards iceland before being absorbed by another extratropical system.
Adria caused only $1 Million dollars in damages and killed 1 person in the lesser antilles.
Hurricane Braylen[]
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| Duration | October 14 – October 20 |
| Peak intensity | 130 mph (210 km/h) 949 mbar (hPa) |
Main article:Hurricane Braylen
A tropical wave moved off the coast of africa and started gradually organizing, On October 14 while near venezuela and Colombia the system was designated as Tropical Depression 26L, just 24 hours later it became a Tropical storm and was named braylen, as it moved closer to Nicaragua on October 16 it became a category 1, it continued intensifying and peaked at 90 MPH, however due to land interaction and shear the storm weakened to 80 MPH before making landfall, after briefly weakening to Tropical Storm status it once again became a hurricane on October 17 after it entered the gulf of mexico, there the storm took advantage of unusually favorable conditions and started rapidly intensifying going from 90 MPH to 130 MPH in just 24 hours, the storm made landfall on Mississippi at its peak intensity of 130 MPH and 939 mbars, the storm weakened to a Category 2 while inland and thereafter it started rapidly weakening, On October 20 it became an extratropical cyclone while over Tennessee, Braylen eventually moved over the gulf stream and eventually struck canada before being absorbed by another Low
Braylen caused extensive damange in the southern united states, especially in Mississippi where over 20 Billion dollars in damages occured and 16 people were killed total from the storm, most of which concentrated in Mississippi, it became the first storm since Hurricane Nate of 2017 to directly hit Mississippi, and the first major to hit since Hurricane Katrina of 2005, Louisiana also suffered dangerous although relativley tame impacts, The storm also caused damage in other states and Canada.
Tropical Storm Caridad[]
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| Duration | October 26 – October 27 |
| Peak intensity | 45 mph (70 km/h) 1004 mbar (hPa) |
A Tropical wave moved off the coast of africa and steadly organized for a few days, eventually while near Trinidad and Tobago the storm was designated as Potential Tropical Cyclone 27L, and was forecasted to hit nicaragua as a hurricane, however the system failed to organize for a while due to shear, and after being first Designated as a TPC on October 22, took 4 days to be designated as a Tropical Storm and was named Caridad on October 26, 6 hours later it moved ashore Nicaragua making landfall with winds of 45 MPH, the storm degenerated into a remnant low on October 27 and dissipated over the Yucutan on October 28.
The storm did 20 Million dollars in damages and killed only 3 people, causing relativley minor impacts in central america.
Tropical Storm Deshawn[]
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| Duration | November 1 – November 4 |
| Peak intensity | 50 mph (80 km/h) 998 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Emery[]
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| Duration | November 5 – November 15 |
| Peak intensity | 160 mph (255 km/h) 921 mbar (hPa) |
Main article: Hurricane Emery
On November 1, a tropical wave exited the west coast of Africa. Strong wind shear over the deep tropical Atlantic prevented development as the wave moved westward during the next few days. On November 4, an area of low pressure spawned within the wave as wind shear began to relax. On November 5, as the wave approached the Leeward Islands, significant organization occurred, and it was upgraded into Tropical Depression Twenty-Nine. The depression passed over Guadeloupe and emerged into the Caribbean Sea on November 6. Modestly favorable conditions allowed the system to intensify, and it was upgraded into Tropical Storm Emery later on November 6. Emery continued to gradually intensify as it turned west northwestward and approached the Virgin Islands. Emery narrowly avoided landfall in several of the Virgin Islands, passing through the Virgin Passage and emerging into the southwestern Atlantic on November 7. Light wind shear over the southwestern Atlantic prevented significant intensification as Emery continued generally west northwestward after jogging westward for several hours on November 8. During this time, despite light wind shear, Emery intensified into a hurricane while located north of the Dominican Republic. Continued intensification occurred as Emery resumed its west northwestward motion, and it reached category 2 status on November 9. The strengthening hurricane passed just to the north of the Turks and Caicos Islands on November 9, with the southern eyewall passing just offshore of the coast. Emery continued to intensify as it approached the Bahamas and reached major hurricane status on November 10 while located just north of Crooked Island. Later that same day, Emery made landfall in Long Island near Clarence Town as a category 3 major hurricane with 1-minute sustained winds near 115 mph. Continued gradual intensification occurred as Emery maintained a west-northwest heading through the Bahamas. On November 11, Emery clipped the southern coast of South Andros Island, with the northern eyewall passing just over the coastline. Rapid intensification began later on November 11 as wind shear decreased to near nonexistent levels, and Emery reached category 4 status. Emery reached its initial peak intensity as a high-end category 4 hurricane with winds of 155 mph and a central barometric pressure of 927 millibars on November 11 as it neared the Florida Keys. Late that same night, Emery passed over the Florida Keys and weakened somewhat after undergoing an eyewall replacement cycle. After emerging over the Florida Bay and completing its eyewall replacement cycle, Emery resumed intensification. On November 12, Emery intensified into a category 5 hurricane with 1-minute sustained wind speeds of 160 mph and a minimum barometric pressure of 921 millibars. This made Emery the first November category 5 hurricane since the 1932 Cuba hurricane, and only the second in recorded history. Emery maintained category 5 status through the remainder of November 12 before another eyewall replacement cycle induced weakening on November 13. The weakening hurricane curved northwestward under the influence of a trough located over the southeastern United States, which also induced increasing wind shear. Quick weakening began on November 14 as wind shear continued increasing and the hurricane curved north and northeastward. Emery began to accelerate northeastward and made landfall in the Florida Panhandle on November 14 as a category 2 hurricane with 1-minute sustained winds of 110 mph. Rapid weakening ensued after Emery moved inland, and it weakened below hurricane status late on November 14 after passing over Georgia. The storm accelerated rapidly northeastward, passing over the states of South and North Carolina as a tropical storm. Emery weakened further to tropical depression status on November 15 after moving over Virginia. The depression curved toward the east-northeast and passed over the Chesapeake Bay on November 15 before degenerating into a post-tropical low a few hours later. The low emerged over the Atlantic on November 16 and turned back toward the northeast, paralleling the United States east coast while accelerating quickly ahead of a large frontal system. The remnant low passed south of Nova Scotia before becoming absorbed into the larger system on November 17.Tropical Storm Gemma[]
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| Duration | November 12 – December 2 |
| Peak intensity | 65 mph (105 km/h) 987 mbar (hPa) |
On November 11, an area of low pressure formed from a tropical disturbance located over the southwestern Caribbean Sea, several miles north of Panama. The low rapidly organized despite the National Hurricane Center only predicting a low chance of development, and it was upgraded into Tropical Depression Thirty on November 12. The depression moved slowly north northwestward and battled moderate wind shear as it approached the Central America coast. On November 14, Thirty made landfall in Nicaragua after failing to intensify into a tropical storm. The depression weakened over land and degenerated into a remnant low that same day. The remnant turned northward and maintained a well-defined circulation as it emerged back over the northwestern Caribbean Sea. The remnant curved northeastward under the steering influence of a powerful trough over the southeastern United States and began to show signs of organization once again on November 17. After crossing Cuba, the low had organized substantially and was upgraded into a tropical depression once again. The depression accelerated northeastward while slowly intensifying, passing southeast of the Florida Peninsula and moving over the islands of Grand Bahama and Little Abaco before finally intensifying into a tropical storm and being named Gemma. Gemma quickly intensified under the influence of baroclinic forcing and reached an initial peak intensity with maximum sustained windspeeds of 65 mph and a minimum barometric pressure of 989 millibars on November 19. As the storm passed over decreasing sea surface temperatures, it began extratropical transition, a process which it had completed the following day while curving eastward and passing north of Bermuda. The extratropical low intensified and reached hurricane-force windspeeds on November 20 while continuing eastward across the central Atlantic. The low began a weakening trend on November 21 after turning east southeastward. The low remained on a southwest heading under the guidance of a powerful cyclone to its north. On November 23, the larger cyclone moved further north, leaving the remnant low of Gemma over the central Atlantic, several hundred miles southwest of the Azores. Gemma's remnant turned southeastward and decelerated, moving into more modest conditions which were suitable for redevelopment into a tropical or subtropical storm. Sea surface temperatures of 26 degrees Celsius and only light wind shear allowed Gemma's remnant to obtain subtropical characteristics, and on November 25, the system was upgraded into a subtropical storm.
Gemma immediately turned southward as a weak ridge began building to its north. Sea surface temperatures increased as the storm moved south, allowing the storm to take on tropical characteristics. On November 26, just 24 hours after being designated a subtropical storm, Gemma transitioned into a fully tropical storm. Gemma turned westward briefly before turning north and northwestward on the 26th while slowly intensifying. As the ridge that had been guiding Gemma for the past few days weakened, Gemma turned back toward the north and northeast and completed three-day a loop. The storm reached its peak intensity with winds of 65 mph and a minimum pressure of 987 millibars on November 28 after turning toward the east as it was guided by another extratropical low to its north. Gemma began developing an eye-like feature during this time yet was unable to attain hurricane-force winds due to dry-air entrainment and increasing wind shear late on November 28. The storm turned toward the southeast once again as it was left behind by the extratropical low to its north. Wind shear continued to increase, and sea surface temperatures began decreasing on November 30 as Gemma decelerated once again. The storm turned eastward and then back to the northeast on December 1 as yet another extratropical system approached from the north and passed over the Azores. Gemma weakened into a tropical depression on December 1 as conditions remained unfavorable. The weak system became caught in the inflow of the larger cyclone and began accelerating quickly northeastward on December 2. Later that same day, Gemma degenerated into a small extratropical low as it started merging with the larger system. Twenty-four hours later, on December 3, the remnant of Gemma was completely absorbed into the larger system, several hundred miles west of Portugal. That system then moved over the Iberian Peninsula a few hours later.Hurricane Foster[]
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| Duration | November 17 – November 22 |
| Peak intensity | 150 mph (240 km/h) 939 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Heath[]
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| Duration | December 20 – December 25 |
| Peak intensity | 90 mph (145 km/h) 971 mbar (hPa) |
Main article: Hurricane Heath
On December 17, a small extratropical low moved off the east United States coast and turned southeastward. The low moved over increasing sea surface temperatures and into unusually favorable conditions, allowing for it to begin taking on subtropical characteristics. Despite only low to medium chances for development forecast by the NHC, the low was classified as Subtropical Depression Thirty-Two on December 20 after shedding its frontal characteristics and becoming more substantially more symmetric. The depression continued southeastward and intensified further into Subtropical Storm Heath just six hours later. Heath continued southeastward into increasingly favorable conditions, with sea surface temperatures nearly one degree Celsius warmer than the average for the time of year. Heath began taking on tropical characteristics as it continued intensifying. On December 21, Heath completed tropical transition and was classified as a tropical storm, becoming the first tropical system to form in the month of December since Tropical Storm Olga in 2007. Heath continued intensifying and was upgraded into a hurricane late on December 21, just twelve hours after transitioning into a tropical storm. This made Heath the first December hurricane to exist in the Atlantic since Hurricane Epsilon in 2005. After moving eastward for nearly two days, Heath turned southward once again as a large trough steered the hurricane. Heath attained a peak intensity with 1-minute sustained wind speeds of 90 mph and a barometric pressure of 971 millibars on December 23, making it the most intense hurricane on record during the month of December. Wind shear began to increase on December 24 as Heath began to turn slowly toward the east as the trough that had been steering it moved away. Heath fell below hurricane strength later on the 24th as it completed its eastward curve. Decreasing sea surface temperatures induced more weakening as the storm began to take on extratropical characteristics once again. Heath turned northeastward as the subtropical jet stream began to pick the storm up and induced stronger wind shear over the storm. On December 25, Heath transitioned into an extratropical low as it accelerated to the northeast over the central Atlantic. The low continued on this general heading for a couple of days before dissipating on December 27.Storm Names[]
The following list of names will be used for named storms that form in the North Atlantic in 2024. The names not retired from this list will be used again in the 2030 season. This is the same list used in the 2018 season, with the exception of the names Francine and Milton, which replaced Florence and Michael. The names Francine, Milton, Sara, Valerie, William, Adria, Braylen, Caridad, Deshawn, Emery, Foster, Gemma and Heath were used for the first (and only, in the case of Milton, Sara, Emery and Foster) time this year.
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Retirement[]
On March 29, 2025, during the joint 47th session of the RA IV Hurricane Committee in the spring of 2025, the World Meteorological Organization retired the names Isaac , Milton, Nadine, Rafael, and Sara due to the catastrophic damages they caused, replacing them with Isa, Milo, Naomi, Roberto, and Samantha for the 2030 season. The auxiliary list names Braylen, Emery, and Foster were also retired and replaced with Buck, Eileen, and Felipe.
Season effects[]
| Storm name |
Dates active | Storm category at peak intensity |
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| One | March 1 – March 2 | Subtropical depression | 35 (55) | 1002 | Azores | Minimal | None | |||
| Unnamed | March 25 – March 28 | Subtropical storm | 75 (120) | 980 | Eastern United States | $600 million | 4 | |||
| Alberto | June 10 – June 12 | Tropical storm | 50 (80) | 1002 | Yucatan Peninsula, Texas, Central United States | Minimal | 2 | |||
| Beryl | June 19 – June 24 | Category 2 hurricane | 100 (160) | 974 | Lesser Antilles, Greater Antilles | $10 million | 14 | |||
| Chris | June 21 – June 23 | Subtropical storm | 50 (80) | 1001 | Bermuda | Minimal | None | |||
| Six | July 3 – July 5 | Tropical depression | 35 (55) | 1007 | None | None | None | |||
| Debby | July 11 – July 14 | Tropical storm | 70 (115) | 991 | United States East Coast, Atlantic Canada | $10,000 | None | |||
| Ernesto | July 15 – July 28 | Category 3 hurricane | 120 (195) | 962 | Cabo Verde Islands, Lesser Antilles, Yucatan Peninsula, Cuba, United States Gulf Coast (Louisiana), Midwestern United States | $3.5 billion | 15 (2) | |||
| Francine | July 23 – July 31 | Category 1 hurricane | 90 (145) | 978 | Bermuda | $3.6 million | 1 | |||
| Gordon | August 1 – August 3 | Tropical storm | 40 (65) | 1006 | Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola | $1.2 million | None | |||
| Helene | August 9 – August 15 | Category 1 hurricane | 90 (145) | 983 | British Isles | Minimal | None | |||
| Isaac | August 15 – August 17 | Subtropical storm | 40 (65) | 1004 | South-central United States (Louisiana) | $7.6 billion | 16 (2) | |||
| Joyce | August 16 – August 23 | Category 3 hurricane | 125 (200) | 956 | Azores | None | None | |||
| Kirk | August 20 – August 21 | Tropical storm | 40 (65) | 1006 | Mexico (Veracruz, Campeche) | $46.5 million | 3 | |||
| Leslie | August 26 – September 5 | Category 5 hurricane | 190 (305) | 876 | Iceland | 0 | 0 (1) | |||
| Milton | August 28 – September 1 | Category 1 hurricane | 75 (120) | 987 | Central America (Nicaragua, Costa Rica) | $194.5 million | 238 | |||
| Nadine | September 3 – September 9 | Category 4 hurricane | 155 (250) | 926 | Central America, Belize, Southern Mexico | $3.2 billion | 377 | |||
| Oscar | September 4 – September 7 | Tropical storm | 65 (105) | 989 | None | None | None | |||
| Patty | September 8 – September 15 | Category 3 hurricane | 125 (200) | 956 | Bermuda | $600 million | 5 | |||
| Rafael | September 11 – October 4 | Category 5 hurricane | 200 (320) | 879 | Cabo Verde Islands, Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Turks and Caicos Islands, Bahamas, United States East Coast | $60.7 billion | 1,831 | |||
| Sara | September 12 – September 23 | Category 4 hurricane | 155 (250) | 925 | Turks and Caicos Islands, Northeastern United States | $104.2 billion | 43 | |||
| Tony | September 21 – September 27 | Category 2 hurricane | 100 (160) | 970 | Azores, Madeira, Iberian Peninsula | $1.7 billion | 106 | |||
| Valerie | September 25 – September 29 | Tropical storm | 70 (115) | 991 | Cabo Verde Islands | Minimal | 3 | |||
| William | October 3 – October 6 | Tropical storm | 60 (95) | 997 | Nicaragua, Honduras, Belize, southern Mexico | $25 million | None | |||
| Adria | October 6 – October 10 | Category 1 hurricane | 90 (145) | 981 | Lesser Antilles, Virgin Islands, Bermuda | $1 million | 1 | |||
| Braylen | October 14 – October 20 | Category 4 hurricane | 130 (210) | 949 | Honduras, Yucatan Peninsula, Southern United States (Mississippi) | $20 billion | 16 | |||
| Caridad | October 26 – October 27 | Tropical storm | 45 (70) | 1004 | Nicaragua, Costa Rica | $20 million | 3 | |||
| Deshawn | November 1 – November 5 | Tropical storm | 50 (80) | 998 | United States East Coast, Atlantic Canada | Minimal | None | |||
| Emery | November 5 – November 15 | Category 5 hurricane | 160 (255) | 921 | Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Cuba, Turks and Caicos Islands, the Bahamas, South Florida, Florida Panhandle, Southeastern United States | $36.6 billion | 85 | |||
| Gemma | November 12 – December 2 | Tropical storm | 65 (105) | 987 | Central America, Florida, The Bahamas, Bermuda, Canary Islands, Madeira | Minimal | None | |||
| Foster | November 17 – November 22 | Category 4 hurricane | 150 (240) | 939 | Nicaragua, Honduras, Cuba | $2.7 billion | 529 | |||
| Heath | December 20 – December 25 | Category 1 hurricane | 90 (145) | 971 | Lesser Antilles | Minimal | None | |||
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| 32 systems | March 1 – December 25 |
200 (320) | 876 | TBD | TBD | |||||
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