The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season was a below average hurricane season that produced approximately 9 named storms, with 6 of them becoming hurricanes, and 3 of them becoming major hurricanes. 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. The first system of the season, Alberto, formed on April 22, several weeks prior to the start of the season. while the final storm of the season, Isaac, dissipated on November 28, just days before the end of the season. This season was the second of four below average to average seasons to occur in a row. This season was the most inactive since 2014.
Seasonal Timeline[]
Systems[]
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Hurricane Alberto[]
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | April 22 – April 27 |
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| Peak intensity | 95 mph (155 km/h) (1-min) 984 mbar (hPa) |
Early on April 21, the NHC began monitoring an area of convection classified as a low pressure system located a couple hundred miles west of the Lesser Antilles. Over the next 24 hours, the system organized gradually and showed high sings of development. at 12:00 UTC on April 22, recon planes found a center of circulation and the disturbance was designated as Tropical Depression One. The depression had began curving northwestwards, and was about to enter an area of extremely low wind shear, signifying intensification. Early on April 23, the depressions strengthen and became Tropical Storm Alberto. Once the storm's intensity was upgraded, tropical storm warnings were issued for the Dominican Republic. Alberto then curved northwards and made landfall in the Dominican Republic later on April 23 with winds of around 45 mph.
Tropical Storm Beryl[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | July 9 – July 18 |
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| Peak intensity | 70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) 988 mbar (hPa) |
On July 7, the NHC began monitoring a tropical low located west of the Cabo Verde islands. the disturbance slowly organized before eventually forming a closed circulation by July 9 and being designated as Tropical Storm Beryl.
Hurricane Chris[]
| Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 2 – August 13 |
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| Peak intensity | 145 mph (230 km/h) (1-min) 951 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Debby[]
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 19 – August 24 |
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| Peak intensity | 80 mph (130 km/h) (1-min) 975 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Ernesto[]
| Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 3 – September 9 |
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| Peak intensity | 125 mph (205 km/h) (1-min) 958 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Fineena[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 27 – September 29 |
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| Peak intensity | 45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min) 1008 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Gordon[]
| Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | October 5 – October 11 |
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| Peak intensity | 120 mph (195 km/h) (1-min) 966 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Helene[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | October 19 – October 22 |
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| Peak intensity | 50 mph (80 km/h) (1-min) 1003 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Depression Nine[]
| Tropical depression (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | November 12 – November 13 |
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| Peak intensity | 30 mph (45 km/h) (1-min) 1012 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Isaac[]
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | November 19 – November 28 |
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| Peak intensity | 80 mph (130 km/h) (1-min) 987 mbar (hPa) |
Season Effects[]
| Storm name |
Dates active | Storm category at peak intensity |
Max 1-min wind mph (km/h) |
Min. press. (mbar) |
Areas affected | Damage (USD) |
Deaths | |||
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| Alberto | April 22 – April 27 | Category 2 hurricane | 95 | 984 | Dominican Republic, Bahamas, United States | $327 million | 13 | |||
| Beryl | July 9 – July 18 | Tropical storm | 70 | 988 | Azores | None | None | |||
| Chris | August 2 – August 13 | Category 4 hurricane | 145 | 951 | Central America, Mexico, United States, Bahamas | $24.83 billion | 7 | |||
| Season aggregates | ||||||||||
| 9 systems | April 22 – November 28 | 145 | 951 | $27.34 billion | 107 | |||||
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Storm Names[]
The following names were used for named storms that formed in the North Atlantic in 2024. The names not retired from this list were used again in the 2030 season. This is the same list used for the 2018 season, with the exceptions of Fineena and Marcus which replaced Florence and Michael respectively. Names that were not assigned are marked in gray.
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Retirement[]
In April 2024, the World Meteorological Organization retired the name Chris from its rotating name list due to the amounts of damages and deaths the storm caused. It was replaced with Caleb for the 2030 season.