Hurricane season officially kicks off June 1 and runs thru Nov 30. NOAA National Weather Service forecasters are predicting above-normal hurricane activity in the Atlantic basin for 2024 with a range of 17 to 25 total named storms (winds of 39 mph or higher). Of those, 8 to 13 are forecast to become hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or higher), including 4 to 7 major hurricanes (category 3, 4 or 5; with winds of 111 mph or higher). Forecasters have a 70% confidence in these ranges.
The upcoming Atlantic hurricane season is expected to have above-normal activity due to a confluence of factors, including near-record warm ocean temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean, development of La Nina conditions in the Pacific, reduced Atlantic trade winds and less wind shear, all of which tend to favor tropical storm formation.
This blog will be updated often with various 2024 storm news and updates in the body and in the comments below.
And sometimes we delete comments so visitors don't have to read through too many comments about a system that is done.
Atlantic storms typically get the most coverage since they impact many people and land masses across the Atlantic ocean, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea.
Sometimes Pacific storms affect the southwestern U.S. and Hawaiian and other pacific island chains so please share the resources with others and check back often for news and updates.
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Updates as of 7-Nov-2024 7a ET:
In the ATLANTIC / GULF / CARIBBEAN:
NHC watching Rafael in the Gulf and an area of low pressure (yellow blob) in the SW Atlantic...
... RAFAEL forecast to peter out in Gulf before making another landfall possibly in Mexico...
Some key msgs...
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In the PACIFIC:
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Hurricane season runs thru 30-November so check back here for updates on various storms or at Hurricanes.gov and again - download and please share our 68-pg portion of USFRA Family Preparedness guide (in PDF) with tips on preparing for hurricanes, floods, evacuations, assembling kits, making a family plan & more. (And purchases of the full 288-page ebook (only $5) benefit USFRA!)
Stay safe ~ j & B