The 2024 hurricane season will be remembered for its record-breaking storms, incredible destruction and the many lives it took.

The 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season has come to an end after 18 storms, two Category 5 hurricanes, hundreds of fatalities and more than one hundred billion dollars in damage.

Like many things in meteorology, physics is at the root of why hurricane season “ends” in November. By the way, I will explain later the use of quotations around the word “ends.” The Atlantic hurricane season starts on June 1st,

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The 2024 Atlantic Hurricane season comes to an end on Saturday, November 30. This year, there were 18 named storms, 11 hurricanes, and five major hurricanes. Three hurricanes impacted Florida, including Debby, Helene, and Milton.

Predicted to be hyperactive, the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season delivered a mighty punch to storm-weary Floridians.

The extremely active 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season is coming to an end and it is time to take a look back at Helene, Milton and all of the other hurricanes and tropical storms that were in the news this year.

This is the last week of a truly shitty Atlantic hurricane season. It was record-breaking. People are still recovering. Misinformation managed to make things even worse. Now, we get a six-month-ish break before it starts over again — perhaps with fewer federal resources to respond in the US.

The last day of Atlantic hurricane season is November 30 and it is unlikely we will add any more activity this year. On average, the Atlantic hurricane season has 14 named storms, 7 hurricanes, and 3 major hurricanes.

The 2024 hurricane season was forecast to be active & - unfortunately - that forecast was accurate. The table below shows the average Atlantic hurricane season vs. Dr. Phil Klotzbach’s preseason forecast