When will the 2024 hurricane season end?
Destructive hurricanes have battered parts of the U.S. Nine have been recorded in the Atlantic in 2024. Here’s when hurricane season ends this year.
Just days after Hurricane Helene hit several states in the U.S. and while recovery efforts continue, Florida is preparing for the arrival of Milton, another strong storm.
According to CNN’s tally, the number of deaths from Helene has risen to at least 232 across six states- Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Helene is the second-deadliest hurricane to hit the continental United States in the past 50 years, after Hurricane Katrina, which killed at least 1,833 people in 2005.
Meanwhile, on Wednesday, Oct. 8, Milton has re-intensified into a Category 5 hurricane. According to the forecast path, the storm will make landfall along the central-western coast of Florida on Wednesday night.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Climate.gov websiste, Hurricane Milton is the ninth hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. When does the season end?
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When will the 2024 hurricane season end?
From 1991 to 2020, an average Atlantic hurricane season had 14 named storms, seven hurricanes, and three major hurricanes; that is, Category 3, 4, or 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
The first named storm typically forms in mid- to late June, while the first hurricane tends to develop in early to mid-August. The first major hurricane forms in late August or early September, according to the government weather agency.
The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30. The Atlantic basin includes the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Mexico. Here are the remaining names that can be applied to hurricanes, tropical storms, and other systems originating in the Atlantic Ocean for this season:
- Nadine
- Oscar
- Patty
- Rafael
- Sara
- Tara
- Valerie
- William
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What does hurricane category mean? How many are there?
The Saffir-Simpson scale is a rating from one to five based on the sustained wind speed of a hurricane. This scale estimates the storm’s potential property damage.
- Category One Hurricane: Winds of 74 to 95 mph (119 to 153 km/h).
- Category Two Hurricane: Winds of 96 to 110 mph (154 to 177 km/h).
- Category Three Hurricane: Winds of 111 to 129 mph (178 to 208 km/h).
- Category Four Hurricane: Winds of 130 to 156 mph (209 to 251 km/h).
- Category Five Hurricane : Winds of 157 mph or more (52 km/h or more).