The 2024 Hurricane Season has ends on Nov. 30 with no disturbances expected in the next seven days. Everything looks quiet due to a series of cold fronts that keep the tropics at bay.
It was an active hurricane season with 18 named storms and 11 hurricanes. Five of the hurricanes this year were considered major.
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Hurricane Beryl kicked off this year's hurricane season as the earliest Category 5 storm on record in the Atlantic basin. Beryl caused a lot of flooding and storm surge along Texas and Louisiana, making landfall as a Category 1.
Another record-setter was Hurricane Helene which made landfall as a Category 4 on Florida's Gulf Coast Sept. 26. This storm traveled north, causing even more flooding issues from the Gulf to the North Carolina mountains and southern Appalachians. Helene storm caused more than 150 direct fatalities.
The last record-setter was Hurricane Milton which tore through Florida Oct. 9. The impact was felt in our viewing area as Milton produced a total of 22 tornadoes spanning from Palm Beach County to Indian River County. In total, there were 46 tornadoes across the state.
Making landfall as a powerful Category 3 hurricane near Siesta Key, Florida, Milton's rapid intensification was one of the highest ever observed. Wind speeds increased to 90 mph within a 24-hour period ahead of its landfall.
We will be so grateful for our fearless Hurricane Hunters who completed 392 missions this hurricane season. Within the 392 flights, they flew through the eye of a hurricane 80 times.
The 2024 Hurricane Season is one we will surely not one to forget.
