| 2024 Atlantic hurricane season | |
|---|---|
 Season summary map | |
| Seasonal boundaries | |
| First system formed | June 19, 2024 |
| Last system dissipated | Season ongoing |
| Strongest storm | |
| Name | Beryl |
| • Maximum winds | 165 mph (270 km/h) (1-minute sustained) |
| • Lowest pressure | 934 mbar (hPa; 27.58 inHg) |
| Seasonal statistics | |
| Total depressions | 7 |
| Total storms | 7 |
| Hurricanes | 4 |
| Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+) | 1 |
| Total fatalities | 94 total |
| Total damage | > $10.564 billion (2024 USD) |
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The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season is the ongoing Atlantic hurricane season in the Northern Hemisphere. The season officially began on June 1, and will end on November 30. These dates, adopted by convention, historically describe the period in each year when most subtropical or tropical cyclogenesis occurs in the Atlantic Ocean. The first system, Tropical Storm Alberto, developed on June 19, making it the latest first named storm since 2014.
Activity increased at the end of June, with two named storms developing, the first of which was Hurricane Beryl, which became an extremely rare June major hurricane, the earliest Category 5 Atlantic hurricane on record and only the second recorded in July. The second storm was Tropical Storm Chris, which formed on the last day of June and quickly made landfall in Veracruz. Activity then quieted down across the basin for most of July after Beryl dissipated, with no new tropical cyclones forming due to the presence of the Saharan air layer (SAL) across much of the Atlantic. In early August, Hurricane Debby developed in the Gulf of Mexico before making landfall in Florida and South Carolina. Next came Hurricane Ernesto, which impacted the Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico and Bermuda in mid-August. After an unusual lull in activity in late August and early September, Hurricane Francine formed in the Gulf, then made landfall in Louisiana.
So far, the season has caused at least 94 fatalities and at least $10.564 billion (2024 USD) in damages, primarily from Beryl.