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2024 Atlantic hurricane season
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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.
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2024 Atlantic hurricane season | |
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![]() 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 | 3 |
Total storms | 3 |
Hurricanes | 1 |
Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+) | 1 |
Total fatalities | 51 total |
Total damage | > $6.01 billion (2024 USD) |
Related articles | |
Atlantic hurricane seasons 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
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The season's second system, Hurricane Beryl, became the earliest Category 5 Atlantic hurricane on record and only the second recorded in the month of July. Chris formed June 30 and quickly made landfall in Veracruz.