Atlantic hurricane season

U.S. forecaster AccuWeather expects an above-average 2024 Atlantic hurricane season with a near-record number of 20-25 storms and direct impacts in parts of Florida, Texas and the Carolinas

Landfall locations (2024)
CANADA
UNITED STATES 
North Carolina
South Carolina 
Alabama
Texas
Impacting U.S.
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean
Florida
Cuba



Atlantic hurricane season 
Forecast 2024 2023
Named storms 20-25  19
Hurricanes 8-12  7
Major hurricanes 4-7 3
Impacting U.S. 4-6  4

2024 Atlantic storm names

Alberto  Helene Oscar
Beryl    Isaac  Patty
Chris    Joyce  Rafael
Debby    Kirk   Sara
Ernesto  Leslie Tony
Francine Milton Valerie
Gordon   Nadine William

Rank Season Cost 
2017 $294.8 billion
2005 $172.3 billion
2022 $120.4 billion
2023 $81.0 billion
2021 $80.7 billion

Rank Season Cost 
2012 $72.3 billion
2004 $61.1 billion
2020 $51.1 billion
2018 $50.5 billion
2008 $48.9 billion


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Sources: Accuweather, NOAA, Reuters