calls for 20 to 25 named storms
AccuWeather’s team of expert meteorologists is warning people and businesses to start preparing for a frenzy of tropical activity that could have major impacts on the United States this hurricane season.
(ACCUWEATHER) AccuWeather’s 2024 Hurricane Season forecast calls for 20 to 25 named storms, with eight to 12 of those strengthening into hurricanes, and four to six of those storms potentially directly impacting the U.S.
■ 20-25 Named Storms
■ 8-12 Hurricanes
■ 4-7 Major Hurricanes
■ 4-6 Direct U.S. Impacts
■ Texas, Florida Panhandle, South Florida & Carolinas face heightened risk
■ Potential to break all-time record of 30 named storms in one season
“The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season is forecast to feature well above the historical average number of tropical storms, hurricanes, major hurricanes, and direct U.S. impacts,” said AccuWeather Lead Hurricane Forecaster Alex DaSilva. “All indications are pointing toward a very active and potentially explosive Atlantic hurricane season in 2024.”
With multiple factors and early warning signs pointing to a super-charged hurricane season, DaSilva said 2024 could go down in the record books.
“There is a 10 to 15 percent chance of 30 or more named storms this year. Surpassing 30 would break the record set in 2020,” said DaSilva.
AccuWeather’s forecast calls for a dramatic shift from the 2023 Hurricane Season. Nineteen storms were named in the Atlantic basin, but only four had direct impacts in the United States last year. Hurricane Idalia hit Florida as a Category 3 storm in August.
Tropical Storm Harold soaked southern Texas in August. Tropical Storm Ophelia brought gusty wind and rough surf to North Carolina in September. Lee swiped the New England Coast as a tropical rainstorm, before making landfall in Nova Scotia.
DaSilva said there are four driving forces contributing to the forecast for a super-charged hurricane season that could exhaust the primary list of Atlantic storm names, including: Ocean Temperatures Off The Charts, Flipping from El Niño to La Niña, Weather Patterns in Africa and Changes in Location and Strength of Steering Winds.
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