The 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season has come to an end after 18 storms, two Category 5 hurricanes, hundreds of fatalities and more than one hundred billion dollars in damage.

This is the last week of a truly shitty Atlantic hurricane season. It was record-breaking. People are still recovering. Misinformation managed to make things even worse. Now, we get a six-month-ish break before it starts over again — perhaps with fewer federal resources to respond in the US.

The 2024 hurricane season was an impactful season that met high expectation, despite a relatively slow start. The most active part came in the latter half of the season.

The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season still reached "hyperactive" levels, despite not quite reaching the lofty forecasts for record-breaking activity given in the spring.

So far, the 2024 season has produced 18 named storms, 11 of which developed into hurricanes, including five major hurricanes at Category 3 or greater.

T he hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to November 30, will end this week. It produced 18 named storms with winds over 39 miles per hour. Of these, eleven were hurricanes,

The Atlantic hurricane season officially ends on Saturday, Nov. 30. It was a season that left its mark in the record books in many ways, including the earliest Category 5 on record and a catastrophic storm that changed the landscape of North Carolina forever.

The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season was marked by an unusual pattern of storm activity. In total, forecasters tracked 18 named storms, 11 hurricanes, and 5 major hurricanes during the season.