The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season is underway and lasts until Nov. 30. You can check here for hurricane season updates.

For the latest tropical development updates, you can check here.


What You Need To Know

  • NOAA predicts above normal activity this hurricane season

  • Atlantic sea surface temperatures are experiencing record warmth

  • La Niña conditions are expected during the peak of hurricane season

NOAA predicts above normal activity across the Atlantic basin this year. It's primarily because of record warm sea surface temperatures across the Atlantic and the expected return of La Nina conditions this summer, both being contributors to tropical activity.

Here are the names that are being used in 2024. This list, excluding any names that get retired, will be re-used in 2030. 

You can learn more about 2024's list of names here.

Here are this season's tropical tracks so far.

Alberto

Alberto was the first named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. It formed in the western Gulf of Mexico on June 19, becoming a tropical storm.

It made landfall in northeastern Mexico on June 20 with max winds of 45 mph, bringing heavy rain, coastal flooding and wind impacts to northern Mexico and South Texas. It dissipated quickly later that day.

Beryl

Beryl is a hurricane in the Caribbean Sea. It made landfall on Carriacou Island in the southern Windward Islands on Monday, July 1 as a strong Category 4 storm with max winds of 150 mph. On Sunday, June 30, it became the earliest Atlantic Category 4 storm on record.

Beryl formed on Friday, June 28, and became a hurricane on Saturday, June 29

Chris

Chris formed on late Sunday, June 30, becoming the third named storm of the season. It made landfall near Lechuguillas in the Mexican state of Veracruz early in the morning on Monday, July 1, bringing heavy rainfall to eastern Mexico.

It was short-lived, dissipating shortly after making landfall and just over 12 hours after becoming a named storm.

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