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– Hurricane Leslie intensifies to Category 2 strength about 945 mi (1,515 km) east-northeast of the northern Leeward Islands; it simultaneously attains its peak intensity, with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 972 mbar (28.70 inHg). [108]
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season was a very active and extremely destructive Atlantic hurricane season, producing 18 named storms, 11 hurricanes, and 5 major hurricanes; it was also the first since 2019 to feature multiple Category 5 hurricanes.
18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) at – Tropical Storm Don strengthens into a Category 1 hurricane and simultaneously reaches peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 986 mbar (29.12 inHg), about 1,230 mi (1,980 km) west-northwest of the Azores
Based on the 30-year average from 1990 to 2020, a typical hurricane season consists of 14 named storms, seven hurricanes, three major hurricanes and four direct impacts on the U.S.
Overall, 119 systems formed this year, with 83 of them being named. The most intense storm of the year was Hurricane Milton, [1] with a minimum barometric pressure of 897 hPa (26.49 inHg). [2] The costliest tropical cyclone was Hurricane Helene, with a damage total of at least $78.7 billion, most of which occurred in the Southeastern United States.
The National Hurricane Center’s forecast map Thursday showed five separate lemon-yellow circles for potential storm formation. But none of those storms listed a development potential over 30% ...
In terms of barometric pressure, the most intense Category 4 Pacific hurricanes of the decade so far have been Hurricane Dora and Hurricane Norma of 2023, each with a minimum pressure of 939 hPa (27.73 inHg); by the metric of maximum sustained winds, the strongest Category 4 Pacific hurricane of the decade to date is Hurricane Dora of 2023 ...
It was also the ninth-strongest hurricane since 1900 to make landfall in Florida, based on barometric pressure. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Hurricane forecasters watching Isaac ...