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The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season was the fourth-most active Atlantic hurricane season on record with 20 named storms forming, [nb 1] tied with 1933. Among them, 7 became hurricanes, with 3 reaching major hurricane strength.
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season was a very active and extremely destructive Atlantic hurricane season that became the third-costliest on record, behind only 2017 and 2005. The season featured 18 named storms , 11 hurricanes, and 5 major hurricanes ; it was also the first since 2019 to feature multiple Category 5 hurricanes .
The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season saw an above average number of named storms and an average number of hurricanes and major hurricanes (category 3 or higher on the 5-level Saffir–Simpson wind speed scale).
The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season ends on Thursday as one of the busiest on record, with a twist: Most of its storms veered into the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
Due to the number of powerful hurricanes, including long-lived storms like Ernesto and Kirk, the ACE for the 2024 season is 161.6, higher than any of the past three hurricane seasons.
Hurricane Idalia was the only U.S. landfalling hurricane in 2023. It made landfall on August 30 as a Category 3 hurricane near Keaton Beach, Florida, before dumping rain across Florida, Georgia ...
– Hurricane Kirk rapidly intensifies to Category 3 strength about 1,310 mi (2,110 km) west-northwest of Brava, making it the third major hurricane of the season. [ 39 ] 00:00 UTC (11:00 p.m. CVT, October 2) at 10°24′N 29°48′W / 10.4°N 29.8°W / 10.4; -29.8 ( The depression becomes Tropical Storm
February 20, 2024 at 11:51 AM. 1 / 5. ... AccuWeather will release its full 2024 Atlantic hurricane season forecast on Wednesday, March 27. ... USA TODAY Sports.