The

2024 Atlantic hurricane season The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season is the ongoing Atlantic hurricane season in the Northern Hemisphere. The season officially began on June 1, and will end on November 30. These dates, adopted by convention, historically describe the ...

is the current cycle of the annual

tropical cyclone A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Depend ...

season in the

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in the

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. The season officially began on June 1, and will end on November 30. These dates, adopted by convention, historically describe the period in each year when most

subtropical The subtropical zones or subtropics are geographical zone, geographical and Köppen climate classification, climate zones to the Northern Hemisphere, north and Southern Hemisphere, south of the tropics. Geographically part of the Geographical z ...

or tropical cyclogenesis occurs in the Atlantic Ocean (over 97%). No subtropical or tropical development occurred in the Atlantic prior to the start of the season, and the season got off to the slowest start since

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. Even so, hurricane researchers are predicting an above-normal number of named storms this year.

July

July 1 * 00:00 UTC (7:00 p.m. CDT, June 30) at Tropical Depression Three strengthens into

Tropical Storm Chris The name Chris has been used for seven tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean. * Tropical Storm Chris (1982), made landfall at Sabine Pass and caused widespread flooding as far inland as Tennessee, but total damage was low. * Tropical Storm Chris ( ...

about 40 mi (65 km) northeast of the city of Veracruz. * 03:00 UTC (10:00 p.m. CDT, June 30) at Tropical Storm Chris makes landfall in the municipality of

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; it simultaneously attains its peak intensity, with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of . * 06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) at Hurricane Beryl weakens to Category 3 strength about 110 mi (175 km) south-southeast of Barbados. * 06:00 UTC (1:00 a.m. CDT) at Tropical Storm Chris weakens to a tropical depression inland about 45 mi (75 km) west-northwest of the city of Veracruz; it dissipates within the next six hours. * 12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) at Hurricane Beryl re-intensifies to Category 4 strength about 70 mi (125 km) east of

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. * 15:10 UTC (11:10 a.m. AST) at Hurricane Beryl makes landfall on Carriacou Island with sustained winds of , about 30 mi (50 km) north-northeast of Grenada. July 2 * 03:00 UTC (11:00 p.m. AST July 1) at Hurricane Beryl intensifies to Category 5 strength about 510 mi (825 km) east-southeast of Isla Beata, Dominican Republic. * 12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) at Hurricane Beryl reaches peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of and a minimum central pressure of , about 300 mi (485 km) southeast of Isla Beata. * 18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) at Hurricane Beryl weakens to Category 4 strength about 175 mi (280 km) southeast of Isla Beata. July 4 * 06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. EDT) at Hurricane Beryl weakens to Category 3 strength about 110 mi (175 km) southeast of Grand Cayman. * 18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. EDT) at Hurricane Beryl weakens to Category 2 strength about 135 mi (215 km) west of Grand Cayman. July 5 * 01:30 UTC (9:30 p.m. EDT July 4) at Hurricane Beryl re-intensifies to Category 3 strength about 160 mi (260 km) east-southeast of

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. * 09:00 UTC (4:00 a.m. CDT) at Hurricane Beryl weakens to Category 2 strength about 40 mi (65 km) east of Tulum. * 11:05 UTC (6:05 a.m. EST) at Hurricane Beryl makes landfall near Tulum with sustained winds of . * 15:00 UTC (10:00 a.m. CDT) at Hurricane Beryl weakens to Category 1 strength inland, about 100 mi (160 km) east-southeast of Progreso, Mexico. * 18:00 UTC (1:00 p.m. CDT) at Hurricane Beryl weakens to a tropical storm inland, about 65 mi (105 km) east-southeast of Progreso. July 8 * 04:00 UTC (11:00 p.m. CDT July 7) at Tropical Storm Beryl re-strengthens into a Category 1 hurricane about 65 mi (105 km) south-southeast of Matagorda, Texas. * 09:00 UTC (4:00 a.m. CDT) at Hurricane Beryl makes landfall near Matagorda with sustained winds of . * 15:00 UTC (10:00 a.m. CDT) at Hurricane Beryl weakens to a tropical storm inland, about 20 mi (30 km) west-northwest of

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. July 9 * 00:00 UTC (7:00 p.m. CDT July 8) at Tropical Storm Beryl weakens to a tropical depression inland, about 30 mi (50 km) east-southeast of

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. * 15:00 UTC (10:00 a.m. CDT) at Tropical Depression Beryl transitions to a post-tropical cyclone inland, about 160 mi (260 km) west-southwest of Paducah, Kentucky.

August

August 3 * 03:00 UTC (11:00 p.m. EDT August 2) at Tropical Depression Four forms about 75 mi (125 km) south of Caibarién, Cuba. * 21:00 UTC (5:00 p.m. EDT) at Tropical Depression Four strengthens into

Tropical Storm Debby The name Debby has been used for seven tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean. * Hurricane Debby (1982) reached Category 4 strength, grazed Bermuda, and caused high winds at Cape Race, but no significant damage. * Hurricane Debby (1988) reached h ...

about 70 mi (115 km) northwest of

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. August 5 * 03:00 UTC (11:00 p.m. EDT August 4) at Tropical Storm Debby strengthens into a Category 1 hurricane about 65 mi (105 km) west-southwest of

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. * 09:00 UTC (5:00 a.m. EDT) at Hurricane Debby reaches peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of and a minimum central pressure of , about 45 mi (75 km) northwest of Cedar Key. * 11:00 UTC (7:00 a.m. EDT) at Hurricane Debby makes landfall near

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with sustained winds of . * 15:00 UTC (11:00 a.m. EDT) at Hurricane Debby weakens to a tropical storm inland, about 35 mi (55 km) west of

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. August 8 * 06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. EDT) at Tropical Storm Debby makes landfall near Bulls Bay, South Carolina with sustained winds of , about 20 mi (35 km) northeast of

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. * 21:00 UTC (5:00 p.m. EDT) at Tropical Storm Debby weakens to a tropical depression inland, about 45 mi (75 km) east of

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. August 9 * 09:00 UTC (5:00 a.m. EDT) at Tropical Depression Debby degenerates to a remnant low inland, about 110 mi (180 km) north of

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. August 12 * 21:00 UTC (5:00 p.m. AST) at Tropical Storm Ernesto forms about 295 mi (475 km) east-southeast of

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. August 14 * 15:00 UTC (11:00 a.m. AST) at Tropical Storm Ernesto strengthens into a Category 1 hurricane about 175 mi (280 km) northwest of

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. August 16 * 03:00 UTC (11:00 p.m. AST, August 15) at Hurricane Ernesto intensifies to Category 2 strength about 410 mi (660 km) south-southwest of

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; it simultaneously attains its peak intensity, with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph (155 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of . August 17 * 03:00 UTC (11:00 p.m. AST, August 16) at Hurricane Ernesto weakens to Category 1 strength about 65 mi (105 km) south-southwest of Bermuda. * 08:30 UTC (4:30 a.m. AST) near Hurricane Ernesto makes landfall on Bermuda with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a barometric pressure of . August 18 * 03:00 UTC (11:00 p.m. AST, August 17) at Hurricane Ernesto weakens into a tropical storm about 140 mi (225 km) northeast of Bermuda. * 21:00 UTC (5:00 p.m. AST) at Tropical Storm Ernesto to Category 1 strength about 520 mi (840 km) south of

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. August 20 * 15:00 UTC (3:00 p.m. GMT) at Hurricane Ernesto transitions into an extratropical cyclone about 420 mi (675 km) east-northeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland.

November

November 30 * The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season officially ends.

Notes

References

External links

2024 Tropical Cyclone Advisory Archive

National Hurricane Center The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is the division of the United States' NOAA/National Weather Service responsible for tracking and predicting tropical weather systems between the Prime Meridian and the 140th meridian west poleward to the 3 ...

and Central Pacific Hurricane Center {{DEFAULTSORT:Timeline Of The 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season

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