Update on Atlantic Hurricane Season as it Nears its Peak

The Atlantic hurricane season is nearing the time in which you can expect activity to ramp up. While there have only been five named storms thus far this year, there is no doubt that more action is yet to come. Here is an update on what experts are predicting as the season kicks into high gear.

Update on the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season

Hurricane experts have been warning since the spring that the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season could be one for the record books. Record-setting levels of tropical weather activity is still in the cards as the season approaches its historical peak in the middle of September.

Meteorologists are not wavering in their earlier predictions that there is likely to be between 20 and 25 named storms. Of these numbers, 8 to 12 will go on to become hurricanes. At least another two to four direct landfalls in the U.S. are also likely, according to those who study these climate patterns.

The season has got off to a hot start with two landfalls along the U.S. coastline. Hurricane Beryl was a Category 1 storm when it made landfall along the Texas Gulf Coast on July 8. Then it was Hurricane Debby, coming on shore as a Category 1 storm in northern Florida on August 5. This feature hung around the southeastern U.S. for days, eventually making a second landfall about 20 miles north of Charleston, South Carolina a few days later.

What to Expect Through the End of August

Forecasters are currently keeping tabs on Hurricane Ernesto as it churns off of the East Coast of the U.S. After proving to be a menace to the Caribbean and Bermuda, this storm is predicted to make landfall on Sunday or Monday in Atlantic Canada.