2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season Wraps Up | NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellites constantly monitor the ocean for tropical activity. As the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season comes to a close on Nov. 30, we are looking back at its above-average activity, with a record breaking ramp up following a peak-season lull.
So far, eighteen tropical depressions have formed, and all of them were named storms. Eleven storms became hurricanes, of which five strengthened into major hurricanes (Category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale). Of those storms, five made landfall in the continental U.S., with two making landfall as major hurricanes. Although the season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30, tropical and subtropical cyclone formation can occur at any time.
NOAA uses geostationary operational environmental satellites (GOES) and polar-orbiting, non-geosynchronous, environmental satellites called the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS).
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Release Date: Nov. 25, 2024
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