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Monthly Tropical Weather Summary
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
800 AM EDT Fri Nov 1 2024

For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:

Tropical cyclone activity this October was above average in terms 
of the number of named storms and hurricanes that formed in 
the basin.  Four named storms formed in October with three of 
them becoming hurricanes, and one of those becoming a major 
hurricane (Milton).  Based on a 30-year climatology (1991-2020), 
two to three named storms typically develop in October, with 
one of them becoming a hurricane and a major hurricane.  In 
addition, Kirk, which developed in late September, became a 
major hurricane during October.

During the month, Milton made landfall along the west coast of 
Florida as a category 3 hurricane, and Oscar made landfall as a 
category 1 hurricane in eastern Cuba.  Nadine made landfall in 
Belize as a tropical storm.

In terms of Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE), which measures the 
strength and duration of tropical storms and hurricanes, activity in 
the basin so far in 2024 is about 115 percent of the long-term 
(1991-2020) mean. 

Reports on individual cyclones, when completed, are available at the 
National Hurricane Center website at
www.hurricanes.gov/data/tcr/index.php?season=2024&basin=atl

Summary Table

Name                     Dates               Max Wind (mph)
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TS Alberto              19-20 Jun                 50*
MH Beryl             28 Jun-9 Jul                165
TS Chris     30 Jun-1 Jul                 45*
H  Debby                  3-9 Aug                 80
H  Ernesto              12-20 Aug                100
H  Francine              9-12 Sep                100
TS Gordon               11-17 Sep                 45
MH Helene               24-27 Sep                140
H  Isaac                26-30 Sep                105
TS Joyce             27 Sep-1 Oct                 50
MH Kirk              29 Sep-7 Oct                145
H  Leslie                2-12 Oct                105 
MH Milton                5-10 Oct                180
TS Nadine               19-20 Oct                 60
H  Oscar                19-22 Oct                 85

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Dates are based on Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
* Denotes a storm for which the post-storm analysis is complete.

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Hurricane Specialist Unit