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The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season was the third-most active Atlantic hurricane season on record in terms of number of tropical cyclones, although many of them were weak and short-lived. With 21 named storms forming, it became the second season in a row and third overall in which the designated 21-name list of storm names was exhausted.
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 30th parallel north in the northeast Pacific Ocean and the 31st parallel north in the northern Atlantic ...
Hurricane Idalia was a powerful and destructive Category 4 hurricane that caused significant damage across parts of the southeastern United States, especially in North Florida, in late August 2023. The ninth named storm, [ a] third hurricane, and second major hurricane of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, Idalia formed from a low-pressure ...
Overall, NOAA predicts a 90% chance of an above-average hurricane season, one of the highest probabilities ever issued by the agency, lead seasonal hurricane forecaster Matthew Rosencrans told USA ...
What to expect this 2024 hurricane season. The NOAA predicts between 17 and 25 named storms this season, with 8 to 13 becoming hurricanes with winds of 74 mph or higher. Forecasters also predict ...
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. [ nb 2] The season also had an above‑normal accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) rating of 148, despite the presence of ...
The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season was a very destructive and deadly Atlantic hurricane season. Despite having an average number of named storms, [nb 1] it became the third-costliest Atlantic hurricane season on record, behind only 2017 and 2005, mostly due to Hurricane Ian. The season officially began on June 1, and ended on November 30.
The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season was the most active Atlantic hurricane season on record, in terms of number of systems. It featured a total of 31 tropical or subtropical cyclones, with all but one cyclone becoming a named storm. Of the 30 named storms, 14 developed into hurricanes, and a record-tying seven further intensified into major ...