More record-breaking tropical storms in 2024
Mann
On Nov. 30, the 2024 tropical storm and hurricane season in the Atlantic and Caribbean waters officially ended. It was another year of record-breaking storms that led to over $222 billion in total damage. This was the second costliest tropical storm and hurricane season in recorded history.
The season began with Hurricane Beryl. The storm formed in June as a major hurricane and was the earliest Category 5 Atlantic hurricane in history. Conditions were fairly quiet in July, which made some scientists believe that the season may not be as active. However, it was a different story in August as Hurricane Debby formed in the Gulf of Mexico and made landfall in Florida and South Carolina in the early portion of the month. Tropical activity exploded in August, at least partly due to the record warm sea-surface temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean.
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