What are 2024 hurricane names? When is Atlantic hurricane season?
The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 through Nov. 30. Here is the list of names for 2024, as set by the World Meteorological Organization.
(This story was updated to add new information.)
The National Hurricane Center is tracking three systems that could develop into dangerous storms.
In the Atlantic, the remnants of Gordon are expected to merge with another area of low pressure and could build back up into a tropical depression or storm, but there is no threat to land. A second disturbance a few hundred miles northwest of Gordon has a 20% chance of becoming something stronger over the next week.
However, a large but weak storm spinning slowly over Central America and the northern Caribbean has the potential to form late this weekend or early next week, the NHC said, and could become a tropical depression.
AccuWeather forecasters warn that the current conditions in the Caribbean could lead to more unnamed but disruptive storms like the one that flooded areas of coastal North Carolina Monday with more than 20 inches of rain in a day.
“Given how warm waters typically are in the region and energy from the Central America gyre, there is the potential for any system that forms over the western Caribbean to the central Gulf to quickly intensify and track into the U.S.,” AccuWeather Lead Hurricane Expert Alex DaSilva said.
A flood warning is still in effect for the St. Johns River near Astor, affecting Volusia and Lake counties, and a coastal flood warning is in effect in coastal Duval, Trout River and South Central Duval until 5 a,.m. Saturday.
Florida beaches as far south as Brevard County are under a high risk of dangerous rip currents through late tonight.
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What’s out there and how likely are they to strengthen?
Central Subtropical Atlantic (Remnants of Gordon): An area of showers and thunderstorms located over the central subtropical Atlantic is associated with the remnants of Gordon.
Some development of this system is possible while it moves northward or north-northeastward over the next few days.
Formation chance through 48 hours: low, 30 percentFormation chance through 7 days: low, 30 percent
Central and Western Subtropical Atlantic: An area of low pressure located about 750 miles southeast of Bermuda is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms.
Environmental conditions appear only marginally conducive, but some development of this system is possible while it meanders over the open waters of the central or western Subtropical Atlantic though early next week.
Formation chance through 48 hours: low, 10 percentFormation chance through 7 days: low, 20 percent
Northwestern Caribbean Sea and Southeastern Gulf of Mexico: A broad area of low pressure could form by early next week over the northwestern Caribbean Sea.
Thereafter, gradual development of this system is possible, and a tropical depression could form as the system moves slowly to the north or northwest over the northwestern Caribbean Sea and into the southern Gulf of Mexico through the middle part of next week.
Formation chance through 48 hours: low, near 0 percentFormation chance through 7 days: medium, 40 percentWeather watches and warnings issued in FloridaStay informed. Get weather alerts via textWhen is the Atlantic hurricane season?
The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 through Nov. 30.
The Atlantic basin includes the northern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico.
When is the peak of hurricane season?
The peak of the season was Sept. 10, with the most activity happening between mid-August and mid-October, according to the Hurricane Center.
National Hurricane Center map: What are forecasters watching now?
Systems currently being monitored by the National Hurricane Center include:
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