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The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season officially ends on November 30.

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The Atlantic season runs from June 1 to November 30, though tropical

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cyclones can occur anytime of the year under the right conditions.

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The Atlantic basin saw 18 named storms with 11 intensifying into hurricanes.

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Five of those were major hurricanes intensifying
into Category 3 or higher.

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The major hurricanes were Hurricane Beryl, Hurricane Helene,

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Hurricane Kirk, Hurricane Milton, and Hurricane Rafael.

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Beryl broke numerous records,

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including becoming the earliest Category 5 hurricane on record to form

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in the Atlantic on July 2.

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Hurricane Helene was the strongest hurricane on record to make

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landfall in the Big Bend region of Florida.

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Helene later brought damaging winds and devastating flooding across

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the southern Appalachians.

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GOES-16 watched as Hurricane Milton’s central pressure dropped

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to 897 millibars - the lowest pressure for an Atlantic hurricane since

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Hurricane Wilma in 2005.

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NOAA satellites are constantly monitoring the Atlantic basin for

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th development of tropical storm systems.

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GOES satellites track the development, movement, intensity, and

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lightning activity within tropical storms and hurricanes in near real-time.

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Meanwhile, JPSS satellites provide data to
forecasters and meteorologists about

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atmospheric temperature, moisture and sea surface temperatures.

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This data can help forecast a hurricane’s path

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up to seven days in advance.

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While the Atlantic hurricane season officially ends November 30,

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NOAA satellites will continue to keep watch for any developing storms.

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Earth From Orbit: 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season Comes to a Close

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