Hurricane Pictures 2024

Hurricane pictures / summaries 2024
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Hurricane Beryl
July 1, 2024

Beryl began taking shape about 1000 miles ese of the Windward islands June 29th. The tropical cyclone strengthened rapidly at a very low latitude that next day with top sustained winds at 130 mph. It weakened briefly as it moved through the Windwards, then exploded to 150 mph in the se Caribbean Sea. Beryl continuted to strengthen into the central Caribbean south of Puerto Rico with winds at 165 mph. The eye passed south of Jamaica on July 3rd with the eyewall affecting the southern coast. Two days later landfall occurred on the Yucatan peninsula with winds at 110 mph after bypassing Cozumel. Beryl continued wnw as a tropical storm then turned north and made landfall on the upper Texas coast as a minimal hurricane.

Hurricane Debby
August 4, 2024

Debby formed south of western Cuba on August 3rd. It rapidly moved north to the west of the Florida peninsula and became a minimal hurricane hours before landfall. It made landfall on the Big Bend of Florida on the 5th. The circulation crossed the se Georgia coast and moved offshore. Debby dissipated near the South Carolina coast. Very heavy rainfall of 12"+ was experienced over the western Florida peninsula, Big Bend and into se Georgia / coastal South Carolina.

Hurricane Ernesto
August 18, 2024

Ernesto moved through the Leeward Islands on the 13th as a tropical storm with heavy rainfall. It turned north of Puerto Rico and strengthened into a hurricane. Slight weakening occurred as it passed over Bermuda on the 17th with wind gusts to 84 mph. Winds guided Ernesto northward toward the southeast of Newfoundland on the 19th as an extratropical cyclone.

Hurricane Francine
September 11, 2024

Francine formed on the tail end of a stationary front over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico. It generally stayed east of Texas and eventually made landfall on the central Louisiana coast as a minimal hurricane. Heavy rainfall was the main effect over Louisiana into Mississippi.

Hurricane Helene
September 26, 2024

Hurricane Helene will be remembered for its destruction brought to the southern Appalachains. It formed over the northwest Caribbean Sea on the 24th and became a hurricane as it entered into the southern Gulf of Mexico. A large area of deep convection expanded allowing for strengthening as the circulation remained well west of the Florida peninsula. It began to turn more to the nne and made landfall as a major hurricane on the Big Bend of Florida - the second hurricane of the season to stike the coast there. Helene was expected to move over Atlanta, but it stayed to the east sparing the city from severe damage. The damage was felt further east toward Augusta, into upstate South Carolina and especially in western North Carolina. Approximately 230 people lost their lives in Hurricane Helene, with 107 in North Carolina. Severe damage occurred from wind and rainfall with totals over 30".

Hurricane Isaac
September 27, 2024

Isaac was a small tropical cyclone the spent its life in the central North Atlantic. Winds maxed out at category 2 strength and it eventually transitioned into an extratropical cyclone over the northern North Atlantic waters.

Hurricane Kirk
October 4, 2024

Hurricane Kirk developed west of the Cabo Verde Islands and strengthened into a major hurricane. It moved northwest into the open waters of the North Atlantic and stayed west of the Azores and well east of Bermuda. It also gradually transitioned into an extratropical cyclone as it moved over the colder waters of the northern North Atlantic.

<	Hurricane Leslie October 10, 2024 Leslie followed a somewhat similar course that Kirk took. It formed wsw of the Cabo Verde Islands and moved over the open waters of the central North Atlantic. It had periods of strengthening and weakening as it fought wind shear and dry air.

Hurricane Milton
October 7, 2024

Milton formed in the southwest Gulf of Mexico on October 5th. Forecast models were alarming showing that this could be a very strong hurricane. Milton rapidly intensified as it moved ene across the western Gulf and became a category 5 hurricane at 160 mph. It continued to strenghten north of the Yucatan to 180 mph / 895 mb, making it one the the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record. Shear and dry air began weakening Milton as it approached the western peninsula of Florida. As Milton made landfall south of Tampa on the evening of the 9th, winds had dropped considerably. Winds on land that were measured were generally below 100 mph. The track continued across the central peninsula and winds were measured on the Space Coast to 60-75 mph as it weakened offshore and became extratropical.

<	Hurricane Oscar October 20, 2024 Oscar was a tiny late season hurricane that formed near the Turks and Caicos. It drifted toward the northeastern tip of Cuba where it weakened after becoming a minimal hurricane south of Great Inagua.

Hurricane Rafael
November 6, 2024

Rafael developed south of southeastern Cuba. It began to truly organize as it passed north of the northern Caymans and south of central Cuba. Winds were estimated at 115 mph just before landfall over western Cuba on the 6th. Rafael then weakened somewhat over land then moved into the southern Gulf of Mexico. Gradually wind shear and dry air disrupted the circulation before it could make another landfall.

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