How’s the 2024 Hurricane Season Shaping Up?

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The 2024 hurricane season in the Atlantic Badin is shaping up to be a doozy.

The season’s activity is affected by climate patterns such as El Niño and La Niña, which could account for warmer temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean this hurricane season.

For 2024, forecasts suggest that the Atlantic might experience a moderate to high level of activity, depending on the prevailing sea surface temperatures and atmospheric conditions.

When Is Hurricane Season?

The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 through November 30 each year. During that time, warm weather creates tropical or subtropical storms in the North Atlantic Ocean.

The months when hurricanes are most likely to form — what weather experts call “peak season” — is between late August through September. That’s when you get sea surface temperatures conducive to the formation of cyclones. The historic Hurricane Katrina crashed through New Orleans and the Gulf Coast in 2005.

The named storms for the 2024 hurricane season are:

Alberto
Beryl
Chris
Debby
Ernesto
Francine
Gordon
Helene
Isaac
Joyce
Kirk
Leslie
Milton
Nadine
Oscar
Patty
Rafeal
Oscar
Tony
Valerie
William

Of those storms, so far only hurricane Beryl hit the United States, raking parts of Florida and Georgia before lashing South Carolina.

How To Stay Safe

Stay inside your home and away from windows and glass doors.
Close all interior doors and brace all external doors.
Take shelter in a small interior room like a closet or hallway in the basement or lower level of your home.
If flooding occurs, get out of the basement or lowest level of your home and take refuge on higher ground.

Stay Up To Date

New Orleans features a robust communications system that keeps residents abreast of the major storms. To stay in the know, all you have to do is sign up for the city’s emergency text messaging system.

To do so, text NOLAREADY to 77295. For Spanish notifications, text ESP to 77295.

Final Word

As a top-tier convention city, New Orleans is known for its many festivals, parties and events. Is the city safe? Of course. That also means that Nola is also a top travel destination.

Want real-time tips on how to save when you’re on a trip? Read our Travel Savings Guide.

Keisha Smith

Keisha Smith is a Contributing Writer who attended college at Southern University A&M College in Baton Rouge. She is currently writing a book on south Louisiana culture.