As the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season ends Saturday, it will indeed go down in the books as a "hyperactive" season that, despite not quite reaching the lofty forecasts for record-breaking activity given in the spring,

Coastal residents can now take a collective deep breath — hurricane season is now technically over. By the books, Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30. While surprises can happen, a hurricane has never hit the Lower 48 outside this window,

The 2024 hurricane season officially ends - and it has been more active than usual, with climate change partly to blame.

The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season comes to a close Saturday, bringing an end to a season that saw 11 hurricanes compared to the average seven, billions of dollars in damage and deaths and destruction hundreds of miles from where storms came ashore on the U.

The Atlantic spawned 11 hurricanes this season, above the annual average of seven. Also above average was the number of major hurricanes, defined as Category 3 strength or higher on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale.

AccuWeather estimated the season caused an estimated $500 billion in total damage and economic loss. The season saw above-average activity, with a record-breaking ramp up after a

Hurricane Beryl, which devastated Houston, was the first of multiple hurricanes to move into the U.S. along the Gulf Coast during the season.