When does hurricane season end? Here’s when the southeast might catch a break.

Natalie Neysa Alund and Samantha Neely, USA TODAY NETWORK

Fri, October 11, 2024 at 5:56 PM UTC

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From Beryl and Francine to Helene and Milton, this year's hurricane season battered the Southeast U.S. and its residents and its visitors to the core.

It's not over.

There have been 13 named storms in the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. Combined they've left millions without power, destroyed communities and left more than 300 people in the nation dead so far this year: Beryl (36 fatalities), Debby (9), Helene (242, as of evening Oct. 9 and counting), and Milton (16).

A system that developed east of Florida this week briefly looked like it might spawn into the next named storm Nadine, but it dissipated before becoming one, the National Hurricane Center reported Thursday. The federal agency was also monitoring Tropical Storm Leslie in the Atlantic, but as of Friday there were no coastal watches or warnings in effect and it was not predicted to land in the U.S.

Crews from various Florida counties have been busy making dramatic water rescues after Hurricane Milton.

But when is hurricane season over? Here’s when we might catch a break.

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When does hurricane season end?

A typical Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 through Nov. 30.

The Atlantic basin includes the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico.

This graphic shows an approximate representation of coastal areas under a hurricane warning (red), hurricane watch (pink), tropical storm warning (blue) and tropical storm watch (yellow). The orange circle indicates the current position of the center of the tropical cyclone.

Countdown clock: How much longer will hurricane season last?

Tropical activity could continue into December this year

While tropical activity generally slows down after mid-October. Don't count on that this year.

This season could "rank among the busiest on record," NOAA said in its August forecast.

NOAA, AccuWeather and and Colorado State University have all predicted the number of storms could be higher than average, with AccuWeather predicting this season has the potential to break the all-time record of 30 named storms in one season.

When is the busiest part of the Atlantic hurricane season?

The most active period of the Atlantic hurricane season historically has been from mid-August through mid-October. The peak hits Sept. 10.

What are the names for the rest of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season?

Names for the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season were last used in 2018 and will be used again in 2030 unless any are retired and replaced by the World Meteorologist Organization.

Debris sits along Rollins Road after Tropical Storm Helene in Marshall, NC, on Oct. 10, 2024.

Here are remaining 2024 hurricane names:

Oscar
Patty
Rafael
Sara
Tony
Valerie
William

Contributing: Cheryl McCloud and Doyle Rice

Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at [email protected] and follow her on X @nataliealund.

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