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Record-Breaking Winds and Shocking Damage: What Made 2024's Hurricanes Unforgettable

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The 2024 hurricane season officially ended on November 30 , concluding six months of above-average hurricane activity in the Atlantic .

The season had it all: superlatively warm ocean water, flooding as far north as Appalachia , and tornados in the Everglades .

The earliest Category 5 storm in recorded history was Hurricane Beryl , the first Category 5 hurricane of the year .

Hurricane Milton intensified from a Category 1 to a Category 5 system in seven hours .

Milton generated at least three dozen tornadoes across the Sunshine State before it made landfall.

The most storms on record ( seven ) formed in the Atlantic since September 25 , another indicator that the season was still more active than usual.

Hurricane season won’t return until late June , but keep an eye out for forecasts early next year .