Dale C. S. Destin – Published 03 December 2024: Despite threats of a very late tropical cyclone, the official 2024 hurricane season, which was quite active, came to a quiet end Saturday night.
The season is responsible for over 400 deaths and over US$222 billion in damage, the second costliest on record.
268Weather adjudged the season’s activity above normal with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) index of 162. The ACE gives a snapshot of the overall season’s activity, capturing in one index the number, intensity and duration of all named storms.
Notwithstanding the above-normal season, it was quiet for Antigua and Barbuda with only a half-baked tropical storm in Ernesto affecting the area. Tropical Storm Ernesto impacted parts of Antigua and Barbuda with 55 mph winds with gusts to 68 mph. As a minimal storm, it caused minimal damage.
The 2024 hurricane season, with an ACE of 162, was the 21st most active on record dating back 173 years to 1851. It also ranks 5th for the most hurricanes; 9th for the most major hurricanes and 13 for the most named storms.
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