This is the last week of a truly shitty Atlantic hurricane season. It was record-breaking. People are still recovering. Misinformation managed to make things even worse. Now, we get a six-month-ish break before it starts over again — perhaps with fewer federal resources to respond in the US.

Tropical cyclones are among the most deadly and costly natural disasters that affect the United States and many other countries each year. This has led the scientific community to prioritize improving tropical cyclone prediction and the understanding of how tropical cyclone activity has changed and will change in the future.

The 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season officially comes to an end on Saturday. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS This year, there were 18 named storms, and 11 strengthened into hurricanes. Three of those hurricanes directly impacted Florida.

More hurricanes formed after this season's peak compared to years past and they took lives hundreds of miles from the coast.

Some long range global models show weak low pressure trying to form over the Southern or Western Caribbean & there is a lot of disorganized convection over the Central Caribbean. Any low pressure that might form should stay away from the Lower 48 of the U.S. as upper level troughing holds firm over the Eastern half of the U.S.