One More Named Storm Likely as the End of Hurricane Season Nears

There is one more month left of hurricane season, and chances are that at least one more named storm may form.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is watching two low-pressure systems in the Caribbean that have a chance of developing within the next seven days.
A system off Panama has a 70 percent chance of developing by Nov. 8, and a 30 percent chance of development within the next 48 hours.
While November hurricanes are less common than those in September or October, named storms developed less than a week after an election in 1912, 1916, 1924, 1948, 1964, 1980, 1996, and 2008.
A second low-pressure system was last spotted just north of Puerto Rico, with only a 10 percent chance of developing in the next seven days, and a third low-pressure system is being tracked in the North Atlantic, a few hundred miles west of the Azores.
That third system is given a 40 percent chance of developing in the next 48 hours as it moves eastward. The NHC stated that the system “has been producing increased convection near its center over the past few hours,” and satellite-derived wind data has depicted storm-force winds to the south of the center.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted the 2024 season would have 17 to 24 named storms (winds of 39 mph or higher), with eight to 13 of them being hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or higher) and four to seven becoming Category 3 or stronger, in its Aug. 4 report.
As of Nov. 1, the 2024 season has produced 15 named storms, 10 of which became hurricanes. Five of those hurricanes have made landfall in the U.S.: Hurricanes Beryl, Debby, Francine,  Helene, and Milton.
Hurricane season ends on Nov. 30.