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Will there be a hurricane after Milton? Final prediction.

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Will there be a hurricane after Milton? Final prediction.

With just over seven weeks left in the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, there’s a good chance that catastrophic Hurricane Milton won’t be the last storm to hit the U.S. this year.

In fact, forecasters continue to keep an eye on a few other systems across the Atlantic basin. An area east of Florida that briefly looked like it might have become Tropical Storm Nadine on Wednesday dissipated before ever becoming a cyclone.

The storm parade takes place against the backdrop of what can now officially be called an above-average hurricane season Colorado State University meteorologist Phil Klotzbach.

Potential Nadine was not a threat to the country

A developing system off the east coast of Florida that moved away from land that never formed to become Tropical Storm Nadine.

“Environmental conditions are no longer conducive to further development as the system moves from east to northeast and moves south of Bermuda today,” the National Hurricane Center said early Thursday morning.

There have been thirteen named storms in the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. A typical season – which lasts from June 1 to November 30 – has 14 storms.

Hurricane Leslie orbits in the open Atlantic Ocean

Hurricane Leslie, the seventh hurricane of the season, continues to spin far from land on Thursday after strengthening since Wednesday. It is predicted to wander around the central Atlantic Ocean in the coming days.

“Maximum sustained winds are near 105 miles per hour with higher gusts,” the hurricane center said. “Leslie is expected to weaken in the coming days.”

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Tropical wave off the African coast

In the far eastern tropical Atlantic, forecasters say a tropical wave has moved off the west coast of Africa, causing disorganized showers and thunderstorms on Thursday.

“Environmental conditions appear marginal for limited development of this system as it moves westward or west-northwestward over the eastern tropical Atlantic Ocean and the Cape Verde Islands on Friday,” the hurricane center said.

Above-normal Atlantic hurricane season

By one measure, the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season was more active than normal:

“The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season has now generated 127 ACE (Accumulated Cyclone Energy), which officially meets NOAA’s definition of an above-normal season,” Klotzbach said on X Wednesday.

ACE is a measure that includes the frequency, intensity and duration of storms.

Contributions: Jeanine Santucci

(This story has been updated to add new information.)

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