The deaths make 2024 the deadliest hurricane season since 2005, said National Hurricane Center director Michael Brennan.

Seven hurricanes formed in the Atlantic basin after September 25, which was the most on record for that time period.

Coastal residents can now take a collective deep breath — hurricane season is now technically over. By the books, Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30. While surprises can happen, a hurricane has never hit the Lower 48 outside this window,

The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season comes to a close Saturday, bringing an end to a season that saw 11 hurricanes compared to the average seven, billions of dollars in damage and deaths and destruction hundreds of miles from where storms came ashore on the U.

It was the ninth successive hurricane season with above average activity, according to the United Nations' World Meteorological Organization.

The 2024 hurricane season officially ends - and it has been more active than usual, with climate change partly to blame.

The Atlantic spawned 11 hurricanes this season, above the annual average of seven. Also above average was the number of major hurricanes, defined as Category 3 strength or higher on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale.

Hurricane Beryl, which devastated Houston, was the first of multiple hurricanes to move into the U.S. along the Gulf Coast during the season.