With over seven weeks remaining in the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, it is highly likely that the devastating Hurricane Milton will not be the final storm to affect the U.S. this year.

Indeed, meteorologists are keeping an eye on several other disturbances in the Atlantic, including one situated east of Florida that could develop into Tropical Storm Nadine by Wednesday evening.

This ongoing storm activity is occurring during what is now officially classified as an above-average hurricane season, as noted by Phil Klotzbach, a meteorologist at Colorado State University.

Nadine likely to be short-lived, not a threat to land

A developing storm off Florida’s east coast may briefly be named Tropical Storm Nadine later today, according to the National Hurricane Center’s morning report. However, the hurricane center also indicated that “upper-level winds are expected to become too strong for further development later tonight.”

If it receives the name Nadine, it would mark the 14th named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. Typically, a season that stretches from June 1 to November 30 sees 14 storms.

Hurricane Leslie moving in the open Atlantic

Hurricane Leslie, the seventh hurricane of this season, continues to circulate far from any land. It is predicted to drift around the central Atlantic for the next several days.

“Maximum sustained winds are around 80 mph with higher gusts,” the hurricane center reported. “Some additional strengthening is expected today and tonight, followed by a weakening trend into early next week.”

Tropical wave near Africa’s coast

In the far eastern tropical Atlantic, meteorologists predict that a tropical wave will move off the west coast of Africa tonight or early Thursday.

“The environmental conditions appear only slightly favorable for some minimal development of this system as it moves westward or west-northwestward across the eastern tropical Atlantic and through the Cabo Verde Islands on Friday,” according to the hurricane center.

Above-normal activity in the Atlantic hurricane season

According to one measure, the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season has been busier than usual:

“The season has now generated 127 ACE (Accumulated Cyclone Energy), officially classifying it as an above-normal season by NOAA’s standards,” Klotzbach noted on X on Wednesday.

ACE is a measure that assesses storm frequency, intensity, and duration.