The 2024 hurricane season was expected to be especially bad. Why is it so quiet?

(NEXSTAR) – Sept. 10 is considered to be the "peak" of hurricane season in the Atlantic – so where are all the storms?

The 2024 season was forecast to be "above-normal," with as many as 25 named storms, 13 hurricanes and seven major hurricanes (Category 3 or stronger). Last month, in a mid-season update, the Climate Prediction Center's ranges didn't change much: 17 to 24 named storms, 8 to 13 hurricanes, and four to seven major hurricanes.

But over halfway through hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to Nov.