Stream Hurricane IQ: Weather Impact special

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — June 1 is the start of hurricane season, so the WCNC Weather Impact Team wanted to take a look back at the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season and then forecast what the 2025 hurricane season might look like. 

On Wednesday, June 4, at 8 p.m., you can stream the WCNC Weather Impact Team’s Hurricane IQ special on WCNC+ that dives into what is in store for the 2025 hurricane season. Download WCNC+ on your on Roku, Amazon Fire TV or Apple TV, and stream the Weather IQ hurricane special.

In 2024, the Atlantic basin saw 18 named storms in 2024, 11 of those were hurricanes and five intensified to major hurricanes. Five hurricanes made landfall in the U.S.

Last year was a record-setting season, too. Hurricane Beryl was the earliest Atlantic basin Category 5 hurricane on record. It caused significant storm surge flooding across parts of Texas and Louisiana after making landfall in Texas as a Category 1 storm. 

Hurricane Helene made landfall as a Category 4 storm on the Florida Gulf Coast on Sept. 26. The next day, it caused catastrophic flooding across Western North Carolina. Helene was the deadliest hurricane to affect the continental U.S. since Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The majority of deaths were in North and South Carolina.

Less than two weeks later came Hurricane Milton, which made landfall as a Category 3 storm near Siesta Key, Florida, and resulted in a tornado outbreak that produced 46 tornadoes and caused torrential rainfall and localized flooding. Milton’s rate of rapid intensification was among the highest ever observed.

Watch the Hurricane IQ special on Wednesday, June 4, on WCNC+ to learn more about what’s in store for the 2025 hurricane season. 

🌩️ If you like weather, watch Brad Panovich and the WCNC Weather Impact Team on their Emmy Award-winning Weather IQ YouTube channel. 🎥