Will there be another hurricane after Milton? What forecasters are watching.

With more than 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 impact the U.S. this year.

In fact, forecasters are continuing to watch several other systems across the Atlantic basin, including one east of Florida that could become Tropical Storm Nadine later Wednesday.

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

Nadine would be short-lived, no threat to land

A developing system off the east coast of Florida may briefly become Tropical Storm Nadine later Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center said Wednesday morning. However, "upper-level winds are forecast to become too strong for further development later tonight," the hurricane center said.

If it becomes Nadine, it would be the 14th named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. A typical season – which lasts from June 1 to Nov. 30 – has 14 storms.

Hurricane Leslie spins in the open Atlantic

Hurricane Leslie, the 7th hurricane of the season, continues to spin far from land on Wednesday. It's forecast to wander around the central Atlantic over the next few days.

"Maximum sustained winds are near 80 mph with higher gusts," the hurricane center said. "Some additional strengthening is anticipated today and tonight, followed by weakening through early next week."

Tropical wave off Africa's coast

In the far eastern tropical Atlantic, forecasters say a tropical wave is expected to move off the west coast of Africa tonight or early Thursday.

"Environmental conditions appear only marginally favorable for some limited development of this system while it moves westward or west-northwestward across the eastern tropical Atlantic and through the Cabo Verde Islands on Friday," the hurricane center said.

Above-normal Atlantic hurricane season

By one measurement, the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season has been more active than usual:

"The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season has now generated 127 ACE (Accumulated Cyclone Energy), officially meeting NOAA's definition of an above-normal season," Klotzbach said on X Wednesday.

ACE is a metric that includes storm frequency, intensity and duration.

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