Draft:Hurricane Kirk (2024)

• Comment: We also cannot accept drafts written with a large language model. Jalen Barks (Woof) 03:12, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

• Comment: Meteorology does not predict the impossible, and current NHC predictions have this storm turning northward away from North America, therefore making this storm not notable. Jalen Barks (Woof) 02:28, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

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On September 28, the NHC began monitoring a broad area of low pressure producing limited shower activity west of Cabo Verde. As showers and thunderstorms associated with the disturbance became better organized, satellite imagery on September 29 revealed that the disturbance's circulation was becoming better defined. As a result, later that day, it developed into Tropical Depression Twelve. The next day it developed into Tropical Storm Kirk. Amidst "quite conducive" environmental conditions, Kirk strengthened at a quick pace, with the National Hurricane Center noting a partial eyewall by early on September 30. Around the afternoon of October 1, the NHC reported that Kirk became a hurricane. Late on October 2, Kirk began to rapidly intensify and became a major hurricane by early on October 3.

Draft:Hurricane Kirk (2024)

Hurricane Kirk in the open North Atlantic at approximately 04:24 UTC on October 4, 2024
Meteorological history
Formed	September 29, 2024
Category 4 major hurricane
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS)
Highest winds	145 mph (230 km/h)
Lowest pressure	934 mbar (hPa); 27.58 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities	0
Missing	0
Damage	>$0.00 (2024 USD)
Areas affected	Cabo Verde
Part of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season

Meteorological history

Map plotting the storm's track and intensity, according to the Saffir–Simpson scale

Map key

Saffir–Simpson scale

  Tropical depression (≤38 mph, ≤62 km/h)
  Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)
  Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)
  Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)
  Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)
  Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)
  Category 5 (≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h)
  Unknown

Storm type

Tropical cyclone

Subtropical cyclone

Extratropical cyclone, remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depression

Kirk developed into a tropical depression on September 29, 2024, approximately 1,070 miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands. It quickly intensified into a tropical storm and was named Kirk by the National Hurricane Center (NHC). By October 1, Kirk had strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph. The hurricane continued to intensify, reaching fast winds near 90 mph by October 2. Forecasts indicated that Kirk would continue to strengthen and potentially become a major hurricane as it moved west-northwest across the Atlantic. The storm’s rapid intensification was attributed to favorable environmental conditions, including warm sea surface temperatures. It still continued west intensifying the winds to 120 mph, making it a Category 3 hurricane on October 3, 2024.