The storm/low pressure forecast on November 20 of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said that during the week from November 20-26, 2024, no low pressure or storm is expected in the Philippine monitoring area as well as in the East Sea.
However, during the week of November 27 to December 3, 2024, a low pressure is expected to appear in the Philippine Forecast Area (PAR). This low pressure is likely to develop into a low to moderate storm, moving towards Visayas - Southern Luzon. It is not yet clear whether this low pressure is likely to enter the East Sea or not.
The Northwest Pacific, including the South China Sea, has produced 25 named tropical storms this year, up from 19 in the 2023 typhoon season.
Of the 25 storms, eight were super typhoons that made landfall, causing significant damage, compared to five last year. The previous record was seven super typhoons recorded in both 2018 and 2019. The eight super typhoons this year are Gaemi, Shan Shan, Yagi, Krathon, Kong-rey Yinxing, Toraji and Man-yi.
Meanwhile, the Atlantic hurricane season ends on November 30 and no new depressions or storms are expected to form in the next seven days, according to the US National Hurricane Center's hurricane forecast.
However, on November 20, a "bomb cyclone" - one of the strongest storms in the northwest United States in decades - hit the entire area, killing at least one person and leaving more than 600,000 without power, causing heavy rain and downed a series of trees.
Of the 18 named storms so far in the Atlantic hurricane season, 11 have developed into hurricanes. Of those 11 storms, five have reached major hurricane strength (level 3 or higher).
This year's 11 hurricanes in the Atlantic basin have exceeded the 30-year average of 6.9 from 1991-2020 and even surpassed 2023.
Last year, there were the fourth-most named storms on record, with 20, but only seven became hurricanes.
This year's hurricane season has seen five hurricanes make landfall in the United States.
The first was Hurricane Beryl, a rare major hurricane in June and the earliest Category 5 Atlantic hurricane on record.
Hurricane Debby made landfall on August 5 in Florida's Big Bend as a Category 1 storm. Debby's heavy rains have caused both flash floods and river flooding across the southeastern United States, especially from Florida to the Carolina.
Hurricane Francine formed off the coast of Mexico and made landfall in Louisiana on September 11 with winds of 160 km/h.
Then came one of the year's deadliest storms. Hurricane Helene made landfall near Perry, Florida, on September 26 as a Category 4 storm with peak winds of 225 km/h. The storm killed more than 230 people in six states.
October brought Hurricane Milton, the most intense Atlantic basin hurricane since Hurricane Dorian in 2019. Milton strengthened into a Category 5 storm in the Gulf of Mexico and moved south of Tampa, making landfall on October 9 as a Category 3 storm with peak winds of 120 mph.
As of November 14, the Atlantic hurricane season has caused more than 300 deaths and nearly $190 billion in damage. Most of the deaths were caused by Hurricanes Beryl, Helene and Milton, while most of the damage was caused by Hurricanes Helene and Milton.
