Tropical tracker: Timeline of storms in the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season

Editor's Note: The video above shows the latest from the KXAN First Warning Weather team.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Each year, the Atlantic hurricane season officially runs from June 1 through Nov. 30.

This year is expected to be very active, with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicting an 85% chance of an above-average season.

NOAA is forecasting 17-25 named storms, 8-13 of which are predicted to become hurricanes. Of those, 4-7 are projected to become major hurricanes of Category 3 or higher.

Follow along as we track each storm throughout hurricane season.

Tropical Storm Alberto

• June 19, 10 a.m.: Tropical Storm Alberto forms in the western Gulf of Mexico, about 185 miles east of Tampico, Mexico, or 295 miles south-southeast of Brownsville, Texas. Alberto has maximum sustained winds of 40 mph. The storm is moving west at 9 mph.