The 1924 Atlantic hurricane season ran through the summer and the first half of fall in 1924. The season was average with 11 storms; three became hurricanes and two others became major hurricanes. An early season tropical storm hit Belize on June 18 and Mexico on June 21. Two hurricanes formed in August and followed a similar path, forming in the tropical Atlantic, hitting the Lesser Antilles, passing west of Bermuda, becoming extratropical, and eventually hitting Nova Scotia.
A hurricane also struck Florida in early September. A second tropical storm would also hit Florida later in the month. The most intense tropical cyclone of the season struck western Cuba as a Category 5 hurricane and eventually moved ashore near Marco Island, Florida with weaker winds in October. A November tropical storm hit Jamaica and Cuba, becoming a hurricane over the western Atlantic Ocean.
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