The likelihood of hurricanes after the end of October decreases substantially but there are still risks until the season ends November 30th.

The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season traditionally ends in November, but storms have been developing into December.

Milton, a major hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico, became a Category 4 storm Monday and was expected to make landfall in Florida in a couple of days.

For example, every citrus-producing county in Florida was affected by Hurricane Irma in 2017, with most harvesters reporting losses of 30%–70%. Initial damage after Irma was estimated to have exceeded $700 million, according to Fox Weather.

Mountains of sticks, limbs and bagged debris strewn by blustery Hurricane Milton are piled in front of homes across Central Florida, and officials warn it could be weeks until it’s picked up. Solid waste crews in Orlando began working as soon as roads were deemed safe and collected more than 120 tons of debris over the weekend.