NOAA predicts another active hurricane season

Author: || Published: 5/20/2021 at 12:16pm

The Climate Prediction Center released their seasonal prediction today, and to noone’s suprise it included an above-average forecast.

The official prediction is: Above-normal Atlantic hurricane season. The CPC calls for 13 to 20 named storms (winds of 39 mph or higher), of which 6 to 10 could become hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or higher), including 3 to 5 major hurricanes (category 3, 4 or 5; with winds of 111 mph or higher) is expected.

Forecasters predict a 60-percent chance of an above-normal season, a 30-percent chance of a near-normal season, and a 10-percent chance of a below-normal season.

Courtesy: nhc.noaa.gov

A video from NOAA:

The First named storm of the season may develop during the next five days given what the National Hurricane Center is monitoring as of this morning. If it does get a name, it will be Ana.


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Nick Lilja

Nick is former television meteorologist with stints in Amarillo and Hattiesburg. During his time in Hattiesburg, he was also an adjunct professor at the University of Southern Mississippi. He is a graduate of both Oregon State and Syracuse University that now calls Houston home. Now that he is retired from TV, he maintains this blog in his spare time.

One thought on “NOAA predicts another active hurricane season”

  1. Hoping this won’t be a year where, if a thunderstorm develops over the Atlantic, it gets a name. Not sure what the ‘end-game’ is here with the NHC.

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