NOAA (the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) issued a forecast on Thursday that says there is an 85 percent chance of more named storms, more hurricanes and more major hurricanes than the average.
Prepare for a busy hurricane season.
NOAA (the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) issued a forecast on Thursday that says there is an 85 percent chance of more named storms, more hurricanes and more major hurricanes than the average.
The forecast is NOAA’s most aggressive ever issued in May ahead of a hurricane season. It predicts:
The forecast for a busy season is in line with forecasts from North Carolina State and Colorado State university experts, who released their forecasts earlier in the spring.
The average over the past 30 years has been:
Each of the forecasts anticipates for a greater number than average of tropical storms, hurricanes and major hurricanes, and the NOAA forecast pushes those numbers the highest.
