Climate Changed
Atlantic Hurricane Season May Bring More Storms Than Normal
- Six-month season will see 11 to 17 named storms, NOAA says
- Forecasts hinge on prospect of Pacific El Nino forming
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The Atlantic hurricane season will likely churn out an above-average 11 to 17 named storms, in part due to fading odds than an El Nino will form in the Pacific.
Of storms that emerge during the six-month season that begins June 1, five to nine will reach hurricane strength with winds of 74 miles (119 kilometers) per hour, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday. Two to four may become major systems reaching Category 3 or stronger on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale.