It doesn’t look good.
The forecast calls for an “extremely active” season of 23 named storms.
Their predictions echo earlier forecasts from AccuWeather and Florida’s Dr. Ryan Truchelut, chief meteorologist at WeatherTiger.
Next up will be the season forecast from the National Hurricane Center, usually released in May.
Indications as early as February have had forecasters on edge, predicting it will be an active season because of the combination of La Niña and record warm water temperatures in the Atlantic basin. The Atlantic basin is made up of the northern Atlantic, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico.
Colorado State University predicting 23 named storms for 2024 Atlantic hurricane season
CSU’s 2024 Atlantic hurricane season forecast calls for:
23 named storms
11 hurricanes
5 major hurricanes
“We estimate 2024 will have 23 named storms, average is 14.4; 115 named storm days, average is 69.4; 11 hurricanes, average is 7.2; 45 hurricane days, average is 27.0; five major — Category 3-4-5 — hurricanes, average is 3.2; and 13 major hurricane days, average is 7.4,” CSU said.
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Where could hurricanes hit this season?
“We anticipate a well above-average probability for major hurricanes making landfall along the continental United States coastline and in the Caribbean,” CSU meteorologists said in the announcement released April 4.