Increased Forecast for Atlantic Hurricane Season Activity

The Colorado State University’s (CSU’s) Tropical Meteorology Project has increased the number of named storms – those reaching the criteria for hurricanes, tropical storms, or sub-tropical storms – it predicts for the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season from 17 to 20. The group cited the influence of recent activity in its updated forecast, noting that Elsa’s development and intensification into a hurricane in the tropical Atlantic typically portends an active season. The Tropical Meteorology Project also continues to emphasize it anticipates an above-normal probability for major hurricanes making landfall along the continental U.S. coastline and in the Caribbean, although it has slightly lowered the chance of at least one major hurricane making landfall somewhere on the entire U.S. coastline from 69 to 68 percent. It reminds entities in coastal areas to prepare the same for every season despite forecasted activity, noting it only takes one hurricane making landfall to make it an active season for them. Access the report at CSU.