Since my last blog was about the upcoming hurricane season I thought I would give a quick update. The National Hurricane Center released their tropical activity forecast on Thursday.  Here is what they are forecasting. 

• 14 to 23 Named Storms (top winds of 39 mph or higher), including:
• 8 to 14 Hurricanes (top winds of 74 mph or higher), of which:
• 3 to 7 could be Major Hurricanes (Category 3, 4 or 5; winds of at least 111 mph)
• Normal is 11 named storms, 6 hurricanes and two major

In their words it should be an “active to extremely active” season.   2005 was the most active season with 28 named storms.  Since 1995 8 of the last 15 seasons rank in the top ten for most named storms.

For more information check out the article from NOAA.

Have a great night! Meteorologist Kristen Connolly

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