The predicted number of storms expected for hurricane season has increased as of Thursday as the ocean temperatures continue to warm up in the Atlantic.
Dr. Phil Klotzbach and his team at Colorado State University have just revised their hurricane season outlook and adjusted the numbers upward. Their pre-season prediction of 13 storms was raised to 15 in June and on Thursday morning the predicted number of named storms was raised to 18.
This number includes four systems that have already formed: Arlene, Bret, Cindy, and an unnamed storm along the East Coast that formed in January. This leaves the remaining 14 anticipated tropical storms.Due to record warm water temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean that are more than 6 °F warmer than average, the number of expected hurricanes was raised from 6 to 9 and major hurricanes were raised from 2 to 4.
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