While it is not unusual to have a hurricane in November, it is rare to see two at the same time during the month of November. In fact, it has only happened three times during the record keeping era. (Forbes)
Only three storms have formed in this zone during June previously as more typically form in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, according to CSU tropical weather expert Phil Klotzbach. (Washington Post)
During the this week’s National Hurricane Conference, CSU's Phil Klotzbach proposed a better a way to predict the damages of a devastating hurricane — do away with the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. (Orlando Sentinel)
The CSU Tropical Meteorology Project team is predicting 19 named storms during the Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to Nov. 30.
Twenty-one named storms formed in 2021, with seven of these storms becoming hurricanes and four reaching major hurricane strength.
CSU atmospheric scientist Phil Klotzbach joins other experts saying that the accuracy of the Hurricane Ida forecast from the National Hurricane Center was spot-on. (USA Today)
"We used to observe storms less frequently and with satellites that had lower resolution, and consequently, we likely couldn't measure rapid intensification as well as we can now." (CNN)
The team predicts 18 named storms in 2021, including the five named storms that have already formed.
CSU’s Tropical Meteorology Project increased its forecast to 20 named storms and nine hurricanes. In April, it had predicted the 2021 season would net 17 named storms and eight hurricanes. (Smithsonian Magazine)