CSU researchers over-predicted a near-average 2022 Atlantic hurricane season
Fourteen named storms formed in 2022, with eight of these storms becoming hurricanes and two reaching major hurricane strength.
Fourteen named storms formed in 2022, with eight of these storms becoming hurricanes and two reaching major hurricane strength.
As Florida has seen landfall of Hurricane Ian, a team of hurricane research experts in Colorado is continuing their efforts to provide advanced data on the storm and its trajectory. (CBS News)
On Tuesday, all eyes were on Hurricane Ian, a category 4 (and possibly higher) hurricane about to hit the southwest coast of Florida and the surrounding region.
Hurricane researchers have reduced their forecast slightly but continue to call for an above-average Atlantic hurricane season in 2022.
Twenty-one named storms formed in 2021, with seven of these storms becoming hurricanes and four reaching major hurricane strength.
The CSU Tropical Meteorology Project team is predicting 18 named storms in 2021, including Ana, which formed in May.
Of 17 named storms they're predicting, researchers expect eight to become hurricanes and four to reach major hurricane strength this season.
The season broke the single-season Atlantic named storm record with 30 named storms and also featured 13 hurricanes and six major hurricanes.
The Tropical Meteorology Project team is increasing their Atlantic basin seasonal hurricane forecast to 24 named storms in 2020, including the nine that have already formed.