The latest storm news from Wral.com shows that according to the latest hurricane forecast from North Carolina State University, there will be 12 to 15 named storms forming during the 2025 hurricane season, higher than the long-term average.
North Carolina State University hurricane experts have released their forecast for the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season this week.
The average number of named storms per season in the Atlantic over the long term (from 1951 to 2023) is 11, and the more recent average (from 1994 to 2024) is 15.
North Carolina State University researchers predict that of the 12 to 15 named storms expected to form this year's hurricane season, six to eight have strengthened into hurricanes, with two to three becoming major hurricanes.
From 1991 to 2000, an average of 14.4 named storms were recorded in each season.
Lian Xie, a professor of marine, earth and atmospheric Sciences at North Carolina State University, has used the method of assessing more than 100 years of historical data on the location and intensity of storms in the Atlantic, as well as other variables, including weather patterns and sea surface temperatures, to predict the number of storms that will form in each ocean basin.
The Atlantic basin includes the entire Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea.
North Carolina State University's hurricane forecast was released shortly after Colorado State University released an early hurricane forecast in early April.
The University of Colorado's forecast says there will be 17 named storms, with 9 of them becoming hurricanes and 4 major hurricanes.
The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30.
