Atlantic Hurricane Season 2022 is forecast to be 7th straight above-average activity with a higher probability of major hurricanes making landfall along the continental United States coastline.
The 2022 hurricane season officially starts June 1.
REPORT:
Pre-seasonal forecasts from the Colorado State University is looking about the possibility of 19 named tropical systems, with 9 hurricanes and also 4 major hurricanes for 2022.
That’s well above the 30-year average.
Both 2020 and 2021 seasons were very busy, with 2020 bringing a record number of 30 named storms.
Similar to 2020 and 2021, the re-emergence of the La Nina global weather pattern, combined with well-above-average Atlantic seawater temperatures, the upcoming hurricane season is expected to be busy.
These warmer than normal water temperatures are also observed across the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico.
