Experts: ‘Above-active’ hurricane season ahead
By CJ HADDAD - | Apr 7, 2021
While June 1 marks the official start to the season, top forecasters are beginning to predict what potential impacts could be on the horizon.
AccuWeather’s Global Weather Center and its team of tropical weather experts, led by veteran meteorologist Dan Kottlowski, project an above-active season that could result in 16-20 named storms, of which seven to 10 could become hurricanes. They also predict of those hurricanes, three to five could become major hurricanes (Category 3 or higher, maximum sustained winds of 111mph+).
“Current indications are this will be another above-normal season,” said Kottlowski in a release, in his 45th year of issuing forecasts for AccuWeather. “This can translate into high impacts on the United States.”