The tropical season has gotten off to an active start in 2020 and that active pattern looks to continue.

What You Need To Know


  • Forecasters at Colorado State University have revised their hurricane forecast upward

  • They now expect 20 named tropical storms, 9 hurricanes, and 4 major hurricanes

  • This hurricane season has already set records for the number of storms so early in the season

This week meteorologists at Colorado State University updated their seasonal forecast for the development of tropical systems, increasing the number of storms they believe will develop through the end of the hurricane season in November.

CSU's initial forecasts in April and June called for 16 named storms.  This week's update is now for 20 storms to develop during the tropical season.  This includes the five storms that have already developed since Tropical Storm Arthur formed on May 16th.

The forecast is now more in line with the official hurricane season forecast issued by NOAA earlier this year. Of the 20 tropical storms CSU predicts, 9 are forecast to become hurricanes, with 4 expected to become major hurricanes with winds of 111 mph and greater.

Remember though, this is a forecast for development, not landfall.

 

 

The 2020 hurricane season has already set records.

With the development of Tropical Storms Arthur and Bertha in May, this is the sixth year in a row with tropical system formation before the start of the season on June 1st.

Also, with the development of Tropical Storm Edouard on July 4th, this is the earliest formation of the 5th named storm of any Atlantic Basin season.