"Colorado State University researchers are predicting that the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season will be more active than previously expected, according to a July forecast released Tuesday.

The new CSU prediction says there will be 25 named storms, with 12 forming into hurricanes and five becoming a major hurricane, meaning a Category 3 or higher. In June, CSU researchers said that there would be 23 named storms, 11 hurricanes and five major hurricanes.

Between 1991 and 2020, an average season has consisted of 14 named storms, seven of which become hurricanes and three that form into major hurricanes."

Poet Wolfe reports for the New Orleans Times-Picayune July 9, 2024. [2]