Hurricane experts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration expect an above-average storm season in 2025, according to a forecast released Thursday.
NOAA’s outlook for the Atlantic hurricane season, which will run from June 1 to Nov. 30, anticipates 13 to 19 named storms with winds topping 39 mph, with six to 10 packing hurricane-strength winds sustained at 74 mph or higher. The agency also forecast three to five major hurricanes, with winds of 111 mph or higher.
“NOAA has a 70 percent confidence in these ranges,” the agency said in a news release.
The projections are based on issues such as warmer-than-average ocean temperatures. The agency doesn’t predict potential landfalls.
The 2024 season, which was forecast to be highly active, produced 18 named storms, 11 hurricanes and five major hurricanes. Three hurricanes hit Florida.
Hurricane Debby made landfall in August in Taylor County with 80 mph sustained winds, Hurricane Helene caused damage up the Gulf Coast before landing as a major storm in September in Taylor County, and Hurricane Milton made landfall in October in Sarasota County as a major storm.
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This article appears in May 21-27, 2025.