The official start of hurricane season is less than 60 days away. The ‘A’-named storm will be here before you know it! (Spoiler alert: it’s Andrea.)
Colorado State researchers said there's a 51% chance of a major hurricane making landfall somewhere along the U.S. coastline. The average, based on records from 1880 to 2020, is 43%. A major hurricane has wind speeds of at least 111 mph. The chances for a landfall are greater along the Gulf Coast (33%) than the East Coast (26%).
Colorado State University has released its April forecast for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. According to the forecast, Colorado State University is calling for an above-average hurricane season with 17 named storms. The forecast predicts nine hurricanes, and four major hurricanes.
The CSU women's basketball team has announced the addition of Division II star Madelyn Bragg as a transfer from Northern State University.
Here are the names for the 2025 hurricane season that is listed below for this year. This was the list that was used in the 2019 season. Most of the names remained, minus Hurricane Dorian, which was retired. Dorian cost an estimated 3.4 billion in damage in the Bahamas. This year, the National Hurricane Center and NOAA replaced it with Dexter.
According to CSU’s projections, the upcoming season could see 17 named storms, nine hurricanes, and four major hurricanes.
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Colorado State University is calling for an above-normal level of activity for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season.
Colorado State University forecasters in an early prediction said on Thursday the upcoming 2025 hurricane season would be above average with four major hurricanes out of nine hurricanes among 17 named storms,