Researchers Are Predicting An Above-Average 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season
Researchers are predicting an above-average 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, with 19 named storms and 9 hurricanes expected.
According to the Colorado State University Tropical Meteorology Project and hurricane specialist Dr. Philip Klotzbach, the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season is predicted to be “above average”. This is just forecast #1 out of four from CSU. The second forecast will come out June 2nd, the third July 7th and the final forecast August 4th.
Researchers are predicting:
- 19 named storms
- 9 become hurricanes
- 4 become major hurricanes
An average hurricane season generally produces 14 named storms and seven hurricanes.
Klotzbach says the primary reason for the above-average forecast is based on a predicted lack of El Niño and a warmer-than-normal subtropical Atlantic Ocean.
El Nino years mean high wind shear. Therefore, with a lack of El Nino expected, the wind shear is forecast to be light — which is favorable for tropical development.
National Hurricane Center director Ken Graham brings a shocking statistic on indirect hurricane fatalities’ – “In the last 4 years, we’ve lost more people to carbon monoxide poisoning after a storm than we have in storm surge.”
REMINDER: New as of 2021 – Instead of using the Greek Alphabet once we run out of names, we will use a supplemental list or a second list of names. According to the World Meteorological Organization, using the Greek alphabet “creates a distraction from the communication of hazard and storm warnings and is potentially confusing.”
Here are your two lists of names for the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season:
Remember, it is only a bad season if you get hit. It only takes one storm. As always, you should prepare every year.
The hurricane season begins June 1 and ends November 30.
