2022 Hurricane Forecast: Colorado State University predicts active Atlantic hurricane season

Hurricane Season 2022: How are storm predictions made?

The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season is less than two months away, and early outlooks predict yet another active season with 19 named storms. nine of which could become hurricanes.

ORLANDO, Fla. - Colorado State University released its 2022 Hurricane Forecast on Thursday at the National Tropical Weather Conference and are expecting an active hurricane season in the Atlantic.

Phil Klotzbach, lead author of the forecast, released the information live from the National Tropical Weather Conference in Texas on Thursday morning.

The CSU forecast calls for 19 named storms, nine of which could become hurricanes with winds of at least 74 mph. Experts say out of the hurricanes, four of them could be major (Category 3 or higher) with winds of at least 115 mph.

You can read a detailed report, here (PDF).