NOAA predicts plenty of hurricanes in 2025: What to know at a glance
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its predictions for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season on Thursday, May 22, and if you live along the coast or anywhere hurricanes impact, you may want to consider preparing for it now as we're looking at the potential for another season of above average activity.
"Warm sea surface temperatures are probably the No. 1 contributor to the whole thing," said Ken Graham, director of the National Weather Service. "Not much wind shear.
"Wind shear tears the storms apart. We don't expect a lot of wind shear and the African monsoons, conducive spots to be able to launch out the waves, launch out the storms — everything's in place for an above average season."
The season is expected to be much like last year. There were 18 named storms in 2024 with six hurricanes and five major hurricanes including Hurricane Helene which caused destruction in five states and became one of the deadliest storms in recent history.
Colorado State University is predicting the following for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season:
17 named storms
9 hurricanes
4 major hurricanes
AccuWeather is predicting the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season could bring:
Direct U.S. impacts: 3-6
Named storms: 13-18
Hurricanes: 7-10
Major hurricanes: 3-5
NOAA is predicting a 60% chance of an above average season, a 30% chance of it being average and a 10% chance of it being below average season.
Here are the predicted numbers.
Named storms: 13-19
Hurricanes: 6-10
Major hurricanes: 3-5
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Named storms: 14
Hurricanes: 7
Major hurricanes: 3
Here are the names for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season and how to pronounce them.
Andrea: AN-dree uh
Barry: BAIR-ree
Chantal: shahn-TAHL
Dexter: DEHK-ster
Erin: AIR-rin
Fernand: fair-NAHN
Gabrielle: ga-bree-ELL
Humberto: oom-BAIR-toh
Imelda: ee-MEHL-dah
Jerry: JEHR-ee
Karen: KAIR-ren
Lorenzo: loh-REN-zoh
Melissa: meh-LIH-suh
Nestor: NES-tor
Olga: OAL-guh
Pablo: PAHB-lo
Rebekah: reh-BEH-kuh
Sebastien: se-BAS-tee-en
Tanya: TAHN-yuh
Van: van
Wendy: WEN-dee
The best time to prepare for a hurricane is before the season begins on June 1. It's vitally important to understand your home's vulnerability to storm surge, flooding, and wind. Here is a checklist of things to do before hurricane seasons begins.
Know your zone: Do you live near the Gulf or Atlantic Coasts? Find out if you live in a hurricane evacuation area by contacting your local government/emergency management office or by checking the evacuation site website.
Put Together an Emergency Kit: Put together a basic emergency. Check emergency equipment, such as flashlights, generators and storm shutters.
Write or review your Family Emergency Plan: Before an emergency happens, sit down with your family or close friends and decide how you will get in contact with each other, where you will go, and what you will do in an emergency. Keep a copy of this plan in your emergency supplies kit or another safe place where you can access it in the event of a disaster. Start at the Ready.Gov emergency plan webpage.
Review Your Insurance Policies: Review your insurance policies to ensure that you have adequate coverage for your home and personal property.
Understand NWS forecast products, especially the meaning of NWS watches and warnings.
Preparation tips for your home from the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes
Cheryl McCloud of the USA Today Network contributed to this report.
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This article originally appeared on Mississippi Clarion Ledger: Hurricane season 2025: What to know about the weather forecast
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