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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released their 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook on Thursday.
The outlook calls for a slightly busier than average season. The forecast includes 11-17 named storms for the 2017 season. NOAA also predicts 5-9 hurricanes with 2-4 major (Category 3 or above) hurricanes.
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The average number of named storms per Atlantic Hurricane Season is 12 with 6 hurricanes and 2 major hurricanes.
In April, Colorado State University forecast 11 named storms, 4 hurricanes, 2 major hurricanes.
Hurricane season runs from June 1 through November 30.
2017 Atlantic Hurricane Seasonal Outlook from @NOAA about to be released at 11 am. I’ll be on the conference call. #FirstAlertWX
— Garrett Bedenbaugh (@wxgarrett) May 25, 2017
NOAA making us wait until approx 11:20am for actual forecast numbers…
— Garrett Bedenbaugh (@wxgarrett) May 25, 2017
2017 Atlantic Hurricane Outlook from @NOAA: 11-17 named storms… 5-9 hurricanes… 2-4 major hurricanes (cat 3 or higher). @ActionNewsJax
— Garrett Bedenbaugh (@wxgarrett) May 25, 2017
#BREAKING: #GOES16 will be for the eastern US!
— Garrett Bedenbaugh (@wxgarrett) May 25, 2017
“The outlook reflects our expectation of a weak or non-existent El Nino, .."
— Garrett Bedenbaugh (@wxgarrett) May 25, 2017
As a note: Our annual hurricane special “Surviving the Storm” airs May 31st at 8 pm on CBS47. #FirstAlertWX
— Garrett Bedenbaugh (@wxgarrett) May 25, 2017
NOAA forecasting an active hurricane season with weak or no El Nino. 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season starts Thursday pic.twitter.com/OThu7fYRzb
— Arielle Nixon (@NixonFirstAlert) May 25, 2017
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