Hurricanes

NOAA forecasting above-average hurricane season

NOAA 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season forecast NOAA 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season forecast

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its 2020 Atlantic seasonal forecast on Thursday morning. They are forecasting an above average hurricane season -- “60% chance of above average season.”

NOAA is forecasting 13 to 19 named storms, 6 to 10 hurricanes and 3 to 6 major hurricanes.

Colorado State University released its forecast a few weeks ago and forecasted 16 named storms, 8 hurricanes and 4 major hurricanes.

The First Alert Weather Team will break down this information at 1 pm with “Talking and Tracking the Tropics - 2020” special on the Action News Jax app on Amazon Fire, Roku and Apple TV.

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