Hurricane season is just two months away, and early indications suggest it might not be as hyperactive as last year’s. Still, several factors hint that it won’t be quiet, either. For one, forecasters are looking to the oceans for signs of what could be brewing.
Since the early 1950s, 100 officially retired names have been on the rotating list. In 2030, Brianna, Holly, and Miguel will replace Beryl, Helene, and Milton.
The WMO Hurricane Committee has retired the names Beryl, Helene and Milton from its Atlantic basin name list and John from the eastern Pacific basin name list because of the death and destruction these storms caused in 2024. https://t.co/zO7Ck65eyM pic.twitter.com/PqRL43kOGY
On Wednesday morning, AccuWeather released its forecast, which calls for another active season "with multiple impacts on the United States." The news comes less than two weeks after an unusual and brief tropical disturbance in the Atlantic Ocean signaled that hurricane season isn't all that far away.
The first hurricane forecast for the 2025 season was released Wednesday, and it looks just as scary as the 2024 season. Hurricane season runs from June 1 through Nov. 30. However, hurricanes can occur before and after those dates.
The first forecast for what the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season might look is in, and AccuWeather is expecting it to be similar to 2024's "super-charged" season.
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We'd love to say we're pulling an April fool's joke, but record-high ocean temperatures and other meteorological conditions tell a different story.
“The WMO Hurricane Committee has retired the names Beryl, Helene and Milton from its Atlantic basin name list and John from the eastern Pacific basin name list because of the death and destruction these storms caused in 2024,” the WMO said Wednesday.