17 Named Storms Expected This Hurricane Season: CSU Forecast

FLORIDA — An “above-average” 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, which starts June 1 and runs through Nov. 30, is expected with forecasters predicting 17 named storms and nine hurricanes, including four major hurricanes, according to a new report from Colorado State University.

The forecast is in line with other predictions for the upcoming hurricane season. The Climate Adaptation Center recently predicted 17 named storms, 10 hurricanes and five major hurricanes that are Category 3 or higher.

AccuWeather meteorologists also recently called for 13 to 15 named storms with seven to 10 hurricanes and three to five major hurricanes.

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There’s a 51 percent chance of at least one major hurricane making landfall on the entire continental U.S. coastline, CSU forecasters said. There’s a 26 percent chance of a storm making landfall on the U.S. East Coast, including the Florida peninsula south and east of Cedar Key, and a 33 percent chance of a hurricane hitting the U.S. Gulf Coast from the Florida Panhandle, west and north of Cedar Key.

Last year, there were 18 named storms, including five major hurricanes, according to the National Hurricane Center. Three named storms hit Florida’s Gulf Coast in 2024: Debby, Helene and Milton.

An average Atlantic hurricane season has 14 named storms — seven hurricanes, three of them major.

The predicted “above-normal activity” will be spurred by sea surface temperatures that are warmer than normal — though not as warm as last year at this time — in the eastern and central Atlantic, CSU said.

While there are currently La Niña conditions they’re likely to transition into ENSO (El Niño-Southern Oscillation) conditions within the next couple of months.

“A warmer-than-normal tropical Atlantic combined with likely ENSO neutral (or potential La Niña) conditions typically provides a more conducive dynamic and thermodynamic environment for hurricane formation and intensification,” according to the CSU report. “We anticipate an above-average probability for major hurricanes making landfall along the continental United States coastline and in the Caribbean.”

Forecasters added, “As with all hurricane seasons, coastal residents are reminded that it only takes one hurricane making landfall to make it an active season. Thorough preparations should be made every season, regardless of predicted activity.”

The names for storms in the 2025 hurricane season from the National Hurricane Center are:

• Andrea
• Barry
• Chantal
• Dexter
• Erin
• Fernand
• Gabrielle
• Humberto
• Imelda
• Jerry
• Karen
• Lorenzo
• Melissa
• Nestor
• Olga
• Pablo
• Rebekah
• Sebastien
• Tanya
• Van
• Wendy