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A slow start to 2025 hurricane season in the Atlantic<\/strong><\/p>\n For the fourth year in a row<\/strong>, the Atlantic Basin<\/strong> is about to officially enter hurricane season<\/strong> on June 1<\/strong> without any named tropical storms<\/strong> forming beforehand. This pattern of calm before the storm recalls a similar stretch from 1994 to 2002<\/strong>, when no preseason cyclones<\/strong> developed for nearly a decade. The last time<\/strong> a system was named before June 1 was in 2021<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The idea of moving up the hurricane season start has lost steam<\/strong><\/p>\n For years, early-season activity prompted meteorologists to reconsider the official start date<\/strong> of the hurricane season, with some suggesting it begin in mid-May<\/strong>. This was due to a seven-year streak<\/strong> when named storms reliably formed before June 1. But with recent seasons quieter up front, that conversation has faded<\/strong>, especially as no <\/strong>storms<\/strong> formed early in both 2024 and 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n No classified systems so far \u2014 but that doesn’t predict the rest<\/strong><\/p>\n Even with this calm start<\/strong>, experts like FOX Weather\u2019s Bryan Norcross<\/strong> emphasize it\u2019s not necessarily a sign of a quiet season<\/strong>. In fact, NOAA\u2019s outlook<\/strong> predicts an above-average season<\/strong>, estimating 6 to 10 hurricanes<\/strong> due to favorable large-scale atmospheric and oceanic conditions.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n June 20: The first crucial date to watch<\/strong><\/p>\n While June 1<\/strong> marks the official start, meteorologists often look to June 20<\/strong> as a key benchmark<\/strong>. It\u2019s the average date<\/strong> of the first named storm<\/strong> in the Atlantic<\/strong>. If nothing develops around this time, concern shifts to how far into summer<\/strong> the first storm<\/strong> will appear.<\/p>\n This year, the first name on the list is Andrea<\/strong>, which is not expected to form before June<\/strong> begins.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n What history tells us about late starts<\/strong><\/p>\n Looking back, 2014<\/strong> saw its first storm<\/strong> \u2014 Arthur<\/strong> \u2014 not until July 1<\/strong>. That year turned out less active<\/strong>, with just eight named systems<\/strong>, including six hurricanes<\/strong> and two major ones<\/strong>. By contrast, 2005<\/strong>, which didn’t begin until June 10<\/strong>, exploded with 28 named storms<\/strong>, including Katrina<\/strong>, Rita<\/strong> and Wilma<\/strong>.<\/p>\n So, while late starts<\/strong> often correlate with lower totals<\/strong>, they don\u2019t guarantee calm waters. On average, years without June activity<\/strong> tend to yield nine named storms<\/strong>, five hurricanes<\/strong>, and two major ones<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Time lost means less opportunity for activity<\/strong><\/p>\n With 183 days<\/strong> in the Atlantic hurricane season<\/strong> \u2014 from June 1 to November 30<\/strong> \u2014 losing an entire month to inactivity<\/strong> means forfeiting 16% of the available window<\/strong>. And that\u2019s time that can\u2019t be regained later, since ocean temperatures drop<\/strong> and upper-level winds become less favorable<\/strong> into the fall.<\/p>\n Despite the quiet satellite view<\/strong> over the Atlantic<\/strong> as of May 24<\/strong>, forecasters caution: all it takes is one<\/strong> storm making landfall to define a season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A slow start to 2025 hurricane season in the Atlantic For the fourth year in a row, the Atlantic Basin is about to officially enter hurricane season on June 1 without any named tropical storms forming beforehand. This pattern of calm before the storm recalls a similar stretch from 1994 to 2002, when no preseason […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2924,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n