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(Accuweather) With the start of the Atlantic hurricane season merely days away, on Thursday, May 22, 2014, NOAA released its 2014 Atlantic Hurricane Season Forecast, predicting a likely below-normal hurricane season. On par with AccuWeather.com’s forecast, released on May 14, the agency expects this season to offset the high hurricane activity seen in the last 20 years. Out of the last 20 years, 12 years have experienced above-normal hurricane seasons, according to NOAA. NOAA predicts a total of eight to 13 named storms, with three to six developing into hurricanes and one to two intensifying into major hurricanes of Category 3 or higher. The seasonal averages are 12 named storms, six hurricanes and three major hurricanes.
If by “high activity” they mean no major hurricanes making landfall on the US since October 2005, and just one barely a hurricane since October 2008, well, OK, then.
It’s hard to know if this is a reality check amongst previous predictions of doom, or simply a CYA that will allow Warmists to say “hey, look, we had more than predicted!!!!” if there are more.
