The Canadian Hurricane Centre in Halifax issued its seasonal forecast today, following up on a similar prediction offered Thursday by the National Weather Service in the United States
The U.S.-based National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season with 13 to 19 named storms – six to 10 of which could become hurricanes.The average number of named storms during the season is 12, of which six typically become hurricanes.
Robichaud says last year’s hurricane season was also an active one, producing 18 named storms – including hurricane Dorian, which left a swath of devastation across the Bahamas before roaring over the Maritimes on Sept. 7-8.
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