The 2025 list of hurricane names was last used in 2019. This Atlantic hurricane season is expected to have an above-normal ...

Going into the 2025 season, NOAA’s outlook calls for 13-19 named storms, 6-10 hurricanes with 3-5 major hurricanes. A major hurricane is a tropical system with sustained winds of 111 mph or higher.

Forecasting storms and preparing the public requires coordination among labs, researchers, meteorologists, emergency managers and local officials.