Colorado state hurricane forecast team calls for heightened activity for rest of season

Above-average hurricane activity is expected for the remaining three months of the hurricane season, the Colorado State University forecast team said on Tuesday, Sept. 4. The individual month of September and the two-month period of October and November are expected to experience five named storms each. In September, the forecast calls for four of the five storms to become hurricanes and two to become major hurricanes. During October and November, the team forecasts two of the five named storms to become hurricanes and one to become a major hurricane.