Like clockwork, each spring we hear, and often forget, forecasts about the upcoming hurricane season. This is not an academic exercise, or a remote tragedy to be watched on TV. Hurricanes have hit our area hard with tragic consequences many, many times over the centuries. Two agencies with respected track records in hurricane season predictions have analyzed the data with these fearless forecasts. NOAA predicts a below-normal hurricane season for the Atlantic basin this year, with a total of 8-14 named storms when sustained winds are 39mph or higher. Of these, three to six are forecast to become hurricanes of 74 mph or more. The season may produce up to three major hurricanes with winds of 111 mph or higher. “NOAA has a 70% confidence” in this forecast, it said. Colorado State University is also a leading analyst of hurricanes and probability. In a summary for 2026, CSU said, “We anticipate that the 2026 Atlantic basin hurricane season will have somewhat below-normal activity. Current ...