Atlantic Storm Season May See Early Start for Record Sixth Year
- Low pressure near Bahamas has 50% chance of being first storm
- Climate change shifting traditional patterns, forecaster says
Hurricane Leslie
Source: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS)/NOAA
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For a record sixth year in a row, the Atlantic hurricane season may be starting a bit early.
There’s a 50% chance a named storm will develop a few hundred miles northeast of the Bahamas by Sunday, 15 days before the formal June 1 start of the season, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. While it wouldn’t be a threat to the U.S., it would earn a name if develops -- Arthur.