NOAA could push start of Atlantic hurricane season to May

By Zach Halaschak

Published February 26, 2021 10:23pm ET

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NOAA could push start of Atlantic hurricane season to May — This handout photo provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), taken July 24, 2013, shows Tropical Storm Dorian. Federal forecasters are slightly reducing their prediction for a busy Atlantic hurricane season. The Federal forecasters are slightly reducing their prediction for a busy Atlantic hurricane season. NOAA updated its hurricane season forecast Thursday, slightly cutting back the number of hurricanes they expect this year to somewhere between six and nine. updated its hurricane season forecast Thursday, slightly cutting back the number of hurricanes they expect this year to somewhere between six and nine. (AP Photo/NOAA) | AP

A committee at the National Hurricane Center in Miami is weighing whether to move the start of the Atlantic hurricane season up to start in the middle of May.

As it stands now, the hurricane season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30, and the consideration to move up the start date reportedly came out of the NOAA Hurricane Conference in December. The NHC recorded the most active Atlantic hurricane season in recorded history last year, with a stunning 30 named storms.

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