Hurricane experts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said they are expecting an above normal Atlantic hurricane season. The agency said it is anticipating up 13 to 19 named storms, of which six to 10 could become hurricanes and three to five could ramp up into a major hurricane, a Category 3 storm or higher.

An average of 3.5 storms typically would have formed by now, but there have been no named tropical cyclones in this hemisphere so far.

The Atlantic hurricane season gets underway on Sunday, June 1, and forecasters are concerned that it will be similar to the 2024 season, which was one of the most devastating and costliest on record.

As the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season approaches on June 1st, AccuWeather hurricane experts are issuing a critical warning: the potential for significant inland flooding and tornado outbreaks,