Hurricane landfall on both the East and Gulf coasts likely in 2018

CONWAY, S.C. – The Hurricane Genesis & Outlook (HUGO) Project at Coastal Carolina University anticipates a “normal to above normal” hurricane season in 2018, with a high probability of landfall on both the U.S. East and Gulf coasts, according to its extended range forecast for the North Atlantic released today.

Based on climate factors available in April, the HUGO outlook (detailed in the table above) predicts that there will be a range of 11 to 18 named tropical storms (with 15 most likely), with from 5 to 9 (with 7 most likely) becoming hurricanes, and 2 to 5 (with 3 most likely) becoming major hurricanes during the 2018 season (June 1 to Nov. 30).

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