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Traditionally, hurricane season has started on June 1 of each year, but the National Hurricane Center has been discussing whether to revise the date to an earlier month, specifically May 15, a change that stems from advances in technology that allows NHC to better determine when storms form.
Indeed, named storms for the last six years came before the official June 1 start of the season. And in 2020, two named storms, Arthur and Bertha, came before June 1.
NHC Meteorologist Dennis Feltgen said while many of the systems that develop in May are short-lived, they are nonetheless better identified through new technology, specifically better monitoring tools.
During last year's extremely active season, NHC issued approximately 36 special tropical weather outlooks before June 1. This year, these outlooks will start May 15. However, a team of NHC meteorologists and others at parent organization the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, are in discussions on whether to change the official start date of hurricane season to May 15.
Named storms for the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season:
- Ana
- Bill
- Claudette
- Danny
- Elsa
- Fred
- Grace
- Henri
- Ida
- Julian
- Kate
- Larry
- Mindy
- Nicholas
- Odette
- Peter
- Rose
- Sam
- Teresa
- Victor
- Wanda
