LSU held a virtual media briefing on the eve of the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season in anticipation of another active summer. Dr. Paul Miller, assistant professor of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, was instrumental in developing a new forecasting model. After reviewing all of the atmospheric data for the month, Miller says…
“That yields a forecast of five named storms, so that would be tropical storms or cyclones occurring in the gulf this year.”
Miller says that LSU has compared its data with other sources and feels comfortable with projecting five named storms in the gulf this year, another higher than usual output.
“It looks like compared to our 3.7 average, that this year’s going to be more active than our historical baseline,” he said.
Louisiana has been pounded by major storms over the last few years, experiencing some of the worst hurricanes in the history of the state. Another five projected named storms will do little to ease the anxiety of residents, but on the bright side, Miller says it has been and could be worse.
“Certainly not quite on the level of 2020, which had 10 storms in the Gulf of Mexico,” said Miller. “So, an above-average year, but certainly not record-breaking it would seem at this moment.”
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