We’re inching closer and closer to the official start of the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane season. Today, March 21st, 2022 marks 72 days until the start of the season which is on June 1.

However, the National Hurricane Center will start to issue Tropical Weather Outlooks starting May 15, 2022, as we have been seeing tropical systems develop before the official start of the season.

The countdown is a good reminder for residents and visitors to start getting their hurricane plans ready.

The NOAA Climate Prediction Center is currently forecasting this current La Ni?a phase to stick around for a little longer with a transition back to near neutral conditions not likely taking place until late spring. A La Niña phase would lead to less wind shear in the Atlantic Ocean which could translate to more storms.