Insurance Information Institute: 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season Forecast to Be 'Above-Average' Targeted News Service (Press Releases) SAINT JOHNS, Florida, Insurance Information Institute issued the following news release: An above-average level of tropical cyclone activity is projected for 2021, a year after a record-setting 30 named storms developed during 2020's Atlantic hurricane season, according to a forecast released today by Colorado State University's (CSU) Department of Atmospheric Science. Led by research scientist Insurance Information Institute ( Triple-I), the CSU Tropical Meteorology Project team anticipates 17 named storms, eight hurricanes and four major hurricanes during the 2021 season, which starts on June 1 and continues through Nov. 30. A typical year has 12 named storms, six hurricanes and three major hurricanes.