Tropical weather updates starting weeks ahead of hurricane season Named storms have formed before June 1 during past 6 years Tags: ORLANDO, Fla. – Every year the World Meteorological Organization meets for its annual hurricane committee meeting, during which weather officials review and retire storm names from the prior hurricane season, as well as other topics on the agenda. This year there was conversation about potentially moving the official start of hurricane season up from June 1 to May 15.After conversations on this topic, they agreed to keep the dates the same and but instead begin Tropical Weather Outlooks on May 15. [TRENDING: Ad “In 2020, NHC issued 36 ‘special’ Tropical Weather Outlooks prior to June 1st. In order to provide more consistent information on the potential for late May and early June systems, NHC will now begin the routine issuance of the Atlantic TWOs on May 15, which is when routine Tropical Weather Outlooks also begin for the eastern Pacific basin. An effort is underway to examine the potential advantages and disadvantages of changing the official start date of the Atlantic hurricane season,” communications and public affairs officer Dennis Feltgen said.