Tuesday's Afternoon Update | 5/11/2021 What a no-show El Niño might mean for this year's hurricane season This week is National Hurricane Preparedness Week. It’s a chance for people to get a head start on their prep for this year’s Atlantic hurricane season. And according to the tropical storm experts at Colorado State University — it’s going to be a busy one. Their latest forecast is for 17 named storms during the season, which runs from June 1 to November 30. Of those 17, researchers expect eight to become hurricanes and four to reach major hurricane strength. More from the WLRNand Florida Politics.