Hurricane Forecasts Misfire as the Atlantic Stays Calm — So Far

It’s the statistical peak of Atlantic hurricane season, and there isn’t a storm in sight — for now.

September’s second week is usually when the season gets into full swing, as warm ocean waters fuel dangerous winds and coastal communities from Central America to Canada brace for nature’s fury. Pre-season outlooks called for more than the average 14 storms to form between June and the end of November.

So far, though, those forecasts appear to be too aggressive. There have been six storms in the Atlantic powerful enough to receive names and only one of them – Erin – reached ...