(22 May 2025)
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Gretna, Louisiana – 22 May 2025
1. Wide shot of the entrance to the Jefferson Parish Emergency Operations
2. Mid shot of audience seated at the Parish Emergency Operations Center in Gretna, Louisiana, during NOAA’s 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook presentation.
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Ken Graham, Director, National Weather Service:
"So we’re predicting an above average season once again. 2025 above average. And you can see the graphic up there, specifically it’s a 60% chance of above normal season. 30% chance of a near normal season and only a 10% chance to be below normal. So we’re really looking at an above normal season once again. For the range of storms we’re calling for 13 to 19 named storms. That’s when we get to 39 miles an hour when we name the storms. So 13 to 19 of those. Of these 6 to 10 are forecast to become hurricanes. And that’s when you get to the 74 mile an hour mark and 3 to 5 is the number of major hurricanes. That’s CAT 3 and above with maximum sustained winds of 111 miles an hour or greater. The average is 14. Named storms, 7 hurricanes, 3 major, so above the average."
4. Close up of NOAA’s 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Laura Grimm, Acting NOAA Administrator:
"Weather prediction, modeling and protecting human lives and property is our top priority. So we are, you know, are fully staffed at the hurricane center and we definitely are ready to go and, and we are, we are really making this a top priority for this administration for NOAA for the Department of Commerce. So we are very supportive of our national weather staff."
6. Close up of NOAA logo at a press conference
STORYLINE:
With warmer-than-normal ocean waters forecasters are expecting yet another unusually busy hurricane season for the Atlantic.
But they don’t think it will be as chaotic as 2024, the third costliest season on record spawning killers Beryl, Helene and Milton.
Thursday’s unveiling of the official hurricane season outlook by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Thursday calls for a 60% chance it will above normal.
There’s a 30% chance it will be near normal and only a 10% probability it will be quieter than average.
The forecast calls for 13 to 19 named storms with six to 10 becoming hurricanes and three-to-five reaching major status with winds of more than 110 mph.
Despite massive job cuts at NOAA from the Department of Government Efficiency, “The hurricane center is fully staffed up and we’re ready to go,” acting NOAA administrator Laura Grimm said.
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