Atlantic hurricane season will be calmer, scientists say

The Atlantic hurricane season will be calmer than normal this year, say researchers at N.C. State University.

The season starts June 1 and runs through November.

Four to six named storms are expected to form in the Atlantic Basin, said professor Lian Xie.

An average of 11 named storms formed each season between 1950 and 2014.

Among the expected storms this year, one to three may grow strong enough to become hurricanes. Xie’s research evaluates more than 100 years of historical data on Atlantic hurricane positions and intensities. Bruce Henderson

This story was originally published April 13, 2015 at 2:51 PM with the headline "Atlantic hurricane season will be calmer, scientists say."