Storm names for the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season: See the full list

When are storms named?

Systems are named once they strengthen into tropical or subtropical storms. Categories in order of increasing strength are tropical depression, tropical storm and hurricane (categories 1 through 5). 

2023 early forecast

Researchers from Colorado State University in April predicted that this year’s hurricane season would produce slightly fewer storms than average.

The researchers called for 13 named storms, 6 hurricanes and 2 major hurricanes thanks to expected development of El Niño conditions in the Pacific later in the year.