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Strong El Niño Years Can Bring May Hurricanes

3 days agoUpdated: May 11, 2026, 10:26 am EDTPublished: May 11, 2026, 10:26 am EDT

El Niño is expected this year during hurricane season, which will likely lower the total number and intensity of named storms this season. But also in recent El Niño years, there has been a named storm each year in the month of May. Meteorologist Rob Shackelford breaks down some May storms and how named storms can form.

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