AccuWeather Forecasts 12 to 14 Named Storms for 2019 Season

This satellite image provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Michael, center, in the Gulf of Mexico on Oct. 9, 2018. Weather forecasters have posthumously upgraded last fall's Hurricane Michael from a Category 4 storm to a Category 5. NOAA via AP

AccuWeather released its forecast for the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season, which officially starts in June.

The weather forecasting agency said it is forecasting between 12 and 14 tropical storms and hurricanes for the season, which is “near- to slightly above-normal.”