Nation Forecasters predict up to 8 hurricanes in ‘near-normal’ 2019 Atlantic hurricane season May 23, 2019May 23, 2019Doyle Rice, USA TODAYComments Off on Forecasters predict up to 8 hurricanes in ‘near-normal’ 2019 Atlantic hurricane season The federal government predicts a near-normal hurricane season for the Atlantic Basin, expecting four to eight hurricanes.