Top U.S. storm team sees above average Atlantic hurricane season

The 2013 Atlantic hurricane season will be "above average" with 18 tropical storms, nine of which will intensify into hurricanes, forecasters at Colorado State University predicted on Wednesday. Four of the hurricanes will be major with sustained winds of at least 111 miles per hour, the leading U.S. storm research team said. An average season brings about 12 tropical storms, six hurricanes and two major hurricanes in the Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, according to CSU. The hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30.