Will the National Hurricane Center name a third Atlantic storm before Aug 21?
100% of users predicted YES — the community got this one right. 1 predictions cast.
The National Hurricane Center named Tropical Storm Cristobal on August 12, 2026, making it the third named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, well ahead of the question's August 21 deadline. Cristobal formed several hundred miles west-southwest of the Azores with maximum sustained winds of about 45 mph, following earlier-season storms Arthur and Bertha, both of which had affected Texas. Forecasters said Cristobal was expected to remain over the open Atlantic, posing no threat to Florida, the Caribbean or the continental United States, and to weaken before dissipating days later. A fourth storm, potentially to be named Dolly, was already being watched by the Hurricane Center around the same time. The formation of Cristobal came close to the historical average date for a season's third Atlantic storm, which the Hurricane Center's climatology places near early August. The community unanimously predicted this outcome, and the result matched that expectation.