Posted on 05/13/2010 10:54:15 AM PDT by Patriot1259
STATE COLLEGE, PA -- AccuWeather.com reports the upcoming hurricane season could be a top ten year, a stark contrast from the relatively calm 2009 season.
AccuWeather.com Chief Hurricane Meteorologist Joe Bastardi predicts a total of 16-18 storms this season. To put that in perspective, only eight years in the 160 years of records have had 16 or more storms in a season.
The season should start early with one or two threats by early July, and stay late with additional threats extending well into October.
His forecast team expects at least six storms to impact the United States coastline--slightly more than one out of every three. In a normal year, one out of every five named storms (20 percent) in the Atlantic basin impacts the United States. In the 2005 season, 36 percent of the storms affected the United States, while 50 percent impacted the U.S. in 1998 and 2008. "From the standpoint of number of storm threats from the tropics to the U.S. coastline, we will at least rival 2008, and in the extreme case, this season could end up in a category only exceeded by 2005," Bastardi said.
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LOL, AccuWeather's Joe Bastardi seems like a pretty conservative guy and does not buy into the global warming BS. At least that's how he's come across to me during his many appearances on Fox News over the years...
I guess it could. Or not. What a freakin’ job.
The eastern Pacific is quickly changing from El Nino to La Nina conditions. It could be a wild ride this year.
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