Posted on 05/15/2006 9:54:48 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Three major hurricanes will strike the United States this year, with the storm-battered Gulf Coast most at risk in June and July, forecaster AccuWeather predicted Monday.
The outlook comes after a record-setting hurricane season in 2005 that devastated New Orleans and other coastal cities along the Gulf, and dealt a heavy blow to the U.S. oil industry that sent energy prices to record highs.
"The 2006 storm season will be a creeping threat," said AccuWeather Chief Forecaster Joe Bastardi. He projected that five hurricanes, three of them with winds over 110 miles per hour, would hit the U.S. coastline.
"Early in the season the Texas Gulf Coast faces the highest likelihood of a hurricane strike, possibly putting Gulf energy production in the line of fire," he said. "As early as July, and through much of the rest of the season, the highest level of risk shifts to the Carolinas."
At the tail-end of the season, the Northeast and southern Florida will be most at risk from storms, he said.
This year feature fewer named storms than last year's record of 28, but will still be a season of above-average storm frequency, AccuWeather said in the press release.
Last year, there were eight tropical storm landfalls in the U.S., including two separate strikes by Katrina as the storm crossed the Florida peninsula and then plowed into the central Gulf Coast in late August. Four of these were major hurricanes - with winds over 110 mph: Dennis, Katrina, Rita and Wilma.
Hurricane Katrina was the costliest storm on record, causing more than $80 billion in damage.
Hey Capt., sorry, didn't mean tropical menacing, just really stormy. I hope it brings a ton of rain to Florida since we need it badly.
Here we go again!.............
I predict a lot of gas generators will be stolen out of south florida garages, and many, many people will wait until the last minute to buy hurricane supplies.
Oh, and Jerry Rivers will be out in the midst of any cane dodging broken glass and telling everyone who will listen how brave he is for doing so.
I agree - it should have said something like three +/- 100%.
Seems like "old times"...........LOL.
But hurricanes hurt illegals worse than us !.........
That's why Klintoon didn't move to Florida. No drilling in virgin territory allowed.......
It's a boring rehash of so many names again this year...the National Hurricane Center really needs to get with the better names here...;) I mean some of these storms were strong in the past...maybe not deadly but none the less...Beryl...I remember him back in the 90s...so do we call him Beryl #2?
Alberto (unused)
Beryl (unused)
Chris (unused)
Debby (unused)
Ernesto (unused)
Florence (unused)
Gordon (unused)
Helene (unused)
Isaac (unused)
Joyce (unused)
Kirk (unused)
Leslie (unused)
Michael (unused)
Nadine (unused)
Oscar (unused)
Patty (unused)
Rafael (unused)
Sandy (unused)
Tony (unused)
Valerie (unused)
William (unused)
One storm from the 2005 season, Tropical Storm Zeta, persisted into 2006. It was named and counted as part of the 2005 season but merits mention here.
Even THAT limits it to six, and I doubt they know as much as they think they do.
I would have said "Somewhere between zero and thirty".
Or better yet, I would have said: "".
Ivan and Dennis DID hit the Panhandle. Ivan got P'cola and Dennis got Navarre. Some folks do consider P'cola part of Bama though. Camille was a strange choice, however.
Forecasting the weather seems like the perfect profession. You're a genius when you get it right. And when your wrong no one calls you on it.
Just wreaking the havoc that domestic storms... ??? ;-P
ROFLMAO! I'll not that you were "in" early!
Alphabetical list of retired names
Agnes 1972
Alicia 1983
Allen 1980
Allison 2001
Andrew 1992
Anita 1977
Audrey 1957
Betsy 1965
Beulah 1967
Bob 1991
Camille 1969
Carla 1961
Carmen 1974
Carol 1954
Celia 1970
Cesar 1996
Charley 2004
Cleo 1964
Connie 1955
David 1979
Dennis 2005
Diana 1990
Diane 1955
Donna 1960
Dora 1964
Edna 1968
Elena 1985
Eloise 1975
Fabian 2003
Fifi 1974
Flora 1963
Floyd 1999
Fran 1996
Frances 2004
Frederic 1979
Georges 1998
Gilbert 1988
Gloria 1985
Hattie 1961
Hazel 1954
Hilda 1964
Hortense 1996
Hugo 1989
Inez 1966
Ione 1955
Iris 2001
Isabel 2003
Isidore 2002
Ivan 2004
Janet 1955
Jeanne 2004
Joan 1988
Juan 2003
Katrina 2005
Keith 2000
Klaus 1990
Lenny 1999
Lili 2002
Luis 1995
Marilyn 1995
Michelle 2001
Mitch 1998
Opal 1995
Rita 2005
Roxanne 1995
Stan 2005
Wilma 2005
Bastardi is not an SOB. His male offspring is, though! (Son of Bastardi!)
No way! We don't want to be anybody's "opening act".
We are headliner material.
Bastardi ALWAYS picks something for the Texas Gulf Coast. He will always use College Station as a pinpoint as well...do some research on his background and you will see his bias for the Texas coast.
Alicia was born in the gulf.
Are you the official pinger this year? If so I'll ping you instead of Nauti. Also know I'll be here to help on those late night threads.
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