3 major hurricanes to hit US this year: AccuWeather

Reuters on Yahoo ^ | 5/15/06 | Reuters

[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.

[Flyer]

We are headliner material.

Do you come in the light grey to match my Jeep?

[Ingtar]

You have the ping list now? Is Naughtinurse worn out?

[Howlin]

No, we both have it.........I guess she's just not around today! She always beats me to it!

[metmom]

Witherspoon says she wants families affected by Hurricane Katrina to know they haven't been forgotten. The Oscar award-winning actress was among a delegation of women who toured devastated parts of the city last week.

Wow, touring NO. There's a real act of compassion fer ya.

[38special]

Take a look at the satellite picture right now in the Gulf of Mexico.

[photodawg]

I have considerable doubt about statements such as Three major hurricanes will strike the U.S. this year.
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More, MSM make news out of normal events tripe. This is right up there with the, "it will snow this winter and be hot this summer" stories they always seasonally trot out. Every year Hurricanes hit the US `coastline. Every f-ing year without fail!!!!! Why is this news??????????

[Ingtar]

LOL - nothing against you, but without Naughtinurse it just wouldn't be a hurricane thread.

[mcshot]

and 7) Don't wait for the yellow school bus per preparedness plan.

[tiredoflaundry]

May all the hurricanes miss the Tampa Bay Area! Thanks for the *ping* Howlin!

[Ditter]

I miss my house on Galveston Bay............ but maybe things worked out for the best.

BTW I thought Aug and Sept were the worst months for hurricanes on the Texas coast.

[Pebcak]

Howlin could you please add me to you ping list.

RGVTx: It's already started. We're you in on last night's storm? Unreal. I'm still on a jenny as I type.

I don't know if Bastardi is right or wrong, but for the Rio Grand Valley, this is very weird weather. Hot April and the stormy May remind me of 1983 and Barry.

[RGVTx]

Yes, we got stormed on last night. Watered the front yard before the rain started just to make sure we got some rain..lol. We needed that rain badly! Today's low temps have been wonderful.

[Howlin]

Glad to.

[Tall_Texan]

That Bastardi!

[Tall_Texan]

But those hurricanes are illegally invading our country across the southern border.

You're welcome to try and stop them.

[AmusedBystander]

You're welcome to try and stop them.

We'll just build a hell of a wall! That'll sure stop them.

[RDTF]

oh boy, here we go.

[TypeZoNegative]

Beryl is a girl.

[TypeZoNegative]

Beryl is a girl.

[Howlin]

ROFLMAO.

You made my night!