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3 major hurricanes to hit US this year: AccuWeather
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| 5/15/06
| Reuters
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.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: accuwankers; accuweather; hurricanes; hypesells; katrina; major
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To: humblegunner
We are headliner material.Do you come in the light grey to match my Jeep?
81
posted on
05/15/2006 12:44:26 PM PDT
by
Flyer
(Tag line FINALLY approved by humblegunner)
To: Howlin
You have the ping list now? Is Naughtinurse worn out?
82
posted on
05/15/2006 1:00:07 PM PDT
by
Ingtar
(Prensa dos para el inglés)
To: Ingtar
No, we both have it.........I guess she's just not around today! She always beats me to it!
83
posted on
05/15/2006 1:01:01 PM PDT
by
Howlin
To: NormsRevenge
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.
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posted on
05/15/2006 1:02:17 PM PDT
by
metmom
(Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
To: NormsRevenge
Take a look at the satellite picture right now in the Gulf of Mexico.
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posted on
05/15/2006 1:04:41 PM PDT
by
38special
(I mean come'on.)
To: Izzy Dunne
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??????????
To: Ingtar
LOL - nothing against you, but without Naughtinurse it just wouldn't be a hurricane thread.
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posted on
05/15/2006 1:25:49 PM PDT
by
Ingtar
(Prensa dos para el inglés)
To: 1Old Pro
and 7) Don't wait for the yellow school bus per preparedness plan.
88
posted on
05/15/2006 1:36:12 PM PDT
by
mcshot
(Enemies pouring through our gates.)
To: Howlin
May all the hurricanes miss the Tampa Bay Area! Thanks for the *ping* Howlin!
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posted on
05/15/2006 1:54:23 PM PDT
by
tiredoflaundry
(Once a Snowflake, always a Snowflake ! Good luck Tony!)
To: NormsRevenge
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.
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posted on
05/15/2006 2:12:07 PM PDT
by
Ditter
To: Howlin; RGVTx
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.
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posted on
05/15/2006 3:16:39 PM PDT
by
Pebcak
To: Pebcak
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.
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posted on
05/15/2006 3:27:00 PM PDT
by
RGVTx
(Boycott Aruba/NL products list http://ashvickers.tripod.com/id2.html)
To: Pebcak
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posted on
05/15/2006 3:36:25 PM PDT
by
Howlin
To: NormsRevenge
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posted on
05/15/2006 3:39:50 PM PDT
by
Tall_Texan
(I wish a political party would come along that thinks like I do.)
To: AmusedBystander
But those hurricanes are illegally invading our country across the southern border. You're welcome to try and stop them.
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posted on
05/15/2006 3:40:48 PM PDT
by
Tall_Texan
(I wish a political party would come along that thinks like I do.)
To: Tall_Texan
You're welcome to try and stop them.We'll just build a hell of a wall! That'll sure stop them.
96
posted on
05/15/2006 3:42:17 PM PDT
by
AmusedBystander
(Republicans - doing the work that Democrats won't do since 1854.)
To: NormsRevenge
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posted on
05/15/2006 5:41:21 PM PDT
by
RDTF
To: My Favorite Headache
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posted on
05/15/2006 6:44:20 PM PDT
by
TypeZoNegative
(".... We are a nation of Americans. We are DECENDED from legal immigrants"- johnandrhonda)
To: My Favorite Headache
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posted on
05/15/2006 6:45:12 PM PDT
by
TypeZoNegative
(".... We are a nation of Americans. We are DECENDED from legal immigrants"- johnandrhonda)
To: AmusedBystander
ROFLMAO.
You made my night!
100
posted on
05/15/2006 6:45:22 PM PDT
by
Howlin
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