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ANOTHER BIG HURRICANE SEASON PREDICTED The Toronto Sun Mon 08 May 2006 Page: 24 Section: News
The 2006 hurricane season officially opens June 1, and already scientists are telling people living in eastern North America that several storms are predicted, with as many as five major hurricanes packing winds of 180 km/h or greater.
"It's kind of comparable to what we were looking at last year at this time," says Bob Robichaud, a meteorologist with the Canadian Hurricane Centre in Dartmouth, N.S.
"Last year we were looking at 12 to 15 storms and this year the forecast is for about 17."
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<<<no it's not...any hurricane and this will move>>>>
I'm not saying that it's not gonna go up. I am sure it will with another active season predicted, however Like I said, Damage wise Katrina was a Once in 30-50 year event. The last Hurricane that caused even close to as much damage was 1992 in Andrew. Before that you have to go back to Camile in the 60's, and before that probably the Long Islang Express of 1938.
The Katrina situation was an instance where everything came together. A huge storm in size, gathered a ton of strength, and hit the most vulnerable city in the US.
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just bought in this at .11, with the news of first storm of the season and being pretty much at the bottom, im thinking this could be good next week
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4:56 a.m. ET 6/12/2006 Matthew Newman, Sr. Meteorologist, The Weather Channel Tropical Storm Alberto, now 275 miles SSW of Apalachicola, continues to churn in the Gulf of Mexico. Thunderstorms have developed closer to the center of the storm during the past few hours and some slight strengthening has occurred. A tropical storm warning has now been issued for portions of the Florida coastline from Indian Pass to Englewood. Tropical storm watches remain in effect from Englewood to Bonita Beach. The main concern from Alberto is the heavy rainfall anticipated. Rainfall on the magnitude of 5 to 10 inches could fall through Tuesday. While this rain will help ease the dry weather, flooding is a concern and flood watches are posted across portions of the peninsula. The eastern Pacific remains quiet and tropical storm development is not anticipated in the near future.
The Season Ahead
Experts say the 2006 season could be another very active one. The latest forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) calls for 13-16 total storms, 8-10 hurricanes, and 4-6 major hurricanes (Category 3 or higher). __________________
Inching up here...Probably will inch up rest of day with a Run into the EOD and gapup tommorrow with the news of Alberto gaining steam and going to hit florida coast tommorrow night
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