Forecast shows a near-normal hurricane season
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- Forecast shows a near-normal hurricane season
- Perdue declares hurricane awareness week
- Iowa town rebuilds says twister’s scars remain 1st Ld-Writethru IA
- 12 named storms are predicted
- Another hurricane season forecast (and why you shouldn’t care)
Forecast shows a near-normal hurricane season
Houston Chronicle
Federal forecasters with the National ceanic and Atmospheric Administration said there probably would be nine to 14 named storms this year with four to seven becoming hurricanes. “A near-normal season is most likely” said Gerry Bell NAA’s lead seasonal forecaster. Among the burgeoning community of hurricane season forecasters — from veterans such as William Gray and Phil Klotzbach at Colorado State University to new players like North Carolina State — there’s a general consensus that this year will bring less tropical weather than last year’s 16 named storms. They cite various reasons such as an expectation of more moderate sea surface temperatures in tropical areas of the Atlantic cean as well as the possible development of an El Niño in the Pacific which could dampen storm formation.
Perdue declares hurricane awareness week
WRAL.com
Perdue declared May 24-30 as Hurricane Awareness Week ahead of the hurricane season which begins June 1. "In North Carolina we understand from experience the power and destruction of hurricanes. With hurricane season approaching I ask us all to be prepared" Perdue said. North Carolina ranks behind only Florida in vulnerability to hurricanes. This year marks the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Floyd which struck North Carolina on Sept.
Iowa town rebuilds says twister’s scars remain 1st Ld-Writethru IA
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“It was so loud we couldn’t hear it. “Scars remain one year after Iowa’s strongest tornado in 32 years leveled much of Parkersburg killing six people and injuring dozens. Two others died in nearby New HartfordADVERTISEMENT.
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12 named storms are predicted
Corpus Christi Caller Times
f those six could be hurricanes and two could be intense. Hurricane season begins June 1 and ends Nov. The university said the annual report released April 7 helps satisfy the public’s curiosity about the extended forecast and helps to bring attention to hurricane danger. The report said their forecast is based on an extended-range early April statistical prediction scheme that uses 58 years of past data and the utilization of analog predictors. El Niño conditions also are taken into consideration but they said they do not utilize a specific El Niño-Southern scillation (La Niña) forecast as a predictor.
Another hurricane season forecast (and why you shouldn’t care)
WRAL.com
Hurricane season starts in about a week and the US has already had a close call with a tropical disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico. The government has already issued its official hurricane season forecast predicting 9-14 named storms with 1-3 of them becoming major hurricanes — that is with sustained winds above 110 mph. They’re not alone in putting out a forecast either. Researchers with NC State Colorado State and other universities publish their own predictions. Numerous private companies also make forecasts which are not released to the public.