No relief from busy hurricane season: forecaster

[tocqueville]

Mon Oct 3,11:39 AM ET

MIAMI (Reuters) - The Atlantic hurricane season may produce two more hurricanes in October, adding to what is already one of the busiest and most destructive seasons on record, a noted forecaster predicted on Monday.

Dr. William Gray of Colorado State University, who has had some success predicting hurricane frequency in the past, said in a monthly forecast update that October should produce three tropical storms, which would take the season total to 21 and tie the record for a single season set in 1933.

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Gray said two of the three October storms would become hurricanes, one of which would be a major hurricane with winds over 110 mph (177 kph). The season has already seen five major hurricanes, double the long-term average for a season.

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There was a 49 percent chance of a tropical storm or hurricane hitting the U.S. coast in October, compared to a long-term average of 29 percent, the CSU report said.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051003/sc_nm/weather_hurricanes_dc

[JanMichael]

1. I've been telling my mother this for over a year.

That the frequency and power of hurricanes are on the rise. And from what I've read this is a long term deal. They'll hit lower, ie. Florida and the Gulf, moreso that the past few years.

She's intent on trying to make more $$ on her house that was damaged by Charlie...

I just hope it isn't damaged again...