Experts say hurricane season is far from over
Forecast team expects near-record level of severe storms
The Associated Press
Updated: 5:24 p.m. ET Sept. 2, 2005
URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9175739/
FORT COLLINS, Colo. - Amid the unfolding disaster left behind by Katrina,
hurricane researchers said Friday that they expect still more storms over
the next two months.
"The very active season we have seen to this point is far from over,"
Colorado State University researcher Philip Klotzbach said. "We expect that
by the time the 2005 hurricane season is over, we will witness seasonal
tropical cyclone activity at near-record levels."
The school's hurricane forecast team of Klotzbach and William Gray said
there is a 43 percent chance that an intense hurricane will hit the U.S.
coast in September, and a 15 percent chance in October. The long-term
average is 27 percent in September and 6 percent in October.
The forecasters predicted that there would be five named storms four of
them hurricanes and two of those major for September, traditionally the
most active month for hurricanes. The team predicted three named storms,
two hurricanes and one major hurricane in October.
The Atlantic hurricane season already has seen 13 named storms, including
Maria, which formed Friday. Four storms became hurricanes. The 50-year
average per season from 1950 to 2000 is 9.6 named storms, 5.9 hurricanes
and 2.3 intense hurricanes.
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University of Houston; Houston, TX 77204
Voice: 713-743-3923 Fax: 713-743-3927
antunes at uh dot edu
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