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May 31, 2006

Forecasters agree: Busy hurricane season for East Coast

Yet another group has concluded that this year's hurricane season -- which begins tomorrow -- will be unusually active along the East Coast.

Researchers at Colorado State University announced today there is a 69 percent chance that a major hurricane will make landfall along the East Coast, a high probability attributed in large part to abnormally warm temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean.

Earlier this month, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration made a similar finding, predicting 13 to 16 named storms for the North Atlantic, with 8 to 10 becoming hurricanes. Of those, 4 to 6 could become major hurricanes -- Category 3 or greater.

AccuWeather also predicts Southern New England has a "very high" risk of being struck by a hurricane this season.

Governor Carcieri recently approved Rhode Island's hurricane preparedness plan.

Posted by Steve Peoples  at 3:05 PM | Permalink

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