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Hurricane season News

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Experts Predict Another Active Hurricane Season, More Impact on US

By Paul YeagerApr 6th 2011 – 12:58PM
NOAA

NOAA

The hurricane season doesn't officially begin until June 1, but private forecasters already have issued their outlooks for the Atlantic Basin, predicting an active season and the potential for greater impact on the U.S. mainland than last year. The 2010 Atlantic hurricane season was the third most active on record in...

Were Hurricane Forecasts Accurate or Hyped?

By Paul YeagerDec 1st 2010 – 8:41AM
Jack Plunkett, AP

Jack Plunkett, AP

(Dec. 1) -- Government and private meteorologists were nearly in unanimous agreement with their early-season Atlantic Basin hurricane forecasts: This year was going to be fraught with danger. In the end, there were plenty of storms but little U.S. impact from the tropical season that officially ended Tuesday. So how...

Shary, Now a Hurricane, Moving East of Bermuda

Oct 30th 2010 – 7:12AM
NOAA / AP

NOAA / AP

HAMILTON, Bermuda (Oct. 30) -- Bermuda urged islanders to secure their boats as Shary strengthened to become a hurricane Saturday, but authorities said the storm was missing the tiny British Atlantic territory. Authorities discontinued the tropical storm warning for Bermuda late Friday night and said Shary was moving well...

Paula Becomes Category 2 Hurricane, Threatens Cancun

Oct 12th 2010 – 6:25AM
NOAA

NOAA

CANCUN, Mexico (Oct. 12) -- A strengthening Hurricane Paula roared toward Mexico's resort-dotted Yucatan Peninsula on Tuesday night. The hurricane smashed homes and forced schools to cancel classes in Honduras early Tuesday, then grew into a Category 2 storm with top sustained winds of 100 miles per hour on its way to...

Threat of Hurricane Season Isn't Over Yet

By Paul YeagerOct 3rd 2010 – 12:00PM
NOAA

NOAA

(Oct. 3) -- August and September are the most active months for hurricanes in the Atlantic basin, but it's too early for coastal residents of the United States to assume that the danger has passed. This might be especially true this year since the season is expected to remain active for a longer period of time than normal....

Hurricane season News From the Web

  • 05/26/12 What kind of Hurricane Season is expected for 2012? Source: Great Belize Television What kind of Hurricane Season is expected for 2012?
  • 05/24/12 Hurricane Bud Wake Up Call for Unprepared Homeowners Source: PRWeb Destin, FL (PRWEB) May 24, 2012 The first Hurricane of the year is in the news, and "Bud" could very possibly be devastating to Southern Mexico and beyond.
  • 05/24/12 2012 Hurricane Season Weighs Heavy on Homeowner Minds Source: PRWeb Kansas City, KS (PRWEB) May 24, 2012 According to the 2011 DaVinci Roofscapes' Homeowners Exterior Preferences Study conducted online by Harris Interactive©, 65 percent of homeowners* who expect to replace their roofs in the future, believe that severe weather will be the primary reason for them to replace their existing roofs.
  • 05/23/12 Earth Networks' WeatherBug Meteorology Team Forecasts... Source: Allegheny Energy Inc GERMANTOWN, Md.--( BUSINESS WIRE )-- Earth Networks SM , the owner of WeatherBug® and operator of the largest weather, lightning and climate observation networks, releases its 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season Forecast today.
  • 05/22/12 MOHSEP hold hurricane preparedness meeting Source: NBC - WVLA 33 - Baton Rouge LA We've already had our first named storm and we're still ten days away from the start of Hurricane Season.

Background on Hurricane season

Hurricane season refers to a period in a year when hurricanes usually form. For more information see: Tropical cyclone#Times.

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