NOAA Predicts Above-Average 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season
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[QUOTE]NOAA expects 11 to 17 named storms this season, more than the 30-year average for the Atlantic Basin.
The Weather Company predicts 14 named storms, seven hurricanes and three major hurricanes this season.
Warmer North Atlantic sea surface temperatures and the reduced likelihood of El Niño's development are among the factors taken into account.
The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season is forecast to be more active than historical averages with regards to the number of named storms and hurricanes, according to a forecast released Thursday by the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration.[/QUOTE]
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Oh great, likely going to have to evacuate from my college again this fall just like I did last fall for Matthew...
Really hope more major storms don't make landfall, but warmer waters do fuel them.
Grim tidings indeed. They're probably going to fling my bins into orbit like they did last time.
Shep Smith is going to go ballistic this fall, isn't he?
just in time for FEMA to be totally gutted by the republicans.
trump probably should get to work naming the fema head...
As a Floridian, I welcome the rain. Bring it on, my alcohol and hors d’oeuvres stand ready...
As a new jerseyian, I fear for everyone on the shore who will without a shadow of a doubt be shaft like with Sandy.
[QUOTE=nAXiom090;52275995]As a new jerseyian, I fear for everyone on the shore who will without a shadow of a doubt be shaft like with Sandy.[/QUOTE]
We'll be alright, we survived it once, we can survive it again. Most hurricanes that hit us peter out into being just strong thunderstorms by time it travels up the coast.
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