3 major hurricanes to hit US this year: AccuWeather

3 major hurricanes to hit US this year: AccuWeather
Mon May 15, 2006 10:53am ET

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Three major hurricanes will strike the United States this year, with the storm-battered Gulf Coast most at risk in June and July, forecaster AccuWeather predicted Monday.

The outlook comes after a record-setting hurricane season in 2005 that devastated New Orleans and other coastal cities along the Gulf, and dealt a heavy blow to the U.S. oil industry that sent energy prices to record highs.

"The 2006 storm season will be a creeping threat," said AccuWeather Chief Forecaster Joe Bastardi. He projected that five hurricanes, three of them with winds over 110 miles per hour, would hit the U.S. coastline.

"Early in the season the Texas Gulf Coast faces the highest likelihood of a hurricane strike, possibly putting Gulf energy production in the line of fire," he said. "As early as July, and through much of the rest of the season, the highest level of risk shifts to the Carolinas."

At the tail-end of the season, the Northeast and southern Florida will be most at risk from storms, he said.

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Hurricanes, tornado's, typhoons, tsunami's, floods, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions are facts of life depending on where you live and they have always been with us. If you build/live on a fault line, right on the coast, next door to a volcano or near flood plain you are at risk 24/7/365.
No government agency is going to save you or your property. Personal responsibility is part of living in this world and if your refuse to see the forest for the trees you may pay the ultimate price.

Several years ago I was in NC and talked with a man who was building a fancy house on and offshore sandbar. I said, "What about hurricanes or just bad storms." His answer was a shrug and, "Well you can't prepare for everything and besides just look at the view!" That about sums up how people plan for disasters all over the world.