Saw this article and realized that its not out of the question for another hurricane to hit NO again this year. I can’t even imagine.
ANOTHER BIG STORM BREWING
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September 4, 2005 – Here comes Maria.
A new tropical storm gathered energy yesterday from warm ocean water in the open Atlantic — and although Maria posed no immediate threat to land, scientists warned there’s a real possibility another major hurricane could hit New Orleans or the Gulf Coast in the coming weeks.
“We’re not out of the woods yet,” said Susan Cutter, director of the University of South Carolina Hazards Research Laboratory. “We’re not even in the height of the hurricane season.”
A forecast released Friday by meteorologists at Colorado State University calls for six more hurricanes by the time the season ends — three of them Category 3 or above.
So far, there have been four hurricanes — Katrina, Irene, Emily and Dennis, a Category 3 storm.
Maria is the 13th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, one of the busiest on record. The season began June 1 and ends Nov. 30.
“Some strengthening is forecast . . . and Maria could be near hurricane strength by Sunday,” said Jack Beven, of the National Hurricane Center.