TS Arlene peaked out at 60 knots, roughly 69 MPH. Alberto was around 70 MPH. Both generated around the same timeframe. I don't know much about hurricanes in general, but that doesn't seem like "less intense than 2005" to me.

Anyone with more knowledge on patterns?

National Hurricane Center issues hurricane warning for Florida's Gulf Coast from Longboat Key to the Ochlockonee River, The Associated Press reports.

Take a look at Alberto's projected path, and note the predictions for this year's hurricane season. A straight shot up the Atlantic coastline.

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I am also nervous about the upcoming hurricane season. The news has told me that it should be the same if not twice as bad as last season. I am from the MS gulf coast and suffered a lot from Hurricane Katrina. The only thing that kept my town going was the church and volunteer groups. FEMA helped very little families if any at all. Hopefully they ( Read more... )

If there are any cities, towns, areas, or other hurricane-related keywords that you think I should add to the community interests, please leave it in the comments.

Also, any links that you think are vital to hurricane season.

Thanks!

A large hurricane, on the scale of Katrina, could strike the Northeast, namely New York, this summer.

It is once again hurricane season, and it is time for hurricane hunters, storm enthusiasts and weather nerds to start watching radar, satellite images, The Weather Channel, and their local weather forecaster to see what is predicted to be a very busy 2006 hurricane season.

The following will contain a brief recap of my prediction versus actual ( Read more... )

What have YOU done to prepare for hurricane season? What supplies do you have? What supplies do you still need?

Share and discuss.

- Cantore, Morrow & Abrams revist the Gulf Coast June 1st ( Read more... )

We bought a generator ( Read more... )