Hurricanes

AccuWeather

 * AccuWeather forcasts six tropical storm landfalls for 2006

Sources: 

STATE COLLEGE, PA, May 15, 2006- The AccuWeather.com Hurricane Center, led by Chief Forecaster Joe Bastardi, today released its 2006 hurricane season forecast. An active hurricane season appears imminent, which could have major repercussions for the U.S. economy and the one in six Americans who live on the Eastern Seaboard or along the western Gulf of Mexico.

Areas of Very High risk:
 * Atlantic coasts of Upper South Carolina and North Carolina
 * Atlantic coasts of New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts

Areas of High risk:
 * Gulf coast of Texas
 * South Florida
 * Atlantic coast from South Carolina to Nova Scotia

Areas of Moderate risk:
 * Gulf coasts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama
 * Middle section of Florida
 * Atlantic coast near the border between Georgia and South Carolina

Area with Low risk:
 * Gulf coast of Florida Panhandle

Early in the season, June-July, the Texas Gulf coast is at greatest risk.

Mid-season, July-August, the south Atlantic coast is at greatest risk.

Late season, mid-August into early October, the north Atlantic coast is at greatest risk.

Added Ken Reeves, AccuWeather's Director of Forecast Operations, "This is not to say that hard-hit New Orleans has nothing to worry about. Because the city's defenses have been so compromised by Hurricane Katrina, even a glancing blow from a hurricane elsewhere could spell trouble for the city."

NOAA.gov

 * National Hurricane Center / Tropical Prediction Center
 * Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook updated four times daily beginning June 1, 2006

Unisys

 * Unisys.com 2006 Hurricane/Tropical Data for Atlantic

Wikipedia

 * 2006 Atlantic hurricane season

Hurricane tracks

 * Unisys.com 2005 Hurricane/Tropical Data for Atlantic
 * Katrina (23-31 Aug) Florida Louisiana Mississippi
 * Rita (18-26 Sep) Texas Louisiana
 * Wilma (15-25 Oct) Florida

Katrina relief resources

 * http://www.mirawebdesign.com/katrina.html
 * http://www.katrinahelp.info/

Rita relief resources

 * http://www.mirawebdesign.com/rita.html

Statistics by state
1900-2004   2005 Florida             64          2 Texas              38          1 North Carolina     29 Louisiana          27          2 South Carolina     16 Alabama            12 Mississippi         9          1 New York            9 Connecticut         8 Massachusetts       6 Georgia             5 Maine               5 Rhode Island        5 Virginia            5 New Hampshire       2 Maryland            1 New Jersey          1 Delaware            0
 * Direct Hits

Statistics by month
Jun   Jul    Aug    Sep   Oct   Total 2     3      18     39    9     68
 * Major Hurricanes (Cat. 3-5) to Hit U.S. Coast
 * (Texas to Maine) from 1900-2005

Deadliest
The Deadliest Hurricanes in The United States (1900-2005) Storm* 		At Landfall 	Deaths 1900 Galveston TX 	Cat. 4 	       6,000 1928 Lake Okeechobee FL Cat. 4 	1,836 2005 Katrina (LA/MS/AL) Cat. 3 	1,300 1919 Florida Keys** 	Cat. 4 		 900 1938 New England 	Cat. 3 		 600 1935 Florida Keys 	Cat. 5 		 408 1957 Hurricane Audrey 	Cat. 4 		 390 1944 Northeast US 	Cat. 3 		 390 1909 Grand Isle LA 	Cat. 4 		 350 1915 New Orleans LA 	Cat. 4 		 275 1915 Galveston TX 	Cat. 4 		 275 1969 Hurricane Camille Cat. 5 		 256 1926 Miami FL 		Cat. 4 		 243 1972 Hurricane Agnes 	Cat. 1 		 122 * All hurricanes in 2004 caused 60 deaths and played a role in 92 additional deaths. ** Estimates range from 600 to 900. Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

More external links

 * Atlantic Hurricane Track Maps & Images
 * Colorado State University
 * Tropical Meterology Project
 * Landfall Strike Probability for 2006
 * United States Landfalling Hurricane Probability Project
 * Interactive map
 * Questions and Answers
 * Flash Hurricane Tracker - track active and archived hurricanes.
 * Hurricane Storm Report Map Powered by Google maps.
 * The National Hurricane Survival Initiative
 * NOAA
 * Coastal Population Tool Knowing how many people live, work, and vacation in your coastal community is imperative for planning and conducting emergency response and recovery activities.
 * Hurricane Preparedness Week: May 21-27, 2006
 * Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale